From 8-year old Hilda’s diary:

Yesterday it rained so I couldn’t go to school. Aunt Tillie and Grandmother fuss so much about my getting rained on and I really love being out in the rain. They say that I must still keep my feet dry because of my tonsils. In the afternoon Alma went to school to find out what my lessons were so that she could help me at home over the weekend. She brought them all home written on a little piece of paper and I didn’t feel like doing them but Alma made me finish them.