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Stanford University, Cal. Dec.15, 1895

My dearest Nannie -

Your letter came yesterday, it was such a dear of you
not to worry when we had been so remiss in writing, but the truth is
both Theodora and I are busier than two bees. Theodora especially
with her extra paper in Drawing. I am not having so many exams,
as the professors are cutting them down. There has been great excite-
ment over cheating. Through the very bold dishonesty of one girl
and several boys in the Economics department, it was discovered that
cheating was a very general practice among the students. The girl
was expelled as was three boys, and public feeling ran high both for
and against. There was a meeting of the student body last Wednesday
when it was decided that a committee of seven students be appointed
to be inferior to that of the faculty on student affairs. When any-
one was reported as being seen cheating the name of the accuser and
the accused was to be brought up in the lower court and judgement
should be passed as to whether appeal should be made to the faculty
committee. The meeting was a very stormy one and quite an experience
in college life, but finally the vote was in majority for such coop-
eration with the faculty in erradicating so grave an evil. We were
opposed to it on the ground of its narrow, spying foundating but we
were in the minority. The vote was also cast for some Glee and Man-
dolin tour. It was a mere dispute between the two clubs and about the
funniest thing I ever listened to. Since then the only thing of very
tremendous importance was a report I had to give on in the Milton
class, in which I did nothing morethan bring down on my head a gentle
chiding for not talking louder, etc. Friday night the chemical lab-
oratory was burned out owing to some one cleanin leaving the gas