“The Need To-day of a Strong Faith in God” (Prize Essay), by Maurine Whipple. Dixie Owl, January 1, 1920, p. 7-13.
Maurine was a 16-year old sophomore at Dixie Normal College when she wrote this essay, which appeared in the school newspaper.
Celebrating the literary work of Maurine Whipple, the author of The Giant Joshua.
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ReplyDeleteOh, wow. This is the age she was when---
Yeah, I thought about your story when I read it. How much does the persona she presents in this essay fit how you imagined her? [It seems like they usually drove when they went from St. George to SLC. There was a train that they could catch in Modena, Utah, 64 miles to the north, that went to SLC, but it seems like they didn't take it much.]
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ReplyDeletePretty close. Precocious, intelligent, projecting confidence through her language. Of course, I imagined that as a bit of a front and this is only her front, so yes this is just how I imagined her but only part of what I imagined. Great find!