Stanford Student Letters and Memoirs

simply beautiful - worksk by Wagner, Shostakovich, Mozart, Dukas ("The Sorcerer's apprentice"). Then Sunday afternoon was the chorus concert (highlighted by a Mozart number), also thoroughly enjoyable. I'm surely glad I've been given the special incentive to go to such things (and several similar one's earlier this year) and wish I hadn't waited 3 years to do so. This Friday is the annual Christmas card concert by the Memorial Church Choir.

Tom wrote a card confirming his flight and suggesting a visit to Pops that afternoon. I'm going to write or call Jane to check and see if it's O.K. and have him informed if it is. We'll be driving down to Fresno after dinner Wednesday, arriving about 10-10:30 pm. And also it looks like (barring hashing problems) Anne will be coming with us too! Her last final is Wed. 2-6 so it will work out fine. She'll go on to Bakersfield some time Thursday and surprise her folks (they exect her Friday!). I know you have the Equitable party that night, but we three can take care of ourselves just fine. We'll eat dinner before leaving and can make up the den couch by ourselves if you're going to be late. O.K.?

Well it was a pretty informative meeting. Only one piece of bad news: departure time is 8:30 AM which means we have to be at the S.F airport at 7AM! Aggghh! We fly on regular flight from here to N.Y., either on United or American Airlines ( the groups is split and others will be on the

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[typed] Sunday evening, October 13, 1895

My dearest Nannie-

Theodora tells me she has written her second letter to you this week and reminds me I am lacking in my record. So doubt she has told you all important events of the week so I shall act as Bulletin Supplement. We are all excited over examination I in French Revolution next Tuesday and my mind is densely befogged in Feudal Rights and Incidents not to mention direct and indirect taxation. Last Monday was rather a gay day for me. Alex Cotton and Howard Trinecto two of Grace Clark's friends were down from the city visiting "Baby (?)" Cotton, and they succeeded in taking up the 2nd and 3rd hours Monday morning by"treating" at Rices - the ice-cream center, and in squandering time generally. I had gone to French the 3rd hour, when there was a knock and Prof. Davidson said some one wished Miss Payne whereupon I walked out to find Grace, Laura, and the three boys, plotting an impromptu watermelon feast to which I immediately went regardless of French. We are reading, by-the-way, "La Mare au Diable" by George Sand a very pretty little story. Monday aftermoon Alice Cowen asked me to go riding in her pretty dogcart, and of course I went as I missed two rides with her before. We had a lovely ride to Menlo Park and around the university. Tuesday, I think it was, that Theodora, Laura, Miriam and I went to an interclass football game. Don't be too shocked to hear that we are all enthusiastic, for the first time in my life I found myself madly applauding. The joke of it is I don't more than half understand the game, and always cheer for any but my own class. I don't remember much about Wednesday so guess I studied. Thursday, squandered most of my morning with Tom, who had just heard from his father. He felt very flush so we went down to "Rices". I

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[typed] tonight we four played again. Friday something funny happened. For the first time this term I went to football with a man - Tom McGrew(?), when whom should I see but Howard Veeder. Wasn't it queer! He came up and chatted till Tom asked if he could walk back with me. Wednesday and Thursday I believe were uneventfuloh! no,- Thursday we got our French Revolution papers back and I got "90 - excellent" and Wednesday we got our French exam. back and I got "very good" !!!

Tuesday was Theodora's birthday and we had such fun, if only you had been here - your dear package came Monday and I hid it around till the first thing Tuesday morning when Theodora woke up-that and a glass of apricot jam Mrs. Fork sent about two weeks ago were the only things the dear child had. I hadn't gotten anything for her, because we have the money together and she keeps account, so I couldn't get anything without her knowing it, besides I knew she could spend her own money more to her/satisfaction that I so I contented myself with getting violets and autumn leaves and a birthday cake. Gertrude came down in the afternoon with a shopping bag all finished for her. We hung it on the bureau in plain sight and I had such a laugh when Ora couldn't see it. No doubt Theodora told it all to you, how the girls came in after dinner and later how it turned out to be Helen Younger's 20th birthday and we made a coconut cake out of pasteboard with 20 lighted candles and a mock bouquet with a pampas grass center piece and took up to her. Ora, shared her violets and hickory nuts with her. I looked at points for the neck in the city for Ora but couldn't find any half as pretty as the ones you got so gave it up. The hickory nuts were such a treat to so many people - we finished them to-night. Monday I had an awfully hard examination in Anglo-

