"Fun? Well Rather" The Diary of Virginia Clay McClure - part of the Sesquicentennial Stories Series

April 12-14, 1911

Apr. 12^th.  No “education” class.

Apr. 13^th. Skipped same.

Apr. 14^th.  No “Education” Class.  Prof. Noe is on a “tare” and is very funny in English. Jessie Mit and I get our tickets reserved for “Brown of Harvard.”  Mrs. Humphrey calls for us to go to Miss Barbee’s and we wait for Edna who has had the dire misfortune to lose her stockings.  Race. wind. the Nicholasville car “Prohibition crowd going to Nicholasville to celebrate?”  Beautiful home.  Met Laura Clay, Mrs. Barbee, and Lena Barbee, mother and sister of “Dick” Barbee of football fame at State.  Untangled a wonderful web of string and found a big chocolate cross at the end thereof.  Very eventful and pleasant evening.  Hannah Jochum saved my life in French class Friday by feeding me Hershey’s Nut.  I hadn’t had any breakfast.

 

"Fun? Well Rather" The Diary of Virginia Clay McClure - part of the Sesquicentennial Stories Series

March 26, 1911

Hear Hobson in the Opera House on the “Great Destroyer.” Jessie Mit and I cannot get seats.  Finally go to the “roost”.  Fine lecture.

 

"Fun? Well Rather" The Diary of Virginia Clay McClure - part of the Sesquicentennial Stories Series

March 22, 1911

“Sandy” gave us an “exam”! Forty-five minutes to give the questions and fifteen to answer them! I answer part of one.

Sat. Night.  Jessie Mit, Annabel, Addie, and I got to Patterson contest.  Helen Lafferty. Prof. Melcher, and Zemmie hold up the honors for the Modern Language.  Each fellow had one rate for 1^st place.  Pres. Patterson tells of Patterson Literary Scholarship.

 

*Inserted program for the Oratorical Contest.

 

"Fun? Well Rather" The Diary of Virginia Clay McClure - part of the Sesquicentennial Stories Series

March 21, 1911

Miss Cecil arrives with very sore throat and bad cold.  Juliette and I borrow lemons, Shiny’s chafing dish, and make her a hot lemonade.  By the way, I had forgotten to mention Y.W.C.A. election, when I had the honor to be selected as president.  Jessie Mit, Juliette, Edith, Joe, Hattie, Annabel, Alma, and I are the Cabinet.  We make many good resolutions.

 

"Fun? Well Rather" The Diary of Virginia Clay McClure - part of the Sesquicentennial Stories Series

March 20, 1911

Get back to the Hall and find girls at breakfast.  Much excitement over two new girls.  Juliette moves in with Edith.  Annie and I go to town in the afternoon.  I wait on the Library steps! We carry suit case, which is heavy.  My ginger cakes are hard and Cornelia says “Where did you get them?”