{Lutheran Theological Seminary and Waterloo College Waterloo, Ont.,} May 11, 1924
Dear Mother:-
Just a few lines again to-night. Bonnie and Marion and the three largest boys have gone to Church, Robert is playing outdoors, Eileen, Ruth and Catharine are left in my charge. The latter is moping up the floor according to her usual mode of locomotion by crawling along on her bottom. It is wonderful the speed she makes in this rather awkward method of getting around. Her education has developed also and has now reached the destructive stage. She has an apparently irresistible propensity for picking off the wallpaper and has to be constantly watched. As I received strict instructions about it just before Church time I will have to stick on the job and keep at least one eye upon her. I have sub-let the contract as far as possible to Eileen and Ruth, but they are not always reliable and hence afford me only partial relief. However, I hope to be able to finish this letter without serious interruption. It will soon be time, however, to put Eileen and Ruth to bed, which always falls to my lot. Ruth always adds to her prayers “And make Eileen a good little girl”. I suppose she thinks Eileen needs it. She used to add “Make mother a good girl”; but probably she thought that that has been accomplished or that it was a hopeless case, and for a long time has transferred her petition as indicated above.
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I am enclosing snaps of Carolus and Herman – Carolus in his long trousers and Herman in his confirmation clothes. They had some other nice pictures – pictures of Ruth and Eileen and of Arthur, but didn’t have any extra ones to spare. So these two are all I can send at present. Prof. Willison received word last week that at the meeting of the Trustees of Carthage College, Carthage, Ill. he was given the honorary degree of Dr. of Literature. So he is now D. of Litt or Litt. D., whichever way you prefer. He is tickled to death over his new title and at once ordered a Doctor’s robe made. He will go over to Carthage to receive his doctorate in persona about the 9th of June. He pulled some ropes to get it, but is to be congratulated over his successful efforts. Prof. Zinck arrived back to-day at noon from Nova Scotia where he went to bury his mother, but I haven’t seen him since his return. On Friday night we had another meeting of the Merger Committee of our Canadian Synods, but did not get very far along. I, however, succeeded in getting a strong article against Secret Societies in the constitution. The weather had been steadily cold with the exception of yesterday and to-day, since I wrote you last week. Yesterday I let the fire go out at noon and only built it up again to-night. I had to get another tone of coke last week, which runs my winter’s coal bill up to $217.50. I have all my garden planted, however, except a small patch of corn and some ground reserved for tomatoes and cabbages. I held one of my final examinations last week on Liturgies. The boys did fairly well on it. All three of the graduates have now accepted calls and still there are vacancies in our Canadian Synods. Well, I must close for this time. With much love to you all, I am
Most Sincerely yours,
[signed] Carroll H. Little
