The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-05-03
Jean TAYLOR WRITES OF
COLLEGE LIFE IN THE EAST

rlenQS OF Jean IdylOr ana OIL
ers will be interested in excerpt
from two letters which were r,
Gently received by her parent
and which The Herald has aske
permission to use. She is attent
ing teachers college at East Raj
ford, Va, where her aunt. DR.. Jea
Taylor is a member of the faculty
in a letter written March %, sh
says:
Dear Homefolks:
Well, isn't it about time | wa
broadcasting again? did go will
DR.. Jean after all, and / was 81
busy having a good time over the
weekend that | couldn't write
then when / got back there were
SO many other things to do thai
I couldn't seem to find time.
Trip to Durham
We started out about seven
O'Clock Friday morning, but found
the Jackson's ferry wasn't work
ing 1--WE were going to go by way
of Winston-Salem) and had to
come back and go by way of
Roanoke-S6 unnecessary miles.
Some girls who live near
Durham went with us. We got
there about half past eight that
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller are
both lovely people - make the
most delightful host and hostess.
They run a bookstore, but both
have been college teachers before.
They have the sweetest little girl,
Ruth, three years old. Mrs. Mil
ler's sister, who is working for
her Doctors degree is staying with
them, and there is a negro cook
and maid of all work-Gertie.
Spring in CAROLYN
1t was real spring down in Car
DINA. The plum trees we're bios
soming-clouds of creamy white
and an occasional peach tree was
putting out it's lovely pink flowers.
The weeping willows oye1y
graceful things-are just turning
pale green.
Saturday we drove over to
Chapel Hill, which is not far from
Durham, and such a lovely drive!
There were many, many beaut1-
full homes, like the ones you see
in the Ladies' Home Journal or
the Better Homes and Gardens,
and the campus of the University
of North Carolina is beyond des-
cription. You should see the
masse of towering shrubs =
spirea, or bridal wreath, all dainty
white, and forsythia, all bright
yellow, and big tulip trees with
large pink flowers. Yellow JON
uuils and narcissi were every
where. Mrs. Miller had a garden
full of deep purple violets-the
fragrant sweet violets-and blue
and lavendar hyacinths.
When they heard that | had not
seen peach blossoms before-not
to remember, at least-they said
| must see some peach orchards In
bloom. So we planned a drive to
Pinehurst, So miles farther south,
for Sunday. Mr.. Miller sings In
the choir, but he slipped out after
the last anthem, before the SER
mon. and we started-in his car,
a Studebaker. We drove around
in Hope Valley first, the new
suburb of Durham. The country
is beautiful, all hills and pines,
and they're leaving it as natural
as possible, putting in paved
roads, and building dozens of new
houses, each one prettier than the
other.
Beautiful P%inehurst
l wish you could see Pinehurst.
Just saying the name of the place
has quite a significance here.
You see, it is a fashionable and
expensive winter-and-summer re-
sort where all the millionaires of
the east go. 1t was more gorge
than Hope Valley by far. You
should have seen the lovely shrub
berry and lawns, the big cars and
spiffy looking places. They have
a large driding club, stables, golf
course, polo grounds,etc We
drove down in the pines and had
a picnic dinner, then stopped and
watched a game of polo. | think
it would be fun to play that. The
horses have to be well trained, 1t
Seeing Rayon Made
we got back to Durham just in
time to go to church and hear Mr..
sing. The Presbyterian
church is a magnificent thing
We were very reluctant to start
back the next day. Mrs. Miller
us each a big bouquet of VIC
let's and hyacinths to bring home.
We didn't leave Durham until near
twelve, then stopped at Burling-
ION to go through the cotton mills,
and saw all the processes from
,arding and spinning and dyeing
weaving into rayon draperies
and b~edspreads. The mill super
ntendent himself was kind
enough to show us through. That
ook two hours, then we had a flat
ire, so it was $3.50 when we stop
,ed at Roanoke for supper and