Sunday, May 31, 1914

Exams over. My grades

Eng 96

Alg 100

Lat 94

Physiography 98

Not so good as last month but they're as good as Ina's so I don't care.

Louise is here but I haven't seen her yet. We were going over Fri. evening and it rained so hard we couldn't. Mr. Smith told me when I asked him if she might come to supper Sat, that she was engaged but I could have her anytime next week. When she called me up this evening I asked her if she could come tomorrow and she said she could.

We had big Decoration Day doinses here yesterday. The schools had charge and it was a fine program. Saw Katie. Irene and I went together.

Going back to Friday (I always begin at the end and go backward). We finished our exams in the morning in the afternoon Mrs. Gerke and Irene came over and we (Irene and I) made 3-of-a-kind ice cream in their freezer. We had a peck of fun.

Wednesday, May 27, 1914

Exams, exams, exams. I've had physiography and algebra, but the worst is yet to come -- Latin. I've studied till my back's sore from leaning over and my head aches from eyestrain and still I don't know anything. Last night Irene and I studied together. We worked from about 7:30 to 8:30. She was nearly undressed to keep cool. At 8:30 Papa and Mama came by in the buggy and we got in and drove up to the concert of the Apollo and Chaminade Clubs where Mrs. Gerke was. We stood and listened awhile then came back and Irene and I studied again till 10 o'clock, when her father and Roscoe came home. Mama is up town and I'm so tired I can't study anymore so I don't know what to do. The reason the writing is so bad is that I'm sitting on the arm of a rocker holding my book in my hand.

Monday, May 25, 1914

The principal's name isn't Weedenhamer, but Niedermeyer. I guess one's about as bad as the other though. He was at school all day today. He isn't bad looking, though not handsome at all except that he has a very nice figure. Mr. Mitchell has him beat by a mile in looks. He's real jolly and everyone seems to like him.

It's as hot as a furnace today. It wouldn't be taken as an insult at all if someone was called "crazy with the heat", because it's very likely.

I went to see Adele Hite's baby yesterday and again today. She was born Wed. at 12:10 AM. Her name is Dorothy Virginia. She's awfully sweet. Irene went with us today.

Adele R. spent from Thurs. to Sun. with me. We were over to Krauses for supper and had a fine time.

Wednesday, May 20, 1914

We're all mad. Mr. Mitchell isn't coming back next year. A man by the name of Weedenhamer has been elected. Of all the shameful stunts that the board has done I think this is about the shamefullest. I suppose they'll take Miss. Graff again. She's taught for 37 years and I guess she's good for 37 more. Mr. Mitchell tried to raise the standard of the school and she kept it down. Now they've driven him away and I suppose they'll keep her. They say the new man is a swell singer and I suppose we'll have to make the best of him.

Beginning with Tuesday I have one exam a day next week.

Tuesday, May 19, 1914

Saturday, Mama, Miss Rachel, Aunt Lillie, Ruth and I went out to Uncle Charlie's in our buggy and spent the day. We had a fine time. Adele is going to spend a few days with me sometime soon. Sunday Calames came over for a little while and Enloes were over for supper. Ethel Armet is here. Edwin Bruce was here Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Perry and Grandma Krause are here too. Ina has invited me to a Christian Endeavor picnic tomorrow night. Oh, I forgot the most important thing. Mr. Mitchell went away Saturday. Ruth Sewell is serving in his stead.

Monday, May 11, 1914

I haven't a drop of ink and I must write about last week's doings and I'll just use a pencil. We were to give a recital at the auditorium Friday evening ("we" means the chorus) and we had to practice every day last week. Thursday afternoon we went down to the auditorium and gave a rehearsal. It turned cold while we were there and we nearly froze coming home. Mr. Mitchell's fiancee (a pretty young lady from Terre Haute) came Friday afternoon. Result: the prof was the last one to arrive at the auditorium in the evening. (It was a lovely moonlit night). We had an awful crowd. Don't think I ever saw the auditorium so full. Mr. Mitchell said we did fine and so did those present.

Saturday afternoon we celebrated Virginia's seventeenth birthday which came yesterday. Of course we had a perfectly swell time. For souvenirs we had little sachets. Mine is lavender. I am wearing it now. Yesterday afternoon we went out to Mutrix's.

Last Tuesday there was an electric storm and only Paul Breuchaud and I were at the Young People's Meeting. He talked too.

Virginia Breuchaud's 16th Birthday (1913)

Muryl, Frances B., Irene Gerke, Virginia B., Ina Maynard, Blanche Baumberger

Friday, Apr 24, 1914

I didn't have time to write Wednesday after all. I've got lots of things to write this time and little time to write them.

We had our annual supper Apr. 6 and lots of fun with it. Apr 1 being Blanche's birthday, we all surprised her at Virginia's. We made popcorn and fudge and went up in their attic sitting room to eat it. It's swell up there.

Gladys came in last Friday to take the 8th exam Sat. Katie was in too but she didn't come over. Last quarter Ina got 96 2/5, Glen Wilson got 96 1/5, and I 95 2/5. The three best in H.S. I got $1 for it. The other day Miss Graff put me on the front seat and a few days later assigned Ina the same seat. We are occupying two front seats now.