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Nile Kinnick correspondence, January-December 1941

1941-01-28: Page 01

January  28,   1941
Dear SB:
In response  to your postcard,  I am having your skates  sharpened on
Wednesday   and will send them to you by mail not later than
that same evening.  Our guess  is that there is a skating party in
the offing.  Should the weather continue as to-day has been in Omaha,
you might find it abit sloppy; but of course  there are other diversions in IC.
I have had in mind a long letter to you for quite some time, but oft
the magnitude of a project makes it easy to postpone, while small ones
have preference.  Possibly you would prefer short and frequent notes to
infrequent[tomes? That is our choice here, I am sure.  It is a real
pleasure to hear from you.

It is comforting to have you comment on the law courses, particularly

when you indicate that your interest grows and is becoming genuine.
Many fine men have had the training.  Nothing is guaranteed by it,
but the foundation is good  if one can assimilate it. Ben wrote us
that he got 88 in his first Strength test.  That is the course he is
taking over, you know.
You mentioned your speaking engagements during the next few weeks.  I
am sure that the tough one Thursday will be a success. It  would
puzzel me to think of a young man who could do better.  As you realize,
preparation is the essence of a good job.   I believe  that you have
saved many  of your outlines  or drafts  of your speeches.  That is very
good,  and  something that you will  find useful later. I wish that I
had used more care in the preparation of outlines and then had saved
them.    I just realized the other day how much it would have helped me.
My usual method is to concentrate on the subject just before the date
and depend on my general knowledge to carry me thru - and then forget it.
Recently I was on the program for the salemen's conference at the Bank,
speaking on familiar subjects but a careful outline and thoughtful
consideration of all  the points you wish to make is necessary for a
successful effort.  Particularyl if your time is  limited.  Not long
ago  I went over to the CCC camp at Oakland for a talk on the FLB.
There was no other person on the program,  and  I was amazed to find that 
I had talked for two hours before covering all of  the  things  that I
had to say.    All were awake at the finish, however.     Beginning next
week I am going out for a  long series  of meetings  in lowa,  western half
of  the  state,  speaking to the  annual conclaves  of  the National Farm Loan
Asoociations,    The fartherest east points are Algona, Boone and Osceola,
and from Glenwood  to Sheldon on the west end. Eighteen meetings,
beginning on the 4th of February and ending March 20th. Wish that I
might get over to  Iowa City or Cedar Rapids.
We are rather expecting Clarke, Mary and Mike  out here during   February.
Mother asked them to come here for their winter vacation, but we have
no definite word.  Neither do we know when Ted may be coming  thru on
his way to NY, NY.  Then we also  intend to have the Van Meters  out for
a hockey game.

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January 28, 1941 Dear SB: In response to your postcard, I am having your skates sharpened on Wednesday and will send them to you by mail not later than that same evening. Our guess is that there is a skating party in the offing. Should the weather continue as to-day has been in Omaha, you might find it abit sloppy; but of course there are other diversions in IC. I have had in mind a long letter to you for quite some time, but oft the magnitude of a project makes it easy to postpone, while small ones have preference. Possibly you would prefer short and frequent notes to infrequent[tomes? That is our choice here, I am sure. It is a real pleasure to hear from you. It is comforting to have you comment on the law courses, particularly when you indicate that your interest grows and is becoming genuine. Many fine men have had the training. Nothing is guaranteed by it, but the foundation is good if one can assimilate it. Ben wrote us that he got 88 in his first Strength test. That is the course he is taking over, you know. You mentioned your speaking engagements during the next few weeks. I am sure that the tough one Thursday will be a success. It would puzzel me to think of a young man who could do better. As you realize, preparation is the essence of a good job. I believe that you have saved many of your outlines or drafts of your speeches. That is very good, and something that you will find useful later. I wish that I had used more care in the preparation of outlines and then had saved them. I just realized the other day how much it would have helped me. My usual method is to concentrate on the subject just before the date and depend on my general knowledge to carry me thru - and then forget it. Recently I was on the program for the salemen's conference at the Bank, speaking on familiar subjects but a careful outline and thoughtful consideration of all the points you wish to make is necessary for a successful effort. Particularyl if your time is limited. Not long ago I went over to the CCC camp at Oakland for a talk on the FLB. There was no other person on the program, and I was amazed to find that I had talked for two hours before covering all of the things that I had to say. All were awake at the finish, however. Beginning next week I am going out for a long series of meetings in lowa, western half of the state, speaking to the annual conclaves of the National Farm Loan Asoociations, The fartherest east points are Algona, Boone and Osceola, and from Glenwood to Sheldon on the west end. Eighteen meetings, beginning on the 4th of February and ending March 20th. Wish that I might get over to Iowa City or Cedar Rapids. We are rather expecting Clarke, Mary and Mike out here during February. Mother asked them to come here for their winter vacation, but we have no definite word. Neither do we know when Ted may be coming thru on his way to NY, NY. Then we also intend to have the Van Meters out for a hockey game.