Newark post., 1921-11-02
ANOTHER DAD LETTER
October 81, 1921.
Dearest Dad:

time. Most of the girls in our hall
were in Betty's room having song
service. kept at my writing for
moment or two, then gave up, took
nv comb and went in to join the or
chestra which was composed of a
mandolin, guitar and tin cake box
(empty by that time.)
We are all feeling lazy here after
the excitement of Saturday. Satur-
dav we celebrated the seventh ami
versary of the college. This year was
the incest day of it's kind that I've
known. At two-thirty the whole col
lege assembled by classes and march
ed to the spot on the campus which the
Sophomores had chosen to plant their
tree, an oak. Here, after the tree
planting, Florence Phillips, the Junior'
President, presented the Freshmen
with their color, the Red that had
been left for them by the Seniors of
last year. Just as the Sub-Captain
of the Freshmen receive the color,
red sash, the whole Class Of '25 let go
their sashes which they had rolled in
their hands. Then the yards of red
futtered about their white dresses,
making a pretty picture.
Afterwards the exercises were con-
tinued at Wolf Hall. Mrs. Schermer-
horn, the Second Vice-President of
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs, spoke. She is from Orange,
New Jersey, and brought to our
young college the story of an even
Younger one, the Women's College of
New Jersey, opened in 1918. The
thoughts she left with US were CENTER
ed around three words, Faith, Hope
and Charity. Let US have faith in
ourselves and what we are doing,
hope for the best in us all, and char
ity toward all.
After these exercises were over we
rushed up to see the end of football
game between Washington College
and Delaware. Twas walk away
for Delaware. From that time till
seven-thirty | was in a mad scramble
to finish my costume, press 1t, and
dress for the dance It's lots of fun to
give dance every now and then just
to have the joy of entertaining, es-
pecially when the Social Committee
can plan such a one as this was. The
Arnory never looked better either
This we owe to the High School boys
who had given a party there Friday
night, and had banked the big bare
rafters with great branches of au'
tumnal shaded leaves.
Our true All Saints Eve celebration
came tonight in the dining room. Inc
Dramatic Club had planned Ghos'
PARTY. but as Dean Robinson said
even a Junior had to withdraw he'
plans when the Sophomores INSISTED
they wanted to celebrate. And thei1
calahra tion was a secret known onl!
among themselves. We found TIT
dining room looking like picturesque
corn field with shocks in all the COZ
ners. corn tassels waving from eacl
table. and witches scattered here ant
there on the walls. All we needed wa
a moon for we had the black cloud
NEGRO help) scurring around. In
hushed air of expectancy a piacl
draped coffin was brought in by Tn
Sophs. accompanied by Weir
funeral march, and somber chan'
This chant, a parody on "Frlends
Romans, Countrymen," from Jullu
Caesar. was walled out by Edh
Cranston in voice that would pu
Hamlet's ghost to shame. Ihe SUI
stance of it was that the F'reshme
were to come forward and place the,
bibs. the long worn and hated II
sigma, in the grave.
went up from the "Babies, ana
hasty exit of bibs followed. Ihen y
Hullihen, the Dean, the President :
Students the Presidents OF ~
Glasses all told us how well tne
thought the new idea Of entertainii'
instead of tormenting the Freshme
had been carried out by the CLASS
"a. 1t really is a splendid idea an
with a year or two in which to pc
feet it, it will be thousand TIM
better than the old institution OF nd
ing was.
So far this sounds as II an W.
here is play, but not at all. jus, -, ~
morning we were set to serious thin
ShOrC, 4