801 E. Huron Street,
Ann Arbor.
Michigan.My dear Miss Turner:-
Your kind note came while I was away for vacation. I just slept as much as I could and feel so rested that I am ready to study again. I want to see you and wish that I can have a long talk with you. I get so hungry for Mount Holyoke College and friends.
I am getting along fine in everything, except that Physiology. I dislike the laboratory work also. After I finish that course I will send you that copy of laboratory guide. We make curves all the time. The laboratory course is of eight weeks, four hours each day. Dr. Lombard may be good in other things, certainly not his teaching.
Dr. Warthin, our pathology professor is fine. The students are afraid of him. Certainly he makes us study. I enjoy his class, although I shiver like others when I am called upon to recite. He calls upon the girls every recitation. It is quite common that we girls recite four or five times during one period. He scolds us a great deal, but I do not mind. His methods are inductive. I can answer his questions most of the times. The girls often tease m because he always accept[s] my recitation. I can not write as fast as some of the American students yet. Perhaps you like to know some of our questions for written quiz.
Warthin's first quiz.
I Origin, nature, destination of life.
II Evolution, evidence, causes, factors.
III Discuss abnormal and normal life
IV Discuss death
V Intrinsic and extrinsic disease.Wharthin's [sic] second quiz.
I Discuss maturation, fertilization, soma and germ cell.
II Mendelian law, application to normal and pathological life.
III Inheritable disease, classification and subclassification
IV Discuss myosyncrasy, predisposition and susceptibilityDr. Emerson is giving Dr. Vaughan's course. He is a prince. We all like his methods, his personality[.]
I did not go to Saint Louis this Christmas. There is so much suffering in this world. I feel it is too big a luxury to take this trip. We have a flood in China recently. We students help as much as we can, but our own pockets are rather small.
My friend Dr. Tsau may come to America for post graduate work this coming summer. I am so happy. Dr. McLean is anxious to see her also. She has been back to China six years.
I had a good vacation at Oberlin. I spent two days at Cleveland. We have many Chinese students at both places.
It is getting pretty late. This is the last day of 1917. I have been in this country three years, three months and twenty four days. I get so hungry to see my brothers and their children.
I must also tell you that Mr. Barbour of Detroit has given fifty thousand dollars to Oriental women for study medicine. The interest of that sum is enough for five scholarship[s] of five hundred dollars each. Two scholarship[s], one occupied by a Japanese girl, other by my friend Gladys Ding. The third one is soon to be given to Dr. Thong's niece, her aunt graduated in the same class with Dr. Stone. Remember me to your dear mother. With great deal love for yourself.