Friday, March 4, 1910

The normal class came in our room to hear us recite grammar. Baby came to visit the school with me this afternoon. I got one of our pictures taken yesterday this noon. To-day is Grandma M's sister's -Aunt Marcia Stranger's) - birthday. She lives in Kingston, Massachusetts and is blind. All of her relatives gave her a post card shower. Ethel & I went to the library after school and also to town. Mama and Papa went to town this afternoon. Uncle Jim came home this evening for he has been in Topeka working. Mama and Uncle Jim went with Papa to milk. Zella went to literary with Harry W. Uncle Jim came up & we played pinochle.
Weather -- clear & very warm 80°.

Thursday, March 3, 1910

We had sewing today. Arla Bayer took Ethel & my pictures. I went to Ethel's after school. we had a test on the Civil War this afternoon. I sent a letter to Georgia F. today. Zella played basket ball to-night.
Weather -- clear & warm

Wednesday, March 2, 1910

To-day is Papa's birthday. Mama gave him a couple of shirts and we kids gave him a diary book and Grandma H. gave him some socks. We got our reports to-day and the following are my grades: Spelling 100, Reading 96, Writing 95, Physiology 97, Drawing 92, History 95, Grammar 96, Arithmetic 96, Civil Government 93, Average 95, Rank 1, Deportment 98. I went to Ethel's after school to-night. It was so warm I did not wear a wrap to school this afternoon. I got a letter from Georgia F. of Preston. I got 1 better than Ethel in Spelling and Reading and she got 1 better than 1 in Arithmetic and Civil Government.
Weather -- clear and exceedingly warm.

Tuesday, March 1, 1910

We got our classics papers back to-day and I got 100 and Ethel got 99. Zella played basket ball to-night.
Weather -- fair & warm

Monday, Feb. 28, 2010

We had two new girls from the country to-day that came in our room. They played with us and their names are Beulah and Eva Eaton. Eva is the older and she has dark hair. Beulah is the younger and she has light hair and is left-handed. I got a postal from Marshall R. to-day as he is in western Kansas. but he has sent Zella one and Bernice two. I got a compliment from Miss Starbeck and she said something nice about me that I don't remember but I like her. Zella played Basket Ball to-night. I got a letter from Florence Allen to-day and I answered it. She has had scarlet fever.
Weather -- fair & cool

Sunday, Feb 27, 1910

We went to S.S. Uncle Ed and Aunt Jennie went away to live to-day to North Platte, Nebraska. Zella went to church to-night. Georgia came over to-night. Bernice went to Junior this afternoon. Allie is here and he came to our house for dinner but he went home to-night.
Weather -- clear and quite warm

Saturday, Feb 26, 1910

I am taking correspondent lessons on the violin. I made a doll dress for Baby to-day. Bernice went to town this morning and Zella went there this afternoon. Aunt Jennie and Uncle Ed came home to Grandma's from Topeka to-day and they came here this afternoon. Zella went to the rink to-night.
Weather -- rain & colder

Friday, Feb. 25, 1910

Aunt Jennie went to Topeka to-day. We had some speaking in our room this afternoon. A few boys and girls stayed in to-night and went in the 6th grade and practiced some songs. Zella and Papa both went to the basket ball games to-night, one was between the boys of Scranton and Burlingame which the former beat and the other was between the girls of Harveyville and Burlingame which the latter beat. Our team of girls consists of Bess Miner, Beulah Griffith, Florence Schaible, Madge Harkness & Julia Oliver.
Weather -- fair & cold.

Thursday, Feb. 24, 1910

We had sewing to-day. Zella went to practice Basket Ball to-night.
Weather -- fair & cold.

Wednesday, Feb 23, 1910

I don't know whether I have said it before or not but nevertheless Emma Cones Wemple has a baby and has had it for quite a while. Eugene Miner was buried to-day and the 7th grade was dismissed and there were only nine pupils in our room this afternoon. As Aunt Jennie and Uncle Ed are going to move away, we bought their lounge and their big chair and they came up here for supper to-night. I wrote letters to Harriet and Georgia to-day and sent them. Weather -- fair & cold.