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has always played around at drawing and although no artist, he seems to get a lot of amusement out of drawing various things, illustrating letters, making Christmas cards, and such like things. And so in John I see traits I have but that are rather undeveloped, traits that should be developed. Johnnie has ideas about Life, I know, and I'd stake a lot, they are original, for that is John. Johnnie is just a fine example of a person not like everyone else, a person who seems to be learning how to live, a person who is interesting and different. As this journal is mine and for no other eyes, I can confide to it a secret which Johnnie confided to me and which I promised to tell no one, a promise I have kept and intend to continue to keep. We were sitting at supper in the Hiawatha Room of the Onondaga, seven or eight of us at a table. I was sitting between Willie and Johnnie. John suddenly inquires if I can be trusted to keep a secret, and upon assurance that I can, calmly informs me that he has been secretly married for over a month to a girl at Wellesley. He has known her for quite awhile, I guess, and she has visited them and he her family. But the marriage is a secret. Characteristic of John, he chose a time when his parents were in Boston to run off to Portsmouth and marry her. I was almost stunned, for he told it in such a calm, matter-of-fact way. The noise in the room was great enough to prevent anyone else hearing. And Johnnie sat there and appeared puzzled at my amazement. He is a real character. I may go down to Boston for a weekend sometime this spring. It would be worth it, I think, although I may change my mind on account of extravagance and time off. 

Schenectady, N.Y., 
January 5, 1926.

While working nights, the weeks are drab indeed. There is time for almost nothing but eating, sleeping and working. When one is putting in 12 1/3 hours a night, at least eight hours sleep is essential to keep going. That leaves scant time for play or anything else after one has taken time out for going to and fro, dressing, bathing, shaving and eating. Hence the weekdays are not eventful usually. But the weekends are precious beyond price! Saturday morning to Monday night, we live! And how we appreciate it! There are three or four choice jobs in 61 where one has much time to one's self. When I am fortunate enough to draw one of these jobs, I spend the precious liesure hours reading or writing, as I am tonight. Since being in 61, I have accomplished a good deal of worthwhile reading and have kept up on current topics fairly well by reading "Time" every week, a mighty fine little magazine. Even before going on test, I had heard of the notorious "61" and I believe I did some gentlemen an injustice once when I told them I thought there was a lot to be derived from 61 if one cared to do it. I am persuaded now, after several weeks experience, that 61 isn't all that a