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Dear Don,

You no doubt think I've passed "on", for myu long silence but work ahs been pressing aned it seems like I dn't get a minute when I'm not working. You see I am taking type-writing at night school three nights of th week adn there on the Wednesday night there isn't night school, we hae a Liberty Chorus and since the only requition to join that is to be able to carry a tune they asked me and I joined.

Thaks muchly for sending my Xmas presents.

I feel fine now since haivng the flu - am slighlty deaf - but that all goes with a trait of an old maid. I'll probably end up in a mute asylum yet.

I have a class of H.S. girls in making lemon pie. LE. has been out of town to a convention for a week and will be away a week longer, hence the letter writing.

Oh I must tell you about the Teacher's Club Racket. I am no longer the worth stewardess and I am feeling 100% better. Last Nov. or rather the last part of Oct. when we wimply didn't have a place to board, the School Board took up the matter and said we could use the school dining room for our dining and they could take the hot lunches at schoo. I was appointed stewardess and gosh such a mess. I had to hire a cook and scond girl & all the suplies etc. etc. and keep them all separate from teh noon luch and school owrk. Then Nov 4 we meoved into the Hotel. Had to get a new cook and second girl. <b>The Flu Hospital opened for three weeks and I had charge of that also.</b> So many gils were gone during the mont of Nov that their board bills ranged from 9.00 to twenty dollars. I had to figure up a Board bill for nearly every girl and none were higher than $22.00.

In Dec. their board was $16.50 and for the four weeks in Jan $21.80. a lot of them had rebates for absences, too. I was sick with the flu and I did all teh planning and made out the orders when I was in bed. I told them I wished they'd get some one else because this extra responsibility and work has been the ruination of my health this winter.

In Feb. I heard some catty remarks and I had a meeting called and say the way I layed it out to those girls was nothing slow. Mish Fisher spoke up and said "No I gould quot a few things that have been said and I think now is the time for some of you peole to speak up and make your compalins in an open matter.: Say, they all sat like they were paralyzed. I read the riot act to the right. This was on teh 14th of Feb. and I said they goutl get a new steardess to start work the following morning and I gave tehm a report of my work. Their boark bill (which inclues help, alundry, etc. etc.) was seven dollars and forty cents for half the month and they had fifty dollars in the treasury. Besides this I had bought $17.00 worth of dishes, etc. Butter, up untiul jsut this month has been 75 cts a pound, eggs 70 cts a dollar [sic, dozen?] cream $1.00 a quart. Some of these people make me laught. I sure have been patting myself on the back for giving them such a good start. The Sewing teacher Anna Getschmann and I (do you wonder at it) spar at each other all the time. I simply work separate fromher for I cant bear to look at her much less talk with her. Shes' the kind who wears dirty underwar and apologiiesze for it if you happen to see it.

Well she tho't she was going to get it and had asked soemone if they thot that she could do it, etc. etc. and here she never got it at all. I can't help but smile up my sleeve. Sunday they ordered chicken 19 3/4 lbs and it cost them $7.98. Isn't taht rare? Not so rare tho when I think of pyaing the Board bill at the end of the month. Theother day at noon we had macaronit and chesse, scalloped potatoes, backed beans and borwn bread, prune sauce (we'd surely need it) and gingerbread. Talk about carbohtydate foods. Tell that menu to Ruth. The only experience the stewarde has had is cooking for Thrashers, but I certrainly wouldn't critize for its a leon job, not to anyone out scie the family circle.

Well on Feb. 14 (1/2 the month the boar was $6.43 per serons and they had fifty dollars in the Treasure. Don't you think I did pretty good? but they are welcome to run it to suit themselves.

I am going to start putting applications in at other palces for I've had enof of thsi school. Wish I had the money to go into cafeteria or tea room work. You and I could run a grill or something toegher. I like to teach H.Ec. and I'm crazy about my equipement, but Life is too short ot spend all your time here and I hate to teach all my life too.

Gee the weather is sure could out this mornign. The pipe in our bathroom froze.

Next Tuesday night there is to be a big banquet given for the retuned soldiers. Between a hundred and two hundred sholdiers and fiends will attend. Taht means a little piece of work for me.

Wed night of this week the girls of my H.Ec. classes are going to give a St. Patrick's sinner to six teachers for practice in serving.

Last Friday mronig they gave a George Washington Tea and had two teachers from uptairs as guests.

Sat - March 8 - I am going to Aurora to a H.Ec. teachers convention. Ain't it fun?

Al the teachers hav ahd the flu. thrity one have been out since Christmas and there are only 36 of us.

Write the goings and comings.

Much love to all, Leone

Tell Ruth I'll send a check for those things she bot me - next Friday - pay day - if she will write and tell me what they were.

