at 1547 Park St., Salt Lake City with Aunt Ruby, Uncle Mercer and their new baby, Jeanne (Anderson). This was the house mother bought and where I had lived with her (and Reva and Don) from fall 1922 to late fall 1924. Grandad had rented it "out" in the meantime and now rented it to Ruby and Mercer- the "rent" was $35.00 a month (an average rent for a house like that) to be credited to my board and room, clothes, and personal expenses. Ruby kept an account of what she spent on me for clothes, school and other expenses. I had to stay within the $35.00 a month (This included 15.00 a mo. at college and 5.00 mo. sorority due).
I was 15 yrs. old and starting my senior year of high school when I moved in. I graduated 2 months after I turned 16 and the family decided I was too young to go on to college. In those days girls went to college primarily to meet potential husbands- so I was sent 1 year post-graduate at the high school in the mornings only and took music appreciation, Harmony (music structure), silver jewelry designing, and silver jewelry making. After lunch I took the streetcar downtown and worked in Auerbach's Department Store all afternoon. When I got home I did the "baby wash"- Jeanne's clothes and diapers. On Saturdays I worked there all day (Auerbach).
I started college at 17 and got 2 years before money problems caused me to quiet- in the middle of the "Great Depression". If I had been allowed to go to college after I graduated from highschool I would have had 3 yrs. of college and could have graduated because I had a little more than 2/3 as many credits at the end of my sophomore year as were required for graduation. I could easily have gotten my degree in 3 years.
Grandmother told me she felt too old to supervise me (when she sent me to live with Ruby). At 15 yrs old and a senior I wanted to do what the older girls (my friends) did- high heels for parties, lipstick and makeup, etc...In those days that was too "old" for a 15 yr. old.
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