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Here's Kay, the aspiring reporter, working on keeping up the publication that first employed her.
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The Fernbank News.
Stokeys spend Holidays at Fernbank
August at Fernbank this year was enlivened by the presence of seven Stokeys. They were Mrs. Eva S. Evans, Col. and Mrs. W. P. Stokey, Misses Kathleen and Margaret Stokey, and Bill and Roger Stokey. According to reports from our special correspondent a fine time was had by all concerned.
Col. Stokey spent much time in attempting to acquire a reputation as a fisherman, in which attempt he was partially successful according to many. Fishing was also engaged in by Bill and Roger Stokey. The catch was confined largely to cunners, but Col. Stokey also caught occasional small flounders and an occasional tautog, scup and two hake. Roger Stokey caught one hake.
Misses Kathleen Stokey and Margaret Stokey move to Boston and Chicago respectively.
The Stokeys of Fernbank dispersed early in September. Miss Margaret Stokey went by train to Chicago to become a member of the Personnel Department of the Fair Department Store. Miss Kathleen Stokey and Mrs. Evans went to Philadelphia, where Miss Stokey remained until the opening of Radcliffe. The other Stokeys went home to their residence in Atlanta, Georgia.
Weather Excellent in August.
The Stokeys were very fortunate during their stay in Fernbank in August in having very fine weather. There were very few days which were inclement. At times it would be very cloudy in the morning, but generally it would clear up by noon.
The trip to Provincetown was postponed because of rainy weather but this was the only inconvenience of any importance.
Contributed by Roger Stokey
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The Trip to New Bedford
Mrs. Evans, Colonel and Mrs. W.P. Stokey and Bill Stokey went to the gardens near New Bedford with Miss Attee while taking her to Fall River to catch the boat for New York after several days stay at Woods Hole. The gardens were very pretty. There was a big green house with many kinds of plants, including some from tropical countries. After visiting the gardens the party went on to New Bedford about nine miles away and then to Fall River to the boat.
Trip to Provincetown Enjoyed by All
After delaying the trip to Provincetown for several days on account of bad weather, the whole family and Miss Rodehouse and Miss Attee went to the tip of the Cape on a Thursday afternooon. We stopped at the Highland Lighthouse for lunch and Kathleen went to interview Robert Nathan. Some of the party went to Corn Hill, while others stayed at the Lighthouse and either watched the scenery or ascended the Lighthouse tower. It was a clear day and several boats could be seen on the horizon. After leaving the Lighthouse the party went on to Provincetown and looked at the monument. Then some of the party went out on to the sand dunes at the end of the cape while the rest headed home in the Beagle. We stopped at a shop while Margaret and Kathleen got some Provincetown dresses. Then we went on to Orleans, so that Kathleen could see some writer there but she was not at home. We then went on home.
Trip to Boston.
On a Wednesday morning Margaret, Kathleen and Mrs. Stokey went to Boston to shop. On the next day Colonel Stokey and Bill Stokey and Roger went in to get them and to see the town. Roger went on a rubber neck tour while Bill and Colonel Stokey went to Harvard which was having exhibitions on account of the Centennial. They spent most of the time in the museum where they saw the glass flowers and the collection of animals. The glass flowers were very lifelike. There was every imaginable kind of animal in the zoological museum and also many birds. There was also an extensive collection of minerals. The party also went to the Mapparium of the Christian Science Publishing House. Spectators stand on a glass bridge which runs across a diameter of the globe. It is a large spherical room with the world done in colored glass. It gives one a very good idea of the earth, much better than is obtained by a map or even a globe. There are some very interesting sound effects to be obtained by standing in the center of the globe and talking in a normal voice. The voice comes back much louder. Also two people standing in corresponding positions away from the centre of the globe can talk in very low whispers to each other and hear each other very distinctly. It is similar to the well known whispering galleries that are talked of so much. Besides the bridge through the center of the globe there is a window in the Pacific Ocean through which one may view the globe from the outside.
Contributed by Bill Stokey.
The Fernbank News.
Stokeys spend Holidays at Fernbank
August at Fernbank this year was enlivened by the presence of seven Stokeys. They were Mrs. Eva S. Evans, Col. and Mrs. W. P. Stokey, Misses Kathleen and Margaret Stokey, and Bill and Roger Stokey. According to reports from our special correspondent a fine time was had by all concerned.
Col. Stokey spent much time in attempting to acquire a reputation as a fisherman, in which attempt he was partially successful according to many. Fishing was also engaged in by Bill and Roger Stokey. The catch was confined largely to cunners, but Col. Stokey also caught occasional small flounders and an occasional tautog, scup and two hake. Roger Stokey caught one hake.
