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Sunday Evening

Dear Family,

I wrote a postcard last night and intended to mail it
sometime today at the latest, but I have not stepped outside of the
house today and so doubt whether I will mail the card at all.
A few words about the semester so far since you left. I have indicated
that I have some courses which I do not seem able to get on
with very well, and as the "smoke ups" or warnings that one needs
to take a brace, come out in a day or so do not be surprised if
you receive a notice to the effect that about three of my courses
need polishing. They send them to the "parent or guardian" if there
are two or more. As I have been unable to get my story in yet in
the short story writing course I fear one there. Also do I fear
one in Art, in which course I have not yet had the courage to
turn in any drawings, though I passed the exam with what is
considered a very satisfactory mark. About the Daily Palo Alto.
I wrote up the evening's entertrainment at the time that Dr. Branner
was installed into the presidency. I also wrote an article of
three hundred words on a report that an alumnus is to make on
the petroleum industry of California. I helped Johnson write an
article for the paper on the Stanford Union clubhouse amounting to
about four hundred words and they published it just as it was written,
which was in my own words. Our freshman, Lord, is trying out for
the paper and the editor asked all the freshmen to write up a
certain article. I revised (rewrote) Lords article and I was
pleased to see it published that evening. About twenty are now
trying out for the paper I believe. In brief about the school
work, I have too much to do. About the house, we have pledged
another fine man but he is hanging off about coming in and we are