whittlers sitting on soap boxes in a country grocery store. One said,
"Do you know that Marlene Dietrich is going to ride around ‘the square
on a white horse in the nude?" And one old fellow looked up and said,
"Well, I have alwaye wanted to seo a white horse. I think I'll go t
| eh So John has gone to Colorado, the obvious reason, of
course, being to soe Colorado. But you can't expect too much from one
fellow. ‘

se Jack Ballard is another proposition. Jack th
naire. Now, Jack might be drafted at any time. He tried to list
in the Army, the Navy and the Marines, but he is too tall. He was

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i. Charlies Black could have enlisted in the same thing.

I talked to his mother and asked her to call the registrar, Mr. Wood-
ruff, and sae what Charlie could get into. Mr. Woodruff is the co-
ordinator for all arms of the service here at the University. Charlie's
mother spoke to Charlie and he said, “Oh, we've got plenty of time."

So last Saturday Charlie got notice of his examination for induction
which is to take place tomorrow, : |

eo Of course he called me up and was quite anxious to do
something, but the Army Reserve closed its enlistment on the Slst of

could give him. But Charlie today is in Kansas City
trying to get into the Marine Reserve, and that is his only hope. If
will take his physical screening test tomorrow and
to Leavenworth in ten days for his induction. He is terribly