Tuesday, October 5, 1920

Overcast day with few scuds of rain. Arose 5:45 A.M. Studied. To College 7:45 to 11 A.M. Wrote in diary etc. Father and I to country. Dug potatoes 1/4 rotten, pulled beans etc. Home 7:30 P.M. Supper. Wrote letter. Studied etc. H.H. to Trinity Church to E.L. Sub district meeting. To Post Office. To bed 10:30 P.X.

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It's odd that Stanford so rarely mentions his mother, as if her presence were a given. I suppose the daughters spent time with their mother and the sons spent time with their father, as was the custom at the time.

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