Show a p t THURSDAY March arch Sl and I agree so well weB on onboard onboard onboard board ship thip that I have a difficult time getting up in time for tor break- break fats I always manage to do it somehow however I sat on the very prow of the ship from 8 until 10 this mornIng watching the waves the the flying fish the clouds and sky My thoughts were alternately of home and folks of my future work and studies of next sum sum- summer's sums summer's mers mer's baseball and though try as would to prevent them from doing so they constantly turned back to Tahiti What memories I If It I were twins on one of me would spend his lifo down there while the other chap remained at home I watched a n flying fish skim skim- skimming skimming skimming ming along for what must have bave been blocks Suddenly two sea seabirds seabirds seabirds birds spotted him from on high nod and down together to grab rab him bim but little ended his aerial maneuvers just in the nick of time and dived under the waves to escape those talons and beaks The gulls disappointed at thus being beine deprived of their prey circled and went wheeling off in search of other and not wise not so fishes Swimming Sv and bathing sunbathing oc- oc occupied oc occupied the greater part of my afternoon The hatch on n deck was my bed all aU l night ni FRIDAY March Hot liot I Cross Bun Dayl and Dayl and we had em cm for breakfast Wo crossed the equator from to north at a m We Wo were required to fin fill in a n customs decI declaration ration Tho ocean has lias roughened considerably con con- considerably considerably causing causing R and Arthur Withey to feel so not It is 11 surprising how toughened our skins are to the sun Bun We swam and lolled in ia tho the burning heat of tho the equatorial sun for se- se several ne veral hoar t this Ji aH noon and suffered no ill At night wo va hooked RB Re radio up and had bad a pleasant p ant evenings evening's entertainment in tho the dining anion ulon Heard Ira fern Dern rn and Al AI Newman wr wrestle in Salt Lake Lako City I slept on rl deck k again tonight night although It was wen rather cold anda and a strong wind was blowing Clocks and watches are turned ahead ten tea tenor or twelve minutes each 24 bouts boun bo SATURDAY March Wind and rain and ocean spray woke me this morning We nee are laboring in a rather rough 1100 see and it seems to be getting the bet bet- better bet better t ter of ot nearly everyone n R It and Art are nearly Dearly ready to cash they In-they in hope hopel R still strives strive manfully to eat cat even though he ha has to leave the table several Deveral times per meaL I lay down on the hatch batch for tor a couple of hours before dinner but butth th the spray drenched me and the wind blew my blanket and pillow several times Ra radio was performing mer mer- merrily merrily merrily rily for or the tho third class in the din din- dining dining din dining ing salon tonight but he poor fellow was 3 not able Ablo to sit up and enjoy it it SUNDAY April Easter 1st-Easter 1st Sunday and also April Fools Day DayNo No tricks Tommy from Wis Wis- Wisconsin Wisconsin and I took an break after fast fast swim The pool sprang a leak and it is doubtful if it they will wiH re- re repair re repair pair it for use any more this trip Several of ua 03 from clans went up to the first class class dining room and attended the Ens Easter er services The Thu captain was in charge and services were of the tho Church of England variety The Tho weather stays cool with a strong breeze o blowing Last night I was a awakened wakened several times by bythe bythe bythe the crash of ot wa-c wa waved S zooming against my porthole w window w as ns if to smash Mi e js iss is the very front porthole on 0 t hight hand hight hand side lido land landl cr cr- cr 0 fin of the ship und and ny h hr s r A c takes an awful jarring I L n 0 the vessel vetel noses into n n a nn n i |