Wednesday, November 29, 1922

Bright, mild and damp. Arose 5:45 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. Studied etc. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Packed up. H.H. & I on 1 P.M. train for Sch'dy. Arrived 8 P.M. Talked, visited etc. To bed 12:30 Thankful for health, friends, education, opportunities, etc.

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Ah, Thanksgiving weekend has arrived! Stanford is homeward bound!

Tuesday, November 28, 1922

Cool & damp. 1 or 2 inches of snow. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. To class 9:30 to 10:30. Studied. Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Classes and chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. To supper with Steinkrause. Exercised in gym. Shower. To Prayer meeting. Dean Beebe spoke. Studied. To bed --

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I'm not sure who Steinkraus(e) is as yet.

Monday, November 27, 1922

Overcast, cool, damp & breezy. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. Wrote letters. Dinner. Worked 12 M -2 P.M. Studied. No Psy. of Rel. To Church History. Test -- 30. Talked. Supper. Read & studied. To bed 12 P.M. Thankful for health, friends, education & opportunities.

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Sunday, November 26, 1922

Fair, clear, cool and windy.Arose 8:30 A.M. Breakfast. H.H. & I to Appleton Chapel, Harvard. Bishop Lawrence spoke. To dinner with Mr. & Mrs. Kent & Mr. & Mrs. Norton. Nice visit. Walked around. To "72." Talked. H.H. & I to Park Street. Supper. Talked. To bed 11:30 A.M.

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Below is a picture of Appleton Chapel's interior as it appeared in 2011 during a memorial service for Rev. Peter Gomes, the church's minister for 35 years.

from the Harvard Crimson

The actual chapel--where Hanford and Stanford went this day--was built in 1858 and torn down in 1931 to make way for the new church, Harvard Memorial, that would be a suitable size for both morning prayer service and Sunday services and also stand as a war memorial for WWI. Below is a photo of the original chapel, taken after 1917 by Leslie Jones, a Boston newspaper photographer.

Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.

Saturday, November 25, 1922

Beautiful, bright, cool & breezy. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast. Read & studied. Dinner. Worked 12-2 P.M. H.H., Ken. Leary & I for walk to So. Boston etc about 6 miles. Old FORT etc. Took nap. Supper. Haircut. Read. To bed 11 P.M. Thank God for strength.

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Old Fort is Fort Independence, I believe. Below is a picture of the fort.

Fort Independence By Victor Grigas

Friday, November 24, 1922

Bright and cool. Very slight flurries of snow. Arose 7:30 A.M. Washed. Breakfast. Classes 9:30 to 11:30 A.M. Dinner. Worked 12 to 2. Talked. Played basketball etc. Shower. Out for lunch with Gamer. Nap, studied & read. To bed 11:30 P.M. Thankful for friends, education &  opportunities.

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A new name to wonder about: Gamer. Perhaps he will show up again. I wonder where Stanford played basketball and with whom?

Thursday, November 23, 1922

Beautiful, bright, cool & clear. Arose 7:15 A.M. Breakfast in room. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Classes 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Down town. Supper. Studied. Birthday spread at 11 P.M. Great time. To bed 1 A.M. Thankful for health, friends, good parents.

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So, Stanford's 22nd birthday was spent presumably with friends, although he doesn't say who they were.

This day would have been Thanksgiving if they were following the tradition we have now, where Thanksgiving takes place on the fourth Thursday in November. But in 1922, Thanksgiving was still on the last Thursday in November, as it had been since Abraham Lincoln declared it a national holiday in 1863. Before that, November 26th had been set as a national day of thanksgiving by George Washington in 1789.

In 1939, Thanksgiving Day was changed to the fourth Thursday in November by FDR. He wanted to provide a boost to the Christmas season by starting it a week earlier.

The above information was taken from KTVZ.com, a Bend, Oregon TV station website.