[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 1942] Page: 1 of 2
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ra an I we have b iIne cLass of girls tomorrow :aornitg
been noved back to start then off ... why did i ever g
ed in a teaching job ... working with the officers is ve
but i dread taking on a bunch of strange women, because
?e our class, there will be a third that never until nL
stand the simplest direction with mathematics involved .
only hope that i get sone airminded ones that are on their to
dent in yesterday to see my marks as an instructor, also xx a.
oturer, and was infora:ed that they were very good ... co lan'
_1 ~very much about them as they mn:_rk us on such a variety
wings, and at a glance you can't ell whether you are being 1A >
; an observer, instructor, or soie clerk's guess work ... notice
what the girls gave me wonderful marks on my first levture that
ok two tries to finish, so you see they aren't very fair, the;
st liked me, and were so relieved that i could stand ur that lon
_y they brought in a li ttle chinease boy, five years inthe c
rps, and recovrering from seven monthss in the hospital afte,
Sin 4)) feet in a p 39 ...-the superintendent rut hi
trainer, but couldn't make him understand the simplest
s just a guest they were being nice to) ... so she handed ne
in disgust, and i had wonderful success with a mixture of W
lish, and encourageing tones ... we had about 2) army a
'icials standing around, and i wasn't a bit perturbed ca:.
:. rep lly the only one i had to tElk to ... he told me af t
hat his sister (who he refered to as he) had entered the chine
. as a nurse, and had been pronoted to a first lieutenant in
entry, end wns now on the battlefront ... she was the only ,n
- 'd heard about in 5 years ... said he exrected
in a day or two, and wanted an opportunity to salute hr
'11 be sicK. if i get a chance to leave this place ... e
3 iendously interested in our salary status at this point ..
- y our overtime, gave us a 20 percent raise, and took the wLo
ng back in the sane breath 4.. personally i hardly care ... i
e e chance to spend money except for board ... the girls pay
a, and the navy boys are always eager to buy deals, and i nev-
_.. to a store ... had a letter fromn am marion fro, syracuse, s,
rribly dissat sf ed, and anxious to come here ... i would sugge
y to enter the training school, but i fear she'd be tired c"
if i went to texas ... they are trying e c! ss (the next
-ht training ... it would be a wonderful job for jane x
W s oing so eplace she couldn't go ... sleep has
japefruit and two navals, wonrerf:b
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Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes. [Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 1942], letter, December 1942; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1296157/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National WASP WWII Museum.