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a million dollars and starts the thing going. That experience combined with the theoretical understanding of such things, makes a real engineer. Last night I studied until midnight and learned a lot of new things.

[[underline]]To Willie, October 12, 1925[[/underline]]: I once started to learn the "touch" system of typing but gave it up as I didn't have the time. It certainly does take a lot of practice. Our stenographer can't seem to handle a typewriter yet, with years of experience. But
she does work under difficulties, for the technical terms and abbreviations are not adapted to a standard, I guess. Imagine press enter writing this fast: " –- Note armature punchings are made of standard X-5 steel. Add armature winding 451 # cu. consisting of 162 – 4 turn MW coils of 4 (.150 x .090) rect. wire, wound Y-1 circuit per phase, slot throw (1 – 4), MLT. 17.21 -- " The longer I stay in Mr. Berkshire's office, the more I find I don't know.

Note: The following taken from a Van Curler letter head during this month:
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[[image: line drawing of a colonial-style signboard suspended from ornate metalwork attached to the side of a brick building, on the corner of which is drawn stems and leaves of ivy. The sign reads: American Hotels Corporation N.Y.]]
A Mark of Distinction and Good Service
J. LESLIE KINCAID
President

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GEORGE D. WORTHINGTON
General Manager
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The Van Curler
Schenectady, N.Y. 
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[[image: a drawing of The Van Curler Hotel]]
CHARLES E. ROCHESTER, Manager
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[[underline]]To Mother, October 12, 1925[[/underline]]: Frank is here reading that article about David Grayson and has been telling me some things about Jimmie Baker, Ray Stannard Baker's son, who, I told you, was here for several years. Frank tells me that he used to read
about three books a week. And no matter what subject came up, any subject, scientific or otherwise, he always seemed to never volumteer any information unless it came naturally in the course of a conversation. He was quiet –- almost a "lone wolf" sort of a fellow. And yet he loved a good time –- went to the club to dances often and was entirely free. By that I mean that

Transcription Notes:
In "To Mother, October 12, 1925": "volumteer" should be "volunteer," but kept "volumteer" to mirror the original.--MSoul13