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 <author>John Zeller</author>
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					D-8-3 FARC<lb/>
					Nov 21, 1942
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					<salute>Dear Mother + Dad--</salute></opener>
					
						Well, I weathered the 1st week of
					Center School anyway. I've had S's
					on all my tests so far. They give only
					two marks-- S &amp; U.  S for Satisfactory,
					U for unsatisfactory. Now only three
					more weeks to go here and then I can
					get ready for a 3 mo. grind at Sill.
				
 
					I've discovered then when I
					leave here I go as a Corporal -- so my
					pay for the 3 mo at Sill will be $66 a
					it?
					mo., I believe. A $16 raise isn't bad, is it?

This has been a very difficult
					week. If possible, it's even worse than
					my 1st week at Penn last year. But
					now that I am on the system and know
 
					more or less of what is expected -- things
					should go easier.
					 
 	
					I figured I needed a rest-- so
					I've relaxed since noon today (Saturday)
					After church tomorrow I shall have to get
					back "on the ball".
				
 
					This afternoon I answered letters
					and read a bit in the library. I went to
					the early movie this evening and saw
					"Tales of Manhatten". It's very good -- if
					it hasn't already been to the Campus, be
					sure to see it.
				
 
					The papers arrived this afternoon.
					I see that they counted the soldier ballots
					this week. I had one of those -- mine must
					have been the Democratic vote.
				
 
					Don't say anything to the Groover's
					but I haven't received any items for a
					week now. I wonder if they have stopped
					sending them.
				
 
					Did I tell you -- I had a very nice
					letter from Ken this week -- and one from the Nutts signed Dottie &amp; Dick, but in Dottie's
					handwriting. The girl Ken is going with
					is the one he told me he had been dating last
					year. Her father is Dean at Colgate-Rochester.
					Ken will be right in there, won't he?
				
 
					I had a very nice Chistmas card
					from Mal Musser with a brief note on
					the back. Thank him for me, will you? I
					suppose he is busy getting ready to leave
					for the Navy.
				
 
					I wish someone would tell whoever
					writes the Lbg. Saturday News Editorials,
					that there is a war on -- and that their
					continual gloating Republican editorials
					are a bit out of place. If they can't do
					anything mare constructive than pick at
					the administration and quarrel over petty
					issues, then they had better stop publication
					and save the newsprint and send in their
 
					presses for scrap. After reading their
					editorial this week, I'm mad enough
					to write them myself -- maybe I will.
					I think I shall stop now and go
					to bed. Then I can finish this tomorrow
					after church.
				
 
					Sunday--
					I have nothing much to add to what
					I wrote last night. So I guess I'll just
					inclose the church program and close til later
					in the week.
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						<salute>Yours,</salute><lb/>
					<signed>John</signed>
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						P.S. - I'll be thinking of you this Thursday
					and wishing I could be home with you for one
					of Mother's Thanksgiving dinners. But we
					do have so much to be thankful for, even tho
					we can't be together. I am eternally grateful
					for the shower of good things God has bestowed
					upon us. So even tho I can't have an old-
					fashioned Thanksgiving, I've resolved to make
					mine a real Thanksgiving anyway. J.
					
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