Kenneth's letters to Margaret in the summer of 1924 were full of news about his mother and father's relationship getting better, in part because of Kenneth's decision to become a minister. He wrote about his desire to go to Princeton. Kenneth talked…
The College had problems accommodating the growing flow of students, so many stayed off-campus. Kenneth had a roommate, Wesley Ingels, at a house they rented on Main St. Wesley was working at a bakery and had to go to bed early because he would leave…
At Princeton Kenneth started a business auctioning books. He gained a reputation from that and managed to build his library. By the time he graduated he had an excellent theological library.
Kenneth quickly adjusted to Wheaton's strict environment despite the fact that he had had a wild youth. He had gone through a deep spiritual transformation following the death of his brother. He always quickly absorbs when he takes on a new interest.…
Kenneth and his friend Bill Gale arranged to steal the junior class' "donkey," and Ken was supposed to run away with it while Bill blocked the way to the group. They succeeded, but Kenneth got hurt badly at the ankle
Wheaton English professor Elise Dow made a strong impression on Kenneth. He considers her to be the only professor at Wheaton that he truly enjoyed studying under. Kenneth and Margaret recall her as being far beyond the other professors
Following Kenneth's graduation and summer work he moved to Princeton for study. Margaret held an engagement luncheon while Kenneth was away. Margaret reads a letter Kenneth's mother had sent her welcoming her into the family. In his first year…
Kenneth graduated from Wheaton in June 1924. His mother was ill and so couldn't come to graduation, but his father did. Kenneth worked during that summer to earn some money.
Kenneth bought an engagement ring for Margaret with the money he got from tips while working at Mrs. Rodin's restaurant. He remembers Margaret putting off their engagement and marriage project. Both wonder if Margaret was afraid, especially because…
Kenneth remembers a mishap in his performance at the Beltonian banquet when he and another fellow forgot the same word on the same note twice. People thought they had done it on purpose, and that they were pretending they had forgotten.
Each literary society had a well furnished room for its meetings and there were no other events scheduled on Friday nights. Both Kenneth and Margaret share memories of their activities at the literary societies
Margaret reads the first letter she received from Kenneth, wishing her Merry Christmas. It was a very brief note, written on "the most beautiful letter paper" Margaret ever had in her whole life.
Kenneth dated Zoe Landon and Isabel Mann before he started dating Margaret. Both Kenneth and Margaret recall their first signficant date. Kenneth had invited Margaret to the annual Baltonians' banquet, where he was the program chair.
Kenneth tells of an important conversation with Margaret's mother, who didn't like him at first. She struck him as a wise and humble woman. The two became good friends.
Kenneth joined a literary society, the Baltonians (Margaret was in the Aeolians). He prepared a musical program for the society. Each society had its own hall.
Kenneth recalls a class fight in which he got at Wheaton. It was the first time in the history of the college that this was happening. Kenneth and his pals "stacked" the rooms of their adversaries, throwing everything on the floor.
Margaret remembers Kenneth and his father very well dressed the first time she met him in the registrar's office. She talked to Kenneth that night at a reception at the McShane, and he made a favorable impression on her. But that was it; they didn't…
Margaret remembers the first time she and Kenneth met. It was at the registrar's office, where Lois McShane was with Margaret. Kenneth had met Lois before, so she was a very important factor in Margaret and Kenneth's meeting.
Kenneth returns to the story of his time at the University of Cincinnati, life at the home of Mrs Heintzmann (who was a spiritist), his friends Bennie and Felix, and his struggle with chemistry. He also recalls his friendship with Katherine Lindner.
Kenneth told his father Brad about Margaret, who he had met at Wheaton, so Brad came to meet her. Immediately he knew she had qualities he couldn't cope with. From the first time he met her he was afraid of her. He wished his son could find a…
Despite his incomplete grade in chemistry from the University of Cincinnati, Kenneth had taken so many classes there that, following his transfer to Wheaton, he was told he would graduate in three years rather than four. This was astonishing to him.
Kenneth had had so much elementary practical chemistry at Cincinnati that he felt like it was kid stuff (he had worked for so long at the Erie Railroad and knew far more chemistry than what he was studying in college). He became careless about this…