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Correspondence to and from Nile Kinnick, friends and family regarding his championship football season, August-December 1939

1939-07-10: Page 03

more experience in that work, and he draws 50¢ per hour.    The hitch
is that he goes to work at 5 PM and carries on for 10 hours.   That
gets him home in time to have breakfast with Nile.   During August Ben
will again help at the Nebraska Power building, operating the equipment there while the head operator goes on his vacation.    That is the
place he worked for 3½ months in the summer of 1937. The air-conditioning business seems to be taking hold here, as considerable more is being
installed in the office buildings than during any previous year.    It
is Ben's hope that this field will open up for him.
George trims the grass and is the general handy man about
the house,  Frances solves the servant problem by doing the chores
herself in preference to having as extra person in the house.   As
everyone helps some, we seem to be getting along fairly well, tho
at a time like this we wish that we had the room that went with the
old homestead in Adel.    The summer will pass far too quickly, and the
boys will again be in the relentless speed-up of the college mill.
Both of them are liking it however and seem to be developing in good
style.   Tho Nile now plans to continue in the law school after one
more in the liberal arts college, it won't be long until both of them
will be out after business connections of a more permanent character.
It would be fine if they could make those connections close to home.
Your set-up seems fortunate in that respect, and I fancy that you and
Mabel are grateful for it.
Fred, I have wanted for a long time to say a word about the
devoted correspondence that you have maintained with your mother.    It
seems to me an expression of filial consideration as fine as anything
that has ever come to my attenion.    I have known of some girls who
carried on a daily dispatch of cards and letters, but I know no man
who has ever made the effort.   No doubt you realize how much your
mother appreciates the constancy of your letters and the sense of
space elimination that they effect.    Sometimes she shows them to
the rest of us who come in and I wish to testify that they come as
near to reconstructing the family circle as is possible.    On the
other hand, I think it is a perfectly natural impulse that prompts
you to take daily time out for making the home contact.    I have often
spoken to Frances about the ageless character of your mother.    It
has seemed to me that there has been no apparent change in your
mother since I first knew her some thirty years ago.    Certainly she
has never lost her youthful interest in the people and events which
surround her; refusing to dwell in the past nor to rest on past
achievements.    Very characteristic of her was her vigorous reply
to ScottSnyder's invitation to join his Sunset Club - Nothing doing!
Without doubt the most unselfish person that I have ever known. So
much so that it requires subterfuge to do her a kindness.   She always
beats you to it, if she can.    There is more than ample justification
for the persistance reflected in the dally mail from Puget Sound but
I wish to say that I greatly admire the steadfastness, kindness and
consideration evidenced in your epistolary effort.    It wouldn't
surprise me if, before you are done, you have to buy enough stamps to put
the postal system on a paying basis.
Kindest regards to all of you
NCK

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more experience in that work, and he draws 50¢ per hour. The hitch is that he goes to work at 5 PM and carries on for 10 hours. That gets him home in time to have breakfast with Nile. During August Ben will again help at the Nebraska Power building, operating the equipment there while the head operator goes on his vacation. That is the place he worked for 3½ months in the summer of 1937. The air-conditioning business seems to be taking hold here, as considerable more is being installed in the office buildings than during any previous year. It is Ben's hope that this field will open up for him. George trims the grass and is the general handy man about the house, Frances solves the servant problem by doing the chores herself in preference to having as extra person in the house. As everyone helps some, we seem to be getting along fairly well, tho at a time like this we wish that we had the room that went with the old homestead in Adel. The summer will pass far too quickly, and the boys will again be in the relentless speed-up of the college mill. Both of them are liking it however and seem to be developing in good style. Tho Nile now plans to continue in the law school after one more in the liberal arts college, it won't be long until both of them will be out after business connections of a more permanent character. It would be fine if they could make those connections close to home. Your set-up seems fortunate in that respect, and I fancy that you and Mabel are grateful for it. Fred, I have wanted for a long time to say a word about the devoted correspondence that you have maintained with your mother. It seems to me an expression of filial consideration as fine as anything that has ever come to my attenion. I have known of some girls who carried on a daily dispatch of cards and letters, but I know no man who has ever made the effort. No doubt you realize how much your mother appreciates the constancy of your letters and the sense of space elimination that they effect. Sometimes she shows them to the rest of us who come in and I wish to testify that they come as near to reconstructing the family circle as is possible. On the other hand, I think it is a perfectly natural impulse that prompts you to take daily time out for making the home contact. I have often spoken to Frances about the ageless character of your mother. It has seemed to me that there has been no apparent change in your mother since I first knew her some thirty years ago. Certainly she has never lost her youthful interest in the people and events which surround her; refusing to dwell in the past nor to rest on past achievements. Very characteristic of her was her vigorous reply to ScottSnyder's invitation to join his Sunset Club - Nothing doing! Without doubt the most unselfish person that I have ever known. So much so that it requires subterfuge to do her a kindness. She always beats you to it, if she can. There is more than ample justification for the persistance reflected in the dally mail from Puget Sound but I wish to say that I greatly admire the steadfastness, kindness and consideration evidenced in your epistolary effort. It wouldn't surprise me if, before you are done, you have to buy enough stamps to put the postal system on a paying basis. Kindest regards to all of you NCK