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In this short fragment Helen mentions one of her friends getting "merit" in Philosophy.

Marie is writing to tell her family she is safely back on campus, after an eventful journey full of train delays and a night spent in the women's waiting room at the Broad Street station. She got her English marks, which are good.

In this fragment Helen complains about people grumbling over the garden party invitations. She then describes May Day and announcement of fellowships and scholarships in great detail.

Marie is back on campus after a visit home, and she is happy to report she got great marks on all her exams, and is top of her class in math. This was unexpected, and all the girls congratulate her.

Marie describes her busy days, full of lectures, reading, and quizzes. She comments on her little sisters' letters and discusses their schoolwork and academic achievement. Despite being busy, students treat each other to meals, parties, and small gifts.

Marie received a letter from Haverford announcing that she has received a scholarship. She writes about Freshman Night and banquet, Junior play, more tea parties, and gym contests.

Marie informs her family that she was awarded the $500 scholarship for her average in mathematics.

Helen gives characteristics to other people in top 10. She went to the fellowship dinner and visited Philadelphia with friends to do some shopping and get class pictures taken. She also describes the lecture by Laurence Housman.

Mary Whitall Worthington's diary during her time at Bryn Mawr College from 1907 to 1908. In it she gives vivid descriptions of her day to day life including interesting lectures she attends, time with friends, class plays, and traditions such as rush night, lantern night, May Day, and her class dinner. She discusses her extracurricular activities including playing on the hockey team and her involvement with the College Women's Equal Suffrage League. Miss Worthington writes of her interest in philosophy and pens an address (possibly for a meeting of the College Women's Equal Suffrage League) entitled "Women and Progress." In this diary, Miss Worthington occasionally expresses concern about her grades and academic performance and mentions her health and repeated stays in the infirmary and visits to doctors. She talks about her relatives, particularly her aunt, M. Carey Thomas, and her brother Babe who attends Haverford College (class of 1911). Throughout her diary, Mary Whitall Worthington includes photographs of friends, programs from events, exam questions, drawings, and letters from family members. Miss Worthington also keeps a list of the books she has read throughout the year at the front of the diary and an index of topics she discusses at the back.

Marie continues to share her excitement about receiving the scholarship and also about her family's upcoming visit.