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October 27, 1946
Dear Mother and Daddy,
I am now spending a quiet afternoon after a very wonderful week-end. I went to church this morning and have been studying my history every since I came back, except for a little time I spent talking to Fargo Wells, who called to ask me out. I couldn't go, but I was certainly surprised to hear from him.
I was so glad to see Margie; she was just darling, and all the girls thought that she was just about the cutest thing they had ever seen. I do hope that she had a wonderful time. I didn't see to much of her because she was out with Bob most of the time, but I did have a nice time talking to her on Friday night. I wanted to tell her about everything that went on in hopes that she would be inspired to study very hard so that she could get into a real college next year. Luckily, just at that time some boys came to senerade us, and all the girls went out on the little balcony and sang back; so I think she was impressed. We had sort of a special luncheon before the game when you could have guests so I had Margie and Bob stay. I think Bob knew quite a few boys around; so that they didn't feel so strange. She left about nine o'clock this morning, and I didn't get a chance to feed her any breakfast, seeing that breakfast isn't served on Sunday morning until after nine. I felt rather badly sending her off without anything.
All except for loosing the game, I had just a wonderful week-end. That game was the most disappointine thing because, it looked for so long as if we were going to win it. I think that everyone would rather have won the S C game than any other; so that made it doubly disappointing. I am rather glad now that Bobbie wasn't up here; so I wouldn't have to listen to all of his remarks. I was able to see quite a few people I knew. Merle Mayer and Ann Dorner were hear for lunch and I saw Annette and Alice for a few minutes after the game and tried to make some arrangements to see them later, but plans were so confused that I never did. I also ran into Nancy Majors, who just happened to be wandering in the house and also later on that evening.
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My date Friday night turned out very well. That was the night I was going out with the law student. He brought a friend along with him who was engaged to a girl in Los Angeles, and who was rather lonesome. I was very glad because then I wasn't required to carry on such a conversation. Besides all we did was go to some open-houses on the campus, and I felt very important having every one see me out with two nice looking boys at the same time. Saturday night was just about the best date I have had in a long time. I went with Jack Carpenter to a Delt-Beta-Zate party at the Los Altos Country Club. Jack has a personality very similar to Bob's except that he isn't so much of an intorvert, and likes to mix with the croud more, which I like rather than just sitting alone. Besides between the two of us we knew practically every one there, and we just talked to everyone. I wore my gray dress and had no end of compliments on it. Jack asked me for a date for the Cal. game, which is the big week-end of the year. I already have a date with Bob for it; so I wasn't able to accept, and I can't help saying I was a little disappointed. However, I do have a date with him next Saturday.
I went to my music lesson again yesterday morning. Dr. Popper seemed rather pleased again, which of course made me very pleased. He played for me again, and I nearly went out of my mind it was so beautiful. I reviewed a Debussy Arabesque for him, which I have almost finished now, and I am going to start on another very beautiful Debussy piece next time. I am also doing a Chopin Balade, which is extremely pretty. Dr. Popper said the work I had done showed very good practicing. He keeps talking about all the things we will have to do together; so he must be pleased with me. All I have to do is keep him that way.
I hate to tell you, but my stocking situation is very drastic. I ran my last pair last night, and had to borrow a pair from Illie. I insisted that she give me an old pair with snags in them which she did, and I got a run in them too. I felt just terrible about it, and I havn't told her yet. I am going to take them down tomorrow and have them fixed, but I don't know when they will be through, and in the meantime I just refuse to
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borrow another pair for fear of doing the same thing to them. So I would appreciate it very much if you would dig me up just one pair to wear until mine come. I promise to be as careful as I can with them.
I must go now and check a book out of the library to read for history. We are having a test in it on Tuesday, and I want to try and get a good grade in it. I only got a B- on the last one, and I was rather disappointed because I thought I had done better on it than that.
Love to all,
Mary
