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[[left margin in red]] Grand children [[/left margin]]
class, but [[red underline]] rather restless Celine Roll is the head of her class [[/red underline]] and ^[[a]] all around [[red underline]] scholar. Dickie is brillant [[/red underline]] in some things but [[red underline]] behind [[/red underline]] in arithmetic or [[red underline]] mathematics [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] Backed [[/strikethrough]] The [[red underline]] oldest Roll boy ^[[Baekeland Roll]] is a fine steady boy, not brillant [[/red underline]] but has the sense of [[red underline]] duty and responsibility [[/red underline]] and does well in his class. [[red underline]] Little Peter Roll has developed [[/red underline]] very well physically. [[red underline]] Strong and sturdy; [[/red underline]] besides he [[red underline]] shows signs of great intellectuality [[/red underline]] for his age since he has begun to go to school [[strikethrough]] and. [[/strikethrough]] He makes a [[red underline]] most excellent impression, [[/red underline]] steady, sturdy, observant and learning rapidly and [[red underline]] withall says little [[/red underline]] until asked. I should not wonder if he became a distinguished man. But all are exceptionally fine children; altho' each one is different in his ways they [[red underline]] make the younger generation of our family an exceptionally fine [[/red underline]] set. Furthermore they [[red underline]] get along together [[/red underline]] admirably and all make excellent friends. [[red underline]] Never in my wildest dreams would I have dared to wish a finer set of grandchildren. [[/red underline]] In fact they and their parents make a group of which I feel entitled to feel justly proud. [[red underline]] The immense [[/red underline]]
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[[left margin in red]] Celine [[/left margin]]
[[red underline]] influence and magic personality of my dear wife [[/red underline]] and life companion [[red underline]] Celine has helped immensely [[/red underline]] to bring all this about. - May she [[strikethrough]] long [[/strikethrough]] live many years as the center of our clan, to guide and inspire our younger folks. I felt extremely happy in presiding the long table of our dining room, while hearing the happy chatter of all of them. - This is [[red underline]] real happiness and real success [[/red underline]] in life, far above the petty, trivial pursuits of so many.
[[underline]] May 22. [[/underline]] [[strikethrough]] Wor [[/strikethrough]] All day at office 
[[strikethrough]] May [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] May 23. [[/underline]] Very busy day at office. Meeting Finance Committee Hays, George, Rossi, Sanford Brown. Evening supper at University Club with Bridges, Hutchinson
[[left margin in red]] SS. Manhattan [[/left margin]]
[[underline]] May 24. [[/underline]] Left for Europe, with all things packed in two large valises. Drove directly to Pier, W. 21 str. Much congested neighborhood, and unexpected crowds of passengers & their friends to see them off. [[red underline]] S.S. Manhattan [[/red underline]] the [[strikethrough]] sist [[/strikethrough]] sister ship of SS. Washington altho' only 25000 tons is a revelation of comfort and intelligent ship building. Every detail in an improvement of the best I have seen heretofore in other ships. Rationality