Despite his promise of no letter today so that he might study for his tests, Dart manages to pull his head out of the books long enough to jot off a short one.

His optics instructor knows next to nothing about the subject and has managed to teach exactly that. Dart is completely in the dark and his frustration shows. He’s quite certain he’ll be in night school after this test. Maybe that’s where he’ll find a qualified instructor.

Noting at the top of the page that this is the beginning of the twelfth month of their courtship, he asks Dot to remind him of the exact date they met. He’s sure it was sometime between the 22nd and the 25th of September. He spends his final paragraph lovingly recalling every detail of their first two dates. He and two buddies hitching a ride from Case to Willoughby, wanting to get to know Dot the moment he first saw her, the movie and walk back to Hobart House, talking and dancing in the dining room… For Dart, the most magical moment came at the end of the second date when Dot told his buddy Rausch to let Dart know that she liked to get letters. Dart took the hint immediately and here they are today. “Oh, Dottie, I’m so glad things have turned out so well and that I love you always, Dart.”