dames M. Arnold

Finally, the day “es arrived-enot the day of reckoning, nor
the day of mourning, nor even Christmas Day--but the dey that we

start our wonderful Eastern tripe For three or four months

we've been locking forward te this trip with extreme interest;

for three or four weeks we've eagerly awaited the announcement
of the squad's personnel; for three or four days the excitement

of the vacation trip has made us so nervous that our basketball

- game has degradated to a gamo of shinny and our lessons hsve gone

to rote

‘Yes, today is the first day of the trips The “whites” and

_ the “reds” sorimmaged vais this morning. Rope was hot as usual,

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the “whites” won the game, but the | score was oleses The ‘scrimmage

ended late and we rushed home to: we and get down “~ Jehante

 

Perker's for lunch. sennenen hedn't shaved and senchan hadn 't

packed, and some of the rest of the fellows had other things to

do, but, at thet, I was 5 the lsst one down town. Teo late to eat,

I tore to the Bente Pe. acpote Lueky I did, for ‘T was just in time.
The rest of the fellows were al there--and 6 sporty Leoking outfit

they were, todos Nearly: every fellow had a New York hats Rope,

- sporting a bright green ess, declared his was the vest. Hogben

oe had a Christmas present, e small portable radio, which he proudly

displeyed. Bill is the boy directly from Leeds, you Imowerhe's
mighty proud of his British bloods We boarded the oar along with
a horde of other travelers. Our baggage was limitless--it was
stuek all ever the trein. The fellows settled down to bridge,

hearts, and yes, Pope began his Lew study. Hogben and I lucked

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