Misses Kathleen Stokey and Margaret Stokey move to Boston and Chicago respectively.
The Stokeys of Fernbank dispersed early in September. Miss Margaret Stokey went by train to Chicago to become a member of the Personnel Department of the Fair Department Store. Miss Kathleen Stokey and Mrs. Evans went to Philadelphia, where Miss Stokey remained until the opening of Radcliffe. The other Stokeys went home to their residence in Atlanta, Georgia.
Weather Excellent in August.
The Stokeys were very fortunate during their stay in Fernbank in August in having very fine weather. There were very few days which were inclement. At times it would be very cloudy in the morning, but generally it would clear up by noon.
The trip to Provincetown was postponed because of rainy weather but this was the only inconvenience of any importance.
Contributed by Roger Stokey
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The Trip to New Bedford
Mrs. Evans, Colonel and Mrs. W.P. Stokey and Bill Stokey went to the gardens near New Bedford with Miss Attee while taking her to Fall River to catch the boat for New York after several days stay at Woods Hole. The gardens were very pretty. There was a big green house with many kinds of plants, including some from tropical countries. After visiting the gardens the party went on to New Bedford about nine miles away and then to Fall River to the boat.
Trip to Provincetown Enjoyed by All
After delaying the trip to Provincetown for several days on account of bad weather, the whole family and Miss Rodehouse and Miss Attee went to the tip of the Cape on a Thursday afternooon. We stopped at the Highland Lighthouse for lunch and Kathleen went to interview Robert Nathan. Some of the party went to Corn Hill, while others stayed at the Lighthouse and either watched the scenery or ascended the Lighthouse tower. It was a clear day and several boats could be seen on the horizon. After leaving the Lighthouse the party went on to Provincetown and looked at the monument. Then some of the party went out on to the sand dunes at the end of the cape while the rest headed home in the Beagle. We stopped at a shop while Margaret and Kathleen got some Provincetown dresses. Then we went on to Orleans, so that Kathleen could see some writer there but she was not at home. We then went on home.
Trip to Boston.
On a Wednesday morning Margaret, Kathleen and Mrs. Stokey went to Boston to shop. On the next day Colonel Stokey and Bill Stokey and Roger went in to get them and to see the town. Roger went on a rubber neck tour while Bill and Colonel Stokey went to Harvard which was having exhibitions on account of the Centennial. They spent most of the time in the museum where they saw the glass flowers and the collection of animals. The glass flowers were very lifelike. There was every imaginable kind of animal in the zoological museum and also many birds. There was also an extensive collection of minerals. The party also went to the Mapparium of the Christian Science Publishing House. Spectators stand on a glass bridge which runs across a diameter of the globe. It is a large spherical room with the world done in colored glass. It gives one a very good idea of the earth, much better than is obtained by a map or even a globe. There are some very interesting sound effects to be obtained by standing in the center of the globe and talking in a normal voice. The voice comes back much louder. Also two people standing in corresponding positions away from the centre of the globe can talk in very low whispers to each other and hear each other very distinctly. It is similar to the well known whispering galleries that are talked of so much. Besides the bridge through the center of the globe there is a window in the Pacific Ocean through which one may view the globe from the outside.
Contributed by Bill Stokey.
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I'm still working on uploading the Fernbank News to this website.
You can find all the available Fernbank News editions in:
2.
This Fernbank News is undated, but I think it must be from 1936. It has a lot of information that corresponds to what is in: ...but the December edition tells more about the journey to and from Fernbank, while this edition tells more about the day trips taken while the Stokeys were at Fernbank.
My guess is that Kay typed this up while she was staying with Eva in Philadelphia for a few days before going on to Radcliffe, since according to the December edition nobody brought a typewriter to Fernbank that summer.
3.
Mrs. Evans, Colonel and Mrs. W.P. Stokey and Bill Stokey went to the gardens near New Bedford with Miss Attee while taking her to Fall River to catch the boat for New York after several days stay at Woods Hole. The gardens were very pretty. There was a big green house with many kinds of plants, including some from tropical countries.
Miss Attee is in the Non-family page for Ohio folks.
4.
After delaying the trip to Provincetown for several days on account of bad weather, the whole family and Miss Rodehouse and Miss Attee went to the tip of the Cape on a Thursday afternooon.
Miss Rodehouse is in the Non-family page for Ohio folks.
5.
