Spent this morning in classes and after my one o’clock this
afternoon I went to the library until about four thirty. After chapter meeting
I went up again but came home early for bed.
George's Letter Home:
Dear Family,
Hear it is eight o’clock in the morning, and I have a whole
hour with nothing to do. I think it highly proper and fitting that I write you
a letter, as long as I only wrote one last week.
Wednesday we had a holiday because of the fact that we
defeated the Zorn-McPherson bill. Thursday evening was dime crawl at all the
sororities (and incidentally I got myself into a lot of trouble by not getting
to the Alpha Phi house until fifteen minutes before the end of the fair ---
weeping girls and cross words, etc.). Friday evening was the Junior-Senior
dance at the Campa-Shop, and Saturday evening was the Alpha Phi Pledge dance,
which affair I made sure that I was present right on time. The Alpha Phi dance
was a masquerade dance, and of course I was hard put to find a costume. At the
last minute I threw on the flannel nigh-gown that I won at our dance, and went
like that. I created quite a sensation, to say the least. Ann certainly looked
sweet; she had a native Pilipino costume on.
Sunday was quite a gala day at the Lodge. We had about six
girls over for dinner. Ann was there too. We had a big turkey dinner, and the
heads of each table had to carve a turkey. Travis carved it at our table, and
he certainly had one tough time. His first move was to take one of the legs
off; but he took it off too fast or something. Anyway it landed with a dull
thud on the floor. After dinner we sat in front of the fire for a long time and
then went to the library to study. At five, Ann and I went to hear the two
light organ concert, and then back to the libraries again. At eight thirty, we
both went down to her house, and I left there about nine-thirty with the best
intentions of going right home and to bed. Well that was all spoiled by the
dramatic arrival of Russell from Portland.
Bill came back with the gladsome news that they are going to
start on our new Lodge by the first of next month. This seems to be the truth
this time, for they have $5,000 to pay off the old mortgage (the national
office advanced them the money). They have a second mortgage of $10,000 and
they are very certain of getting a first mortgage of $10,000. They already have
some money, enough at least to make up the difference. That sounds pretty fine to
me; maybe I will have the distinction of having lived in three Chi Psi Lodges
before I get out of school.
Ann and I are coming home for Thanksgiving with Stan. We
will arrive on Wednesday night, and we will go back on Thursday night. I am
certainly glad that we can.
Our military uniforms are here, and I have everything but a
pair of spurs for my boots. That is the only thing that I have to buy out of my
own pocket, and they amount to $2.35. I hope you will be able to send that to
me, for I really must have it.
I don’t know how you are keeping me here; so many students
are being forced to drop out. If it is too much of a burden, I would certainly
like to know, for I do not want to deprive you of a comfortable life. Please be
sensible about it folks, I could go to school in Portland just as easily, and
now with my habits of study established, I could get just as much out of it.
Love, Brother
Jane’s Notes: that Pilipino
costume was something that Mom kept all her life and would take it out
periodically from her “hope chest” to show us. I remember taking it to school
for show and tell and Missy remembers wearing it once for some occasion. I have
it now. It was among the contents of that hope chest, which I inherited, and
which also contained these letters.
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