Nov. 17, 1913 – Gus Plans Conference Travel
Gus William’s Letter November 17, 1913 My Dear Mother, Your letter on the 4th reached me several days ago and the one of Nov. 9th came the latter part of the week. I regret more than you know that you made the sacrifice which you did in order to meet the insurance. If I had…
Nov. 21, 1913 – A view from campus
Martha Bell’s Diary Fri. Nov. 21, 1913 I’ve just got the dandiest letter from Virginia and I’m bout ready to die. I’m so homesick and anxious to be there so I thought I’d tell you all my troubles. A person never is satisfied, is she. V. said she wished she could have a year in…
Nov. 22, 1913 – 1st Spread at Residence
Martha Bell’s Diary Sat. Nov. 22 1913 I had the loveliest time last night and am a brute to ever have complained about this nice place. Jeannette had a girl visiting her and she gave a spread for her last night and was dear enough to invite me. It was my 1st spread over there…
Nov. 25, 1913 – Gus’ favorite class
November 25, 1913 My Dear Mother, The cause of this note on this paper is your card of Nov. 22nd which is to hand today. I think I wrote you after we returned from Spokane at least I intended to and am very sorry indeed if you have worried on that account. At any note…
Nov. 26, 1913 – Junior Class Play
Excerpt from Martha Bell’s Diary of Nov. 30, 1913 Tuesday night was the Junior Play and it was perfectly splendid. Everyone did so well. “Our Aunt from California: A Farce in One Act” – Read the script at Hathitrust https://hdl.handle.net/2027/inu.30000111827782 For the script of “The Cool Colligians: A Comedy in Two Acts” from Hathitrust https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hxdkwm…
Nov. 30, 1913 – Thanksgiving
Martha Bell’s Diary Sun Nov 30, 1913 Here Thanksgiving vacation is almost over and I haven’t had one minute to tell you about my good times. [Things] have at last quieted down and I have the afternoon to myself. Tuesday night was the Junior Play and it was perfectly splendid. Everyone did so well. Then…
Dec. 1, 1913 – Term resumes
Martha Bell’s Diary Dec. 1 Mon. 1913 I’m back at home again today [in Olmstead Hall]. I[t] sure did seem grand to see the girls all back again this morning. School had started off for three more weeks of work and then Home [Spokane]. Miss Douglas changed the tables tonight. I’m at the same table…
Dec. 6, 1913 Christmas Shopping
Martha Bell’s Diary Dec. 6, 1913 Sat. This has been a most strenuous week and a still more strenuous weekend. It is so exciting to have it just before Christmas with both Christmas and home in store for us, but it is rather disastrous to study and also very wearing. Just about every spare minute…
Dec. 10, 1913 Awakened by adventure
Martha Bell’s Diary Dec. 10, Wed. 1913 We had the most exciting adventure last night that I’ve had for a long time. About eleven o’clock I was suddenly awakened from a sound sleep by something. I knew something was awakened me and it was the queerest sensation. I didn’t know what was happening in a…
Dec. 12, 1913 Football Banquet
Martha Bell’s Good Time Book The Football Banquet came off in due time, and was a grand success. I think we who didn’t go had just as good a time as those who did. The decorations were lovely if I do say it as shouldn’t. We girls that didn’t go had a feed up in…
Dec. 20, 1913 Christmas break begins
Martha Bell’s Good Times Book After [the Football Banquet] it was one grand scramble till Friday when we left for home. Thursday night we (the Olmstead bunch) gave a Christmas party and had the best time – played Hearts, had a tree with “hit presents” etc. etc. Next Entry December 26, 1913
Dec. 26, 1913 – Whitworth Academy
When Sumner Academy was founded in 1883 the first program was the college prep course of study. This functioned as what we now would consider high school when few of those existed in Washington Territory. When college programs were added to the institution in 1890, the preparatory program remained. In 1890, the institution also took…
Dec. 30, 1913 To Kansas City, MO