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	Dear Don,		Dear Don,

	You no doubt think I've passed "on", for ~~myu~~ long silence but work ~~ahs~~ been pressing ~~aned~~ it seems like I dn't get a minute when I'm not working. You see I am taking type-writing at night school three nights of th week ~~adn~~ there on the Wednesday night there isn't night school, we ~~hae~~ a Liberty Chorus and since the only ~~requition~~ to join that is to be able to carry a tune they asked me and I joined.		You no doubt think I've passed "on", for my long silence but work has been pressing and it seems like I don't get a minute when I'm not working. You see I am taking type-writing at night school three nights of the week and there on the Wednesday night there isn't night school, we have a Liberty Chorus and since the only requisition to join that is to be able to carry a tune they asked me and I joined.

	~~Thaks~~ muchly for sending my Xmas presents.		Thanks muchly for sending my Xmas presents.

	I feel fine now since ~~haivng~~ the flu - am ~~slighlty~~ deaf - but that all goes with a trait of an old maid. I'll probably end up in a mute asylum yet.		I feel fine now since having the flu - am slightly deaf - but that all goes with a trait of an old maid. I'll probably end up in a mute asylum yet.

	I have a class of H.S. girls in making lemon pie. LE. has been out of town to a convention for a week and will be away a week longer, hence the letter writing.		I have a class of H.S. girls in making lemon pie. LE. has been out of town to a convention for a week and will be away a week longer, hence the letter writing.

	Oh I must tell you about the Teacher's Club Racket. I am no longer the worth stewardess and I am feeling 100% better. Last Nov. or rather the last part of Oct. when we ~~wimply~~ didn't have a place to board, the School Board took up the matter and said we could use the school dining room for our dining and they could take the hot lunches at ~~schoo~~. I was appointed stewardess and gosh such a mess. I had to hire a cook and ~~scond~~ girl & all the ~~suplies~~ etc. etc. and keep them all separate from ~~teh~~ noon ~~luch~~ and school ~~owrk~~. Then Nov 4 we ~~meoved~~ into the Hotel. Had to get a new cook and second girl. <b>The Flu Hospital opened for three weeks and I had charge of that also.</b> So many ~~gils~~ were gone during the ~~mont~~ of Nov that their board bills ranged from 9.00 to twenty dollars. I had to figure up a Board bill for nearly every girl and none were higher than $22.00.		Oh I must tell you about the Teacher's Club Racket. I am no longer the worth stewardess and I am feeling 100% better. Last Nov. or rather the last part of Oct. when we simply didn't have a place to board, the School Board took up the matter and said we could use the school dining room for our dining and they could take the hot lunches at school. I was appointed stewardess and gosh such a mess. I had to hire a cook and second girl & all the supplies etc. etc. and keep them all separate from the noon lunch and school work. Then Nov 4 we moved into the Hotel. Had to get a new cook and second girl. <b>The Flu Hospital opened for three weeks and I had charge of that also.</b> So many girls were gone during the month of Nov that their board bills ranged from 9.00 to twenty dollars. I had to figure up a Board bill for nearly every girl and none were higher than $22.00.

	In Dec. their board was $16.50 and for the four weeks in Jan $21.80. a lot of them had rebates for absences, too. I was sick with the flu and I did all ~~teh~~ planning and made out the orders when I was in bed. I told them I wished they'd get some one else because this extra responsibility and work has been the ruination of my health this winter.		In Dec. their board was $16.50 and for the four weeks in Jan $21.80. A lot of them had rebates for absences, too. <b>I was sick with the flu and I did all the planning and made out the orders when I was in bed.</b> I told them I wished they'd get some one else because this extra responsibility and work has been the ruination of my health this winter.

	In Feb. I heard some catty remarks and I had a meeting called and say the way I layed it out to those girls was nothing slow. ~~Mish~~ Fisher spoke up and said "No I ~~gould~~ quot a few things that have been said and I think now is the time for some of you ~~peole~~ to speak up and make your ~~compalins~~ in an open matter.: Say, they all sat like they were paralyzed. I read the riot act to ~~the~~ right. This was on ~~teh~~ 14th of Feb. and I said they ~~goutl~~ get a new ~~steardess~~ to start work the following morning and I gave ~~tehm~~ a report of my work. Their ~~boark~~ bill (which ~~inclues~~ help, ~~alundry~~, etc. etc.) was seven dollars and forty cents for half the month and they had fifty dollars in the treasury. Besides this I had bought $17.00 worth of dishes, etc. Butter, up ~~untiul jsut~~ this month has been 75 cts a pound, eggs 70 cts a dollar [sic, dozen?] cream $1.00 a quart. Some of these people make me ~~laught~~. I sure have been patting myself on the back for giving them such a good start. The Sewing teacher Anna Getschmann and I (do you wonder at it) spar at each other all the time. I simply work separate ~~fromher~~ for I ~~cant~~ bear to look at her much less talk with her. ~~Shes~~' the kind who wears dirty ~~underwar~~ and ~~apologiiesze~~ for it if you happen to see it.		In Feb. I heard some catty remarks and I had a meeting called and say the way I layed it out to those girls was nothing slow. Miss Fisher spoke up and said "Now I could quot a few things that have been said and I think now is the time for some of you people to speak up and make your complaints in an open matter." Say, they all sat like they were paralyzed. I read the riot act to them right. This was on the 14th of Feb. and I said they could get a new stewardess to start work the following morning and I gave them a report of my work. Their board bill (which includes help, laundry, etc. etc.) was seven dollars and forty cents for half the month and they had fifty dollars in the treasury. Besides this I had bought $17.00 worth of dishes, etc. Butter, up until just this month has been 75 cts a pound, eggs 70 cts a dollar [sic, dozen?] cream $1.00 a quart. Some of these people make me laugh. I sure have been patting myself on the back for giving them such a good start. The Sewing teacher Anna Getschmann and I (do you wonder at it) spar at each other all the time. I simply work separate from her for I can't bear to look at her much less talk with her. She's the kind who wears dirty underwear and apologizes for it if you happen to see it.

