Iowa Wesleyan College - Croaker Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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29. Went to the Preliminary Contest tonight. Stanley Newell won first place, and will represent the school this year. 20. The funniest thing happened today. When Prof. Fimmen started to leave the table this noon, he put his napkin in his pocket. Poor fellow! how he blushed when we laughed at him. DECEMBER 1. Today was “lazy” day for everybody except the grinds. I didn’t do anything except help clean up the room. We went to the Pastime tonight. I didn’t have a date though. 2. My, but it was cold this morning. Awfully slippery too. Met the walk coming up twice on my way to chapel. 5. Girls’ Glee Club was selected and organized today. Several of the girls were surprised that I did not get. to sing. But I know the reason why. I don’t worry. I’d rather sing popular songs anyway. 6. Had my ticket reserved for the Zoellner Quartet entertainment this evening and then they didn’t come. Several of we girls went to the hypnotic show, and we sure had some time. Tried to get Grace Weir to be hypnotized but she said, “You don’t catch me getting down on my knees proposing to some man. ’ ’ 7. So cold this morning that I had to stay in bed to keep warm. Was sleepy anyway so didn’t care whether it was cold or not. Took a little walk this afternoon, but didn’t see anybody I knew. Everybody’s gone home over Sunday. 8. Quite a few of the girls from the Hall went to Burlington today. Romeo and Juliet is to be presented. Profs. Blair, Koch and Johnson also went down to see the play. I couldn’t go although I wanted to very much. Thought maybe I would get a chance to ride up from Burlington with some one if I were down there. 9. Prof. Blair spent the entire class hour telling how he liked the play. He said the actors were not natural in the love scenes. Wonder how he knows. 10. Shopped all afternoon, trying to find a suitable Christmas present to take home with me. Will soon have to do some regular shopping. Heard today that Prof. Beal had to dismiss his Physics class some time ago, because the Dean’s private secretary had borrowed his key. Everybody in the class cried because he couldn’t meet, his class.

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11. Went to Y. W. this afternoon to hear Mrs. Stevenson. She is a mighty good speaker and leaves many thoughts. Saw Jeff and Anita Crips go upstairs in the main building at the fifth bell. 12. Miss Baldwin mailed a letter today on a mail train. Wonder who to. Jeff and Anita started upstairs again. 13. I don’t understand it. Do you reckon Jeff and Anita are planning to pull off a joke in chapel ? They went upstairs again today. I ’ll bet the joke must be a good one. Believe I’ll watch them tomorrow. Went to the program given by the Zoellner Quartet this evening. The funniest thing happened. Amandus broke a string on his violin and then said something so loud that I could hear him. I thought maybe he would laugh after he said it but he didn’t. 14. Mrs. Stevenson spoke at Sunday School this morning. Then I came home and wrote letters. The weather is so disagreeable that we couldn’t be out very much. Wish it was spring. 15. Tonight the second number on the Lecture Course was given by Dr. George La Monte Cole, but I went to the Pastime instead. My! but the pictures were good. 16. Watched Jeff and Anita all the time until finally saw them starting upstairs. I went up after them, and found that they had gone to Ilamline Hall. Listened quite a while, but found that it wasn’t a joke in chapel they were going to pull off. Miss Ingersoll left for California. 17. Big doings in chapel this morning. All the football men received sweaters. Gee! but they look swell. Dr. Schell made a nice little speech about each one. Wish someone would give me one of the sweaters to wear. 18. Band gave a concert this evening, and the proceeds will go towards buying new music. We girls sure had some time. Tried to get the Winters boy to wink at us, but he would only smile. 19. Packed my trunk this morning and will start for home this afternoon to spend Xmas vacation. Now watch me! I ’ll bet I have a date every night. JANUARY 5. You ought to have seen the trucks at the depot. They sure were loaded down from every train. I’m glad to be back even though I did have such a good time while I was home. Only snowed one night so that I couldn’t have a date. I’m sure sleepy now.