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In the summer of 1922, business was slow and summer-jobs almost impossible to get, particularly in industry. Fred Baum, the husband of Lillian Baird, my mother's close friend, came to my rescue and got me a job as a handyman for a couple of months at Dolan Ferry, the men's clothing manufacturer where Fred was chief accountant. The job was nothing as far as getting any engineering background was concerned, but it did allow me to earn a little money toward college expenses.  About all I can remember about the job was moving endless bolts of cloth and piles of cut pieces like arms and legs of suits, around from one spot to another, unpacking cases of materia1, and such chores; it definitely was not an intellectual challenge and I guess it paid about $15 a week but it was far better than no job at all and I was very grateful for it.  And now I discover from looking at a book of old snapshots, that Mother and I spent a short vacation at Selkirk that summer and I believe it was after I completed my stint at Dolan—Ferry. It was to be my last work assignment before starting with GE in July 1924.

And then in the fall of 1922, began a very happy period for me in spite of my somewhat rocky time at the Phi Delt house for awhile —- it did ease up in time to some extent. One Sunday I went to church as usual and as church let out,1 was standing just outside the church door when a small group of girls emerged, and among them was one in a rough, brown, tweed suit who struck me as being a strong, vibrant, and most attractive individual. This was the first time I saw Doris Moore and I can remember it so clearly, just as I can remember so well the first time I saw Willie.  I don't know whether I met Doris right then or soon after but we were soon good friends. Doris was a freshman and a pledge of Kappa Alpha Theta, which was next door to A1pha Phi on Walnut Place and just around the corner from us; however, she lived in the same cottage Louie had been in which was just around the corner the other way on Walnut Place. She was from Hackensack, N. J. and I never got to know mueh about her family except that I think her mother had either lost or divorced Doris'es father and had remarried. I believe, also, that she was an only child.  When I met her she was 18 and I was 20. She was shorter than I and, while she wasn't slim, she had a strong-looking body without appearing to be husky. She was pretty, with soft-brown hair and a smiling, round, rosy face.  She proved to be an outdoor girl and she loved tennis particularly and we used to play a lot of it up at Thornden Park and at the courts down at Teachers College. She also liked hiking and picnicing and, although there was no opportunity for it, I know she was a fine swimmer. In fact, she was an all-round girl and indoors she loved dancing and was a beautifu1 dancer and she also liked to play bridge on cold winter evenings. I found her a refreshing change from Louie and soon Doris and I were spending a lot of time together within the limits imposed by our classes, homework and other required activities. My feel-

Transcription Notes:
"know much" not "know meuh."