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& geologist of the university. In the afternoon I saw Tom who has failed to take his degree. He is very crushed, & down on Prof. Anderson, but he makes me very tired, he doesn't deserve his degree in the university half as much as if it were offered in a cause of society life. I feel much more sorry for Dr. & Mrs. McGrar, though I fancy Tom is much like his mother. In the evening there was a little informal dance at Roble, that as usual stopped at 10:30 owing to going out of the lights. Sunday morning, I didn't go to the baccalaureate service, but to the dear little chapel instead, Mr. Abbott went with me, which was a great pleasure as he sings most beautifully. Monday morning was the Senior Farce, to which I went with Mr. Abbott as he was my partner for the Senior Ball & it is customary to go to both with the same person. The farce was excellent-- Old John had a part which he did well as he had to show off Encina to a tourist. He told some of his exagerations & brought down the house, & was encored so much he came back & made a speech. In the afternoon I slept, and in the evening went to the ball - I wore my same little dress with pink roses tucked in the violets & carrying pink roses. I had the best time I ever had in my life, for it was a beautiful party. It was in the Encina dining room, with lobby for a refreshment room, and the long stone veranda for a promenade. Tuesday, Mr. Workman asked me to go with him and his sister to the alumni lunch. It was an endlessly pokey affair, as the waiters went on a strike and we had to wait till they came back, but I enjoyed the honor of being in such distinguished company. In the evening was the promenade concert - it seemed like a corner of the world's fair - the quadrangle was outlined in Chinese lanterns and a large band in the center. It was not so great a success as last year, however, as it was a very warm night, crowds of people, and one couldn't hear the music well; the short arcades were enclosed and made booths of and in ours[written] we served refreshments and made it quite cosey with easy chairs, rugs and divans. The next day was commencement, and a large class of over 150 were graduated. Prof. Anderson read the address entitled "Hamlet the transition from the philosophical to the active life": from a literary and critical stand point, it was exceedingly fine, but it lacked approprietness to the occasion. Dr. Jordan's remarks were excellent to the point and wonderfully inspiring and noble; he always does say just the right thing. In the afternoon I made a little call on Mrs. Maitland & Mrs.Dunn, both inquired about you, and at Mrs. Dunn's I tried to see if satisfactory arrangement could be made to stay there next year, but found that they could not. The Hall is going to be under different management next year & Miss Thompson is not going to be there - a friend of Mrs. Stanfords is to be put in her place. Her salary is considered too large, and as it is partially paid for by the girls, Mrs. S. wishes it cut down. The girls and Miss Thompson are both sorry. In the evening there was a wind-up dance given at the Hall, but I thought I didn't care to go but my evening was engaged by a call from Mr. Abbott so I didn't accomplish much packing till Thursday, when we did about all of it and got off on the 5:20 train. Mr. Herme presented me with three flourishing house-palms, one of which I brought home with me the other one I left in charge of Lu.Brim who will there this summer. This evening I went down to see Laura and inquire about her mother, Laura looks tired but Mrs. Mann is a little better. L. missed all commencement fuss. The year has been a very happy one, but I look forward to another year more systematic in every respect and especially in writing to my dear Nannie, for that is my most sacred &[written] loving[written] duty. I feel q uite sure that my credits are all O.K. and they are the "outward and visible sign" of much

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[typed] We are having the most delicious kind of cold weather - snow way down in the foothills within an hours ride from the campus. The clouds are beautiful and the air so invigorating - it is impossible to get nearer Mt Hamilton than Smith's creek.

The Glee Club is giving to give a concert in San Jose next Friday night and there is to be quite a swell dance afterwards. I and Theodora had invitations from Bell Clark who is one of the patronesses as is also Mrs. W.K. Beans, Mrs. Frank Wright, Mrs. Maclaren, Mrs. Schneider Mrs. Liet, Park, Pann and Phillips.

I don't know whether I shall go or not. Stanford Glee Club is very popular in San Jose - much more so than Berkeley - that reminds me I believe you inquired about Howard Veeder. I have not heard of seen him for over a year. He was graduated last May and I believe is at Angel's camp in the Jupiter mine where Mr. Thompson and Augusta live.

Theodora and I had the wedding cards of Kate McGrew and She is to marry a Dr. Bryant Cooper very soon. Tom you know is in New York at the Columbia medical college

Goodnight- your very loving Toodles

There is a financial red tape about our fraternity - all expenses are to betmet by assessments as they are incurred.