Provo May 28 3:30 PM 1912

Provo, Utah May 27, 1912
Dear Cora:
Your two pictures came and I think they are fine and so does everyone else. I had some taken and I have hunted the house over for what were left and can’t find them. I’ll have to get some more taken I’ll have to get some more. Say Updike takes better pictures than any photographer in Provo.
Earl, Lars and Lyn left last night for home and Laurence the night before. Ma sent a telegram that said she would be here about June 3rd. I think that she will want me to go to Grantsville and maybe stay until she goes home. I would only want to stay on account of helping ma home. I don’t want to visit here any longer and it is hard to stay with work. I think that pa will sent for me right away. I think that Gerald will leave// in a few days about four more. He may not wait until Emma comes. I will get to see her. Uncle Tom’s Cabin will be played here tonight. Gerald and I went to Spanish Fork Saturday night with the opera company. No sleep that night. Taylors may buy a home here and stay two winters. He can take his A.B. out in that time. There are only two and a half more school days and that many of Commencement exercises.
I just got a letter from home. Ma says for me to stay. She will make a short visit from what she says. Maybe all of these troubles don’t interest you much, but this is about all I think about now, going home.//
I will finish my books here in a few days.
Don’t remember whether or not I told you about spraining my th----b [??]. You may laugh and think I am a booby for taking about it. I have lost one month of practice and one week on the books on account of it.
The class year books are out today. I’m not at all pleased with them.
The president of the class leaves for a mission to Hawaii on June 6th. He will marry a college girl who he has converted this year from the Catholic Con--- and take her with. Many of the normal graduates from last year are here now for commencement.
I’m glad people ask you when I will be home instead of Janet and Thenza [?]. You //ought to let me in on that mountain trip that you and Janet are planning.
“I will try my best to make you contented.”
Well just remember that as I will.
Some of us went down to Provo lake the other day. There was something lacking though to make it complete. Maybe it was the fire-crackers.
It seems that you always have to give up your trips that you plan. Well when you do get out you’ll have a time that’ll pay up for all of the disappointment in one.
Of course you enjoy being in your old home again. I think it is so much better. If you and I go to the Drug Store then Dora and Grover may not hear the Yale lock click as they used to. I never hear a thing of Dora anymore.
June sent us fine invitations// for the graduations exercises.
I’ll send you a program of the weeks doings.
Everything is pretty here now. I’m crazy to see the "Big Knole," "Salads," "Clemente," "The Cedars," and everybody.
Tell Kippy to get my old book out and polish them up and get everything ready.
What do you do now that school is out?
I heard that Emma and Jode go out together again.
Paulson and Johnson speak a good word for everyone there except Brown and the Whitings.
Have you started to farm your land on the bench yet.
Albert