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[[preprinted]] 140 [[/preprinted]] Feb 26. There were but a few letters yet before I knew it the first part of the day was gone answering them mostly by those of D^evelopment. & F. Co. (Hooker) Spent only short time in lab.[[underlined]] Thurlow making samples of impregnated paper. [[/underlined]] Gotthelf determining rate of speed of reaction between CH20 and phenol. During afternoon walked to Yacht Club where I found [[underlined]] George [[/underlined]] [[vertical red line in left margin]] alone. Beautiful clear and mild day. [[underlined]] George [[/underlined]] in evening [[underlined]] made his lessons of language and History on typewriter [[/underlined]] Stupid Horatius of Macauley and history of war of secession What a difference with us children as we were! Did not [[vertical text in left margin]] Impregnated paper [[/vertical red line in left margin]] [[[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 141 [[/preprinted]] ^dream their dream of typewriters Feb 27. Busy dictating text for Patent Finishing wood. [[underlined]] Thurlow making impregnated coils for [[/underlined]] Monday's lecture. Left here at 4 P.M. took supper at University Club with Mr. Robinson of Yonkers. Then went to [[underlined]] Chemist Club [[/underlined]] smoker numerous attendances. - Carnival Smoker, all arranged by [[underlined]] Loeb. Convivial Program [[/underlined]] very well arranged. All got paper colored hats with C2H or OH printed on it and [[muletons?]] Then some comical papers were read, parodies of the work of some of the members. [[underlined]] Schweitzer [[/underlined]] read: Little Journeys to the home of known elements. = Roasted [[vertical text underlined in left margin]] Smoker at Chemical Club [[vertical text underlined in left margin]] [[end page]]
