Dearest,

I had to write as soon as I received your letter you don’t know how happy I was to hear that you had decided to come up. You don’t have the least idea how slow this next week will go. Let me know if your train arrives at the same time and I will be there. I will also fix the bed on the way down.

You don’t have to warn me about going out to much with the same girl, but you seem to be doing O.K. with the S.A.E.^[1]Sigma Alpha Epsilon men’s fraternity at the University of Illinois

I received a letter from you dad the same time I received yours. They must really be about snowed in at home. Its a good thing we aren’t there.

I finally got my afternoon nap in yesterday afternoon, but then I was up till 2:00 last night working on a Statistic report for Psychology. They have added an other Chem lab on our course it comes Fri. afternoon. That make 9 hours of lab a week. It certainly is a good thing I am not taking any other lab subjects.

A bunch of we fellows are going to the ballet this Fri. night. Can’t you see me at on of those.

The lakes frozen out as far as you can see I have been tempted to walk out on it, but it doesn’t look any too strong.

Its almost time for lunch so I will mail this on the way to class.

Write soon and keep away from the S.A.E. for awhile

With all my love,

Tom