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[[red underline]] which makes me fear that his certificate of New York University [[/red underline]] has not give him [[red underline]] admission. [[red underline]] -- This worries me considerably. -- The [[red underline]] allies [[/red underline]] during these last days [[red underline]] have pushed the Germans backwards [[/red underline]] for a considerable length of the line, in some places as far as 3 miles.
Oct 2. 1915 -- No news from [[red underline]] George [[/red underline]] with this mail, [[strikethrough]] no [[/strikethrough]] and no special delivery letter.  Looks bad.  Later on after I had wired for news got his telegram [[red underline]] that he has not been admitted and is returning tomorrow. -- I am considerably disappointed. [[/red underline]]
Hurried dictation all day and Miss Evans busy till about 6 P.M without interuption  Dictated long statement for Secretary [[red underline]] Daniels [[/red underline]], how to construct and organize
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[[red underline]] a chemical research laboratory for the [[strikethrough]] nav [[strikethrough]] U.S. Navy. [[/red underline]]  This morning Maxmilian [[red underline]] Toch [[/red underline]], his wife and a certain Dr. [[red underline]] Liliental [[/red underline]] and another lady [[strikethrough]] arrived [[/strikethrough]] stopped here with
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their automobile for about one hour.  Rainy and cold all day.  Charge Hooker one hour for telephoning and telegraphing etc. -- relation to visit of Paulus to Niagara.
Oct 3. (Sunday) Got wire from [[red underline]] George that there is some chance of [[/red underline]] entering mechanical engineering department. [[/red underline]] Elon [[red underline]] Hooker wires me that he wired to President Schurman and [[red underline]] Prof. Bedell about Georges case.  Bancroft also wires to do nothing until I have heard from him. All this is rather perplexing. [[/red underline]]
Went with Voigt of [[red underline]] Royal Baking Powder Co [[/red underline]] and Dr. Peter on the [[red underline]] "Cygnet" to  Peekskill and back going close to shore saw