Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

for $100 a school year. He had been thinking of getting Lewton a fellow from Lisbon with whom he roomed last year and just the two of them renting the room. But now he thinks with three renting it, they will save money.  I had told Bill a while ago that he was welcome to room with Joe and me and at the time I noticed he didn’t say anything in reply. After King had gone, Bill said he didn’t know whether he would take it or not since Waldo would be thru school three weeks ahead and therefore Bill would have to move.

     Gibby came awhile ago, to call on Joe.

     I went out-doors for a few moments just before Mother and Frances went downtown. A typical August night. Cool, uncomfort­ably so. Dark starry sky with the milky way unusually clear; deep silence with the exception of the constant rythmic chorus of a myriad tree crickets,which sound like the