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Met many friends. Had a long preliminary talk with ^[[Dr.]] Morgan etc on the subject of the Dean's revision of the department of Chemical engineering in which Dr. Morgan joined.
Marvelously well carried out Ceremony, and excellent speech of President Nicholas Murray Butler, who seems as wide-awake as ever. Ceremony began at 5 PM and was over at 7 P.M. - Went to Faculty Club for awhile then [[strikethrough]] drove [[/strikethrough]] Dick drove me [[strikethrough]] home [[/strikethrough]] to Snug Rock. He took Celine to the [[strikethrough]] dinner [[/strikethrough]] 
^[[supper]] she had arranged in honor of the [[strikethrough]] | [[/strikethrough]] von Hessert and the bride where she had invited all his and her friends at the Colony Club in New York.
I was glad not to participate and to go to bed.
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[[underlined]] Went to visit Dr. Fowler [[/underlined]] Xray examination, blood cells count etc. Dr. Fowler tells me my [[underlined]] case is still very serious [[/underlined]] and requires great caution and avoiding over-strain or excitement.
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That [[underlined]] Mastoiditis is still treathening altho' there is no pain. [[/underlined]] - Tomorrow appointment for 9 A.M. - Director's meeting of Bakelite at 11 A.M.
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Dr. Harvey Cushing Fowler. Jr
Harkness Pavillon 2d floor. 
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[[underlined]] June 8. [[/underlined]] 
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[[underlined]] Dr. Fowler tells me I must stop going to meetings, [[strikethrough]] Then [[/strikethrough]] [[/underlined]] and submit myself to thorough treatment. [[underlined]] That I have a case of mastoiditis which requires [[/underlined]] careful attention and that an operation can be prevented, provided I stay at the Harkness Pavilion under steady observation and treatment of specialists.
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Went to board of Directors meeting at Bakelite office. After this, George Baekeland accompanied me to the Medical Center of Columbia University where a comfortable room was assigned to me in the Harkness Pavilion. Have to cancel my intended participation of [[strikethrough]] next [[/strikethrough]] coming Sunday at Rutgers University where am to receive honorary doctors degree. George Baekeland took luncheon with me at the restaurant of Harkness Pavilion. So had an excellent opportunity of an interesting talk with him