By
WEP
1917
Page
Some diary highlights: | |
p. vii | "Converted Nov. 3, 1916. Thank God." |
p. 3 | 2/5 "Clifford spanked" |
p. 4 | 2/12 "Walked 2 miles. ... Willie Cochran's horses ran away. froze my nose." |
| 2/13 "retired with blue nose, arose with nose covered with matter, pealed it off. skated." |
| 2/20 "received word of grandpa's* death monday morning. stroke. walked all the way home over sleet covered ground it took 3 hours." |
| 2/21 "Went to the funeral at Cultus. Saw Dr. Park" |
p. 6 | 3/22 "I am feeling all right my jaw swelled so I can't chew" |
p. 8 | 4/9 "Papa has the mumps." |
| 4/12 "Leeta has the mumps." |
| 4/16 "Reached school on time after about a month's absence." |
p. 19 | 9/14 "I have a boil over my eye and my eye is nearly swelled shut." |
p. 20 | 10/4 "Studying very hard for the two exams normal entrance & matriculation." |
p. 21 | 10/20 "Clifford turned his first hand-spring" |
p. 22 | 11/1 "Raised myself by my toes and arms outstretched at arms length and with a hold on a chair rung from a reclining position on the floor." |
p. 24 | 11/21 "studying very hard on the average 6 hours homework." |
p. 26 | 12/19 "Our barn burned last night burning our very promising Mac and an old sow as well as hay, straw, etc." |
| 12/21 "walked 5 miles home. viewed the remains of the barn." |
| _______________ * Philip Bender Park |