The Johns Hopkins Hospital June 4, 1921
Lady dear,
I'm thinking of you every day, & loving you a great deal.
Mary Daboll came to me today & stated her case. She had no ambition in college till she met your course in Phys. then the idea of medicine hit her, evidently confused by her admiration for you. "I thought I'd like it when I got into it, but there has been no more Miss Turner giving courses." She has flunked Phys. Chem. & fears she may have failed in Pathology. There is nothing she really wants to do. She asked if she should borrow money to go on in medical school trusting she'd like it later on. I said decidedly "No!", though her college roommate who was here visiting her said "Yes!" I advised her trying for a job at the Mulford laboratories. It is remuneration, & becomes automatic after one gets a certain amount of skill. I am not impressed with any gerat stability or drive, & this life demands it.
I spoke today before the Maryland State Nurses' Association. I leave for Milwaukee June 21st, & speak the 23rd arriving here June 25th. I dread the trip, but feel it my duty to go.
Much love to you
from
Esther