	Well she tho't she was going to get it and had asked ~~soemone~~ if they thot that she could do it, etc. etc. and here she never got it at all. I can't help but smile up my sleeve. Sunday they ordered chicken 19 3/4 lbs and it cost them $7.98. Isn't ~~taht~~ rare? Not so rare tho when I think of ~~pyaing~~ the Board bill at the end of the month. ~~Theother~~ day at noon we had ~~macaronit~~ and ~~chesse~~, scalloped potatoes, backed beans and ~~borwn~~ bread, prune sauce (we'd surely need it) and gingerbread. Talk about ~~carbohtydate~~ foods. Tell that menu to Ruth. The only experience the ~~stewarde~~ has had is cooking for ~~Thrashers~~, but I ~~certrainly~~ wouldn't ~~critize~~ for its a ~~leon~~ job, not to anyone ~~out scie~~ the family circle.		Well she tho't she was going to get it and had asked someone if they thot that she could do it, etc. etc. and here she never got it at all. I can't help but smile up my sleeve. Sunday they ordered chicken 19 3/4 lbs and it cost them $7.98. Isn't that rare? Not so rare tho when I think of paying the Board bill at the end of the month. The other day at noon we had macaroni and cheese, scalloped potatoes, backed beans and brown bread, prune sauce (we'd surely need it) and gingerbread. Talk about carbohrydate foods. Tell that menu to Ruth. The only experience the stewardess has had is cooking for thrashers, but I certainly wouldn't criticize for its a lemon job, not to anyone outside the family circle.

	Well on Feb. 14 (1/2 the month the ~~boar~~ was $6.43 per ~~serons~~ and they had fifty dollars in the ~~Treasure~~. Don't you think I did pretty good? ~~but~~ they are welcome to run it to suit themselves.		Well on Feb. 14 (1/2 the month the boars was $7.43 per person and they had fifty dollars in the Treasury. Don't you think I did pretty good? But they are welcome to run it to suit themselves.

	I am going to start putting applications in at other ~~palces~~ for I've had enof of ~~thsi~~ school. Wish I had the money to go into cafeteria or tea room work. You and I could run a grill or something ~~toegher~~. I like to teach H.Ec. and I'm crazy about my ~~equipement~~, but Life is too short ot spend all your time here and I hate to teach all my life too.		I am going to start putting applications in at other places for I've had enof of this school. Wish I had the money to go into cafeteria or tea room work. You and I could run a grill or something together. I like to teach H.Ec. and I'm crazy about my equipment, but Life is too short to spend all your time here and I hate to teach all my life too.

	Gee the weather is sure could out this ~~mornign~~. The pipe in our bathroom froze.		Gee the weather is sure could out this morning. The pipe in our bathroom froze.

	Next Tuesday night there is to be a big banquet given for the ~~retuned~~ soldiers. Between a hundred and two hundred ~~sholdiers~~ and ~~fiends~~ will attend. ~~Taht~~ means a little piece of work for me.		Next Tuesday night there is to be a big banquet given for the returned soldiers. Between a hundred and two hundred soldiers and friends will attend. That means a little piece of work for me.

	Wed night of this week the girls of my H.Ec. classes are going to give a St. Patrick's ~~sinner~~ to six teachers for practice in serving.		Wed night of this week the girls of my H.Ec. classes are going to give a St. Patrick's dinner to six teachers for practice in serving.

	Last Friday ~~mronig~~ they gave a George Washington Tea and had two teachers from ~~uptairs~~ as guests.		Last Friday mornig they gave a George Washington Tea and had two teachers from upstairs as guests.

	Sat - March 8 - I am going to Aurora to a H.Ec. teachers convention. Ain't it fun?		Sat - March 8 - I am going to Aurora to a H.Ec. teachers convention. Ain't it fun?

	Al the teachers ~~hav ahd~~ the flu. ~~thrity~~ one have been out since Christmas and there are only 36 of us.		All the teachers have had the flu. Thrity one have been out since Christmas and there are only 36 of us.

	Write the goings and comings.		Write the goings and comings.