[Only the second half of this letter survives.]It does not seem necessary and we would simply add numbers and not certainly any more intelligence and honesty to the note.
I sent May [her little sister] some padada violets last week hope she received them safely, they are quite rare do not grow in Penna. at all. It requires a sandy soil for their cultivation, if they are not to[o] much faded I thought they might be planted in the yard.
You did not say a word about accepting my invitation to come up to anniversary! I have special invitations requesting "My Fathers' p[r]esence" from several of the faculty, which however I don't think as strong as my own. I would rather have you with me Class day if it were possible than any other time.
I believe you would enjoy a day on the top of a mountain, surrounded by the comments & thoughts of forty five girls!
Most of the Seniors are going to stay over Sunday and have a farewell howl to-gether, so I suppose I will not get home until the 30th or 31st of June.
With much love to all
Your daughter Gertrude