January 29, 1931 – Thursday

It has been kind of a let down today. In fact I’ve been a little blue. The weather is colder and grayer too. The flowers are still lovely. I didn’t study in the afternoon as intended.

January 29, 1931

Dear Mother,

I received your check and paid off my creditors (University of Oregon).

Young Fields got off to a flying start here today. He thought that this little old custom of wearing a green lid applied to everyone but him. He doesn’t think that way any more. They summoned him to the library steps, and the young lad took the count for a nice long wooden paddle.

I ate lunch at the Phi Gamma Delta house today. Boy if their house in Corvallis, where Malo and Ray are is anything like this one; I sure wouldn’t want any of it. No foolin, they are just a bunch of dressed up, two for a nickel sheiks.

Yes indeed the weather is great here, in fact I can hardly write this letter for all the fond brothers looking out of my window at a canoe going down the race.

This afternoon at five, we are going to play La Casa Filipina, a game of volleyball.  We have cleaned up the campus so far, but here is where we take a beating. If there is anything our dusky skinned brothers can do its play volleyball.

I received a letter from Howard and Ruth today. Howard has lots of good prospects in the way of jobs, but he says they are also prospects of just remaining prospects. Can you follow me?

That’s all ---

Love, George