January 26, 1941

Dear John,

It is snowing! I am looking forward toward walking around in the snow. Can feel it now crunching beneath my harsh footsteps. Today has really been dull. All gathering places here have been closed for the week because of the flu- even the churches. The dances up on the hill are quarantined for the week-end. They had a church service on campus this morning which I attended. You know how dead this place is usually, well you should see it now as during the past week. Talking about this past week also brings up a dull topic. I haven’t done anything except study, eat, & sleep. Mostly sleep because I haven’t had much energy or pep.

How are things in Richmond? Some of the girls wanted me to come to Richmond with them, but we decided we had better not come ‘cause we have too much work to do. Besides I would rather wait until the spring fashions are exhibited everywhere. All I will do is look at them because it won’t do me much good to buy any if I have to live in uniforms for the twelve months starting September 1, if I am lucky enough to get in a hospital, that is. Please pray with me that I will get in either Duke, Johns Hopkins, or the Medical College. Please!

My, my but you do fulfill my wishes promptly and nicely. I just appreciate your drawings more than you can imagine. I am going to draw a few pictures on my letter one of these days, but I have to practice sketching first.

Have you ever finished all of your exams? My six-weeks tests well be scheduled next week. They are almost as hard as exams because you have such a short time to remember stuff in. I am supposed to be writing a term paper tonight. So far my mind is concerned with anything but my philosophy of education, the dry subject required for all teaching. (Don’t be alarmed I didn’t have to take the subject).

Here comes Mama upstairs now to tell me to clean up all the mess I have here in the room. Collecting illustrative material makes lots of mess. Tomorrow I am going to paste a few pictures. Some fun. It is a very interesting way to spend the afternoon. Maybe the next time you come we can paste pictures.

Since I still have the desire to hurry outdoors into the snow and sleet, I will close reluctantly, you must realize that. But I must tell you that Mama is much better but she still can’t sit on hard chairs. Russell has a bad cold again. Frances + Paul just got over the flu. Mr. and Mrs. Leitch are fine. Billy’s favorite word is sourpuss. I hope you are having fun. Did you go to the dances this week-end? Some of my friends here went. They certainly were excited about the opportunity. Bye now. Be sweet. Give your parents my best regards. Love,

Margret

P.S. No! I’ll tell you sometime in person.

I see this when I walk home every evening from the college.

[Drawing of moon and stars]

That is supposed to be a face in the moon. Told you I couldn’t draw.