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Nile Kinnick's correspondence with his family, January-June 1939

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Dean Phillips   tomorrow  and  arange  tha  date  for  the  interview.
I   told  him  that   I   didn't   know  for   sure  whether I wanted to go 
into   business   or   professional  school  but   that   certainly   I was
interested  and  would   like   to   talk   to   the pers.   director. So
tomorrow I   should   have a  very   interesting chat  with  the  company's
representative. Maruth mentioned   that   scholarship   came   first
extra  curricular  activities   second  and   then  personality  and   so
forth.     Such a   statement   makes   it   kind   of hard   for  me   to   stick
to the  convictions  I  enumerated     in my  last  letter regards  grades.
Perhaps  a   happy  medium can   be worked  out.
The  more   I   talk   to   this   guy   Anderson  the  more   I   like him.
Certainly  he  is   the  first   coach  that   I have  been able   to   see
eye  to  eye with on his  football views.     Perhaps  my 
outlook and   judgement   of him will  change  as the weeks wear  on
but  I  hope  not. Mike Enich and  I  are  going up  to Mason City
and Cedar  Rapids  on alittle  two  day   jaunt with  Anderson and
colleagues--banquets  and   so  forth.     I   don't  want   to  be   gone
for   that  length of  time very  badly   but I   guess   I     might  as
well help   in   the  small way   I   can   to   get  him off on   the  right
foot. Besides if I  have  to speak  it will  be  "good  experience"
Where have  I  heard   that  before?
I  guess  this will be all  for  now.
Yours,
Nile P:S: Last nite I heard Babin & Veronsky a Russian piano team perform for a couple of hours. It was good entertainment tho I think beyond my humbe capacity to fully appreciate. Next week I plan to hear the St. Louis Symphony under the direction of Vladimir Golshman. Yours Nile Congratulations, mother, I know you will do a good job & benefit immeasurably yourself.

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Dean Phillips tomorrow and arange tha date for the interview. I told him that I didn't know for sure whether I wanted to go into business or professional school but that certainly I was interested and would like to talk to the pers. director. So tomorrow I should have a very interesting chat with the company's representative. Maruth mentioned that scholarship came first extra curricular activities second and then personality and so forth. Such a statement makes it kind of hard for me to stick to the convictions I enumerated in my last letter regards grades. Perhaps a happy medium can be worked out. The more I talk to this guy Anderson the more I like him. Certainly he is the first coach that I have been able to see eye to eye with on his football views. Perhaps my outlook and judgement of him will change as the weeks wear on but I hope not. Mike Enich and I are going up to Mason City and Cedar Rapids on alittle two day jaunt with Anderson and colleagues--banquets and so forth. I don't want to be gone for that length of time very badly but I guess I might as well help in the small way I can to get him off on the right foot. Besides if I have to speak it will be "good experience" Where have I heard that before? I guess this will be all for now. Yours, Nile P:S: Last nite I heard Babin & Veronsky a Russian piano team perform for a couple of hours. It was good entertainment tho I think beyond my humbe capacity to fully appreciate. Next week I plan to hear the St. Louis Symphony under the direction of Vladimir Golshman. Yours Nile Congratulations, mother, I know you will do a good job & benefit immeasurably yourself.