Document <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-model href="http://www.tei-c.org/release/xml/tei/custom/schema/relaxng/tei_all.rng" type="application/xml" schematypens="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" href="null"?><TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"> <teiHeader> <fileDesc> <titleStmt> <title>Zeller letter</title> <author>John Zeller</author> <respStmt> <persName>Susan Falciani Maldonado</persName> <resp>University Archivist and Director of Special Collections</resp> </respStmt> <respStmt> <persName>Diane Jakacki</persName> <resp>Digital Scholarship Coordinator</resp> </respStmt> </titleStmt> <publicationStmt> <distributor>Special Collections/University Archives, Bertrand Library</distributor> <authority>Bucknell University</authority> <address> <addrLine>Lewisburg</addrLine> <addrLine>Pennsylvania</addrLine> </address> </publicationStmt> <sourceDesc> <p>John F. Zeller Papers</p> </sourceDesc> </fileDesc> <xenoData><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rdfs="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#" xmlns:as="http://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#" xmlns:cwrc="http://sparql.cwrc.ca/ontologies/cwrc#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" xmlns:geo="http://www.geonames.org/ontology#" xmlns:oa="http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#" xmlns:schema="http://schema.org/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#" xmlns:fabio="https://purl.org/spar/fabio#" xmlns:bf="http://www.openlinksw.com/schemas/bif#" xmlns:cito="https://sparontologies.github.io/cito/current/cito.html#" xmlns:org="http://www.w3.org/ns/org#"/></xenoData></teiHeader> <text> <body> <div> <opener> <dateline>Faculty-Materiel<lb/> June 9, 1943</dateline><lb/> <salute>Dear Mother, Dad, + Grandma --</salute> </opener> <p> Not much new tonight–so this won't be long this time. I had study hall Monday night. and the regular Gunnery class last night -- so I haven't been anywhere or done anything new and startling. </p> <p> I got tired eating at the cafeteria -- so I've signed up for G.I. mess again. It’s no better -- but I'll try it for awhile at least. At least its cheap -- 70¢ a day. I can’t get a meal for 35¢ anywhere else -- even if the army cooks aren't such wonderful cooks. </p> <p> Your candy arrived today. Thank you very much. I enjoyed it tremendously -- and still am, although the boys in the office helped me eat most of it. I'm glad Mr. Birchard wouldn't send chocolates, for I like this kind better anyway. </p> <p> Your Wednesday -- or rather the letter you wrote on Sunday -- has not yet arrived. I guess the mails are on the bums again. </p> <p> I just finished another volume of "Abe Lincoln", and as soon as I finish this, I'll head for the PX and some ice cream. Lt. Strattan, one of the men in the Dept who lives in the next barracks, is waiting for me -- so I'd better hurry. </p> <p> I don't have a section of my own this week, so I have it a bit easier. However, I have some work with the enlisted instructors to keep me busy. Yesterday a taught 1st aid for an hour -- and Friday I have to give them Cannoneers Lops -- so they keep me from falling asleep anyway. </p> <closer> <salute>Love,</salute><lb/> <signed>John</signed> </closer> </div> </body> </text> </TEI>