Dear Folks,

All these letters will have to be interpreted because we only have short periods with nothing to do. In a few minutes we go to take our psychological motor learning tests. Yesterday we had aptitude tests 1 + 2 which took from 7:20 AM. Till 4:20 P.M. About 2:00 P.M. you begin to wonder just who is crazy. (Time out.)

Just returned from taking the tests and if I wasn’t crazy I am now. We aren’t suppose to say what they were like but if you can imagine a bunch of screwy pin-ball machines you will have a pretty good idea. I think we have our interview this afternoon. The physical will either be tomorrow or Mon.

I wrote Aunt Molly and have tried to find the telephone number to the house they were living at but I guess they haven’t any if they have and you know what it is let me know.

The weather is really swell here even though it is awful foggy every morning. The nights are really cold and after the fog lifts in the morning the rest of the day is nice and sunny. The food is good (that that we get) but there isn’t enough However, we are now on field rations but as soon as we are classified we start getting a dollar a day for food.

We had a talk yesterday by Lt. Bell the fellow that dropped the first bomb on Germany. It was really interesting.

I about passed out last night in the mess hall when I saw Bob Compton on K.P. He was the boy from ΣΝ^[1]Sigma NU, Tom’s college fraternity at Northwestern. Bob survived the war and earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California in 1949. that went with us when Mr. Luther took you and I to lunch at Cooley’s. He washed out on his physical and doesn’t know just what he is going to do. It was the first time I had seen anyone I had known since I had been in the army. He is going to come over here tonight.

Last night they had a band concert and there were so many fellow there you couldn’t get near enough to hear.

We haven’t been drilling or having much calisthenics lately and as a result I am getting stiff. However, we will probably start off in high next week again.

Cleda, I received your letter last night. I will try to write John if I get a little time.

We have lunch in a few minutes so will have to close. Will try to get a letter off soon.

Love, Tom