MARCH 29

1939 12:00 Tomorrow at 10 we (Joe + I) take the bus to Aberdeen - The rest are driving up. My oration went better tonight. Ray brought me home. He said he'd call Sunday. (I have my date to J.S. - It seems so odd)

1940 Fri - Bill called again... date tomorrow night... I'm probably asking for trouble - Bob, Leonard + I worked tonight - Leonard + I saw the Northern lights out at school - Donna + I asked them for Monday Night - I asked Leonard! Made a speech in Student Body.

1941 Sat 12 - Blue circles I am getting under the eyes - My youth is fast departing... Why I should waste it teaching school, I can't imagine! - Rehearsals + stage sets all day - Both of the plays look foul!

1942 Sun Darling, I'm sorry I was such a dead head tonight... Not even you could jar me out of what I was in... I couldn't even have told you what was the matter when you asked me - 

1943 Mon... It's getting so that the men in the flower markets greet me in the mornings... that's fun... I'm always earliest in our little office. Bored when I don't have enough to do. A mfg. thought Mrs. Stotes + I were Mother + Daughter.

MARCH 28

1939 10:45 Gave my oration for Hugo tonight. I'd be okay if I only knew it. Ray came out after me... I certainly get along perfectly well with him.

1940 Thurs. The Edda is in a horrible mess... Kenny has sold exactly 1/2 enough ads - I wish I knew what to do!... Made a lot of posters... Rained to beat anything this aft... Got caught in it... Ushered at C. Music deal tonight -

1941 11- Wish it was a wk from today - I feel awful. - Fell off the sets (a folding chair) nearly amputated an arm - ha... ha - ha (I'm going to have a PRACTICE TEACHER! - ------ Oh yes, Fred was married today - I barely remember him.

1942 SAT 1:20 READING Buddenbrooks is entertaining, but not what I'd consider a no. 1  8 at Eve! I wonder if Leonard was writing or if someone had him out R. Date... Well, filled classes this aft. - Summer School Schedule figgered out. -

1943 SUN Was quiet, letter writing + lonesome to be home this Sunday... But Stan McCormick called about 6:00. Took Peg + me to dinner... He's certainly not changed; (nor smoother) Then Peg + I went to the West End Bar to meet Jarv + his brother.

MARCH 27

1939 1:45 Intermittently concentrated (?) + dozed. I've got to get this learned I wriggled out of the Philo Fashion Show for Wednesday + out of the Plays Tues.

Ray came after me this morning we went to chapel together

1940 Wed got up about 8:30 intending to go to school. - ate breakfast, took a bath, went back to bed! - It was worth it, I felt swell! Bill had to go without his date tonight... I went with the gals, instead... I wonder how he liked that... It was really quite grim.

1941 THURS - DAY STARTED OUT HELLISH, BUT SOMETHING HAPPENED; I FELT QUITE DECENT ALL DAY AFTERNOON WE PAINTED FLATS TONIGHT WISH THIS JUNK WERE OVER ! ! ! 

1942

1943 SAT. 1:00 PEGGY + I WROTE TO BOB WHO'S JUST COME IN FROM maneuvers IN THE ATLANTIC... HOPE HE CAN COME HERE AGAIN BEFORE HE GOES... HAD rather GOOD MORNING... MET PEGGY FOR LUNCH; DISSIPATED THE AFT. FELT rather SAD FOR A WHILE. LEONARD'S IN THE HOSPITAL, DIDN'T GET ANY of MY LETTERS YET! - ELEANOR'S BEEN SICK, too.

MARCH 26

1939 10:30 - Sunday - It doesn't seem possible that the day can be over (We didn't eat breakfast till 11:00) Marg + I made it - Eunice + Marg ate over here for dinner - I'm still happy, learned my oration. I kept thinking about how much I liked the way I was kissed last night! 

1940 Tues. Got back about 10:30 this morning. - Mother + Bill met me at the train... I managed to get some sleep this time! - ... I got cleaned up a little, put on my suit + went out to school - swell to see the kids again! - Virginia came over -

1941 10:30 EXAMPLE "A" - Excellent case of frazzled nerves - was on knife edge all day - very stupid - I've got to just hang on - It is hell to try  + accomplish anything in this condition however. - Heard from Kathleen

1942 Thurs Quite successful evening. We did have fun (except it snowed!) - We went to the Dakota - ate popcorn; went to Deeky's Diner; painted "Ole" - it was a little wearing. (It was Betty Blast nite!)

1943 FRI Again, the "issue" arose and was clarified... This time a little more rationally, a little more clearly. I may not be entertained so royally in the future as I have been, but I couldn't do otherwise, I felt. We had dinner (SWELL) at the Rogers. Went to his apt.