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September 27, 1896
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VC 1897
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Vassar College. Sept. 27. 1896.
My dear Mother,—
Now while I am alone I think it would be well to begin my letter, for I very seldom am alone. Winifred has gone to spend Saturday and Sunday with some friends of hers who live ten miles from here. Ray has gone for a little walk with Marion Schibsby. Did I tell you last week about our Freshman, Daisy
My dear Mother,—
Now while I am alone I think it would be well to begin my letter, for I very seldom am alone. Winifred has gone to spend Saturday and Sunday with some friends of hers who live ten miles from here. Ray has gone for a little walk with Marion Schibsby. Did I tell you last week about our Freshman, Daisy
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Newborg? She has been a good deal of a care this week- We thought last Sunday she was about cured of her homesickness, but Monday, after being over at the Windsor for part of the day she came back to us and said she wanted to ask Mrs. Kendrick to let her go home to New York, to stay, and if Mrs. Kendrick would not give her permission she would go anyhow. I left her with Mrs. Kendrick, but pretty soon Mrs K. sent for us and asked if we were willing to take her in again- Of course we were, and so she has been here off and
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on ever since. She has slept our room all except two nights, but lately she has been spending most of the day in recitations or else at the Windsor, then she comes to us at regular intervals to be cheered up- We have decided now, however, that she has been coddled enough, and now we are going to be more severe with her. She is extremely grateful to us, and has twice bought us candy, and also a picture of St. Cecilia like the one Ed brought home last year. But we
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tell her now that she ought not to be with us so much, because if she doesn't hurry up and make friends with her own class at the start, she will find herself left out.
We are plunged deep in lessons now, and from this time on we will always have more on hand than we can do. I wanted to change my course, you know, and they let me, so now I have
We are plunged deep in lessons now, and from this time on we will always have more on hand than we can do. I wanted to change my course, you know, and they let me, so now I have
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Greek, German, English, History and Ethics. The English is going to be the hardest for me; I took that just because people are always talking about how important English is, and because Miss Wylie is such a very good teacher - but she expects so much from us that I shall always have a great deal of work on hand. The German is going to be fun, I think, though Winifred,
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who had it last year, says the course is a hard one. For Ethics we have Dr. Taylor, and in this we are very fortunate, for the last class had to have Prof. French, and Prexy is much more interesting than Prof. French. That is such a large class, all of '97 are in one division.
We have now finished the furnishing of our rooms (that sounds as though the process -[crossed out: we] had been quite elaborate!) The trouble is we had to leave it in an unfinished state from one Saturday to the next, for lack of time. But Ray and I spent the
We have now finished the furnishing of our rooms (that sounds as though the process -[crossed out: we] had been quite elaborate!) The trouble is we had to leave it in an unfinished state from one Saturday to the next, for lack of time. But Ray and I spent the
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afternoon yesterday on the bedrooms, which needed to be cleared up.
Ed and Mr. Wiers came Tuesday afternoon as I expected, but unfortunately it rained quite hard part of the time that they were here. I am so glad the weather did not treat papa in the same way. I showed them around most of the buildings and about as much of the grounds as I did papa. It was just time for me to go to Greek class when they came. but Miss Leach said I need not come to class. Ed brought me my money all right, also
Ed and Mr. Wiers came Tuesday afternoon as I expected, but unfortunately it rained quite hard part of the time that they were here. I am so glad the weather did not treat papa in the same way. I showed them around most of the buildings and about as much of the grounds as I did papa. It was just time for me to go to Greek class when they came. but Miss Leach said I need not come to class. Ed brought me my money all right, also
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Bess's letter and the handkerchief, for all of which I am much obliged. Ray and I too were glad to see the home papers, and to read about Margaret Wright's wedding.
This morning we listened to a sermon by Dr. Marvin R. Vincent, of Union Seminary. You know he gave us Bible lectures in our Freshman year. You know Ed doesn't care much for him, because he thinks he looks as if
This morning we listened to a sermon by Dr. Marvin R. Vincent, of Union Seminary. You know he gave us Bible lectures in our Freshman year. You know Ed doesn't care much for him, because he thinks he looks as if
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he had a good deal of wine. But this morning Dr. Vincent did not look so to me, and I liked him very much indeed. We are to take the Freshmen to town to church next Sunday. We have been busy seeing to it that each one is personally invited to go to church, and to come to the first prayer meeting, and to join the Christian Association. A great deal of system is used with the
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Freshmen.
I hope Edie is taking a rest now that the rush of sewing for the summer is over. She has been slaving over it so all summer. For her benefit I will say that the girls think the things she made are "very superior" (as Carrie says). A girl told me tonight that my redfern is "the nicest-looking dress I ever had", and as for that red cape which Edie labored over, Ray and Winifred are green with envy for it! I do hope she will sew something for herself when she begins again.
Give my love to Mrs. Henderson
I hope Edie is taking a rest now that the rush of sewing for the summer is over. She has been slaving over it so all summer. For her benefit I will say that the girls think the things she made are "very superior" (as Carrie says). A girl told me tonight that my redfern is "the nicest-looking dress I ever had", and as for that red cape which Edie labored over, Ray and Winifred are green with envy for it! I do hope she will sew something for herself when she begins again.
Give my love to Mrs. Henderson
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and Mrs. Sheldon and the Misses Wheeler, to say nothing of all my own family. I hope you will all have as happy a year as I am going to have. "Being a Senior" makes a great deal more difference than I thought it would. The teachers and everybody are so very much nicer to us, just because we are Seniors, and they invite us more to come to see them. I went with Ray last night to see Dr. Grace Kimball. You know she is going to help Dr. Thelberg here. She has just come over from Turkey recently, from
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her industrial relief work in Van. She Is a very fine woman, no one can look at her without admiring her, and she will be a great addition to the College.
Florence Dowling has already established a reputation for being very fresh, and if she keeps it up, she will not be very much liked. I have spoken with her, but she was not at home when I called on her. I often see Libbie Poppleton in the halls, for she rooms in this building.
Lovingly
Adelaide. [Claflin]
Florence Dowling has already established a reputation for being very fresh, and if she keeps it up, she will not be very much liked. I have spoken with her, but she was not at home when I called on her. I often see Libbie Poppleton in the halls, for she rooms in this building.
Lovingly
Adelaide. [Claflin]
