One of the most unusual things about the house is the flagstoned courtyard in the back, reachable by a set of French doors.

He is the President elect.

There is something about this picture—something bold and vigorous, which arrests the attention. I feel sure it would be highly popular.

The threat of a war—it was feared a nuclear war—between Russia and China was brewing in the later months of 1968. (Actual hostilities broke out in 1969 and the whole school was evacuated.) Because of the general threat of possible nuclear attack, those of us who were left at the school were sent to Changwu County (a six-hour drive) to help dig fallout shelters.