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[typed] Sunday Oct. 4, 1897

My dearest Nannie-

I am most afraid to write a word, in fact I got so bad that I have
been afraid for a whole week, because I am sure Nannie has been worried
to death about me, and I have simply been busy as could be, with good
times to take up my spare letter-writing moments. This semester augurs
a term of faculty good times, that is among the young faculty people.
Miss Snow, daughter of President Snow of Kansas University is in the
Hall this term and she has a brother whom I knew last year who is one
of the assistant professors in entomology, so all of the bachelor profs
with Mr. and Mrs. Hudson and Mr. and Mrs. Pierce make things very lively
over here at Roble and at their homes. So you see that, together
with two seminary courses, two history courses geology, and evolution
have kept me more than busy. I have 18th century poetry in Prof. Hudson's
seminary Tuesday afternoons, and the history of old English and Anglo-
Saxon literature in Dr. Flügels seminary ( a course especially adapted
to teachers), then the elementary, one term, geology course, and the
history of England since 1485 and England in Tudor and Stuart reigns.
I love my course, but I have had all kinds of sieges of being blue and
wanting to do impossible things.

The boys seem to be making a special effort to be polite - to make up
for the end of last semester, I suppose. This afternoon Kittie Haskell
Edith Snow and I spent a few hourse over at Mrs. Dunnes withProf. and
Mrs. Pierce, Prof. Allardice, and Mr. Snow. Mr. Pierce brewed coffee
and we had a jolly time. How I do wish I could see you and describe all
of the people and tell you in detail all the funny little things. You
will think that I have not been thinking about my serious work after
Christmas, but I anticipate little difficulty. I have a letter from
Prof. Barnes to Mr. Brynton of the Fiske's teachers agency and letters
of recommendations from Miss Darrah, Miss Shellenk..., Mrs. George,
Mrs. Washburn and, besides Prof. Anderson, I expect to be able to get
recommendations from others of the English faculty. Prof. Anderson and
Dr. Jordan are not the people to go to in educational matters. All posi-
tions are obtained through the education department. Gertrude supplies
me with ample funds and I am as well as well can be. I take the borowine
het and like it immensely.

Kittie Haskell has sold her wheele to Theodora for what the repairs on
it cost and so Lolie has the prospect of a glorious old time cycling -
She is very well, and happy as a King, with a raise of salary and high
praise. Next Saturday a number of the girls and I are going to the
city - I need scarcely anything this winter- just shoes and a quadrangle
hat - with an errand or two for Theodora so expect to have time to accept
Mr. and Miss Snow's invitation for the theater in the afternoon. Marg-
uerite Stabler is in the city and I am going to spend Sunday with her
and Sunday night with Lolie. Howard Veeder is coming down to the university
before long to visit Fred Schneider. Oh you will be interested to know
that I had the best paper in English History a couple of weeks ago, that
was read before the class and complimented for its English !

I am worried to death because I know you will be worried - if I only
could plaster this letter with special delivery stamps - I never never
never will be so bad abouyt writing again. I am simply head over heels