| Summary: | Letter to her mother describing learning she was Phi Beta Kappa, a trip into Boston to see "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Easter festivities, and celebrations for the opening of the new building. —Keywords: Phi Beta Kappa; Theater; Easter; Pomeroy Hall —Tags: Arts, Theater and Music; Buildings and Grounds; Student Life; Religion and Spirituality 28 Pomeroy Hall, 4 p.m. 14 April, 1914. Dear Mother: I couldn't resist sending you the clipping, so that you would hear the great news the same way I did. If I only hadn't gone in to stay with Helen last night, I would have been here when my little note came from the Secretary of the Eta chapter, had callers all the evening, and heard my name read in chapel. As it was, everyone else knew it before I did. The funny part was that Dorothea didn't understand or didn't remember where I was, so no one knew anything about me. It certainly has been an exciting day. I haven't been able to study or to eat. To think that little [page 2] me should be a Phi Beta Kappa! It's all the nicer because I haven't worked for it - at least not these last two years - because now you see the credit all goes to you and Papa. You gave me the mind and brains which I have; all this is none of my doing at all. It's nice just the same, only I wish Helen could have had it too! I feel as though a big something had been presented to me which I didn't deserve at all. The other people on the list are girls who study lots. I don't really belong in that crowd. We are so happy that there are six of us in Shakespeare! Some class to our society! We have about 25 honor scholars too. That's just half of us! Dorothea is taking a nap, and I [page 3] would like one, but I am too excited. I went in to Helen's at five o'clock yesterday, and we went to see Midsummer Night's Dream at the Castle Square. It was quite well done, but most of the pointers I got were on how not to do it. It was very funny in places. Your letter just ...
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