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Editor's Notes
Despite all of Marion's misgivings about Millville, she's decided to stay another year.
At school
June 1, 1921
Dear Mother,
Guess you will think I’m not going to write again; but the card from Atlantic I guess gave you some clue as to my whereabouts. First I will get throu here June 20 and will start for home on the first train after I get my check. I wrote Bet when I’d be thru in a letter she was to forward to you,
Met Ruth in Philly Sat. a.m. and she’s just the same as she used to be as far as I could see. We went to Keith’s in the p.m. and Independence Hall and the Public Library and then heard a very sweet and cute little opera “HMS Pinafore” at night, and came home on the theatre train. Sun. we went over to Bridgeton canoeing and back in time for dinner at 4 and then out riding in a grand thunderstorm with Mrs. Wettstein and one of the men who eat at our house.
She went home by way of Atlantic City so we spent Decoration Day there. It was a fine mist and wind until 2:00 and then cleared off and was fine. The air was so marvelous and I’m keen about the place. Think I’ll try to get a teaching job there next.
What do you suppose happened. They’re lacking a French teacher in Atlantic City and since we were over there visiting schools they’ve been hot on Miss Eulenstein’s tracks- after finding out what wonderful training and everything she’d had. They only offered $1900 at first and she wouldn’t take it althou she would only get $1600 here next year. They’ve just written and offered her the $2,000 and naturally she’s accepted. It’s wonderful for her but poor for me. I didn’t know what to do-I’ve decided to stay. But suppose I’ll die of lonesomeness next year. The only thing that keeps me here is that I’m interested in seeing what I can do with the work here next year now that I’m familiar with the conditions here. Think I can do more here next year than I could anywhere else and therefore suppose I’ll be getting myself farther ahead in the end.—Gosh! Sounds like I was “set” in the profession already.
Along with all the excitement of her brothers bringing home a bride the day she left, her kid sister getting home from college in the south and entertaining a new brother-in-law from the south. Miss Eulenstein came back with two of the darlingist dresses she had made. They’re simple as the dickens and cutest ideas. Ideas her kid sister got from the southern kids in college. I’m going to make 2 or 3 when I get home. If you’ll send me $3 I’ll make Betty one. Make you and Louise one when I get home and have your size.
Didn’t know just what you meant by regulation middy but thot that was a good looking one. Did you get it?
I got the 3 checks but didn’t need the 2 you sent me as we got our checks all right. What’ll I do? Tear them up or send them back.
Without the farm to bother about I don’t see any reason why we can’t spend a month on 7th lake [in the Adirondacks] with Uncle John’s camp. How about it?
Told Betty she could bob her hair if she wanted to. All the kids in N.Y. and Atlantic are bobbed and its so cute!
This is quite an episth and I guess you’ll have as hard a time reading it as with the rest.
Can’t Dad get me a job with the bank this summer. I honest mean it! I’d like some business experience of this sort. I really mean this so please ans. This part of my letter if nothing else.
Lots of love,
Marion
Did Buster ever get that birthday package
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