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Department of Greek

November 50, 1945

Dear Mr. mid Mrs. Levinson:
A portrait of Professor R. J. Bonner has

been painted by Nan Rice, a Chicago artist. The portrait

represents Mr. Bonner wearing the red gown and red and blue

hood of the Trinity College, Dublin, honorary Litt. D. All
who have seen it Consider it an excellent piece of work. It
has already been accepted by the Board of Trustees of the
University of Chicago, subject to the Collection of suffi-
cient funds to pay the artist. It hangs on the east wall of
the reading room of the Classics Library over the entrance

to the Palaeography Room. It has been suggested by several
of Mr. Bonner's former students that the portrait would very
appropriately be the gift of his friends and former students.
It is realized that these are particularly difficult times
ein which to ask for money, but it is also realized that many
of Mr. Bonner's friends will want the opportunity of contrib—
uting what they can to the purchase of the portrait. If you
can participate will you send me your contribution? Needless
to say, contributions of any size will be very welcome.

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I enclose a check for $10.00 as a small

contribution to the purchase fund for
the portrait of Professor Bonner.

I hope some day to find time to return
to Chicago for a visit to the department.
The few times when I have returned have
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Miss Gertrude Smith
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Gertrude:

I am enclosing a check of five dollars
toward the portrait of Bonner. I am very glad that
he was painted in such gay colors. If you need more,
please let me know, but I should think there would be
no difficulty in raising the necessary amount if
all would contribute. Bonner was well liked by
everyone. He certainly was a good friend of ours.

I heard the other day from our mutual
friend Miss Wilson and was glad to know that she was
in good spirits.

Please remember me to all my friends at
Chicago.

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Dear miss Smith,

I an sending you fly check for
two dollars ($2.00) to help pay for the portrait
of Irofessor R.J.Bonner. he well deserves this
honor and I am glad it has some to him.

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Dear Miss Smith:

I am enclosing a dollar; I'm terribly sorry that
my contribution toward Mr. Bonner's portrait can be nothing
more than a token, but as you pointed out in your letter,
this year (and particularly this month) is a bad time to
find money for anything.

Wabash College is almost completely a Navy school
now: of 540 students, 298 are in the v-12 unit. As you can
imagine there is very little Classics being taught. I have
one student doing special reading in Greek civilization; and
I'm rather proud of the fact that three sailors have elected
beginning Greek on top of about 18 hours of required Navy
courses they are taking.

You will be amused at the teaching I am doing:
American History, Modern European History, Freshman English,
French, and NaVal History (my favorite). Perhaps that sched-
ule might be taken as indicative of the dexterity or cathol—
icity that a classical education imparts. I am not particularly
overvorked, although grading themes is a rather onerous job;
but I don't have the uninterrupted time that research work
requires. So a study I was making of naval affairs in the
Corinthian War is temporarily in abeyance.

With best regards to you and vour husband,

very sincerely,

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700 East Woodbine
Chevy Chase, Maryland
December 7, 1945

Dear Miss Smith,

As you know, John and I are very happy to
be able to join Mr. Bonner’s students in presenting
his portrait to the University as a tribute of
our love and esteem for him. Ve had intended to
send in the contribution some weeks ago to save
you the trouble of a special letter but the idea
got lost somehow in the midst of the moving.

We are now established in our castle in Chevy
Chase and liking it very much. It is like some-
thing out of a fairy story, a real castle complete
with turret, tower, terrace and moat, built on a
hill and surrounded by tall trees. You simply
must see it to believe it and even then you don't.
The surrounding countryside is delightful and we
are still enjoying a kind of fragrant autumn. I
do hope that you will be able to come to see us
here. ‘

Our chief recreation so far has been going to
some of the recommended restaurants and an occasional
movie. Tomorrow evening we are going to see a
play called “The Patriots.“ John has many Yave
officers as associates and we have had some of them
as our guests and enjoyed them.

Y6 had a letter irom Juliasaying that she was
working in a department store to occupy her time
while Glenn was at the Instructor's School. It was
her first experience in the realm of the working
girl and seemed to be something of a revelation.
Perhaps it will inspire her to return to her studies.

We received an advance copy of Paideia II from
Mr. Jaeger and also the geod news that they had
become citizens. We are, of course,familiar with
the contents of the new volume sinCe it was his
chief interest during the years we have known him
but it gives a student a Very special kind of satis-
faction to have his teacher's ideas accessible in
book form. This isparticularly true of this work
which centers about Plato whose ideas have'such
a real meaning for Mr. Jaeger's own life.

 

 On our way from Chicago to Washington my
mother and I stopped in Pittsburgh where we were
the guests of one of my home study students, a
Miss Ethe1 Davis, who was a wonderful hostess and
a delightful person. She lives in hraoford, Penn-
sylvania but she insistedon coming either to
Buffalo, Gleveland,or Pittcurgh to meet us and I
am very glad that she did for we had a fine time.
Miss Davis has just finished the Iliad course and
will begin the Odyssey after Christmas. The Home
Study papers have not been so interesting this
quarter for they are mostly the elementary ones
and two or three of the students have not been
too bright. Dr. Luehrs, the psychiatrist from
New York who did not like Socrates is now taking
Homer.

John enjoyed his evening with you and I was
very sorry to haveto miss it. When are you likely
to have a meeting again? Make it soon because we
would line so much to see you. Our telephone number
is Oliver 2482. All good wishes also from John,

Sincerely,

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December 14, 1945

Miss Gertrude Smith
Department of Greek
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Miss Smith:

I am.enclosing a small contribution to
the fund you are raising for Mr. Bonner's portrait. I
am glad for the opportunity to participate and will look
forward to seeing the portrait when I visit the campus
there again.

The war has, I suppose, caused many
changes at the University of Chicago as it has elsewhere.
The Tulane student body is composed largely of Naval
Trainees now. You may be interested to know that I am
almost a full~fledged Physics instructor. Mr. Geer is
also teaching several hours in thysics, and Mr. Riedel,
the Greek professor, is employed full time by the
Mathematics department. The demand for Greek and Latin
is not great but we are trying to satisfy what demand
there is.

Best Wishes for a joyous Christmas and a
Happy New Year.

Sincerely yours,

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