Stanford Student Letters and Memoirs

[written] p 327

[typed] Christmas Day - at Roble - 1896

My dearest Nannie -

Thank you so much for the present - I am going to invest it when I see just what I want and need. I was so sorry not to get a Christmas letter off to you but I hope Theodora told you how rushed with exes I was - simply didn't have time to eat, sleep, or talk much less write letters, two set papers and four examinations in three days. But they are all over now and Theodora and I are enjoying our Christmas ever so much. There were lectures and examinations right up till noon Wednesday. And Wednesday evening some of the Zete boys came over and we made candy and played cards. Last night some of the Rho Eta boys - Mr. Holbrook, Mr. Will Thomas and Mr. Royce Strohn stayed after dinner and we repeated the performance of the night before. To-day all the girls are asked over to the Zete house by Mrs. Baker for five o'clock Christmas dinner which I think is very jolly. This morning we had a dear Christmas service and Mr. Prof. Fairclough asked me to her home for Christmas dinner but of course I couldn't accept, but Theodora and I are going to call there to-morrow, as well as at the Stillmans, Angels, Gilmans, Teggarts, Jordans, Thetas, Mrs. Bralys and the Kappas!

I hope you like the picture. The one in the center of the large group is Helen Younger, the three on the right side Jessie Haskel, Alice Colt, and I; the three on the left side are Miriam, Kathe Hadkell, and Marylyn Main, Marylyn sits corresponding to me. I was sorry we sent them to Cazerona but they will be there on your return from Rome. I sent the back view to show you how the little party gown was made that shows better than any of the pictures. I don't know as you will care for that view, if you do not you can send it back, if you do be sure and keep it the same with the big group.

We were delighted with the excellent picture of you in the GIsland group. It looks just like you. I am glad to see Elsie keeps her mouth open in a picture too, I simply cannot shut mine. We are going to spend New Years with Mr. Myrick which will give me a chance to get me a suit for the second semester, and have a change tool. In the meantime I can rest and mend. It really is very very pleasant staying here. Dr. Jordan is just home and we are all so thankful we hope to have the matron changed the one we have is too old and unintellectual to be in anyway competent.

It was so much fun last night to see the girls unpack their Christmas boxes - such quantities of lovely things and fruit cakes, candies, jams etc., I have eaten myself full several times which is a swell sensation for a Roble girl.

Prof. Anderson is such a dear darling old blessing I just love him; he is too nice and sociable for anything. So is Miss Daralu - my education instructor. Gertrude is spending her Christmas with Dean in Marysville.

I had a Columbia spectator come yesterday from Jack Reynolds, one of the twenty Stanford men who are at Columbia or in New York now.

Theodora is so enthusiastic and wrapped up in her work, she can scarcely wait to go to the Institute in San Jose next week - Think of it! She looks very well in her beautiful new tailor gown.

We are having delightful Christmas weather just enough sunshine to make the frost brilliant every morning. The Encina boys take their in Roble during vacations which is a pleasant diversion - as there are quite a number of the nice ones staying. The Sigma Sigma party was postponed till next term and is to very extra superfine. When it does come off. So I am still waiting to wear the dear Liberty scarf. Give