Editor's Notes
Marion seems to be using sarcasm in her first paragraph of the letter. I don’t remember her being sarcastic and haven’t noted this in her letters before. I'm surprised that Miriam decided to stay at Millville, given all the negativity. In her letters during this year as to the administration of the school and her housing situation. And I wonder if she couldn't get another job or if she has decided that Millville wasn't as bad as she thought. It seems her dad weighed in, disappointed she was resigning her position.
Sunday June 12, 1921
Dear Mother,
Hoping you'll excuse pencil in as much as my pen is dry and in as much as it is 11:00 PM having just washed my hair, it being so warm and thus making it most unsuitable weather and having just completed examining all my freshman papers, this very Sunday evening having been much too warm to go out to church, regardless of the fact that said evening is Children's Day and also being much too warm to wear glasses hardly excuses these slight irregularities in my otherwise perfect penmanship.
First allow me to announce that I have a position for next year. Said position being in Millville, NJ. Sorry to have caused any disappointments as to my leaving here, but I really thought I would and in fact, did resign. But I recognized my not-unbounded foolishness, having gone to Miss Bard for advice, having Mr. Wolf hot on my trail the next a.m. and getting your letter saying Dad was disappointed, in time to save the day. It was absolutely crazy of me. I would be no where else. Am delighted I’m coming back and am sure I’ll be able to develop into a whizz next year through this seeming sacrifice.
Have had my freshman exam and my soph. exam comes tomorrow-of course we’re on duty more than for our own exams and there’s records to make out, Books and supplies to checkup, cupboards to clean and that.
Yesterday, Miss Eulenstein, Miss Hudson and I spent the afternoon and evening up at the cottage on the lake of one of our hopefuls. Tomorrow night is the alumnae banquet and dance to which we’re invited. Wed. P.M. the teachers are being taken to the shore at 4 o’clock in autos to spend the evening (Atlantic City). Thurs. night is Class “Day” and dance afterward. Commencement is not until Mon. night June 20. I expect at present (I will definitely know tomorrow) to leave at 6:27 Tues. a.m. June 21.
Now listen please tell me how I can arrange to see Faythe. She has to leave with Horace for Harrisburg June 22 at 4:30 p.m. train as Horace sails for Spain June 25th. This is important. If I can arrange any way please fix it up with here because you could get word to her quicker than I could. Will be awfully disappointed if we miss communication because we’ve been planning to see each other before she leaves Cazenovia.
They’re to be in a college in Alino next year. Horace is to be head of the Spanish Department. That’s why he has to go to Spain this summer.
Lots of love,
Marion
P.S. In case you’re not crazy about the idea of my shipping off up there that next day (as Faythe suggested.) I suggested that they come down to Earlville the same night I got there and we would have a regular party. But you’d better write so they’d feel right about it, if they would do that. However, I doubt if they’d want to spend the money, in having just bought their furniture and everything , thou it wouldn’t be much.
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