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Then after dark went to Campus to hear [[red underline]] Seniors [[/red underline]] sing. Very impressive, the boys having [[red underline]] their last reunions before dispersing [[/red underline]] in the wide world.
At 8 when the clock struck the chorus started,
" [[strikethrough]] Did [[/strikethrough]] Do you hear the bells" etc. Afterwards I [[red underline]] lectured in chemical lecture room on "Chemistry and war." [[/red underline]] A very appreciative audience, about 150 to 200.  Afterwards [[strikethrough]] students [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] professors escorted me to [[/red underline]] my hotel. Lectured from 8:30 to 10:25 P.M. Very appreciative audience.

May 12. Slept very little but got up early in time to get away with 8:25 AM train for New York where
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[[red underline]] took noon train for Boston [[/red underline]] Arrived at Lennox hotel about 6:45 P.M just in time to participate to dinner of [[red underline]] Chemical association of Massachusetts Institute Technology. [[/red underline]] where I was principal speaker. Same subject [[red underline]] "War and Chemistry and industrial preparedness" [[/red underline]]
My address very well received
Afterwards [[red underline]] Dr. ^[[George A]] Hale [[red underline]] of Lick Observatory and A.A. [[red underline]] Noyes, and M. T Bogert came [[/red underline]] to fetch me to [[red underline]] St. Botolph's [[/red underline]] Club where we conferred as to how [[red underline]] National Academy of Sciences could help in [[/red underline]] work of preparedness. They then drove me to Station and I left for New York at 11:40 PM

[[black underline]] May 13. [[/black underline]]
Went to [[red underline]] Edison's [[/red underline]] office at Fifth ave where meeting of [[red underline]] Naval Board [[/red underline]]

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Lick Observatory is near San Jose, CA.