From 8-year old Hilda’s diary:
This is the last week of school before the Christmas holidays. We got our report cards this morning and I had an “E” in everything but arithmetic. In arithmetic I had an “F” and an “F” means fair which isn’t terribly good so this time I guess that I will get just an ordinary white certificate. But I really don’t care. It isn’t as if the certificates are pretty pictures that you could frame. I finished my sampler though and it will be framed. Grandmother already took it to a framer and when I get it I will hang it over my bed. It is very pretty and I only made one mistake with the peacock. His tail is not spread out evenly all around but I love him anyhow. I think I love animals better when there is something wrong with them, like Brownie and his yellow ribbon.