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Harbor patrol on boat of Mr. Washburn but changed his mind on account of his [[strikethrough]] easy [[/strikethrough]] tendency to [[red underlined]] sea sickness. [[/red underlined]] Cannot join [[red underlined]] aviation because Dr. Getty has told him his heart [[/red underlined]] is not yet in proper condition, but his choices seems Squadron A probably because [[red underlined]] he loves horses. [[/red underlined]] 
Advise him to wait for the few remaining weeks [[red underlined]] until his term at Cornell finishes, [[/red underlined]] but he seems very disinclined
^[[not]] to wait until he is drafted in. Says every member of his fraternity volunteers.
April 8. (Sunday) I advise to [[red underlined]] George [[/red underlined]] that if he wants to volunteer he might make the request to be enabled to finish his term and drill in the [[red underlined]] mean time at Cornell. [[/red underlined]]
[[black underlined]] April 9 [[/black underlined]] Busy all day [[red underlined]] Naval Board [[/red underlined]] matters except 1 h Bakelite. 
April 10. 1 h Bakelite, 1 h. Hooker all day busy Naval
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Board matters.
Evening [[red underlined]] George [[/red underlined]] and I drove to University Club where I introduced [[red underlined]] George [[/red underlined]] for the first time. Professor [[red underlined]] Pupin hailed George [[/red underlined]] as "my best dividend", says "he is a [[strikethrough]] noble [[/strikethrough]] nature's noble man" etc. Then we went together to join [[red underlined]] Celine and Nina [[/red underlined]] at the Strand Theatre. - [[red underlined]] Patriotic representation of [[/red underlined]] "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," with allegoric moving pictures. [[red underlined]] I was thinking all the time of my only son and the trial that awaits us. If I only could volunteer in his place. [[/red underlined]]
[[black underlined]] April 11 [[strikethrough]] 7 [[/strikethrough]] [[overwritten]] 0 [[/overwritten]] [[/black underlined]] Went to Majestic Hotel to participate at a [[red underlined]] Soy-lunch  arranged by Dr. Yama-kin [[/red underlined]] a chinese woman who has specialized in food and dietics. There were about 12 guests all together. Lunch arranged by Mr. Towers Editor of the Designer. 
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Had wired to [[red underlined]] Knowlton [[/red underlined]] to come around. Much talk about [[red underlined]] Soy Bean [[/red underlined]] etc by Dr. Kin