Saturday, February 19, 1921

Beautiful bright mild clear day. Arose 6:30 A.M. Studied french. Breakfast. To College 8 A.M. - 12:15 M. Dinner. Started Ford etc. 4th dancing lesson 2 P.M. Stopped to c Hudson. Studied. Supper. To Library. Took bath. To bed 9:30 P.M.

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Stanford must have been tired. I wonder what he meant by "Stopped to c Hudson"?

Friday, February 18, 1921

Beautiful bright cool clear breezy day. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. To College 8 A.M. - 12:15 M. Dinner. Took nap. Up stairs to study. Supper. Played piano. Played euchre. To College to Union-Ripon debate. Ripon won 2-1. Home. Studied. To bed 12:15 P.M.

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Ripon College is a small liberal arts college in Ripon, Wisconsin. Here is a picture of their 1928 debate team, no doubt pretty similar to their 1921 debate team:

Taken from Ripon College Archives

Thursday, February 17, 1921

Beautiful bright clear warm day. Arose 6:30 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. To College 8 A.M. - 12:20 M. Award of scholarly honors. Dinner. Helped father. Down street. Bowled and traded. Supper. Played euchre, studied. To Basketball game Union 35-Carnegie Tech 25. TO BED 10:45 P.M.

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Wow! High scoring game!

Wednesday, February 16, 1921

Beautiful bright mild wet day. Arose 7:20 A.M. Breakfast etc. To College 8 A.M. - 12:20 M. Dinner. To third floor to study. Took nap. Wrote letter. Supper. Shaved. To Phi Nu Theta meeting. Initiation. Studied. To bed 11 P.M.

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I'm trying to figure out how a day could be both bright and wet . . . 

Tuesday, February 15, 1921

Beautiful bright cool wet day. Arose 6:15 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. To College 8 A.M. - 12:15 M. Dinner. Took 3rd dancing lesson at 2 P.M. Bowled. Took Pancake flour to Mr. Smits. Supper. Nap. To Kappa Sigma Pi meeting. Talked. Home. To bed 11 P.M.

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I wonder why Stanford took pancake flour to Mr. Smits? And what were the dancing lessons for? Maybe the mysteries will be solved later .  .  .

Monday, February 14, 1921

Beautiful bright mild misty day. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. To College 8-11 A.M. Home. To Chapel. Dinner. Mrs. St. Clair here. Down town. Watched bowling at Morse Alleys etc. Supper. To meeting of neutral frats in gym. Wrestling. B.B. Speaking, eats etc. To bed 11:45 P.M.

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Don't know who Mrs. St. Clair is, but probably a family friend. The Phi Nu Theta fraternity is one of those neutral fraternities. I suppose it meant that the fraternity was unaffiliated with a national fraternity. They called themselves the Eclectic Society at Wesleyan University, where they were founded in 1837. Supposedly, they never moved beyond Wesleyan, but perhaps the fraternity at Union was independent of the mother organization. It's not clear. 

Sunday, February 13, 1921

Beautiful, bright, cool, breezy day. Arose 9:30 A.M. Breakfast. Talked, played piano, took bath. To S.S. Walked around. Dinner. Wrote in diary etc. Sat around etc. To Phi Nu Theta Lodge. To Church E.L. social and meeting. To 215 P.W. Bl'vd. Talked. To bed 11 P.M.

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Wonder what was at 215 P.W. Boulevard?

Saturday, February 12, 1921

Fair, bright cool, clear, damp, day. Arose 6:20 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. To College 8 A.M. - 12:20 M. Dinner. Second dancing lesson 2 P.M. Called at Y.M.C.A. Reception at new building. Bowled etc. Supper. Cleaned walk etc. To Proctors with Russel. To bed 12 P.M.

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Hmmm. Stanford doesn't seem to be dating lately.

Friday, February 11, 1921

Overcast, snowy, cool, about 6" snow. Arose 6:45 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. To College 8-11 A.M. Home. Washed hair. Up to Chapel. Dinner. Took stuff over to Church. To rhetoric. To Church to Pankake [sic] Supper. Waited on table etc. To College to fraternity initiation. Ate down town. To bed 11:45 P.M.

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Thursday, February 10, 1921

Overcast mild damp day. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast etc. To College 8 A.M. - 12:20 M. Dinner. Studied, read etc. Down town. Up to Library. Supper. To Phi Nu Theta meeting. Over to church. Talked etc. To bed 11 P.M.

