Title: Letter to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito, 7/8/1942 (ddr-janm-1-10)

Densho ID: ddr-janm-1-10

July 8, 1942

Dear Molly,

I’m sorry I didn’t write sooner. I ran out of envelopes this time. I wish the canteen would hurry up and sell stationary.

I guess you’re having a swell time now since school was let out. We still have school here. I dropped practically all my subjects. (Must be getting lazy.) All I have left now is Geometry and Chemistry.

Boy! It’s so hot here I’m melting! I guess that’s one of the reasons why I’m not answering my letters so quickly. I hate to think of eating because we have to stand up in that long long line to wait for your grub. This morning I ate shredded wheat, milk, toast, grapefruit and scrambled eggs. They have changed to family style so now we can eat as much as we want. I heard that the vegetables in L.A. has gone up considerably. We, in the camp would never dream of such outrageous prices because we have vegetables…

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…all the time and we eat as much as we want.

Coming back to school, I can really praise my Chemistry teacher. Gee! Things that I couldn’t understand in Mr. Oneal’s room comes clear to me now. He really teaches like a professor. After all, he did teach at Davis College. Incidentally, I’m going out with his brother now. He’s a swell fellow. We go to these dances that they give every Thursdays and Saturdays. I heard that you’re not getting along so bad in L.A. either. Come, come, Molly. Out with it! Who is it this time?

Oh yes! Before I forget! I want to thank you for sending me my annual. I really appreciate it. After all, you had to use 15¢ for stamps! By the way, are you the one who paid for my torchbearer? Please tell me if you did.

I’ll be saying “goodbye” now, til we meet again.

Love,

Sandie

P.S. Enclosing the “Pacemaker”. Tell me if you have to pay extra for postage. Oh yes, I’m taking piano lessons now. Tell you all about it in next letter. Goodbye!