Rita's Entry: Thursday, Jan 12, 1911
Harmony lesson at 10. Private lesson with Mr. Brune. He seems very nice. Fid lesson late. Not extry but he "can see progress." Lay around all afternoon. Practiced a little. Letter from E. C. B. Fran got bid to dance for tomorrow night. Wrote letters.
IN RITA'S DAY: Going to college as Rita did was unusal. According to the American Association of University Women, in 1870 only .7% of the female population went to college and by 1900 it was 2.8% and 7.6% in 1920. Not too surprising that Rita went to college, her mother received her teaching certificate in 1881. (see copy below). Not sure what kind of college she attended to get certificate.
Judy's Entry: Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011
Got a lot of snow. I would say 16 to 18 inches, so I spent most of the day with the shovel. The good thing was that I tried out different gloves, hats and scarves to find the best for snowshoeing tomorrow. (It's going to be cold).
TODAY: I think the biggest change in college education today are the online courses and online degree programs. Even when my children went to college, I never thought the time would come when someone could get a degree without actually attending a class in person.
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