Primarily documents Caroline Morrison Garret's education at Woman's College and service as a dietitian for the U.S. Army during WWII. Garrett briefly outlines her parents' career and her early childhood, but focuses on her time at Woman's College (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro), including: her first impressions of the school and the South; her roommates; social restrictions; entertainment; room inspections; resident counselors; majoring in home economics; Dean Harriet Elliot and Chancellor Walter Jackson; living in the home management house and serving beef heart to the acting dean; and graduation. " Of note is Garrett's description of WC during the WWII, including the lack of discussion about the early stages of the war; the attack on Pearl Harbor; Jackson's speech on women's involvement in the war effort; the army training center in Greensboro; mock battles on campus; entertaining soldiers; blackouts on campus; the death of her boyfriend in a military plane accident; students waiting for mail from overseas boyfriends and husbands; riding the trains with soldiers; and being forced by Professor Blanch Tansil to take a civil service exam. " Garrett describes in details her experiences as a dietetic intern and apprentice at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, including her first impressions; quarters; intensive workload; typical schedule; the emotional difficulty of working with GIs unlikely to recover; working at Children's National Medical Center during the polio epidemic; planning meals for hospital patients; making meals for General John Pershing and his sister; and visiting generals after victory in Europe, including George Patton. " Of her tour in the Army Medical Corps, Garrett discusses her arrival at Fort Sam Houston; the barracks; alteration of training exercises when the war ended; Cooks and Bakers field training; being stationed for three weeks in Rome, Georgia; working on the paraplegic ward at Kennedy General Hospital; the German prisoners of war who worked in the kitchen; minimizing food waste; a traumatic dentist visit; contracting Hepatitis and her recovery process, including taking sick-leave and falsifying exit physical examinations; and disconnect between dietitians and other hospital workers. She also talks at length about her post-service life, including working for the Floating Hospital of St. John's Guild, working for Connecticut Light and Power, and meeting her husband.