October 6, 1930

October 6, 1930

Dear Mother,

After our telephone conversation, I think I had better write; although I don’t think I have neglected you. This is the first day I have had any respite from my studies.

Bill is house manager, and I helped him buy tonights dinner. He certainly is an old Jew. he goes to about five places and then picks the cheapest one.

Fletch and I went to church yesterday. About two o-clock, I went to the library and studied until eight.

There isn’t much doing but studying here until Saturday night, and then there is plenty to do. Last Saturday was “Open House” night and next Saturday I am invited to the Alpha Omicron Pi pledge dance, which won’t cost me a cent.

Politics are certainly played down here. right now two factions are each trying to put over a man for political office of freshman class president. The two parties offer you different political offices if you will support their candidate. Some game, the man who might deserve it, never gets the office.

I am pretty well up on my studies; all I have to do tonight is do my accounting.

We are going to have a dance when in Portland; so I think I will call up Stone or somebody tonight for a date.

They call me cotton here because of my hair and to distinguish me from the other George.

I will write you again next Sunday; so don’t worry about me and say hello to Dad.

Love, George