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and by Thursday morning, since I was engulfed with work yesterday and could not finish, it is still too cold for the buds to come out.

Work here varies considerably, some days being all I can do and others allowing me to read books and magazines at leisure. The graduate students come in and chat, altho professors seldom have the time to. One of Jack's old friend's brothers entered the department in February and we will have him over to dinner as soon as convenient.

Last evening our friends the Cederstrands invited us to take them out algae hunting; their two cars don't work. We went to "Crystal Lake" and brought back an dish full. Then later in the evening we went over and watched the creatures under their microscope and rigged lighting, good set-up. The daphnia was most interesting; with a hollowed-out slide we got two lively ones in view and watched them wriggle and flagellate on both a light and dark screen background. Jack was most amused to see one little creature ejaculate a piece of stone with her horny anus-claw and then suck it right back in again (they are all females at this time of year).

We are sorry to hear that you are "coldish" so much. Tho I had a very short cold last week, which didn't incapacitate me, we have had few of them, Jack in particular having no form of illness. You mustn't work so hard!

We have a new idea of a place to live. A man the Cederstrands know of is willing to allow anyone who fixes up his basement to live there free as long as they like. It could be made like our present place over the summer. We might live here three or four years--what a savings! He would provide the materials. We shall go and look it over. It has furniture, also, a bath and washing machine.

Well, now I can mail this letter.
Love,
Doris