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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 Jan 1937, p. 28

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of Metropolitan GhicagO such a letter as wtwzcau1se uT&y ji*êr J. Readý IRkAIbL< Tokeep well' informed on real estate and building trends, and activities.ý Price lOc: You May Purchase It at SNIDER-CAZEL DitRUCCOý 1167 Wilmette Ave, Wilrnette, Ii L 1937 îs a, good time to think about comfortabte, easy "Dear Dad: "For some time,.t a long time,I havewanted to tel You.a' numnber. of thingsý. Ive -wanted io tefti you something of -ny feelings 'toward you, -of what youi mean to, me. You know without, my telling YOU, I'mn Sure.: Yet too often, in self-conScious-effortsto avoid f aise-sentimentality', we Impose on this knowledge, on the part of those we love. through neglectiiig to give any lear. exp ression1 to our feelings. 'C We, take. m.uch for granted. andi, leave rnuch to b taken for granted. the: And this is especially, true of Yet. son. and relationshiP of father if it is both1 fitting and proper that we. f romi time to timie reassure the womnan that we, love of ou r devo-tion-not for ber kùowledge: but for her satisfaction-is, it not even more 6ur fathfhiis due 'tÔ feelve soi-ne direct verbal evidence of our affections? T' believe that it is. "I don't know whether 1 could give correct ex pressoli to my thoughts in person. And in some ways I hesitate to do so through a letter f rom behind the shield of distance. Especially I hesitate, and have hesitated in timeg past, due to my own circurnstances. It seerns a remnmder helps to kceep mie frôm 'unthinking ernulatiofl of a superficially attractive mode of life'. "You have provided 'me with an education, at considerable sacrifice to. yourself, for whÎch 1.arn gratefui. And I desire to make My future worthy of your investment in it. But you lave done more than that. You have given me your constant sympathetic. understaniding, .underistanding of my purposes and ambitions and respect for': my endleavors to achieve thlem. When my decisions have turned, out. to have, been'iii, advised, you have un(lerstood my. reasons for making, theni on the basis of the data at hand at the tiiwethey were. made-' and thus encouraged me 'to do rny best to miake the right decisions. and have no regrets-rather than induilged in car .ping criticisr ofunfortunate' resuits. You have been sympathetically tolerant when I have mnade foolish mistakes. And you have given me the full benefit of your advice and knowledge whîle tmaintaining my self confidence through flot forcing them upon me and endeavoring to run mny lf e to suit yourself. "MVhere wve have di ffered you * - .... 1&....i t1p..',., 4 Aft.r you thlnk rmal1 question been. And' I wish that 1 couflldbe the one to do the giving. But, feèling as 1 do that some words f rom iue are. fitting, and procrastination usually il1 advised, Pll chance the. false position and speak up. It's time I did.' "I know of nlo one else for whom 1 have as deep an affection 'or lasting respect. Your exaniple has been the i religious. :There is too much which must be taken on a faith that my paricuartype of mind refuses to acknowledge in the absence of confirming data. Yet, with your example before me I must acknowledge the possible benefits of religion-and the possibility of others (well, one other, anyway) living up to their religion. Which is why, while decrine 'tanv asDcts f f~religion ('or ouU içnow, i m . il *~ a .... i3636 Lke Ave., Wihn.ite Uni. 5035-Wilit 641 mor-ci FM'TRONlZE OUR AD VER TISERS to be i vative tastes fine. andi genuinely ,you navýe 80 3115 earned.7

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