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Dear Folks,

Got both of your letters, right after mailing mine, so there won't
be much news to include in my reply, since there's been no time for much
to happen.

Went last night - after a day of studying German and music, writing Annie, and
reading Time magazine - into Stuttgart with about 8 of us in the Stanford-in-Germany
micro-bus. Some of the others went to a movie, some to an evening of Beethoven quartets,
and 3 of us went to the opera house to see "Die Zauberflöte" - The Magic Flute by
Mozart. We sat in the front row! right behind the orchestra, at a cost of about $1.50.
The regular price was all of $3, but if you go an hour before performance time or less
you get tickets at half-price with your student ausweiss (student identification card).
When I recall that it costs $5 just to get in anywhere at the S.F. Opera, and
a veritable fortune, plus a famous name to sit in the front row, I think we were
fairly well off for our money. (The ausweiss arrangement is good for all sorts of of performances
all over Europe, and often also for discounts at Museums, etc.). The performance
was quite good - they did both the comic and the serious symbolic elements
nicely. It was much more enjoyable than "La Forza del Destino" in Rome, largely because
we could understand most of the German dialogue (my Italian still needs a little
"brushing up"). I read up on the story before going, so with what German I could
understand (about 80% of what was said) I followed it all quite easily.

Dad - it was great to get a letter from you! Keep up the good work. And
thanks for the basket ball scores. I'm really overjoyed about us beating USC twice!
Nobody I'd rather beat than them Trojans! And glad too that Cal is doing as well
as expected; hope they take the NCAA again. When track comes along would you
try to send me most of the Stanford meet rundowns; I know a few of the guys on the team
and would enjoy watching our performance. Also how Cal does, and any really good times
or distances that individual stars turn in around the country.

Mom - my clothes are doing fine. I haven't even worn my long underwear yet,
though I should have in Nürnburg, and may well want to on the bike trip vacation.
I bought a pair of cords for $4 and am wearing them constantly. I will probably have
to mail a suitcase or box full of clothes, etc. (or maybe a suitcase and a box) home
early next quarter which will just mean washing more often (it's free here! not like
in Calif. where it's 40c a load). I think I have only 44 lbs coming home (economy
class) so I'll have to get down to that; and I'm accumulating weight over here, of
course. Could you check on that baggage limit - polar flight - London - SF?

Another letter soon I hope though probably not until we get to Switzerland,
next Saturday. For now,

Love,
George

P.S. The extra $100 will help a lot and I appreciate it. I'll try very hard to make
it last until June. The 3 weeks will have a lot to say about how easy that will
be. One warning though - as I remember it, the travel agency will want
our money nearer April 15 than May 15. She is writing about April 1 to verify and
then waits for our check to send the tickets to me registered mail. I hope this
doesn't make a mess of your financial plans - but anyway Be Prepared! One consolation
I've heard that the jet surcharge will be abolished about April 1, so the flight will cost
$403 instead of $418. $15 is $15, after all!

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