Letter from Arthur Strasser to Florence Cohen, January 26, 1950
Title
Letter from Arthur Strasser to Florence Cohen, January 26, 1950
Description
Letter sent from "Arty" at The Citadel to Florence in New York.
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The Citadel Archives and Museum
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English
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https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1606
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Charleston (S. C.)
Text
[Page 1]
Thursday
Dearest,
Today was a good day for me. I finally reached the end of a string of tests and then my boys came thru on the softball diamond and we won our first game of a new tournament by the score of 6 to 5. We had a 6 to 2 lead and then we blew it in the 5th inning. We haven’t practiced in quite a while and then we lost several good men as they are not eligible to play anymore. I am sure the team will shape up and we will win the regimental championship again.
I have several compliments for you. The boys that met you at the party during Christmas (The Citadel party at the [illegible]) have been saying some very nice things about you. It has made me very proud to have a girl who attracts so much attention. They mean what they say as they wouldn’t say anything if they didn’t mean it. You have a very wonderful name not only with me but with a great many of the New York boys. Please don’t feel too good as I will not give their phone number’s or addresses. I am very selfish and I want you all to my myself as I love you very much and would be lost without you.
There really isn’t too much to write about as I have been studying hard and as a result I have been a good boy. There is something I forgot to tell you. In your letter you said you were going to take a course during your two week vacation.
[Page 2]
Honestly honey, I really don’t understand you sometime. You are going to work yourself to death. Take a vacation sometime. From what I can gather you want to study 13 months a year. Please take it east honey. I am going to wait for you to graduate if you’ll give me the honor and [illegible] privilege. I mean that seriously!
Please forgive me for closing so abruptly but I have to get back to the books. Rember Remember though honey, I love you and miss you more than I can say.
Regards to your folks and the gang. Also please stay healthy and happy and then I think you’ll be on top of the world.
All my love,
Arty
Thursday
Dearest,
Today was a good day for me. I finally reached the end of a string of tests and then my boys came thru on the softball diamond and we won our first game of a new tournament by the score of 6 to 5. We had a 6 to 2 lead and then we blew it in the 5th inning. We haven’t practiced in quite a while and then we lost several good men as they are not eligible to play anymore. I am sure the team will shape up and we will win the regimental championship again.
I have several compliments for you. The boys that met you at the party during Christmas (The Citadel party at the [illegible]) have been saying some very nice things about you. It has made me very proud to have a girl who attracts so much attention. They mean what they say as they wouldn’t say anything if they didn’t mean it. You have a very wonderful name not only with me but with a great many of the New York boys. Please don’t feel too good as I will not give their phone number’s or addresses. I am very selfish and I want you all to my myself as I love you very much and would be lost without you.
There really isn’t too much to write about as I have been studying hard and as a result I have been a good boy. There is something I forgot to tell you. In your letter you said you were going to take a course during your two week vacation.
[Page 2]
Honestly honey, I really don’t understand you sometime. You are going to work yourself to death. Take a vacation sometime. From what I can gather you want to study 13 months a year. Please take it east honey. I am going to wait for you to graduate if you’ll give me the honor and [illegible] privilege. I mean that seriously!
Please forgive me for closing so abruptly but I have to get back to the books. Rember Remember though honey, I love you and miss you more than I can say.
Regards to your folks and the gang. Also please stay healthy and happy and then I think you’ll be on top of the world.
All my love,
Arty
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Citation
Strasser, Arthur, “Letter from Arthur Strasser to Florence Cohen, January 26, 1950,” The Citadel Archives Digital Collections, accessed May 5, 2024, https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1606.