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Conger Reynolds correspondence, January 1918
1918-01-23 Daphne Reynolds to Conger Reynolds Page 2
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nucleus of the national love affairs, I believe. Every teacher except the most impossible old hens, wears a sparkler. During these days of exams we've had any number of deserters who have sneaked home for another few days with their sweethearts. I seem to have set a horrible example, according to V. A. C. Stockard. She is afraid she is going to lose most of her faculty. It has been amusing to note that the other teachers' affairs have been the object of ridicule to the girls; they seem to take the attitudes of sympathizers - with the men. I suppose you are thinking how I must hate myself, but this is the honest to gawd truth, and it is because the girls like you and me. They have not yet tired of saying "Miss -- er, Mrs. Reynolds, I mean," and then giggling. Two little girls were "on the carpet" for writing a brief character sketch of Mrs. Reynolds -- on the walls in the parlor and (gentlemen, hush!) in the Johnie, (if you know what that is.) I told V. A. C. it was wrong to punish them when they wrote such nice things, but she wouldn't see it my way, and this morning I noticed some awful things after her name, in the same places. Serves her jolly well right. I gave Hazella the message you sent her and I could scarcely keep her from taking the next train east. Judging by what the
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nucleus of the national love affairs, I believe. Every teacher except the most impossible old hens, wears a sparkler. During these days of exams we've had any number of deserters who have sneaked home for another few days with their sweethearts. I seem to have set a horrible example, according to V. A. C. Stockard. She is afraid she is going to lose most of her faculty. It has been amusing to note that the other teachers' affairs have been the object of ridicule to the girls; they seem to take the attitudes of sympathizers - with the men. I suppose you are thinking how I must hate myself, but this is the honest to gawd truth, and it is because the girls like you and me. They have not yet tired of saying "Miss -- er, Mrs. Reynolds, I mean," and then giggling. Two little girls were "on the carpet" for writing a brief character sketch of Mrs. Reynolds -- on the walls in the parlor and (gentlemen, hush!) in the Johnie, (if you know what that is.) I told V. A. C. it was wrong to punish them when they wrote such nice things, but she wouldn't see it my way, and this morning I noticed some awful things after her name, in the same places. Serves her jolly well right. I gave Hazella the message you sent her and I could scarcely keep her from taking the next train east. Judging by what the
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