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Hi Sweetheart -
I'm sitting now in the Krauters' living room - and we're all set for
the next two days, which was of course no surprise to me, considering
their previous hospitality. Soe this letter will probably get written
piecemeal over the evening (it's now 5:30).

We've of course already been up to the Burg, and were I think the first
to meet Dr. Jarshus and family (a darling 4 year old daughter, and a
European wife) - he seems very friendly and I'm looking forward to getting
better acquainted soon. Have seen only one other student, heard of 2 or
3 others, so we're not the only early-birds. Dr. Boerner comes back tomorrow
night, Dr. Whittaker sometime soon.

And of course we picked up huge stacks of mail (and music finals - A for me,
Hot Dog!), including letters from my Dad, your Mom and Grandmother, Dave
Evans, and 9 letters from you (4 from before vacation). It was so wonderful
to sit here and read them one after another, drinking in your presence and
warmth. Who else would write with a mirror and take a close up photo with
a Brownie camera, but the wonderful girl I love? The sweet spell was broken
somewhat by your last letter with the grades. I don't know why darling, but
I felt (and still feel) such an emptiness, because I feel that you needed my
comfort and my arms just won't reach that far. The Soc. deal was a really
dirty trick - as for French I don't know, but it didn't seem like you were
learning much last (Fall) quarter to prepare you for 22, so maybe that's why,
Geology has me stunned though - did you go in to check on it. If not,
do so immediately, my timid sweetheart! An F doesn't come easily with
the kind of midterm and lab grade you [hole in paper] [had?], and big courses have more room
for clerical errors. Remember [hole in paper] [illegible?] I? So check on it, and then if it's
true, write it to your folks just as you have to me - it shouldn't be much
harder (last summer it was me you couldn't tell remember?). And anyway
you know I love you very much, and I wish I could be there to provide a
shoulder, and hold you close in my arms, and let you know that all is well.

Gee I'm really glad to hear that Neal and Howie will be going to Italy,
even though that means I won't see them in September. And is that our Tom
Shephard on the France list, or some other? Congratulate them all for me, and tell
them to expect a tremendous experience. I got a great letter from Dave, full
of news and casual conversation - he really writes nicely, and is doing very well!
And this time I'll remember that I've answered it! O.K? O.K.!
And your mother's letter was as usual wonderful - I really do love and admire
her a lot darling (though she's certainly no competition for a certain other
girl I have picked out - I guess every generation gets better!). Her comment
on my letter about Charles: "You're a dear to assume our problems too; and
I can only hope that in four years Charles himself will be able to think and
evaluate decisions as well as you - of course he will make the decision himself -
and we are glad to know how things are in his mind." I should have known that
there was no reason to fear being straightforward, but I'm glad to know it was
well received anyway.

Golly it's good to have real letters from you, not written under the strain of
finals. And I really got a kick out of both your little funnies - might even
take some of Confusecius advise after June 11 sometime - at least the "Wash
face in day" part - tease, tease! Your warmth and love and self come through
so well in your everyday letters darling, and mean so much to me. I'm glad
to be getting back to routine now, so that I'll have more time to write just such