Category: Trella Diaries

Thursday September 22nd 1932
Made my assignments. Took nearly all period. We kids walked around up town a while and then I came home. Took library books up at 5:30 and got Daddy. Saw Bob Campbell, Louis Mahla and Francis Roush and they all spoke. Would they have last Monday?

Wednesday September 21st 1932
I went to see Miss Jacoby about working in library and she said come in 4th period. she gave me my choice of books and I took American short stories. More rain. Helen, Mary and I chased around Uptown after I had spent 8th period and after school with Miss Foreman. Got my Duds from Helen. Worked on Herald assignments after supper.

Tuesday September 20th 1932
Wore my blue print. When Louise Woolum came to 1st period study hall and said Miss Foreman wanted to see me I knew it wouldn’t be long. They have decided to have three editors. One for each class publishing a paper every 3rd week.
Wiener roast for B.Y. was postponed. Rain. And Ivan was going. So Mary Burtch and I went to Helen’s for supper and did ditties then sewed, fixed hair, tried on clothes etc.

Monday September 19th 1932
School! Too hot almost to study after Saturday cool spell. I’m getting on to shorthand. G.R. cabinet meeting after school. Got Grant Mouser’s magazine order. For me $1.0. B.Y. cabinet meeting in evening. All I did was refuse to do things. Bernard took me home. Hurrah.

Sunday September 18th 1932
After church went home with Mary. Helen came down and we parked up town for a while and then Mary got her car and we rode. Mary led B.Y.. Took a walk afterwards and then retired.

Saturday September 17th 1932
After the girls left I cleaned my room. Add a sort of sore throat.. From Fair dust and talking I guess. Slept in p.m. Took good bath and went to bed early. Worked on my rug in bed.

Friday September 16th 1932
Tout de l’ecole dans le A.M. Mlle. Marie et Helen ont vais ici pour diner. En le soir nous avons vais dans le faire. C’est tres dusty. Au ma maison et nous jeu caards. Magons le pie de pomm et les tasse de cafe. Mettez M. Ivan et nous crois que je will go after son. Marie et Helen sont agreable.

Thursday September 15th 1932
Mary came down and I went home with and then we came back and went to the fair through a hole in the fence. Chased around making fun of the things & etc. Bernard and Bob are staying there all night so we went over till about 11. Bob taught me honeymoon bridge. Bernard brought Mary home and came back and then Bob brought me home.

Wednesday September 14th 1932
Bob says he called here five times Saturday night and I didn’t answer. Now the question is what was he calling for. He says to see if I were home. Hula [sic]. Saw Mr. Shade and he seemed glad to see his former chemistry prodigy. Went to the fair after ticket man had gone.

Tuesday September 13th 1932
Fair was supposed to have started but didn’t see many people. Daddy says no stand this year.
Got our lockers after school, Near last door on outside end of row thank goodness. See what I learned today [shorthand]