Sept. 14

My dearest darling,

   Darling how I miss you.   Honestly it seems like I’ve been here a year and haven’t seen you.      Honey you don’t have to worry about me and any other boys.  We are not allowed to speak to them more than 2 min in the halls.  Can not sit with them in the dining room or speak to them (except good morning etc.) in the dining room or sit with them on the bus.  And darling I love you not these boys here.  Earnie can’t even take girls down town in his truck.   So when I want to go I take the bus.  I haven’t hardly said more than “hi” to Earnie since we’re been here.     

It’s right after breakfast, and the bus doesn’t leave until 15 min. to go to school.  I’m so hungry, I just can’t eat their breakfast.  Old girts & gravy, awfull toast, and cold ceral with raisons!  I didn’t eat only ½ piece of toast and drank my water.  (Thank God for water or I’d die, I can almost fill up on that!)  I’m eating a candy bar now.      Yesterday 3 girls and I went down town.  I could look all day.     

We only go to school til 8:30 to 12:30. And we’re free all afternoon to do as we please.  The boys all went swimming yesterday.  (Boys and girls are not allowed to go swimming together)  We have to be in our room at 7 o’clock tho.  Unless we go to church.  Dr. Watson is having a meeting at the church Wed. Thur. & Fri. night of this week and Sat. nite his giving a welcoming party.  Fri. dates we can date, but no one does cause they have church every Fri. nite and you have to be there.  All you do then is sit by you date on the bus! Not in the church. So that’s as far as dating goes!     

Darling please write me.  I miss you so much.  Next weekend, Fay, Earnie & I are going to try to come home.  Honey, I miss you.  I couldn’t sleep last nite, and all I did was think of you.  Darling please don’t be mad, oh honey I still love, please love me.

All my love & kisses
Your future wife
Barbara

P.S.

   Please WRITE me.
  All the girls think my ring is beautiful,
  It is – I love you & it.