Dear Mom and Dad,                [Dec. 1973; talks about end of semester and says "Merry Christmas"]

Well. I haven't had much to write about lately.

It won't be long. The semester will be over in two weeks.

One of the guys. Wally Thompson, up here lives close to Hagerstown.

Wally's going home Friday the 21st. He could take me to Emmitsburg on Rt. 15. If you could shoot through there I'm sure you would see me! We'd be leaving - approx 10 am. I think that would save you a little driving, Dad.

I withdrew from 2 courses Wed. I don't need them to graduate. One of them is the Philosophy (of the Mind) course. The other is Culture of the Ancient Near East (Religion).

See you soon

Merry Christmas

I'll write some time next week and let you know how things are going.       Mike