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  At last time to write E. little.1111 try to start
at the beginning. I was very glad to see the coat
although I tried not to worryODid Bather tip the porter?
I did too.
bit too warm.1 bot an American and rehd that some. At
Springfield,Another girl asked me if I were boing to .
Holyoke, So we went to H, together. Her mame was Juanite ~
Sticke1,I can't stand her.She said right off that she
didn't Tlirant'to come to Holyoke and wasn't going to like
it, I haven t seen her since. Wel1,we got in a bus and
rode to the Gates. It cost 25$,only lgcheaper than the
trolley,and wcs much more comfortable and quicker.We pro-
ceeded to the Registrar's office where we filled out ca&
and were given our room number and a slip with about 5
different things to do, th6,t is, See adviser, speech ex=,
librkry visit,etc. I was quite surprised to hear I had a
roommate. I got a little boy to carry all my truck over
here,since this house is the farthest dorm from Nary won
But I don't care about the distance now. I trotted up
stairs and my roommate Eary Southwick was there to meet I
me. She had driven over from Leicester,where she lives,
with her family.We had plenty to do until dinner at 6:15
The meals are very good.1 can't remember anything we had
to tell you. There was a vem thin blanket and a ce
ComterPme on the beds,That's what I slept on the first *

The trip was delightful.1 was not the least

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night. when Nary came there was practically no furniture
but she asked for more so noE we have 2 chiffs,2 beds,
2 straight chairs,2 rockers,2 tables and a bookcase.
The walls are papered with plain brown paper. All the
rooms are different,in respect to wallpcper. Some &re
@;re noI'm glad ours is brown, There is a big double
closet withow 2 rods and about 14 hooks..  There is one
large window facing the west. We are comfortably settelei
except the trunks aren't quite all unpacked,Mary brought'
pictures and I have curthhs.1 hung them this morning.
They are exactly the right size,plenty long enough,which
I didn't expect.1 put the shoe bag up and it certain13
is handy.

Yonday w8s quite warm. But yesterday all day, the i
temperature was about 39 or 40, Quite a change from the 1
=arm weather home. My hands are so cold I can hardly I
typewrite. Everybody is freezing. I have plenty of cover.;
for my bed.

Wh&t we've done. TQey've kept us all so busy with
lectures,etc, that we $e haraly had 10 minutes to our-
selves, At 8t45 yesterday we went to the Music building
and were lectured et by Xiss Woolley on the subject  of
Mary Lyon.Very good,At about 10,we went to the auditori4
in Olapp,and were given an English vocabulary test,l50    ,
expressions,one word of which was italicized,and 5     i
words of which we were to underline the synonym of the i
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listened to a lecture all about the curriculum, We
adjourned for lunch and then went brSck and heard about
ektra curziculur interests, That was especially good,
From 3 until 5 we all made a tour of the ca;mpus,and
believe me,we dian't miss a thing,not even upper lake.
We must have walked about 5 miles. We were diviadd up
into groups of 30 and were led by the few upperclassmer
who &re here now.At five, I went tou the registrar's
office and got my schedule card. We came homw and found
my trunk.1 got out my rosewooa. dress and wore it th th6
Freshman banquet in S.A;H.,given for the faculty,X $a
danced a little after, 2 unpacked my trunk a little
andmade my bed and got in it,I*m awfully conscientious
about the 10 o'clock rule, I promised to wake up some&sj
body at 6 this AX. to study trig with me,but I arose i
at 7: 15 instead, I meant to tell you the menu last I
night. A slice of' ham,creamed celery fried sweet potatc
es,olives, rolls, jam, tomato salsd, ice cream sv;imir@
in cooked raspberries and cd.ce. Some dinner. To-day
BBiSs Blakely gave a lecture on the Libe and then I
went to the Psycology tests, They wer.e tERRIBm. There
were eight parts. I think I got along quite well,
12r45, Time for lunch Ym-yum. ' Just finished dinnrer
Had my Trig this afternoon,I got about 10 on it. I$
was inhuman! I have solid tomorrow A,M. We just had a
wonderful dinner-Pork,dressing,mashed potatoes and
gravy,scalloped onions, tomatoes and pie,

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I met Wianie this POX. at the gates ahd took her
bag over to Pearsons, I got Six letters etc in
my box to-day. Your lovfhy one,Aunt May's, my big
sister's,and some more, 11 had to pay 80g for my trunk
storage and 25 for ail the express package which I
haven't found yet. You say in your letterc t do all
I ces2 for Win,well it happens that I'm about 6 mile
from her.3'11 probably see her very seldom rtltho  I'll
gee every effort to often.

I have my schedule cards now. On Fri,X hhve every one
of my subjects.
word except that I'm very well and happy but I havent
one minute even to breathe. You ought to hear what ;
my big sister has plan d for me, I hear she& in , I
the choir,in most of the dramatics and a debater,
All the juniors geem to know her and like her. I'm on i
my way tothe music btilding to hear theDean, Loads of
love to all. I received the typewriting paper,enveL
ops and journal. I can never thank y3u enough for ?;he
them. Good-night

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over me when they found out f was to help there.

I ~~~~~LY can*t write another

Jimy- that s what they' re

calling me