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#163 Navy #3247 (Mil. Govt) FPO San Francisco Monday 12 March 7:20 am Darling, Yesterday I felt so virtuous over my 20 page letter that I was not surprised when I got 3 letters and 2 cards from you, along with a letter from Muz and one from Doug. I'll forward the latter to you when I've answered them. Last night here at this writing table [where rain is splashing down a little thru the ventilator on top of the tent] Tel and I struggled with an evening's work which, we told each other bemusedly and with mock ceremony, would leave a permanent impression on the educational system of this whole area. We were merely preparing a new school schedule, or rather two of them: one to begin April 1st when the new school year starts, one to go in effect at such a time as we may be able to get more Nisei or other personnel for the teaching of English. Just why we are so confident of the far flung influence of our small decisions I cannot tell you now, in writing. I'm on the pay line today, but tomorrow (as scheduled right now) I get out of it because of some other duty. Don't be disturbed if (as a result of the latter) I miss writing one or possibly two days. It's possible that [pg 2] it may not come off tomorrow, however, but be postponed. [?] (Koughnet) tells me I may be a member of a military commission for 2 or 3 days next week in the trial of a certain case involving communication and contact of Japanese soldiers by civilians here in camp. (That doesn't happen very often, just very occasionally). A military commission is, for the trail of civilians, analogous to a general court martial for the trial of military personnel: it must have at least 3 members, and tries only the serious offenses (maximum penalty, death)There have been 3 or 4 held here before, apart from dozens of summary (1 judge) cases; nobody likes serving on them because they take so much time out of regular activities. Thus far no really stiff sentences have been given (strongest, I think, was 1 year in jail, suspended on recognition of honest motives). This is a very bad time for me to take off, with a whole new school program to be planned in detail for April 1st (and that means revising, re shuffling, and standardizing every daily lesson in every subject for each of the 8 grades), but the first time should be interesting. Up to school for an hour to see that everything I'm supposed to have an eye on is getting along, then to the pay line. I love you Warren
