Anna Louise Tittman Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield

Anna Tittman
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another was public speaking. The professor sat down in t* auditoriwn
that had the seats built up this way. (demnstrates with her hands]
Q. Up to the ceiling?
A. Yes. And the class was up here. It was w turn to speak.
Q. The class was on the stage?
A. No, the class was above the stage, up here. And here was the stage
down below. And the professor sat over here, and as I we& by [he was seated
at his desk on the platform] I had to give hlm an outline d q title. I
told about the Children's Bureau, it was just being estab in Washlngton;
that was to be ry title. As I left w paper outlin4
was, I said, "I'm scared to death. 'I Did I tell you?
Q. No.
A. And he says, 'The lady says she is scared to death. Wll you please
pay close attention while she proceeds to disappear in thq hole in the platform."
It was a little auger hole about so big. Of corn, it made me
la@ and p.W m at horne. !they all lamed and I gave speech on the
Children1 s Bureau. Julia Lathmp was in charge of it [the Childrents Bureau]
you know, the first one.
Q. Maybe we should Jwrrp back to your graduation?
A. Oh, 11 -!t got that graduation dress out of the way. (lamter)
Q. Your graduation from nursing school.
A. This was qy graduation. That dress in the picture-di you show anybow
the picture?
Q. I haven't yet because I haven't been out to school.
A. Well, anyhow, I had trouble with getthg the gat,heri.n@? rip$$. You see,
they wore big sleeves; they were timt down here and then up here it was
gathered to the armhole. Well, I had sore trouble getthgl that in just
ri@ so it would look like this one. I made the dress Melf and I was no
dressmaker, but I had to. I dichtt have enough money. Yo
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couldril t go
downtown and buy a dress already ma@ those days. This 6 year old baby
of mine [James A. Anderson] you how, Qe noticed what look d like a pin in
my collar. You can see it. And he sdd, 'What is that?" I diltntt remember
what it was. Then I remmbered that the collar was loose here, and I had
to pin it. I had a little pin that woqld go through and hook. It's the ,
stone on this end that shows an one doesn't, so it looks like a pin
that you just jab thmugfi, you
Q. Through your neck.
A. Yes. (la-ter) I don't about that at all. But it had the
hi@ collar, you see.
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