Letters, and English exam

the same with you I am

Your

Emil.

I have to walk about 6 miles every day but its good exercise. I am taking Gym work and find it pretty fine.

How is every body.

When is Guss coming home.

Palo Alto, Cal.

Oct. 6, 1895

Dear Ma etc.

Well here it's Sunday again and here's my letter. Otto was here last Friday and we rented a wheel and rode to the Stanford residence, the stock farm and all the places of interest. I thought he was going to stay longer than a half a day and was very much disappointed as there was to b e the Sopomore, Freshman reception the next evening. Otto seemed to be very well satisfied with my boarding place exept that it was a little farther out than he would care to be.

Well, everythings well with me how is it with you. I am getting

along fine in school. We had an Ex. in Trigonometry Friday and I saw the Prof. on the football ground Sat. and he told me I did very well. He said that another fellow, named [Hael?] and I were the highest in the class, in fact we were the only ones that got a good mark at all. The chemistry Prof. looked at my note book a couple of days ago and said that if I wanted to take qualitative analasys next symester, I could. He seemed to be very well satified with my note book. German is fine too. I never had such a lot of good proffs. They are all out of sight. Everything is so nice here. College life is not as hard as I expected, but I guess I am not in it far enough to find out the hard parts. There is a nice lot of boarder here and again I say the board is out of sight.

The leader of the Stanford orchestra asked me to come up tomorrow and try for a part. I think it will be a fine thing. Next Thanksgiving when the Stanford-Berkeley football game is held in San Francisco the orchestra gives a concert in the evening. I tell you its a fine orchestra. And then you know it will kind of make me keep the violin up.

I rented a bicycle, and a friend, who used to go to Troop, and I took a ride to San Jose; about 20 miles. We started at 2.15 P.M. and go back 6.30. The fellow charged us only 50c a piece. Just think of it there is 4 and a half hours.

I did'nt see much of San Jose as we only stayed a half hour, but we rode through the residence part of town anyway.

Otto says you did'nt get a letter from me for a long time. The mail must be a poor concern from here to Los Angeles, because Tug says he wrote a letter some time ago and I didn't get it. Otto brought the overcoat. I tell you I was glad to see somebody from home, but the time flies so fast that before I know it, it will be Xmas and I will be coming home.

Well theres nothing more to write exept that every thing is "hot stuff." How is Ma. I suppose Elsie and Clara are going to school now. How is "Tediboor." Good bye till next Sunday.

Emil.