Ordway, Katherine Gretta. Diary, 1911-1912

Vassar College

VC 1913,1911-1912: Detailed daily entries from February of Ordway's junior year to January of her senior year at Vassar College. Ordway discusses coursework and lectures in Latin, German, physics, English, biology, philosophy, and economics. She records scholarship information. Ordway mentions gym class, swimming lessons, swimming in a tank (Apr 19) and bicycling (referred to as "r[iding] wheel").\nIn addition to describing their frequent correspondence, Ordway discusses her family's summer travels and Christmas festivities during her vacations from school. Ordway details sermons by Lyman Abbott and Prexy, and mentions her frequent attendance to Bible class, missionary lectures, chapel services, and VC Christian Association. Ordway shows interest in lectures and studies on woman suffrage and missionary work. Traditions mentioned by Ordway include hall plays, the flag shop, senior parlor, debates, field day, student government, students' recital,serenade, sophomore tree ceremonies, sophomore party, senior boat ride, class day, alumnae lectures (Sept 30), the mock Yale-Harvard football game, and meeting Saunders (Dec 10). She also reports the Phi Beta Kappa achievement of a blind student, [Marjorie?] Howson of the VC class of 1910 (Oct 9), and the death of her classmate Helen Taylor (Nov 15).

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Ordway, Katherine Gretta

1911-1912

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Bound volume; approx 212p; 10 x 8 inches; Iron gall ink on aged paper

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