Roger went on a rubber neck tour while Bill and Colonel Stokey went to Harvard which was having exhibitions on account of the Centennial.
Centennial? Surely it was the Tercentennary.
6.
Then some of the party went out on to the sand dunes at the end of the cape while the rest headed home in the Beagle.
The Beagle was clearly a car. I haven't been able to find any reference on the internet to a 1930s Beagle model of car. First I assumed that the car belonged to Eva, and I wondered if the car was named The Beagle after the ship from Darwin's Galapagos voyage, since Eva apparently liked road trips. But my sister Betsy doubted that Eva, a devout Christian Scientist, would name her car after Darwin's ship, and then it occurred to me that the car probably belonged to Alma. Maggie mentioned Alma's car in a 1933 letter: Aunt Alma's car is here and I think Aunt Eva is learning to drive it.
Additionally this would be another reason for Eva's August visit to South Hadley - i.e. to pick up Alma's car. See:
7.
They spent most of the time in the museum where they saw the glass flowers and the collection of animals. The glass flowers were very lifelike.
The glass flowers are at Harvard's Museum of Natural History. I went to see them once years ago, and I remember that they looked so real that it was startling to see one that had broken.
8.
The party also went to the Mapparium of the Christian Science Publishing House.
This would have been quite new at the time. Wikipedia says:
Built in 1935 and based upon Rand McNally political maps published the previous year, the Mapparium shows the political world as it was at that time, including such long-disused labels as Italian East Africa and Siam, as well as more recently defunct political entities such as the Soviet Union. In 1939, 1958, and 1966 the Church considered updating the map, but rejected it on the basis of cost and the special interest it holds as a historical artifact.
I'm still working on uploading the Fernbank News to this website.
- The previous News in the series is: 1935-03-31 FERNBANK NEWS
- The next News in the series is: 1936-12-15 FERNBANK NEWS
You can find all the available Fernbank News editions in:
2.
This Fernbank News is undated, but I think it must be from 1936. It has a lot of information that corresponds to what is in: ...but the December edition tells more about the journey to and from Fernbank, while this edition tells more about the day trips taken while the Stokeys were at Fernbank.
My guess is that Kay typed this up while she was staying with Eva in Philadelphia for a few days before going on to Radcliffe, since according to the December edition nobody brought a typewriter to Fernbank that summer.
3.
Mrs. Evans, Colonel and Mrs. W.P. Stokey and Bill Stokey went to the gardens near New Bedford with Miss Attee while taking her to Fall River to catch the boat for New York after several days stay at Woods Hole. The gardens were very pretty. There was a big green house with many kinds of plants, including some from tropical countries.
Miss Attee is in the Non-family page for Ohio folks.
4.
After delaying the trip to Provincetown for several days on account of bad weather, the whole family and Miss Rodehouse and Miss Attee went to the tip of the Cape on a Thursday afternooon.
Miss Rodehouse is in the Non-family page for Ohio folks.
5.
Roger went on a rubber neck tour while Bill and Colonel Stokey went to Harvard which was having exhibitions on account of the Centennial.
Centennial? Surely it was the Tercentennary.
6.
Then some of the party went out on to the sand dunes at the end of the cape while the rest headed home in the Beagle.
The Beagle was clearly a car. I haven't been able to find any reference on the internet to a 1930s Beagle model of car. First I assumed that the car belonged to Eva, and I wondered if the car was named The Beagle after the ship from Darwin's Galapagos voyage, since Eva apparently liked road trips. But my sister Betsy doubted that Eva, a devout Christian Scientist, would name her car after Darwin's ship, and then it occurred to me that the car probably belonged to Alma. Maggie mentioned Alma's car in a 1933 letter: Aunt Alma's car is here and I think Aunt Eva is learning to drive it.
Additionally this would be another reason for Eva's August visit to South Hadley - i.e. to pick up Alma's car. See:
7.
They spent most of the time in the museum where they saw the glass flowers and the collection of animals. The glass flowers were very lifelike.
The glass flowers are at Harvard's Museum of Natural History. I went to see them once years ago, and I remember that they looked so real that it was startling to see one that had broken.
8.
The party also went to the Mapparium of the Christian Science Publishing House.
This would have been quite new at the time. Wikipedia says:
Built in 1935 and based upon Rand McNally political maps published the previous year, the Mapparium shows the political world as it was at that time, including such long-disused labels as Italian East Africa and Siam, as well as more recently defunct political entities such as the Soviet Union. In 1939, 1958, and 1966 the Church considered updating the map, but rejected it on the basis of cost and the special interest it holds as a historical artifact.
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