Dear Father:
Kimwha, Korea,
June Ii 1939.
are at least not afraid of its being lost on account of
mortgages. And as Miss Barlow's friend from Pasadena said
when she saw it, it looked as -if it were meant to live in,
and'made one feel; comfortable, whlchfwas a hi'da comoiiment.
|    e  Sorry you are not getting rent from the San
Gabriel house. But if you -are"not getting." paid, it Is
better to have the tenants .move/out before they get ..farther
behind.  Some people arelfapt to take advantage if they see
you are not going toioress them; and some oeooie make it a
practice to move about |sever&l times a year a get a few
free months from rent in each place.  As^to prosperity, I
am beginning to think America m^y never have a return of
the same conditions'as made the prosperity of the twenties,
■"hat became the standard of what was called * prosperity '',
and anything less looks like hard times. -When another
generation makes adjustment to the new conditions, they •
may be considered: normal.  It would be unprecedented for a
president to take a third term; surely Roosevelt would not
be elected again.      ' '- .  '.'■-''■ b     • '
•' ^he pergola, I know, .would, be a big job to  l    '
paint.  3ven without vines on it, it would be harder than
the same amount of eflat surface.  Are you going to paint
the outside chairs black and yellow as they were.? I thought
they wereSyery attractive when I first saw them. : Did rou
decide tofpaint the kitchen by yourself? ' Perhaps you try to
do too ^uch, and would feel better if you hired more things
done.  I know it is hard to pay out money for things you
think you could do yourself, and do probably more satis fact orii
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After reading about the crowds at the opening of
tation, I «ues3 you are glad now that you did not
go. down.  I was sure it would be that way.
be arriving together at that station.  *7hat
the old station buildings now ?   u   i
Some day we may
will happen to
i|?hy is Conference meeting for only one  day?  Is it
a Special conference just for the purpose of coordinating the
work in California? Where is it to meet?- It will be nice if
you can go with the Hamlins.  Is it an M.A. degree that Fioy^ $
is getting? Or is there a|music master'5 degree? Is^she taking
it at U.S.C? You spoke about her summer work beginning on
June 25.  Do you mean summer study?  If so, what study will she
be taking after completing I e."%na3ter' s work?