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Wednesday, February 9, 1921

Cloudy, dull, misty, damp day. Arose 7:15 A.M. Breakfast etc. To College 8 A.M. - 12:20 M. Dinner. Fooled around. Took first dancing lesson at Cains 2 P.M. Bowled. Home. Wrote in diary etc. Supper. Home in evening. Studied. To bed 10 P.M.

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Hmmm. I wonder what prompted the dancing lessons?

Tuesday, February 8, 1921

Beautiful bright clear warm wet day. Arose 6:30 A.M. Breakfast. Helped start ford. To College 8-10:30 A.M. Read. Towed Hudson to garage. To Chapel. Dinner. Took nap. Wrote in diary. To College to register. Down town. Bowled. Supper. Wrote letter. To Russel's house to plan for Pancake Supper. To bed 11:45 P.M.

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Uh-oh. What's wrong with the Hudson? I guess the spring semester is finally starting.

Monday, February 7, 1921

Overcast Cool day with some snow. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast etc. To College 9-10:15 A.M. Home. To Phi Nu Theta lodge. Mr. Wilson Sigma Nu inspector up all day. To Canton to dinner. Bowled at Morse. Bought candy. Uncle John & Aunt Gertie here to surprise supper and over night. To automobile show. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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Sunday, February 6, 1921

Overcast damp mild April day. Arose 9 A.M. Breakfast, shaved etc. To Church & S.S. Took Russel up after tickets. Dinner. To Hospital to see Dot Gallup with Ruth, D.S.R., M.M.B. and Clif B. in B's car. Rode around. Lunch home. To E.L. & Church. Talked with Russ. To BED 12:30.

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I don't know who B's are, but they provided the car. I wonder why Dot was in the hospital?

Saturday, February 5, 1921

Dark, dull, wet rainy disagreeable day. Arose 9:15 A.M. Breakfast. Fooled around. Got hair cut. Uncle John & John & Anna Myers to dinner. Played euchre. Down town. Bought goods. Supper. To College Frosh 15 - Albany High 16; Union 31 - Albany law 16. Home. Pressed suit took bath etc. TO BED 12 P.M.

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Good thing those lawyers can't play basketball! It's very unusual, by the way, for Stanford to complain about the weather or anything else for that matter.

Friday, February 4, 1921

Beautiful bright mild clear day. Arose 9:15 A.M. Dressed. Breakfast. Read. Played piano etc. Dinner. Did odd jobs. Took short nap. To College. Supper. Bowled with Church League 126 - 154 -126. Took 2 games from Grace M.E. H.H. to Sacandega. TO BED 11 P.M.

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Thursday, February 3, 1921

Overcast mild damp day. Little snow. Arose 10 A.M. Breakfast. Dressed. Played piano, Read, talked etc. Dinner. Took nap. Wrote in diary. Up to College. Bowled at Morse 159-203-202. Supper. To B.B. game S.S. F.M.E. won. Talked. Bowled 153-179-215. To bed 12:15 P.M.

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Wow! Good bowling scores!

Wednesday, February 2, 1921

Overcast cool damp day. Candlemas day. No sun at noon. Arose 9 A.M. Breakfast. Around house. Read paper. Played piano etc. Dinner. Took nap. Did odd jobs around house. Supper. To Library. Home. Read etc. To bed 10:15 P.M. Thankful for health, friends, education etc.

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Candlemas is a Christian holiday that commemorates Jesus' presentation at the temple marking the end of the traditional period of 40 days of the mother's purification following a child's birth.

It is also the date half-way between winter solstice and vernal equinox, and for that reason has been a special day on which people make predictions about the remaining winter's weather.

Groundhog Day is one of the versions of that seasonal holiday. Here is a website where both Candlemas and Groundhog Day are explained and compared: February 2.

Tuesday, February 1, 1921

Beautiful bright clear cold day. Arose 9 A.M. Fooled around. Played piano, read paper etc. Dinner. Took nap. Read. Helped father start car etc. Supper. Over to Church in P.M. Helped address envelopes. Talked with Russel. To Quinns. To bed 12:15 P.M.

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One needed help to start a car in those days! Fall semester straddled the Christmas holidays once upon a time. I also had that kind of fall semester when I first went to college. Notice Stanford is taking his finals this week. I don't know who the Quinns are at this point.

Monday, January 31, 1921

Overcast cool winter's day. Arose 9 A.M. Breakfast. Helped father start car. Studied. Played piano etc. Dinner. To College 2 -5 P.M. for Philosophy exam. Supper. Bowled 2 games at Morse with H.H. To K.S.P. meeting at Church. Talked, sang, played etc. Home. To bed 11:15 P.M.

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