28 February 1957 To McDermott After reading your article “McDermott on Shaw”, is it possible that Shaw, with his peculiar Shavian wit meant something? Could it be that if Androcles and the Lion were translated by an expert calligrapher it would reveal some last message of Shaw’s to the world? Included a copy of a … Continue reading 28 February 1957 →

26 February 1957 [Notes from a Collinwood HS P.T.A. meeting?] Schneider [sp? - Oscar J. Schneider was CHS school principal]:  Schools are for education & nothing else. Get back at him! Parents get report cards. 1) Clean & fittingly groomed kind of clothes – teenagers – blue jeans – party clothes are out. 2) School … Continue reading 26 February 1957 →

24 February 1957 I do what is given to my own wisdom to do, no more. That’s all anyone can do: release within one’s self the power to do good, as wisely as possible.

23 February 1957 (Dated 22 February 1957 in the notebook but almost certainly written the next day) Ask Bill – and he named it – “The Story of the Prodigal Son”. I was thinking of [her friend] Blanche [Schwartz] and [her nephew] Stan. She has told me Stan has stayed with her – that he … Continue reading 23 February 1957 →

22 February 1957 Well, well! George Washington’s birthday, and I just sent Billy off to the library at Arlington Branch Library. This is the first day Billy works all day at the library. I fussed about him a bit until he almost lost patience with me until I told him, “After all this is the … Continue reading 22 February 1957 →

21 February 1957 How about writing an article on divorce: man either pampers, or abuses his spouse and divorces mount. # I wrote a letter to Mr. Bryan of the Cleveland plain dealer today. The essence of it? “Instead of giving Saud reparations for his “loss” from the closing of the Suez Canal, why doesn’t … Continue reading 21 February 1957 →

19 February 1957 A nursery school at the “Y” in the mornings for little “Lee Allens” whose parents both want to work because the husband doesn’t make enough money. This business of special classes for the “abnormal” are fine. But how about help for the little “normals” – they are lonesome too. And the Y[MCA] … Continue reading 19 February 1957 →

17 February 1957 Also – women get “loused up” when they write about a man’s word, when they are living in a woman’s world. There is plenty of elbow room for both species!!! In fact [for] all kinds of species!!!!! # On top of that, women seem to spend most of the money in the … Continue reading 17 February 1957 →

16 February 1957 There are books about “Johnny Can’t Read”. Somebody should write a book called “Momma Can’t Read”. Oh – that other idea – Cleveland Foundation stuff – Ralph & Jean Steenmeyer’s story about the man who had a large piece of land in Florida. How he sold it on the “life insurance” plan … Continue reading 16 February 1957 →

15 February 1957 Zachmannisia for the day. Of course, one never knows when one drops a pebble into the water how much ripple the water will make. # It seems the boys at KYW went to a P.T.A. square dance at the Northeast Y.M.C.A. # 2/15/57 Mary Anderson called me today. She bid me correct … Continue reading 15 February 1957 →