Gladys Whipple the female representative from Whitworth remembered 65 years later Our school wasn’t too large you know, 100 or 125 or so, and it was a very intimate kind of school and …as I told you I had been sent to this convention. I was the girl chosen and it was a boy who…
Jan. 2, 1914 Convention News
A Nebraska student describes the arrival and some highlights. It is likely that the students from Whitworth Gus from Indiana and Gladys from Oregon would share her impressions of the cosmopolitanism and condescension of the students from the Eastern U.S. But there were students from everywhere… It was a great education for me to meet…
Jan. 4, 1914 – Volunteer Convention
For details, read an article published in February 1914 by Ernest D. Burton in a periodical called Biblical World Vol 43 Issue 2 pg 118-120. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10.1086/474995 Or if you are really interested read the Conference Proceedings and text of all speakers presentations. https://archive.org/details/studentsworldwid00studrich/studentsworldwid00studrich For more information on Student Christian Movements see https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.ah2769 Next entry January…
Jan. 6, 1914 – Return to Whitworth
Excerpt from Martha Bell’s Diary Jan. 10 1914 Saturday Night To think that a whole month has gone by with so much in it to tell – and still I haven’t told you any of it. I’m going back now and try to tell the most important things. It was such fun going home. I…
Jan. 9, 1913 Gus Returns from Trip
Dear Father and Mother,I have just reached Tacoma. This card will reach you the same time as the one I wrote you yesterday from the train due to my forgetting to mail and stayed all night at the home of Miss W. and had a fine nights rest. I feel fine now but am glad…
Jan. 10, 1914 Tosca
Martha Bell’s Diary Jan. 10 1914 Saturday Night part 2 Things are going on as they always have. We have been down town and to the Movies this afternoon and had a lot of fun. Yesterday afternoon “the girls” came over and made the best Divinity. In the evening we went to a recital given…
Jan. 13, 1914 Dandiest Walk
Martha Bell’s Diary Jan 13, 1914 Tuesday Exams are approaching nearer and nearer. Oh dear. I am simply scared stiff about some of them. It has been perfectly grand this afternoon and Anne Platt and I went for the dandiest walk. Sunday was simply ideal. Edna and I went down to the first church in…
Jan. 14, 1914 Dancing
Martha Bell’s Diary Jan. 14, 1914 Wed. We had the most fun tonight after dinner. Everyone stayed down in the parlors and we had a perfectly hilarious time. We played Skip to a Lou, danced the Minuet & Virginia Reel etc. till I was nearly ready to keel over from exercise and laughing. I wish…
Jan. 17, 1914 Boy’s Open Dorm
Martha Bell’s Diary 1914 Jan, 17 Sat. Yesterday was one of the biggest days we’ve had yet – the boys had “Open Dorm” and we certainly did have a grand time. In the afternoon Mr. Walmsley had his Open Dorm. He batches down in a little house about three blocks from here. All along down…
Jan. 22, 1914 China Lantern Slides
Martha Bell’s Diary Jan 22, 1914 Thursday The main interest outside of school this week has been the meetings in connection with the China Campaign. A team of missionaries have been going all over the country in the interest of this work and are now here. We heard the most excellent address Sunday morning by…
Jan. 26, 1914 Finals Starting
Martha Bell’s Diary Jan 26, Mon. 1914 A good many things have happened since I last wrote the most important being about mother. She has been growing rapidly worse and finally last week father had to take her to the Sanitarium at Medical Lake. Now he is home all alone and I feel that I…
Jan 28, 1914 Finals week
Martha Bell’s Diary Jan. 28 1914 Wed. Well the worst is at last over and I now have only Bible ahead of me. I certainly have worked these last few days- harder than I have any during the semester. I got 88 in Chemistry this afternoon which was far better than I had anticipated. I’m…
A College Year 1913-1914 - Whitworth Archives 