life a great adventure.

Charles Frohman, the great playwright, once said on the sinking of
the Luisitania, "Death is life's greatest adventure". He knew then that
it was inevitable he would perish by his giving the women and the children
his place in the lifeboat. And then someone else has said, “Only those
are fit to live who are not afraid to die."

I am an optimist, not a pessimist, and I believe that a man can
develop a quality of fighting courage that will save him from destruction.
If the invisible weapons of democracy are faith in the right, then I
know that you boys are equipped with material that will see you through.

Francis Ouimet, the great golf champion, once said, "Give me a
thousand minds concerted on me for victory, and no one in the world can
defeat me." You boys have more than hundred million minds concerted on
you for victory an no nation in the world can defeat you. I know what
_ you have been getting in the camps and on the ships. It has been real
fight talk, and what you are fighting for everybody knows. You are
fighting for your mother and your sisters so that things that have happened
to the girls of Poland Czechoslovakia will not me meted out to the girls
and women of America. That is not a fantastic statement. It is a state-
ment that could come true if it were not for you boys. And we oldsters
realize that more than you know.

It is not at all necessary for you boys to write me because I know
how busy you are, but if and when you have something that you want to
pass on to me of course I will be delighted to hear from you. My purpose
in listing the addresses of the boys herein is to give you the information
as to their changing whereabouts, so far as possible, so that you might
drop them a line when you have an opportunity.

A/S Charles B. Black, : Charlie writes that the annual Utah
Class 43 C~6 Aggie coaching school was held in the
318th C.T.D. (Aircrew),  %WeS.A.C. field house, where Coach Frnka
Utah State Agricultural College, of Tulsa and Ev Shelton of Wyoming were
Logan, Utah. the tutors. Dick Romney, the Utah Aggie

basketball coach of 1936 Kansas City
Olympic Kansas-Utah Aggie game fame, was also present, but Charles did not
get to meet him.

lir, Ray R. Evans, Ray writes that he sees Ralph "Gappy"
Sif 7.9.5 B.Cc0.7.7.8s, Miller every day, although Ralph is in
B. 3, B.T.C. 4, another hotel up the street. Justa
Miami Beach, Florida. few more weeks before Ray graduates.

And to you, Ray, I saw Harriet night
before last, shook hands with her. Say, boy, she is as beautiful as ever!

Major E. R. Elbel, Congratulations to Major Elbel! We just
Eq-, ond Dist., ce learned of the promotion last night.
Army Air Forces Tech. Tg. Com., Many of you boys will want to drop a

455 Lake Avenue, note to the Major, wishing him con-

St. Louis, Mo. tinued success. Major Elbel dropped

in to see us about a month ago. He
was looking fine and dandy, but I'll bet a dollar he looks fussier than

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