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April 29, 1949

Dear folks,

Check arrived yesterday.

Sent in applications to the two recreation centers; & the "news", as I had promised them. Might be good to have a try at both places. Maria is applying for waitress work at Woods Hole, which is low paying but promises good company; if Bill does decide not to go there (he will be decided on next Tuesday), I might try. It would be gay. I told Mr. Richardson I could teach nature lore, singing, jewelry making, swimming: half-truths of a nature Va-ginia tolerates. Would be nice to alternate twixt news & that. Alfred told me last night of chance to do secretarial work with the U.N.: mighty impossible sounding, [[strikethrough]] probably too [[/strikethrough]] but I shall investigate. There was still a baby job at Tanglewood (for summer music session), but it would be too big a strain. Barbara Sherman tells me the most profitable work is to care for infants; and you would testify, the most undesirable; but she is putting herself through very literally: baby sitting 5 nights a week.

Alfred called on a [[?]], & we went out after ten. He told me [[strikethrough]] all [[/strikethrough]] his present troubles & aspirations. He would work on his thesis abroad (on [[strikethrough]] science [[/strikethrough]] relationship of scientific institutions to state); will then be Dr.. ambitious [[strikethrough]] tu [[/strikethrough]] and idealistic, and very much of a gentleman. [[strikethrough]] as a matter of comparison [[/strikethrough]] It is good to be talked to by one who is highly intellectual, very witty, & needing sympathy; as any obvious comparison will show. People such as he - Hope - Jane, who consistently maintain themselves above their difficulties & are always full of hope & enthusiasms are above all men inspiring:  His fastness is sometimes funny: he can turn about his car (yes!) on a dime at an instant. Do not worry about falling. I consider it now