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March 14, 1947
Dear Mother and Daddy,
I just recieved your letter, and I am trying to follow orders. I really don't mean to have my letters arrive so late, but sometimes I don't get quite finished when I start them because of having to run off somewhere to do something, and sometimes when I leave them on the bannister to be mailed they don't get mailed right away. Anyway I'll try to see that they get off more promptly.
I got my law test back and I was tickeled pink. The boy was right when he said I had gotten a terrific grade. I got twenty-eight out of thirty points right. Two of the questions I got perfectly correct. Even some of the best people in the class didn't do nearly that well. I have no idea what the class average was, but in any case my grade should be at least a [B] or maybe an A, but I know it couldn't be any lower than that, and I think that that is pretty good for me in a law test. Now all I have to do is do alright in my finals and I will be set. The lowest grade I have gotten this quarter was a [C] and even that may have been a B-. All the rest of the grades have been in the B's. I'd certainly love to get wonderful grades, but the weather has turned out to be just beautiful, very sunny and hot, and every one is setting out for the beach, and I'm awfully afraid that I'll never get through finals without being tempted to go one day. I have already refused to go three days, and it's getting harder every time to refuse and go to the library instead.
I have not been able to find out from Anne what her silver and china are because she has already gone home. However I will send you her telephone number so that you can phone and ask what it is. Its Cr. 15336. I don't know whether I am supposed to give her a present by myself or not, seeing that I got a separate invitation.
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I have spent most of the time since Tuesday studying, mostly reading books for my French course. The last book I was reading is by an author who just hates America, and it is very interesting to read his descriptions and opinions of different American institutions, especially the movies. Of course they seem to me a little far-fetched, but it is never the less fascinating reading. I hate to say I quit reading them in French because I couln't read fast enough that way, but there is one more that I will have to read in French.
I did take off a little time Wednesday night to go out with Jack. Kay went out with Bud, and Carol went out with Jack's roommate Milt Iverson. We wern't gone very long, and we had a wonderful time the whole time. I lent my ear glue to Bud as sort of a joke because he seemed to think he needed something to train his ears back but I doubt if he ever really tries it. He was sort of revolted at the thought of tieing a scarf around his head while the glue set, and seemed a little relieved when I said that he could used a towel instead, but I don't think that will work as well.
Thank you again for suggesting that you get me a new dress to wear to the wedding. It would be awfully nice to have one then because it will be a grand reunion for everyone, and I'd like to have something new to wear, but if it is too much trouble, please don't, because it isn't imperative that I have one, and I can get one myself the next week, but thank you so much any way for wanting to get one.
Love to all, Mary
