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Tuesday 29 Oct 1946.

Dear Doris: I have been answering a sort of form letter that Miss Sherman is sending out to all parents about the girls. I am sending you the carbon copy (not very good because it slipped in my type writer) so you can see what I wrote her. I wanted her to know what sort of men she is letting you youngsters in for too, incidentally!

Maybe if you aren't getting too much out of the French, you can change to another class at midyears. But you must be doing pretty well in it.

Miss Dykeman is a likeable, good hearted sort. It was nice of her to take the interest in you girls.

Myra Southworth is the 60+ year old school teacher daughter of your father's mother's half brother, "Uncle Ken" Southworth. Your paternal grandmother gave all her best stuff to Myra, instead of either of her sons, because she didn't like either Maude or me. Myra is a rather histrionic old maid full of gas and high falutin ways. She puts on so much that I could never stand her. Her father, Ken Southworth, left town owing the Holmeses a big bill that always stuck in their crops, and naturally influences my opinion somewhat She reminds me a little of Beatrice Monk in her ways but has never amounted to as much as Beatrice, more stupid.

I am staying home a second day. I was feverish for a while and rather weak as a result, but am up & dressed today. It is balmy weather here, - the old cat who has stuck to me ever since I was home, has been asleep on the porch in the sun, and I have been out sweeping the leaves off the steps. The chrysanthemums are beginning to be very pretty, and I picked 4 lovely roses this morning. We still have green tomatoes on the vines slowly ripening. The mocking bird still sits in our honeysuckle softly singing. I feed him crumbs. Raisins are not on sale here these days.

I cut a picture of Ingrid Bergman out that I thought must wear her hair as you are now. Is it like that? Bangs were becoming to you all your little girlhood, and very easy to take care of.

Dad thinks that his heel is all right now. It is healing up rapidly and he says it seems so good to be able