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He appreciates the postal cards Edwards sent for his collection. While working in the shop at school a piece of iron injured his eye. This prevented him from studying. They wait for Edwards to tell them when he will come to Louisville. They have some new china. :: XI-2-c A.L.S. 2pp.

He received Edwards' letter. At present, he is excited about the outcome of the Thanksgiving game. He feels their chances slim, but it promises to be a clean game. He thanks Edwards for the book and postals. He is sorry that Edwards couldn't come; they'll welcome him in December. :: XI-2-c A.L.S. 2pp.

Their team lost the Thanksgiving game by a large score. They will retrieve their honors in the track meet next spring. He received the postals from Cleveland and Buffalo and appreciates them very much. He appreciates all of Edwards' favors. They will be glad to have him visit. :: XI-2-c A.L.S. 2pp.

He should have written sooner but every night when he gets home from work he goes to bed as soon as he has supper. His parents are stopping in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He gets very few letters now. He supposes Edwards heard of Hunter's fine showing at Buffalo. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 3pp.

Although he has been very busy he has been anxiously expecting to hear from Edwards. Their team has done itself proud. By the middle of June they expect to be installed in their new home. He asks Edwards his opinion of the merits of Purdue and Rose Polytechnic as he is trying to choose between those schools for next fall. :: XI-2-e A.L.S. 2pp.

He explains the matter of Miss Foley's graduation and asks Edwards what he thinks of sending her an invitation to Normal's commencement. By the same mail he sends Edwards an invitation and will send a picture in a week or two. He thanks Edwards for promptness in answering his postal. :: XI-2-e A.L.S. 2pp.

He feels very guilty in having delayed so long in writing, but his particular aversion is letter writing. When he was at school he only wrote to his mother once a week and to no one else. He knows Edwards will have a delightful lake trip. He must not fail to visit the falls of the St. Croix River. :: XI-2-f A.LS. 3pp.

During his holiday he was busy developing his kodak films and printing the pictures. The ones they took in the parlor are quite good. He is sorry he could not be with Edwards and Folk for he would like to see them. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 1p.

Whenever he thinks of Edwards' settled state he feels sorry for him. After a half-year of wandering Edwards must find it hard to settle down to the routine of college life. That postal from Porto is just swell and he thanks Edwards for it. His mother has been very sick for several weeks. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 2pp.

Yesterday he saw Otis Skinner in Prince Otto. It is a very fine play. Friday was the last day of their examinations and he is glad they are over. If he did not flunk in anything he will study with renewed energy next term. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 2pp.

It is too bad that Edwards was taken sick with the grippe. The last two Sundays have been exceptionally fine and they all go driving. He is now getting a taste of college study, working for two or three hours every day on his trigonometry. John has a position as bill clerk in a wholesale establishment; it is about midnight when he gets home. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 3pp.

They were much disappointed at not having Edwards there today. He wants him to be sure to come for their field and track meet. The weather has been bad and they have not had much chance to practice. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 2pp.

They were greatly disappointed when Edwards did not come to Louisville. He knows Edwards would enjoy the games. Tonight Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliot will present Merchant of Venice, and on the next two mights E. H. Southern will appear in Hamlet. There are a great number of attractions to divert his mind with the result that he will fail in chemistry. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 3pp.

He has changed his mind about going to Buffalo. He has started to work in the machine shop of the Southern railroad. A strike is in progress and the places are being filled by non-union men. A large number of the students are getting positions. He works ten hours a day. He thinks he passed all his exams except chemistry. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 2pp.

He is a school boy once more after his first attempt at work and one of the most pleasant summers he has known. School life is a cinch compared with real work. He hopes Edwards will come to the interstate fair. The launch built by the boys of the school is now on the river and is a great success. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 3pp.

He is ashamed to think he has not written for a month. They were disappointed in the fair. He discusses field and track events of the school. Their football team has yet to distinguish itself, for they have not made a legal touchdown yet. He is taking French. He invites Edwards to Louisville. Edwards should look up the Doerhoefer boys at Notre Dame. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 7pp.

The two beautiful postal card albums are just what he needed and he thanks Edwards for them. Every evening he fills from eight to twenty pages. In this way he goes over the scenes of two summers ago in his mind. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 2pp.

Owing to an eruption with one of his instructors he is out of a class this hour and so has time to write. He is glad his present pleased Edwards. If it had not been for the money he earned last summer, he could not have bought any Christmas presents at all. This letter is disjointed and rambling when it ought to be one of the best for he is writing in the Crimson office. :: XI-2-e A.L.S. 1p.

Edwards certainly was a life saver when he selected a book for him, because it has entertained him when he was too sick to go out during the earlier part of his vacation. He enjoyed the book very much. :: XI-2-g A.L.S. 1p.

He has been too lazy for anything. He met a young lady from Hopkinsville who is just about all right. About the first of the month he will go to Terre Haute to look for quarters.

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Edwards' letter was received and very much appreciated. He regrets to hear Edwards has been ill and hopes that recovery will be speedy. :: XI-2-l Postcard, signed

He met some Notre Dame boys recently and sent Edwards a message by them. He is travelling thru this country for a short time and will then go to Chicago. He would be delighted to see Edwards and if possible he will stop at Notre Dame. He hopes Edwards is enjoying good health. :: XI-2-l Postcard, signed

He has gone down to San Antonio to spend the day and see the places of interest. He hopes Edwards has fully recovered. :: XI-2-l Postcard, signed.

He was glad to receive a number of postals from Edwards. He has never forgotten the pleasant time they had a few years ago. His connection with Rose Polytechnic Institute ends with commencement next Thursday. Edwards will be able to find him at the Baldwin Locomotive Works. :: XI-2-h A.L.S. 3pp.

He is a student of Rose Polytechnic Institute now; there is no school that can beat Rose. They work pretty hard which is to be expected. They beat Franklin College in football. He asks Edwards to tell him about his voyage. :: XI-2-e A.L.S. 2pp.

It is a shame that they do not correspond any more. He is rather busy with society and school affairs. Last Friday he was in jail with twenty of his classmates for trying to break up the freshman banquet. They all had a hard time getting out. :: XI-2-f A.L.S. 2pp.

He is ashamed of his long delay in writing. His jail adventure is about forgotten in the rush of other events. Rose Poly claims the championship of the state in baseball. He invites Edwards to visit him there or at his home in Louisville. :: XI-2-f A.L.S. 2pp.

He wants to thank Edwards for the albums he sent. Almost every week some one of the clerks was sick and this put extra work on Kiefer. He has hardly been home at night this winter until way after bedtime. For four weeks they had snow, which is unusual down there. :: XI-2-e A.L.S. 4pp.

Louise told him to thank Edwards for those postals. She said Edwards is the dearest man she ever knew. He was at a masque ball the Friday after Christmas and met about thirty new girls, but forgot them in a day or two. He is almost through at the Spencerian and then he will be sure of a job. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 3pp.

He tried to answer Edwards' letter immediately but he is working and has little time to write. Herbert got Edwards' letter saying he was going to West Baden. Everyone is looking for him to come down to Louisville. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 3pp.