Work Type: Trella Romine Diaries

Tuesday April 25th 1933
Bob Johnson just couldn’t stand everybody quarelling at his house. Got our Keynesian Club pins this morning and Louis was over this evening and I love his Honor Society pin. til mine comes. After 9 Bob Haldeman and I don’t know who came along and Lewis went someplace with them. In the beginning he was to take me to the show but it rained.

Monday April 24th 1933
But Rayl didn’t even speak to me this morning. I do wish my mother didn’t go snooping in my diary. We had a Lit test and I knew absolutely nothing. Walt is mad at Mary because she wouldn’t let him dance with me. Potluck Guild meeting at Helen Woods- tea kettle – Mary for all.

Sunday April 23rd 1933
We finally got up but mother went on to Sunday School and we messed around and didn’t go but for in time for church. Had dinner at the church. Rayl Class 25 anniversary dinner. Mary Burtch and I rode around in afternoon & discussed our good time. Jud Russell talked this afternoon. B.Y.- Bernard Brooks home. Tired.

Saturday April 22nd 1933
And now it’s Rayl Conyers. I can’t understand that person and he doesn’t like me but I like him and I wonder if he took my dance program. Sure had fun. More than any other dance. Mary and Lil came down for all night and I made Rayl cocoa and I had fun and I hope everyone else did and so home.

Friday April 21st 1933
Bob E and wearing my new blue dress. Louis and I had a fight on the way to school. I wrote Rayl Conyers a note and asked him to go to the G.R. party. Louis read it over his shoulder in French class. Rayl seemed to think Louis should go with me. When I got home from having Mrs. Bodman look at these things on my head he and Bob Haldeman had been here and he is going. Mary came down and she is taken. Mary got a pink dress for tonight.

Thursday April 20th 1933
Went to B.Y Rally at Trinity and sat with Bernard Brooks but missed a speech he gave because I had to figure up the points. So he brought me home to tell me about it. Helen stayed all night. Bernards and I danced and then as he calls it had a “tete a tete” in the front room. He has persuaded me to ask Rayl Conyers to the G.R. dance party. Mary got a card from B. from Iowa.

Wednesday April 19th 1933
And Louis calmly states that he isn’t going to the G.R. party. I went to Mary Burtch’s and we went to the Eistefodd* tryouts & Central & then up to Islay’s. She got a letter from Bob’s sister asking her to give them any information she might receive. Stayed there all night.

*Old Welsh tradition of poetry and music

Tuesday April 18th 1933
From all reports Bob has run away and gone to Wyoming. Louis had a job for Saturday and Sunday nights so that explains that but he don’t know whether he can go Saturday or not. We had a committee meeting for an hour trying to decide place for Library Coun. Picnic. Mary came down for supper and we just talked.

Monday April 17th 1933
Met Lewis going home when I went to school. I can’t imagine where he’d been.
& I go right on washing out hose!Bob was over to see Mary last night hitch-hike and his mother called this evening and said he wasn’t home yet. Mary started towards Shelby and that’s all I’ve heard. Induction services for the National Honor Society we got red tulips. Guild meeting hat Benz tonight. Got my name cards.

Sunday April 16th 1933
Whops excitement- Wood’s house nearly burnt down. Helen had hysterics but no damage was done. 6 church services today and rain sandwiches but the filling [sic] was so nice. We took a drive and saw Marion’s flowers. Forsythia is pretty [shorthand]