Letter, James Gleason to Kate Gleason
A letter to Kate Gleason from her brother, James Gleason. Jim reports to Kate on his classes and asks for her to send money because he is “busted.” He is looking for a roommate for the following term and describes his research into the family of a potential candidate. Jim discusses his thoughts on his classmate, Warner, and tells Kate about the workings of the Delta Upsilon literary meetings.
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Nov 25—88
Dear Kate;
You give great consolation on O.W.J.
from your tone I take it you think I wont get
even a creditable, but you are way off if so.
Convergence & divergence of series was what seemed a
little hazy to my brilliant mind. but I went
to class every day for a week and Mr. Hathaway
never called on any of us. lectured all the
time until we were through with it; Dont
delay sending cash any longer than possible
I am busted. I have been looking at two
rooms for next term one in Sibley for $2. a
week and perhaps I could get a roommate:
The other is one for $4.00 a fellow by the name
of Ide would go in with me. look his
Paternal relatives record up in Duns book.
Ide Springfield Ill. Mfgr of Engines.
Ide is a D.U. Freshman and very stylish,
He stands well in his studies and although of
a quiet disposition not on the Warner plank.
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By the way how is Warner. He wrote me once telling of how
you received him. Perhaps you had better give him the
slip seeing his paternal relatives reputation in business is
shaky. He is a little slouchy as you remarked in one of
your letters. At the C.U.C.A. reception he wore that
checked business suit, that doubtless adorned him at the
Club meeting in Rochester. Week after next I am down
for news of the week at the D.U. literary meeting. If you
have any papers to spare that week please send them. it
will come off Friday night of that week Dec 7. These
meetings are very interesting. Some are notified ahead to
prepare on certain subjects and the balance of the evening is
filled out with impromptu speeches with subjects given by
the chairman. Subjects are generally such as Civil service
in England, or for the technical men Storage batteries or
the like. and when they are through the critic goes over them
and hauls them down even for grammar. Generally some of
the profs are on hand which makes it ever harder; The only
thing that scares them a little is that they are always called on
for a few remarks: But I never saw one stuck for a story
yet. Such as Profs Andrews Nichols Dr Simonds attend.
I enclose a programme of the Military hop.
Yours Jim