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been postponed until Monday. I wish we could have it today and have it over. My two gave their selections in Chapel yesterday & did quite well. But there is so much room for improvement. The boy giving the oration understands corrections so well and remembers every one. Even though he has his oration well learned he seems to be able to change his original method of giving it upon being corrected. The girl giving the reading can't seem to change so easily. She says things almost the same way now, after repeated corrections, as she did when she first learned it. But she tries hard & she certainly is unclear. Her mother died just about two weeks ago and she is going ahead with this because her mother wanted her to. I hadn't heard the essay for about ten days but then I was disgusted with it. On hearing it again yesterday it sounded quite respectable and I have hopes of placing in it. I wish I would hear from Red Wuig?. I certainly would like to go there. I'd write again if I thought it would do any good. In about six weeks or 6 1/2 now I'll be giving myself the great pleasure of being at home. I had thought at first to express myself at as Stryver, being a fellow of great delicacy but since I believe the role of Carton to be more winning I express my sentiments as a fellow of no delicacy - (Influence of "Tale of Two Cities.") Anyway, I'll certainly be glad to be home. The day reminds me of Longfellow's "The Rainy Day." His line "It rains and the wind is never weary" - just fits today - In fact the wind hasn't been particularly weary for several days now. We are studying our magazines now. They certainly are interesting. I believe that even some of the youngsters like them. Isn't the tuition at Carleton rather high? Mary might as well go to Minneapolis. I'm sorry there's no chance for me at Northfield. But my destiny is awaiting me some place else, I'm certain. You write to me with so much regularity that I am made ashamed of myself. Perhaps some day I'll improve. I do hope mother is feeling all right again. Be very careful, won't you, mother? Heaps of love - Margaret