AUGUST 29

1939 Tues. 11:30 Started on the clay model this aft. – Wasted most of the morning getting started + talking to people down in the “Huddle” – Carlson is working on me for an oration – he’s flattering me outrageously – He says he wants to be my manager when I take the boards!!!

1940 At long last – Leonard. I’ve waited so long for this… It’s almost worth going away for – I adore him. I doubt if anything serious will come of it – But we both meant every bit of what happened + I can’t let him down, I mustn’t + won’t!

1941 Well, chum, you’re a year older + should be a year wiser. I find I can still feel – finished For Whom the Bell Tolls. I am a woman

1942 SAT LEONARD took ME TO THE DANCE. WE WERE BOTH too TIRED TO GO, I guess. BILL WAS THERE WITH SOME Babe FROM MADISON. NUTS, SHIRLEE WILL NAIL ME ON IT, too. I WAS HALFWAY MAD AT LEONARD all EVENING…

1943 SUN

AUGUST 28

1939 Monday 2:00 Everything turned out marvelously After talking with Jean I was convinced everything was swell and convinced Eleanor of same – He was about 6 ft – around 200 pounds. – I felt very “protected” – And I enjoyed dancing with him a great deal – His name is “Fritz” It was very warm – I wore my pinkish flannel –

1940 Wed Clara + I went up to LeMars today + I have my room at Dr. Reeves’ – It is really quite nice. I hope I’ll get along with them. I’m really terrified about my job. I’m so slow at catching on + stuff. And there is so much I don’t know about.

1941 – Charleen Farnsworth came over this afternoon to discuss dress design. I was probably as narrow minded as she. It is sad.

1942 FRI THE WANDERING souls CAME BACK FROM Big Stone… I CUT BOB’S HAIR FOR HIM… I ENLARGED SOME SKETCHES, BILL, BOB, LEONARD AND Betty Boe TOOK ME OVER TO HANSONS… WE ALL TOOK HER DOWN TO THE Bus… ha.. BOB DANCED WITH ME this AFT.

1943 SAT