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Lits to dance. The Rubys came in just as we were starting onto the floor and so we asked them to join our party. We did not stay long but long enough to have it turn into the fourth mooniversary of our wedding day.

Friday, October 30.
This afternoon we had a staff meeting of the English department here at my office, and we got down to business on some problems that had been bothering all of us and I am much delighted at the way these cooperative meeting are working out.

Dorothy served tea to us, rather coffee and chocolate cake, at five and we sat about and talked for a while after that.

Mrs Ferguson and Mary called just as we were preparing to dress for an early dinner engagement with Mrs Zwemer of the Women's College.

Mrs Zwemer is a charming hostess but I cannot say much for the "single ladies" of the faculty. Of all the stupid, boring, unattractive women these would certainly come near leading the procession.

Saturday October 31
For a week we had been planning to go out for this weekend. The Provokers Club was to go to Wo Fu Ssu for a meeting and Dorothy, being excluded from the Provokers, was goin on a weekend with the Girls of Clove Alley. However, at the last moment the Provokers decided not to go and Dorothy and I stayed home.

The Club met at Hummels at seven thirty for supper and then a long evening of good talk. We looked at Hummel's collection of maps and picture and discussing the questions of things Chinese. At one-thirty we were still going strong but then thought it wise to return to our deserted families.

Sunday November 1.
This entire day has been spent in reading books connected with my Art lecture which comes off next Thursday, and taking notes which I will use in the lecture. Dorothy and Peter spent the morning with me in the office, then Dorothy got lunch and we ate from the tea table set before the davenport. After a long afternoon of work on the lecture we went out and hiked for about two hours on the City Wall. It was a quiet, misty evening and the walk rested us and made us sleepy, so soon after supper we went to bed.