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2/LT. CHAS. R. COLLIER 0-546970 Btry B. 880 FA Bn. APO 7, c/o Postmaster NYC
Friday, 18 May Germany
Dear Dr. Tresidder;
Your very interesting and friendly letter of March addressed to Stanford Alumni in military service just came to me a few days ago so excuse this tardy reply.
I was glad to hear that you plan to maintain the standards set in past years - especially so because I believe many people over-emphasize the adjustment necessary for a soldier to become a civilian. A number of fellows in my class who are in the Pacific and also some officers in this division who are from Stanford feel the way I do; that our friends and family are
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in for a disappointment if they expect a great metamorphosis in us. I've been awfully uncomfortable at times, pretty scared, and I've been wounded, yet I don't feel that I want to find things changed when I get home or that people should cater to us. Actually what most of us fear is that people at home will make the changes they've been wanting under the cloak of "it's for the boys". I look forward to going back to Stanford a great deal; it's hard to beat.
In direct answer to your questions; I plan to return for about a year to take general courses related to business and to advertising. It's possible that
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might we more specific courses in advertising but it's such a general subject that a great many courses have some relationship to it. Since we live in Atherton now I'll probably live off campus. Lastly in extra-curricular activities I hope you plan a lot of things that are down-and-out fun - football games, intra-murals, dances. In short, what we had before. While most fellows plan to work harder than ever after the war, still real relaxation is something we appreciate too.
I hope to be back that way in a few months - perhaps we'll be able to say that "hello" then.
Sincerely yours, Russ Collier
