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[[preprinted]] 52 [[/preprinted]] [[margin]] IX-20- [[/margin]] This morning we went to the University to look up the people to whom Chardon had given us letters - The head of the Experiment Station, Lopez Domingues, and some others. Here again we had difficulty. No one seemed to know how or why. Many acted as if they had never heard of an Experiment Station. Finally we got a Prof. who spoke English - a very near sighted man - and he gave us directions how to get to the Experiment Station, which is not on the University grounds. We left the campus and walked up to the Plaza in Rio Piedras where we got a car to take us up to the Station. When we got there we asked about Dominguez, but he was out and about the grounds and it seemed we couldn't see him. As Dick's final aim was to see Wollcott, he made inquiries about him. The first intention had been to get to him by way of his Superior, as it was understood that he was a little difficult to reach. However, having made the trip in order to see [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 53 [[/preprinted]] an entomologist, we decided to barge in upon Wolcott without the assistance of his superior. I found him to be rather a pleasant fellow. He was most helpful in giving Dick directions of places to go. It is rather nice to go expecting to find a grouch and be surprised to find a rather happy-go-lucky jovial type. He drove us back to the University, and politely invited us to lunch - which we refused. [[margin]] IX 23 [[/margin]] This is a Monday, and being rather tired of trying to keep a long bob in good condition I decided to have a goodly part of my hair cut off. It certainly is a relief - and far cooler. Maybe it isnt exactly stylish not to have curls at the back of the neck, but it is far more comfortable down here. In the course of trying to get this Journal caught up to date, I have most likely forgotten some daily happenings but, if I remember them later I'll write
