{"id":2067,"date":"2018-04-24T15:24:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T15:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=2067"},"modified":"2018-11-29T18:05:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T00:05:51","slug":"november-26-1941-evanston-illinois","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/northwestern-university-evanston-illinois-1941-42\/november-26-1941-evanston-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"November 26, 1941, Evanston, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='dropshadowboxes-container ' style='width:auto;'>\r\n                            <div class='dropshadowboxes-drop-shadow dropshadowboxes-rounded-corners dropshadowboxes-inside-and-outside-shadow dropshadowboxes-lifted-both dropshadowboxes-effect-default' style=' border: 1px solid #dddddd; height:; background-color:#edf2f9;    '>\r\n                            Tom and Zoe had good Thanksgiving holiday together. Tom continues to struggle with German, although he got a good grade in Chemistry. Elaine thinks Zoe is wonderful and when Tom is with Elaine, Zoe is the main topic of conversation.\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\n<p>Tues. night 9:30<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2068\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/November-26-1941-Evanston-Illinois-Page-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2068\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/November-26-1941-Evanston-Illinois-Page-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"November 26, 1941, Evanston, Illinois, Page 1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">November 26, 1941, Evanston, Illinois, Page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dearest,<\/p>\n<p>I received your letter this morning it was wonderful to hear from you. I wish the vacation<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_2067_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2067_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_2067_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2067_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_2067_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2067_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Northwestern&#8217;s Thanksgiving Vacation, November 19-24<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_2067_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2067_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> could have lasted forever like it did Sat. nioght.<\/p>\n<p>We got in Chicago at 8:30. We didn&#8217;t leave home till 3:00 so we made fairly good time. We brought two sailor boys with us. Dad left sometime Mon. morning.<\/p>\n<p>I had a surprise in German class Mon. morning. He said we would have a vocabulary test Tues. about the same as a mid-semester. I didn&#8217;t get to bed last night till 3:00 and I was planning on staying up all night but got disgusted and didn&#8217;t give a damn if I flunked it or not. (maybe I did)<\/p>\n<p>I got back a Chem hour exam paper today and got a 87 so I felt better.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2069\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/November-26-1941-Evanston-Illinois-Page-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2069\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/November-26-1941-Evanston-Illinois-Page-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"November 26, 1941, Evanston, Illinois, Page 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">November 26, 1941, Evanston, Illinois, Page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I went down to Elaine&#8217;s for a while this afternoon. She thinks you are wonderful. (It must run in the family.) Everytime I go down there you are the main topic of discussion.<\/p>\n<p>I am going to try and get in bed by 10 tonight.<\/p>\n<p>My hands will have to freeze till Christmas but Elaine is going to give me a pair of gloves for Christmas, but don&#8217;t you worry about it.<\/p>\n<p>I am counting the days till Christmas vacation.<\/p>\n<p>Dearest, I really think you are wonderful especially after the way I have treated you. I must have been crazy about a year ago. I hop[e that someday you can forgive me. Anyway I think it was swell to give me another chance.<\/p>\n<p>With love,<\/p>\n<p>Tom<\/p>\n<p>24 days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_2067_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_2067_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_2067_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_2067_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_2067_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_2067_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_2067_1_1');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Northwestern&#8217;s Thanksgiving Vacation, November 19-24<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_2067_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_2067_1').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_2067_1').text('\u2212'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_2067_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_2067_1').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_2067_1').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_2067_1() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_2067_1').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_2067_1(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_2067_1(); } } function footnote_moveToReference_2067_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_2067_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } } function footnote_moveToAnchor_2067_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_2067_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } }<\/script> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tues. night 9:30 Dearest, I received your letter this morning it was wonderful to hear from you. 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