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11-6-56
Tues

Dear Mother,

At the moment, I'm "working", or
at least I'm getting paid. We've run
out of mail to open & sort, & so with
the permission of the foreman, here I
am. I started one to you a couple of days
ago, but it's at home & I didn't like it
anyway.

The clipping about Dr. Maeth was really
a shocker. I had a great deal of respect
for him, and a thing like that is rather hard
to accept. I do know something of his personal
philosophy & in the light of it, the
sanctions that led to the position he
was in are not too difficult to understand.
I can't help remembering,
though, that big glittering Oath of
Hippocrates that hung in his office.
I hope you called & offered to do anything
you could. I'll bet all of Mrs. Maeth's
high sassiety are far, far away
by now. I hope it won't have any affect
on Dean's engagement.

The Thanksgiving dinner reservation
is at Dinah's Shack, 5:00 P.M. no sawdust
on the floor, a beautiful bar, & an
excellent wine list.

Your frequent references to Nicholas,
Boy Brother, Body Beautiful, etc. are fine,