2 Q more year. This will give us time to get fixed for the future, 

 whatever that may be. — You spoke of a new suit of clothes 

 & hat — those you must have. Let me know by return probable 

 cost & I will send the money soon. 



A week later the father could forward to his son "your 

 report, which you will see is very good." But the problem of 

 the suit had not been settled when the mother wrote on April 

 twenty- fourth: 



... I don't know whether I told you that they paid Minnie 

 $45.00 for teaching. She has bought material for her gradu- 

 ating dress & has still enough to pay for a dressmaker to make 

 it, after paying Mrs Starrett $15.00. She got a class pin, too, 

 for $5.00. Mrs S was so pleased that M paid her from money 

 she earned that she gave her a receipt to end of term, & said 

 she needn't pay for her diploma or the elocution teacher 

 who trains them to read their essays, or for the invitations 

 to com. which the pupils usually pay for. So, see! . . . The 

 concert [at Beloit] was fine & Lillie is spoken of, in the paper, 

 as being the most popular & most beautiful girl in college, 

 etc. I hope she won't be spoilt by flattery. I must try to get 

 that paper. 



What about your new suit of clothes? Be sure & tell us 

 how much money you want for it, when you write next. Do 

 you want any stockings, or collars which we can get here? 

 There are sales often & we can get collars cheap. Tell us the 

 number & whether stand up or lay down collars, & what 

 color of socks. Do you need hand'fs? Be sure & tell me. . . . 

 The latest news is that Minnie Tomlinson is engaged to that 

 blacksmith here. 



In the later months of his college career, young Wherry had 

 brought better conviction to his teachers which fact put him 

 in the honors group of those graduating. Mother was pleased ; 

 and so said (May 30, 1897): 



I am proud of you, yes proud of you! I'm so glad you got 

 through "a flying" and that you are an oration man. Just 

 think of it!!! I daresay you are glad that you don't have to 

 deliver an oration. You must have had grand times at your 

 Serenade — to be feasted & taken into houses must have 

 been fine. 



