Monday, April 18, 1921

Overcast, damp, rainy day. Arose 6:15 A.M. Studied etc. Read paper. Breakfast. To College 8 A.M. to 12:30 M. Dinner. Talked. To Phi Nu Theta. Down town. Home. Studied. Some snow in A.M. Studied. To College library. Home. To bed 10 P.M. Thankful for health, friends etc.

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This entry is followed by three blank dates: April 19, 20 & 21. There is no explanation for the gaps.

Sunday, April 17, 1921

Dark, damp, misty, cool day. Arose 9 A.M. Breakfast etc. To Church & S.S. Dinner. To Albany with Russell to see Albert Lull. Much better. To Sch'dy. Lunch. To E.L. & church Men's night.To Benedicts. To bed 11:30 P.M.

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Saturday, April 16, 1921

[Entries for April 13-15 are missing with no explanation.]

Cloudy, dark, with some rain. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. To College 7:45-11 A.M. Odd jobs. Played tennis at College. Looked over eggs. Supper. Down street. Bowled etc. To bed 11 P.M. Thankful for Education, kind parents etc.

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I think Stanford is getting a little tired of writing in his diary. I would say he's too busy, but that doesn't appear to be the case, from the entries he is putting in. Hmmm . . . 

Tuesday, April 12, 1921

Beautiful, sunshiny, cool day. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Read paper. To college 7:45-11 A.M. Studied. Dinner. Took nap. Odd jobs. Down town on errands. Supper. Wrote letter to S.E.S. Studied. To P.O. To bed 11 P.M. Thankful for friends.

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I'm pretty sure S.E.S. is Stella Sanborn, a friend he writes to once in a while, and sometimes goes out with.

Stella Eaton

Stella, as I've learned, was probably named after her mother's sister, Stella Eaton.  Here is a picture of Stella's namesake, Aunt Stella.

Monday, April 11, 1921

Fair, bright, cool, clear, breezy day. Arose 7 A.M. To College 8 A.M. to 12:30 M. Dinner. Wrote in diary etc. To Third floor to study and sleep. Supper. To library. To College Chapel to Giddings lecture. Down town. Bowled etc. To bed 11 P.M.

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Franklin Henry Giddings graduated from Union College with a degree in Engineering, but later turned to Sociology for his life's work, teaching primarily at Columbia University as the first full time Sociology professor in the U.S. His ideas and research were pioneering in the field; he was famous for having written the first Sociology textbook in the U.S., according to this webpage about him, taken from the Union College website.

His lecture series was something he did frequently for Union College. Here is a news report that appeared in the NY Times for March 2, 1913, reporting on the lecture series for that year.