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#128 Navy #3247 (Mil. Govt) FPO San Francisco Monday 5 Feb. 1945 9:10 pm Darling - Another very busy day so that I was even cheated of my little siesta after lunch, about the only time when I do any reading. Today I was hoping to assemble my snapshots in the album. But we did get a revised program up at school started, with all classes in the morning now and athletics for the older children in the afternoon. Do I teach? - Well, I took over a 6th grade English class one day, to our mutual enjoyment, and expect to do so on a once a week schedule for 5th and 6th grades when I get time. As it is now I teach the teachers in my regular class, and they don't do badly at relaying it. Pronunciation is somewhat off, of course. This afternoon I also did a little basketball coaching and will probably have occasion for more later. But back to #140 and the delightful snapshots of Wendy, and you and Doug. Yes, I do like the permamink, sweetie - looks like a good one. Wendy with Doug's cap on looks lost and a little uncertain. Pictures of you and Wendy at [pg 2] the beach are fun and make me a little envious - or rather are just another small reason to add to the very big ones for wanting to be home. “First standing picture” (with Doug) - I noticed that right away before I looked at the caption (Goodness, little sweetie, how you’re growing!) Bobby is rather cute, isn't he? Thank him very much for the drawings and tell him I think they’re very good. The one marked “blue sharkskin overalls” is darling (but then several are) - what has she got in her hands? Glad the Hawaiian dolly seems to meet with her approval (if I can construe her trying to eat it as that; I suppose anything looks good to eat or chew on these days) In “all set for the beach” (in carriage) she wears a wide floppy bonnet I don't remember - should I? Oh, yes, and Dr. Denton's (plus a delirious expression) And the strip of three taken at bedtime (with teddy bear) are also excellent in expression. If you should ever need film desperately, send for the roll I have here - haven't found anybody with a 35mm camera (I'm sure there must be one around) - Of all the luck - the role of film on which I was taken the other day (I mentioned it - 2 or 3 weeks ago) was lost. Well, some time. The telephone-tucked-under-your-head incident made me laugh. Like your dream within a dream [pg 3] its interpretation is refreshingly straightforward. Things to look up at the library? You bet - most important is Thorndike's tables of English words graded by degrees of occurrency in daily speech - the 1000 most used, the next 1000, etc. Next I’d like to know of a simple but comprehensive English grammar. Conveniently arranged. Then, if there is such a thing (and there must be) a well written not-too texty book on the teacher techniques for the elementary grades, written by someone not too self-consciously “progressive” but with ideas. Awfully glad about the lollipop bathing suit - wish I could send you lots and lots. Won't til I get to be a lieutenant. To get 3 miles to anywhere (you speak of the beach) we simply jeep - it's long enough to get one. What's had to get for many of us who are busy and essentially glad to be so (tho I’d still like that afternoon a week and will begin taking it by a month from now) is the time. I haven't been yet. Let's have more about CASA's moving to Monterey. Hope you like Wuthering Heights as much as Jane [pg 4] Eyre, tho you may not. They’re very different. I liked them both and would enjoy reading them with you someday. Attaboy, Walla Walla. Keep up the good work. (Somehow Walla Walla reminds me of [?], and not just because they’re both fast and from Honolulu) #141 - Thank you for getting the books, sweetie, and for talking to the librarian. Yes, I'll write her a little later. Try to get her name. That's all for tonight, darling - the rest of the men want to go to sleep and it's time for me to anyway. I got in late because of a Korean meeting in connection with the recent episode I've referred to. It was fun hearing his impression of everything. I love you very much! Warren
