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				<title>Zeller letter September 27, 1942</title>
				<author>John Zeller</author>
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					<persName>Susan Falciani Maldonado</persName>
					<resp>University Archivist and Director of Special Collections</resp>
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					<persName>Diane Jakacki</persName>
					<resp>Digital Scholarship Coordinator</resp>
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				<distributor>Special Collections/University Archives, Bertrand Library</distributor>
				<authority>Bucknell University</authority>
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					<addrLine>Lewisburg</addrLine>
					<addrLine>Pennsylvania</addrLine>
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				John F. Zeller Papers
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					<dateline> Faculty O. C. S. Materiel<lb/> May 2, 1943<lb/>
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					<salute> Dear Mother, Dad, + Grandma -- </salute>
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				 First of all -- business. You'll find a $100 money order inclosed. Will you
					please deposit it for me Dad, so that I can draw against it later in the month.
					I want to pay all my bills (board, laundry cleaning, orderly, etc) by check. 
				 My 2 bonds were deducted from my pay this month -- so they should be more or
					less on the way. Let me know when you get them. 
				 We go into khaki uniforms soon, so my salary this month will be spent for
					clothes again. I won't be able to save much besides the two bonds. Maybe next
					month, I can build the account up a bit. I'd like to build it up to about $200,
					and then leave it there. 
				 I've just finished giving my room a thorough going over. Mr. orderly is orderly
					in name only. I can stand it just so long and then I have to do something about
					it - so the room got a thorough dusting, sweeping, and general going over. I
					still haven't found enough ambition to wash the windows, however. I can just
					hear you saying "John's certainly an old bachelor." 
				 Church this morning was well attended dispite the fact that most of the OCS
					classes were moving + changing barracks. Our chaplain is the best, I've heard in
					the army. Umfortunately we lose him this week. I'm anxious to see what, the new
					one is to like. This one is from somewhere in Illinois. 
				 Thursday evening Dean and I had study hall and a busy evening of it. These boys
					really can ask a lot of questions. We have to be able to explain anything in the
					course. 
				 Dean's wife is here, by the way, and he has taken a house in town. From what I
					hear he was very lucky to get it. Shay's wife is due sometime this month -- so I
					suppose I shall be alone in the barracks before long. Of course there will be
					other boys here -- but none of the gang I came in with. 
				 I was out on the range Friday morning and spent my time conducting fire on the
					small arms + close combat range. Next time I go out, I suppose I shall be
					conducting anti-aircraft fire too. 
				 Saturday afternoon Wells and I went into town and did some shopping. Wells is at
					the uniform buying stage and I am keeping an eye open for a good buy in summer
					uniforms. 
				 Since Wells is soon to leave, his section had a dinner in town last night -- and
					Wells took me along. We had two beautiful big steaks apiece -- smothered in
					french fries. 
				 Your Wednesday letter has not yet arrived. I suppose you'll have some questions
					-- and I'll try to answer them in my Wednesday letter. 
				 We have a small class coming in this week, so I have an easy schedule. I have no
					classes Monday or Friday. I'll spend my "vacation" in the office
					reading -- but they are sure to dream up some job for me to do. 
				 I've anxious to hear what Pres Roosevelt. has to say on the radio tonight.
					Perhaps we shall find out whether FDR or John L. Lewis is running this country.
					If it turns out to be John L., then I shall obviously consider going AWOL +
					returning home. 
				<closer> I have some button polishing to do. so I shall close.<lb/>
					<salute>Love,</salute><lb/>
					<signed>John</signed>
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