Sept. 16. 1957

Dear Thom,

I am not in the best of spirits at this precise moment.  Circumstances are not exactly par.
My easy chair which I had placed in storage last May arrived today in wretched shape.
Three of the legs were separated from the chair proper.  I nailed two back on, but I cannot
locate the third.  I suppose I'll have to make a new one out of something.

Outside of that particular problem there are several other nasty situations looming up.  For
instance my room is piled with equipment and broken furniture which came back from
storage and I have no place to put them since the cabinets I ordered have not yet arrived.
Also, I did not get the classes I wanted and my schedule is all fouled up.

Nevertheless, although things look dark, I will continue to fight back at the forces that seek
to oppress me.  At least I have a single.  Things could be worse.

On the lighter side I will now give you my  P report.  There is little to report as she is given to
a taciturn nature when thrown back on her own defenses.  That is to say, because she did not feel as confident of herself at the dance, where she knew no one, as she did at the beach
(evidently her natural habitat) she clam(m)?ed up and let me carry the conversation which I
am sorry to say dragged embarrassingly at the beginning.  However, after I saw that she
would not, or perhaps could not, start a sentence on her own, I grabbed the ball and ran with
it for the rest of the night.  She is either a very good listener or a very good actress, perhaps
both.  I think I touched on every subject from Atomic Destruction of the world to the morals
and ethics of consuming alcoholic beverages.  She would comment on each point which I
bought up but it was a rare moment when she brought up a new point (she never changed
the subject.)

Here are some of my findings, such as they are:

Pro:

Most types of music, including Rock & Roll

Reading good books, including Science Fiction

Bowling

N.D.

Catholic Church

Walking

Peaceful co-existence

Hot Turkey  Sandwiches

Electric-blue wearing apparel

Coffee

Cons:

Popular Jazz

Smoking cigs

Drinking liquor (says she's too young)

Girls who refuse to go out with boys who do not possess automobiles

Becoming a Nun

People who insist that CVS is the asshole of the public school system, even if it is

This report while it is not conclusive should prove interesting reading for anyone who
enjoys reading between the lines, conjecturing, etc.  I definitely intend to do more
research on the case.  To achieve this end I intend to invite her down to N.D. in
November for a dance.  Whether she will come or not, I don't know.

As to her feeling toward me, I'd say they ranged all the way from indifferent to non-
committal, but that is merely my opinion.  And I've been wrong before.

I will let you know if any further incidents in this case develop.

That's all for now.

Bob-o

P.S. radio reception is very good but the roof is very steep.  Ascent looks impossible
without 10 men and a guide, but I have not given up.  Roof is definitely flat-----------saw
aerial photo.

Will write when the summit is reached.