Ruth Campbell Smith 1925-27 Diaries

My grandmother, Ruth Campbell Smith (1892 - 1972) kept a diary for many years. I am posting her entries from 1925 - 1927 in this blog. Her family included sons Dale (1916 - 2004), Dick (1918 - 1971), Albert (1920 - 1979), and Ned (1923 - 1976), and later daughters Marjorie (1925 - 2010) and Eleanor (1929 - 2011). Her husband was Gilbert (1889 - 1937) and they lived in Indianapolis. I hope you enjoy this glimpse of what it was like to be a housewife and mother in the 1920's.

Monday, March 03, 2008

Thursday, March 3, 1927

Thursday, March 3, 1927
Fair

Dick got 50 cents from the Junior World Jr. for a poem and illustration. His first acceptance in the literary world. Not so bad for a boy not yet nine.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "I'm not surprised Dick won something. I remember his clever cartoons."

Dick was a professor of philosophy at the University of Louisville, so probably had many papers published over time.)

2 comments:

Eleanor7:25 AM, March 03, 2008
I wonder if he entered anymore of his writings for publication at a young age. Interesting. I once won 1st place of $10.00 for an essay at church. I was proud as I beat out older kids (using a different theme than the others)
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Sherry at the Zoo11:03 AM, March 03, 2008
Didn't Dick go on to publish several papers?
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