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February 16, 1945
2/15/44
Dear Warren,
Your letter was very kind and those words of praise I'll modestly
admit struck a warm spot. In this busy life everybody leads, I
think too many of us are prone to forget to slap a fellow on the
back every now and then. Most of us will work without the pat but
perhaps with a pat we work just a little bit harder.
Be careful of the cocoanuts. We'd hate to report that you were a
casualty as a result of being hit on the head while reclining under
a cocoanut tree. I can imagine that a good-sized cocoanut dropping
from a good height could give a fellow a terrific wallop.
Whether it's in the Admiralties or anywhere else in the Pacific,
keep your eyes open for Muhlenberg men. There are a few hundred
of them over in that area.
Around the campus we really are hitting on all cylinders this week
as we get ready for the end of one term, commencement, and the be-
ginning of a new term. Perhaps you would like to trade places with
the boys who begin their final exams on Saturday morning.
The basketball team is still hitting on all ylinders even though
we were forced to bow to the Navy at Annapolis on Wednesday after-
noon. The record still is good--21 victories against two defeats.
We think it will look even better than that when the next three
games are written into the record and the season is closed.
But the game we're most interested in is the one you fellows are in.
Keep giving us the scores and the reports and we'll keep rooting for
you. Best of luck to you till the next time.
Sincerely,
Gordon B. Fister
For the Alumni Office
Warren Himmelberger , Aer.M. 2/c
Seaplane Base, Navy 3205
%F.P.O. San Francisco, Cal.
