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shaved off just as Mr. Nivitsky wears, or doesn't wear, his. He is a man about fifty and very jolly. I asked Nina about him when I got an opportunity as I was departing and she said he is a Russian and president of the French Thomson-Houston Company (the French General Electric Coo.). She tells me he is very interesting, having travelled everywhere. I wouldn't be surprised if I saw a lot of him down there. He sat with Madame Starzenski in church this morning. It is just such things that that make Schenectady so interesting. If one is interested in [[underline]] people [[/underline]], this is an ideal place to come, for here they meet from every corner of the world, all drawn by that magic word, "Genelectric." That is one thing about Schenectady that you would love, I think. I don't believe that I half appreciate the opportunity that I have for making the acquaintance of some of these interesting people, another factor in my dissatisfaction with the way I live most of the time. I hope this feeling bears fruit in making me appreciate life more. ...... I know that I get that love of the sound of certain words from you, for they affect me the same way. Here is a combination that always pleased me: "Synchronous impedence," and "Synchronous condenser." I like that word "synchronous."

[[underline]] To Mother, November 11, 1925: [[/underline]] At exactly eleven o'clock this morning, the whistles began to blow and there were terrific reports up in the sky where presently we saw and heard eleven bombs burst one by one, commemorating that never-to-be-forgotten hour seven years ago in Europe. Everyone was thoughtful for a bit and then plunged back into the intricacies of their various jobs, forgetful of the war once more. This noon we all went down to Sirker's to the AC Engineering Dept. luncheon. Everyone was there, about fifty I should judge, and after the meal, we sat back and heard our two chiefs, Mr. H. G. Reist and Mr. W. T. Foster, relate their experiences in Europe from whence they just recently returned. What they had to tell was very interesting but I haven't time to tell it all now. However, I know you will be interested in this that Mr. Reist, the head of the department, told us. What he said ran something like this: "In one of the shops in Berlin, I saw a powerful reminder of the war. We entered a room in which about tenty-five men were working, running small drill presses, shapers, milling machines, etc. And all of these men were blind. As the guide took us around the room, he asked us to look under the benches at which the men were working. I leaned over, and peering under, saw that under each workbench was a dog. The guide explained that the dog takes the man to and from work every day, acting as his guide, and these dogs perform their duty so well that they are even more reliable than a human being. Among other things, he said that there are only three men in the German GE Co. who have automobiles, and they are the president and a couple of vice-presidents, so poor is the average citizen. Even the chief engineer cannot afford to have a car. Some contrast to this country, where the sweeper usually has a Ford any-