Wednesday, May 31, 1911

I went to town this afternoon. I sent a letter to Georgia and a card to Miss S. I went up to Grandma's and amused Billy & the baby until about five. Then I came home. I got a ride in with the Ross girls and rode home with Mr. Derringer.

Tuesday, May 30, 1911

To-day is Decoration Day. Papa took Zella and I to the walk, then he went back and got Mama, Aunt Bessie, Bernice, Baby, Billie & D.W. Jr. and took them to Grandma H's. Aunt Minnie, Uncle Jim and Homer came down. We all went to the cemetery except Papa. He went home and worked. We stayed at Grandma's for dinner (except Zella. She stayed at Beulah's.) then after dinner Mama, Grandma, Grandpa & I went down to the hall to hear Major Harvey from Topeka talk. I saw Miss Hepworth. Mr. Harvey spoke of a certain man in his speech and after he got thru' and the choir was singing he went down in the audience and asked this man to talk. He did, but he didn't say much. He was in the Spanish-American War. I guess Maj. Harvey was too. Papa came after us in the carriage. Aunt Minnie, Homer and Uncle Jim went back to Topeka to-night. Zella went to the Majestic.

Monday, May 29, 1911

This A.M., Papa drove Zella, Bernice & Billy & I in town to get our reports. My grades for last month were Anc. History 98, Literature 98, Algebra 100, Latin 100, My year averages were 98 in Anc. History, 99 1/2 in Algebra, 100 in Latin, 98 1/2 in English. My average for the whole term was 98 3/4. Irene gave me a little puppy & Ernest brought it in this morning. I made some candy this afternoon.

Sunday, May 28, 1911

None of us went to S.S as it was so rainy. This afternoon, Baby & Papa drove into town & got Aunt B and family and brought them out here for a while. Beulah, Clifford & Ogilvia came out too this afternoon and stayed until about 8:30. I started to comb my own hair to-day.

Saturday, May 27, 1911

Papa, Baby & I rode over to town this afternoon. Baby & I went up to see Miss S. awhile. Georgia H. was out this afternoon. I sent a card to La Vera Wagoner.

Friday, May 26, 1911

To-day is the last day of school for the grades. I went to Grandma's this afternoon and Aunt Bessie, Billie & the baby & I went to town. I mailed a letter to Claire & a card to Ruth. The Alumni was to-night in the Methodist Church. Zella served and stayed all night with Grandma H. I guess Aunt Bessie went as she graduated here.

Thursday, May 25, 1911

Aunt Bessie & Grandma went to Eskridge this a.m. and came back to-night. Zella nor I neither of us went to school as we are thru. Zella went to town this afternoon tho to decorate the opera house for commencement exercises tonight. Papa, Zella & I went to-night. The vocalist, Miss Bessie Raymond of Lawrence sang three selections accompanied by Mrs. Taylor. The pianist Miss Vera Benjamin played once so did Olive Mings. The violinist, Jessie Waller played a couple of pieces accompanied by Miss Benjamin. Mr. Zwackler gave a talk.

Wednesday, May 24, 1911

The Juniors had their program this morning. Mrs. Terrill gave a talk to the Seniors and Florence S. cried. The quartet sang and F. could hardly sing. We all went to Grandma H's for dinner except Papa. There were lots of kids in H.S. that got entirely exempted. The Freshman decoration committee, Marshall, Max, Kenneth, Lloyd, Olive, Josie, Gertrude, Irene & I had to decorate the assembly room this afternoon for class day program to-night. We started about 12:30 and finished about 4:30. Miss McC's mother was at school this afternoon. I like her real well. I saw Papa down town with the carriage and so I rode up to Grandma's with him and then we all went home. The whole family went to Class day program to-night. The graduates were: Florence, Harold D, Ogilvia, Wilbur R, Bea H, Elda K, Lula H, Charlie B, Naomi F, Lyle M & Clyde B. Harold D had valedictory. Florence had class prophecy which was very good. Norma J gave Junior response and also gave each one of the Seniors a present. To Florence she gave a sweet bunch of dock. She goes with Claiton Schenck and they call him Dock. To Harold she gave some court plaster, either to keep him from talking so much or from kissing Inez. To Charlie she gave an old coat that once belonged to Bryon. He is following Broyon's example of keeping on trying to graduate. To Naomi F she gave a bunch of hair curlers. To Ogilvia she gave a large hat box and said "I" bestow upon you Mr Ogilvia Hull, Zella M's affections. To Wilbur, who is very interested in electricity, she gave a book entitled: "Where will the birds sit when we have wireless telegraph poles?" To Bea, she gave a little Japanese parasol for she said, "a teacher's life is full of storms." To Elda, she gave a large paper key and said, "Here is the key to Charlie's heart." To Lula H she gave a large piece of green pasteboard and said "A screen to shade you from the glare of Wyatt Wilkin's auburn hair." Lyle M was given a set of twelve books. The class motto is "Climb, tho the rocks be rugged." To Clyde B she gave an old, thin, broken  cane to climb with. Mss McC sang and so did Bess & the girls' quartet. The orchestra played too.

Tuesday, May 23, 1911

We had to have original themes to-day and mine had 3335 words in it. Tommy C. couldn't believe it was original. Jean said "That's some story." Miss McC. thought it was very good too. Irene & I took our dinners. I got a letter from Florene A. Papa got a carriage yesterday. I went up to Grandma's after school to see the two little cousins of mine. They are both real sweet.

Monday, May 22, 1911

Bernice nor Baby didn't go to school to-day. It was so muddy. Zella & I took our dinners. Irene came home with me after school as she is going to spend the night with me. Zella's crowd had a reception for the boys in the crowd who graduate. They had it at our house. The following were there: Bess, Norma, Clancy, Karl B, Lyle, Mildred, Harold, Inez, Nellie, Wilbur, Lottie, Willie, Ogilvia & Zell. They boys they had it for were Ogilvia*, Lyle, Harold & Wilbur. I guess Aunt Bessie and Billie & D.W. Jr. came to-night.

*I had always assumed that Ogilvia was female! -- kp