Stanford Student Letters and Memoirs

we go to Vienna for the week before my coming home. We have a one-day trip this Friday to Tübingen to attend some classes at the university there, tour the town, and have a dinner dance as guests of one of the fraternities - 30 of us are going and it should be fun and interesting too.

I had a nice visit with the Krauters last night - hadn't been able to see thme for about 2 weeks, so it was nice to go back. Mom, I'm sort of cool on your sending anything over for them - not from my standpoint, but from theirs. Bridge and I gave them 1/2 lb of coffee when we stayed with then for the 2 days, and they were almost insulted. She is always giving me food to bring back to the Burg with me (as well as stuffing me while I'm there) and won't take no for an answer. It's part of their idea of hospitality, and its very different from our American idea of reciprocation, of social obligations. Maybe I can send them something for Christmas, but for now I think its better not to.

Just a couple more little requests - please send Annie a copy of the observations I wrote you on Berlin, since she missed out on them; hope you get those typed up and sent soon - I'll be home before you do if you're not on your toes! Second, could you set up an appointment with an oculist (isn't Dr. Weber the name of mine, next to the Warners Theater?), perhaps for the Monday - June 13, in the early afternoon? My frame has been held together with scotch tape since Rome (!! how's that for a shocking confession? - I don't want to be without my glasses here, and probably couldn't find my style of frames anyway) and I want the prescription checked too, since it's been some time since I've seen him. The only reason I suggest Monday is that I may want to spend a few days in Bakersfield that week before starting my summer job, if that's possible and I'll probably have other errands to run too - like getting a haircut! and clearing customs packages, etc. O.K.?? O.K.!!

Gotta write Annie now before lunchtime, so 'bye for now.

Lots of love, George