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Concert in cabin after supper. 
Stayed two numbers and went boven. (Am having lots of French practice). Nice talk with friends. Moon. Miss Williamson's [[?]] accident. Miss Hen went down. We also, after a while purloined matches (hilarious crowd).

June 21 [[changed date from 22nd to 21st]]

Came upstairs with "Jugends" for Miss Williamson. Was too early and wrote diary. Girls came and we looked over the papers. Then I went below and wrote home. Went on upper deck and chinned, lazed and smoke with friends. Talk of an entertainment. Took "Nonsense Anthology" up. "Bleat like buttered pease" not appreciated. After dinner played shuffle board with Miss Aspinwall, Dr. Langs and Professor Elmer. Hot discussions in smoking room Dr. Spiegel upholding America against Europeans who vaunt their respective countries. Talked with Misses Williamson and 

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McEwen. After supper the entertainment: NS. Klein, Dr. Spiegel, Miss Leach (Mrs. Smith), Miss Denzel , Prof. Freyberg, Miss Messner, Master Brimmer [[?]], Miss Meitzner, Dr. Spiegel, America. [[strike-through]] Walked, liste [[/strike-through]] Miss Fassitt came down. Went above and saw beautiful moon. Walked, listened in smoking room and to bed.

June 22

Sat on top deck a while, then down to first cabin with "Will o' the Mill". Had another chance to write diary and then left book with Miss McEwen. Tackled letters and during day got Professor Werner's, Mrs. Moses, Aunt Bertha's, and Miss Carson's off. Smoked with Mak, Zinnecker, Gommerling [[?]]. Fine exuberance from the fair weather Blue sea. I am not anxious at all to land; many others not. In the evening, fun at table ("Mamie") (Big dinner, discussion of entertainment). Grand sunset, with the swellest

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Transcription Notes:
"boven" is Dutch for "above". He uses the word often. He used "chin" or "chin-chin" to mean talked with, made small talk, etc. Jugend ("Youth" in German) was a German art magazine that was created in the late 19th century. - wikipedia