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PHIILADELPHIA TRIP, April 18 - 20, 1958

 

FRIDAY, APRIL 18. Cut Math class and attend rest. Letter comes denying me summer work and I run around trying to get out of it all afternoon. Eat and pack and catch train for Philly at 7, getting in and meeting Laird at 8:45. Just plain talk with him for couple hours and meet Kip and Jim O'Brien (from Julian) and over to Charles' for little party and meet John and Ted Radzosak, very nice, back to Laird's and talk and snack and up to Bruce's to converse with us and Don Mavro till 2:30. Then to bed in bed, finally moving to sofa when Bruce and I get going good. Superb, sleep at 6.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19. Up at 8 and stay till 9, oh, so nice. Bruce goes off and John and Don and I read pornography and look at pictures and talk, just after they go, Laird enters and we go at it---then over to P.U. to Chem labs and rooftop and wander around campus. Off to see "Father, Son and Holy Ghost" [three-room house on three floors] getting introduced to dozens of people, remembering or wanting to remember few. Back at 5 to meet Bruce and dress for play, stopping in party at Charlie's and out to play juryman in "Inherit the Wind," while Bruce acted. Car back and to Dr. Marshall's party, where I meet about 100 more, including John Bailey. Monstrous party and many sly winks, but at 1:30 up to Bruce's, talk of theater and such until 2:30 and to bed again, getting to sleep fairly early.

SUNDAY, APRIL 20. Up at 10 feeling very relaxed and breakfast very nicely, then out to see the town, including Museum and Rodin and Philly in general. Back to Laird's to get news of ride back and up to Bruce's for chicken supper and records. After generous farewell I leave Bruce about 5:30 and leave with John and Don about 6. Drive relatively uneventful, but for conversation, and I get in about 9:30, get everything quickly in place, shower and to bed AT 10.