{"id":2076,"date":"2018-04-26T16:40:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T16:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=2076"},"modified":"2018-11-29T16:16:54","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T22:16:54","slug":"february-21-1942-evanston-illinois","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/chapter-3-northwestern-university-spring-of-1942\/february-21-1942-evanston-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"February 21, 1942, Evanston, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><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 5 friends are to go to Elaine&#8217;s for some bridge playing, and then dinner. He has a &#8220;Coke date&#8221; lined up, his second in 6 weeks.\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>9:00 o&#8217;clock Fri. night.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2095\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-21-1942-Evanston-Illinois-Page-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2095\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-21-1942-Evanston-Illinois-Page-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"February 21, 1942, Evanston, Illinois, Page 1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 21, 1942, Evanston, Illinois, Page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dearest,<\/p>\n<p>Not anything to do this evening. I have been sleeping since 6:00 o&#8217;clock and now I am sleepier than before. Bob is wanting to go to the Hut<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_2076_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2076_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_2076_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2076_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_2076_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2076_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">The Hut was a local diner, in Evanston on Clark Street, near Sherman Avenue. Because it was close to the University, it was a popular snacking place for students<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_2076_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2076_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> pretty soon so will mail this then.<\/p>\n<p>I got your letter Tues. (not any since then.) I like your air mail stationary. I also thought the letter was wonderful. Honey, you know that I want you to wait as long as it necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Steve went up home today and it seems everyone else is gone.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday afternoon six of we fellows are going down to Elaine&#8217;s and play bridge, then have dinner there. You can see if she&#8217;s able to do that for six boys you surely wouldn&#8217;t be any trouble.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2097\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-21-1942-Evanston-Illinois-Page-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2097\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-21-1942-Evanston-Illinois-Page-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"February 21, 1942, Evanston, Illinois, Page 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 21, 1942, Evanston, Illinois, Page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Guess who I saw for the first time today since I have been back? It was Betty, I had heard she had been pinned but I guess not for I have a coke date for Monday afternoon. I am doing pretty good, thats the 2nd date since Christmas. You don&#8217;t have a thing to worry about; that is if you ever do worry? I know I do about you.<\/p>\n<p>I had an appointment with my advisor this afternoon and worked on solubility product problems they are alot of fun. They have alot of math. I am due to start on my 1st unknown Tues. we have to have eight worked out by April 15.<\/p>\n<p>Write soon and will see you the 6th.<\/p>\n<p>With all my love,<\/p>\n<p>Tom<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2096\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-21-1941-Evanston-Illinois.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2096 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-21-1941-Evanston-Illinois-300x175.jpg\" alt=\"February 21, 1941, Evanston, Illinois\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-21-1941-Evanston-Illinois-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-21-1941-Evanston-Illinois.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 21, 1941, Evanston, Illinois<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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_2076_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_2076_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_2076_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_2076_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_2076_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_2076_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_2076_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\">The Hut was a local diner, in Evanston on Clark Street, near Sherman Avenue. 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