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327 Monday 9/18/45 9:45 pm Darling, Today was especially busy, but fun. It is so much more satisfying to be running things myself. I have to consult Lowe sometimes on policy, but there's no conflict in matters of execution because I'm the only one who knows the situation. It is good to feel necessary. Tel hasn't left yet but probably will tomorrow. He's all thru at the school, having said his goodbyes, and will not go back there. I have realized in the two or three days with the pressure removed, that I've been running things that for all his incalculability and the difficulty of working with him at times, I really like him very much. It startles me to perceive suddenly that in certain ways that I hadn't suspected we’re a good deal alike, and therein lay the rub. We both do [best?] in a one-man show. In my present case I can still be running things largely in that fashion, because, as I've said, I'm the one who knows most of the answers. And in some cases I'm glad to have someone of wider and fresher perspective to consult. I have really enjoyed my work these last two days even tho they've involved a lot of problems: firing a Korean Scout Leader and investigating embezzlement; having long talks with Ikeda and with the Nisei to reassure them about the transition with Tel leaving (they didn't take to Lowe at first - it seemed to them that with all his talk of new ideas, he wasn't crediting the difficulties of the situation we began with [pg 2] or the hard work the boys have put in, they had, gratifyingly to me, looked forward to my succeeding Tel); building problems of all sorts; church problems, many of them new to me because we haven't had the department long; and all sorts of routine details that only I can handle. In addition to that I spent a little time tonight coaching Saito (the Rum and Coca Cola girl) on her song, for presentation at Thursday's party, and added these verses to it - Captain is a darling man Commander he is not bad too But I take Ensign Ladabouche When it come to pitching woo (Chorus - No beer, no rum, no coca cola…) With [S?] San I like to play But he so shy he run away Harper* San he not so shy Maybe I catch him by and by (Chorus) I like ‘Snider* San, and he Say that he is crazy for me Other men they go away Excepting ‘Snider San - he stay (Chorus *dates every other night * only one of the original group preceding ours - the assault group- who is not expecting orders to leave On top of that, I have inadvertently become a party to some very unusual matchmaking about which I shall tell you when I see you. Past bedtime, Sweetie. I love you and miss you Warren
