Ithaca, New York
Sunday Morning, January 1, 1939
Dear Folks,
Arrived here at 5 p.m. last night to find no snow or ice and the weather just like spring -- really quite a contrast to Albany. However, the roads were just a glare of ice from Syracuse up to within a few miles of Ithaca, so it took us 2-1/2 hours on the bus to go less than 60 miles.
Only had to wait 10 minutes for the bus at Syracuse and was able to take it direct from the railroad station. I slept 14 hours last night as a result of being up 24 hours straight on Friday and only having 3 hours of sleep Saturday morning.
Hope Catherine and Andy got home OK. I went up and got a free breakfast from a kid across the hall who is on the basketball team. They get all their meals free if they stay here to practice during vacation. Have been studying some and have a lot more to do so I had better stop.
I forgot my two toothbrushes and toothpaste. I can't think of anything else that I have forgotten yet except that I nearly left my skates on the train. If you could send the tooth articles I would appreciate it very much.
Lovingly, Hall
Gilbert Hall Flint was born August 14, 1918 and raised on Flint Hill Farm in Amenia, New York. His formal education began in a one-room schoolhouse in Smithfield. He graduated from Amenia High School in 1936 and from the Cornell University College of Agriculture in 1940. He taught high school agriculture from 1940 to 1944, served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946, taught high school agriculture from 1946 to 1963, and finished his career as a school principal from 1963 to 1975.
Gilbert Hall Flint passed away on December 16, 2009. The letters are published in his memory. To view the letters in chronological order, please click a timeline label from the side bar menu, scroll to the bottom, and read up.
Gilbert Hall Flint passed away on December 16, 2009. The letters are published in his memory. To view the letters in chronological order, please click a timeline label from the side bar menu, scroll to the bottom, and read up.