Dear Catherine:
Recd your letter this morning along with two post cards for John which we all enjoyed. Your schedule appears to be interesting, at least you will not have to rush from breakfast to class. We wonder how many classes you have on the 4th floor of the Science bldg.?
Am enclosing a deposit slip which will give you some operating capital for a while, also two more dividend checks, one on the little side the other not so little.
Mrs. Julia Smith was telling me at noon today about Debbie up at Capitol and how the teacher was giving them a lecture and ask if everyone understood it. All the hands went up that they didn't and there was more lecture and still as many hands went up that didn't know what was going on, including Debbie. So don't be easily discouraged Catherine.
Is the K library crowded at night? Have you been in the public library? How often to you have dorm meetings or does it just depend on the occasion. How often does mail come? How about Sunday delivery?
Hi – Daddy brought this home last evening and I wanted to add a note today. We were getting most anxious about you and glad to receive your letter yesterday. John was pleased with both his cards too. He'll be writing you again for you know how he likes to receive mail (as we all do). How does your schedule work with your roommate's? It looks as if Tuesday and Thursday mornings (except for Physics quiz) would give you breathing spells to concentrate on interrupted study or do you find it necessary to go to the library for that? Your room sounds like it would be real pretty with the brown and plaid and green walls. Did you ever find the end for the towel rack? I tried in Marshall Field but they wanted to sell me a whole set and even then I wasn't sure of the proper length. You can buy just the end pieces (you do have to buy a pair) but take the center down to a hardware and they will match it up.
We got an invitation or rather an announcement of the Homecoming Activities at K College but doubt if we make it for that – not that we wouldn't like to see you but you know us and football, etc. How are you hoping the World Series will turn out? I hate to desert the National League but guess I'm really rooting for the underdog. Daddy will be coming back through St. Louis and if the series is till on he may have to sleep in the airport for everything is tied up – also bad at Kansas City with the FFA convention in full swing that week. Daddy and Grandma are leaving Monday morning (10/9) and Grandma will keep the car (hers) in Columbia MO at Aunt Luna's and Daddy is flying on to Los Angeles coming back Friday and home Saturday.
It started raining last night and is still keeping it up so we are finally getting the ground wet but too late to do much good. Just hope it lets up during paper delivering – collecting this afternoon. Kevin is doing fine substituting – of course his mother is taking him around on Serena's route until he learns it but at least he is nearer home when he finishes it than on John's.
I am enclosing Roberta's letter and the swatch of material if I locate it before the letter gets sealed. (Do you have any samples of material from your curtains – we'd be interested in seeing those.) Roberta also included a six page paper she had written on "How the Aborigines Survive" with a bibliography of 5 different sources. The teacher gave her an A- and told her she had a good bibliog., picked good points and to "Keep at it!" It was most interesting. If it hadn't been for her spelling she probably would have gotten an A but at least she showed her own inimitable self throughout.
Grandma brought up a letter which she had received from Aunt Mary – really a letter from Marianne with just a note from Aunt Mary – about her haircut – everyone thinks she looks older, and the problems she is having with two of her friends (not roommate). Julie Norton is so homesick and the girl next door came in so drunk – they tried to get her to her room quietly but the housemother heard her and told the girls to take her to the infirmary (and reprimanded later).
By the way, I guess everyone has his problems – Diane Hise is suing her husband for a divorce. He evidently has gone under two names for they are both listed in last night's paper. It seems I had just seen her with him a day or two ago helping him with the Noble project (whatever that really is). Daddy says they they have 2 prospective pharmacists in mind. [Norman Cyril "Doc" Noble died in March 1967.]
The East Clinton Homecoming game is to be on Thursday night, Oct. 19, and the dance is on Friday night. Treva Moore is the Homecoming Queen with her attendants not known as of yesterday. There is no school on Friday – the teachers are to observe elsewhere that day so no school either on the 20th or 27th.
I haven't heard a thing yet about the yearbooks so take it that they ae not in or yours would be delivered – eventually.
We also go a you a new typewriter ribbon – in Ft. Wayne – the only one I could find that would fit and Daddy was really shocked to find it was a silk one for $2.50. Bet you got a better price than that.
Anxiously looking forward to any and all mail from you.
Love and XXXXXXXXXXXXX,
Mother
P.S. Guess what I found out beside Dayton's car on the school walk yesterday – the same thing you lost last year except is wasn't so new. I took it back up and put it in Wilma's drawer but don't know whether anyone will have the nerve to ask for it. Mr. Raisch was in his office & I was afraid he would ask me what I was doing. [???]
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