By John Hale Chipman, Class of 1919

"September 28, Friday, Fair.

Today, got up at 7:30 and took Car #6 down to the atelier's [mechanic shop] for repairs on the carburator and here we wasted all morning. You see these mechanics are poor, I should say, rotten in their work and they are as independent as hermits, so if one wants anything done he must handle them with gloved hands. After dinner Dow and I went down and exchanged the empty bidons or gas cans for full ones, so we were all afternoon on this job lifting those heavy bidons again but it wasn't so hard this time as we are hardened to the work now. After supper England, Ab S. and I went down town again and listened to the records again. Back to bed soon, however, after a long talk with Ab."

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