Dear Classmates,

Your letters came just during my Christmas preparations and seemed like an extra special present. Now that I've fairly started the new year I have a little time to do a few of the pleasant things I have been postponing- writing my part for 'Robin' for instance.

The letters seem to be exactly the sort of letters each one of you would have written twenty years ago. Now do we really change so little, or do I read into each letter the girl I used to know?

I vote for the printed letter if it can be managed; it would be something coming to each one of us about the same time and something we could keep instead of passing on. I want add my approval to Frances Doherty's suggestion that something be done to preserve Goucher Hall. Could it be saved as a city college club house, as Goucher Museum or Library, or could it be transferred to the new site? I know nothing of the feasibility of such plans but perhaps other alumnae might have better ones.

Our neighborhood Red Cross chapter still carries on the work with the shell-shocked, the insane and the feeble-minded in St. Elizabeth- the government hospital for insane soldiers and sailors. We feel that the time has been well spent.

I resigned my chairmanship, though not my membership, just after writing my last letter, for quite unexpectedly I began high school teaching again. I had taught here before I was married. I teach English in our Technical High School where most f our pupils are boys. There are about seven boys to every girl. Your boys would love our shops- they do such wonderful things in them.

Just now I am doing some rather special and very interesting work in oral English- speech drills, public speaking and dramatic work and I find the pupils eager, attentive and responsive.

Our only daughter, Janet, began her public school life when I began to teach as I had to give up lessons at home. She will graduate from Tech February 26 and enter Goucher that fall. Her program has been a heavy one, as she has had to take all the technical subjects required for graduation and all the academic subjects necessary for college. However, she has been healthy, happy, and not at all over worked. Her average so far is 94.

I have no good snapshots at present but will send some on later if I can catch Round Robin. My small family - my husband and daughter- look mighty good to me and I like to show them off.

It is interesting to hear from you about Frances and her pleasant home, Lyda's marriage, Hattie Taylor's busy life as pastor's wife, Lottie's boy (who is a fine chap) Jane Hyde's unusual experience- and all the fine, good things you are doing.

I see Dr. Shefloe once in a while when he comes to Washington and we have a pleasant chat over old times. Other Goucher graduates teaching at Tech are Mary Dean, Sara Radcliffe, Theora Bunnell and Harriet Ebaugh.

A long life and a happy one to each and all of you.

Cordially yours,
Eda Briggs Frost

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