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April 20 Dear Emma and Child'n Am now a full fledged army officer-never the less without army rank. But as educator in the field, we wear the Sam Brown belt and on my hat put the officer's cord, brown and gold. So I look quite swell. The army gave each department a good photograph camera so am sure it will interest you to have photographs of the school work. The man I room with is Mr. Logan a painter who had taught in -red hair, very nice and rather Bostonian. Started this letter last night, always interrupted by people coming into my room and now much take the 8.30 train from town to buy a skeleton for the painter's class. This skeleton has caused quite a lot of trouble. We must buy all the surplus through the army. That is we ordered the army to buy them for us. I put on the list of surplus necessary for the school one skeleton, two young that took the order to the head office was asked what kind he wanted, he wrote on the order female Skel. Well this order has been going from one high officer to another for now six weeks. They could not understand why the army should buy a skeleton, let alone a female one. Finally we had to start all over again so I made out an order for just a plain skeleton, leaving out the sex. I do not know but what they have asked advice from Washington. Well now we have the order and am anxious to hurry and get it for the students. I had dinner with E&P (Elizabeth and Paul) Sunday. M. and Madame Banzet were there also. Their son is going to get married so they are quite excited over the whole thing. Lots of love, and kiss to you all, Solon