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it is an ideal institution. I wish I were 20 years again to be able to start studying again at [[red underline]] Cornell. [[/red underline]] How incomparably superior are the [[strikethrough]] surroundings, [[/strikethrough]] invironment and ideals of students at Cornell than in Ghent or other european universities! I feel much satisfied about my visit. When we left the football field, just then the game finished and the thousands present sang that beautiful "On Cayuga's Lake". which was echoed by the wooded hills in the distance.
[[black underline]] Oct 18. [[/black underline]] (Sunday) Arrived at Hoboken about 7.A.M. Beautiful calm indian Summer day, slightly hazy. Albert came to fetch me at Van Cortland. The
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Hudson looks exceptionally beautiful today. Quiet day spent in reading [[red underline]] war news. [[/red underline]]
Evening Toch and Mrs. Toch here for supper. Gave him a cigarette holder made of C.20 Bakelite so that he should keep it and be able to testify some time or another that his has kept its color. [[strikethrough]] an [[/strikethrough]] I have given [[red underline]] cigarette holder for the same [[/red underline]] purpose to [[red underline]] Baskerville and [[/red underline]] to Townsend.
Oct. 19. [[red underline]] Orders keep up well. [[/red underline]] This is some comfort in all the bad news everywhere. However the [[red underline]] electrical companies are not doing well at all. Gordon tells me General Electric Co. is only working half time. [[/red underline]]
Went to Perth Amboy after lunch. [[red underline]] Gothelf [[/red underline]] there with [[red underline]] Alvord [[/red underline]] trying to solve difficulties with new transparent C20. Thurlow