going
to
reply. Of
course,
I
also let him know that
I
don't have
a
job,
that
goes
without
saying.
I
already told
you
what it is all
about.
I
got
a
postcard
from
my
sister. She is not
coming
to
visit
me.
Imagine, the Wintelers
railed against
me
at
the Wohlwends'
&
said
that
I
have been
leading
a
life
of debauchery in Zurich.
--
Nothing
beats
the "eternal feminine."
Supposedly Byland didn't behave
too
nicely
either.
He
would
seem
to
fit much better
the words bellowed during
the instruction hour by
a
good
German
sergeant about Napoleon
I:
"He
was a
very
good soul....but stupid,
stupid, terribly
stupid.["]
How
are
you,
dear sweetheart?
Let
me
hear from
you
soon! Do
you
still remember how
clumsy
I
was
the last
time?
But I
didn't write
anything about that to good old Drude, would
you
believe it? How
are
your
studies and the child and the child mood? I
hope
that
all
three
are
fine,
as
it should
be. I
am
sending
you
special
kisses
so
that there should
never
be
a
lack of good mood. The future will
bring
with it whatever the
present
leaves to
be desired, and lots of it. If
Michele doesn't write
soon,
I'll write him
again
to
ask for
a
position
for
me
from
his strict Herr Papa. If
one
doesn't do
splendidly,
one's
good
friends
tend
to
leave
one
in the lurch.
But
this is how it
goes.
I
really
do have
your
little
jacket. I'll
bring
it with
me
next
time.
Yesterday
I
again played
music at
the place of the older miss.,
It
was
great. If only
you
could have been there too! You
badly
need
a
nice
change.
I
still have
to
give
a
private lesson in algebra this
evening.
I
am
looking
forward to next
Sunday. If only
we
could be
together carefree and in
good
cheer for
once,
without
any pressure
on
us.
I
believe that
you
cannot
imagine yourself
in such
a
situation
any
more
than
I
can, you
good
poor
girl. Affectionate kisses from
your
Albert
113. TO THE
DIRECTOR'S
OFFICE, TECHNIKUM
BURGDORF
Winterthur,
3
July [1901]
To
the Director's Office!
I
have learned that
your
institution has
a
vacancy
for the chair
of Strength of Materials and
am
taking
the
liberty
of
applying for
that post.
I have been living in Switzerland for almost
6
years
and have
obtained Swiss (Zurich) citizenship during that time. In the Fall of
1896 I
graduated
from the Kantonsschule in Aarau and after that I
enrolled in the School for Teachers of Mathematics at the Federal
Polytechnikum. There, besides the usual mathematics and
physics
courses,
I also took
courses
in technical subjects, such
as
Strength
of Materials with Prof. Hertzog, and Electrical Engineering with Prof.
Weber.
In the
summer
of the past
year
I obtained there
my
specialized
teacher's
diploma.
Since then I have been
working
on
investigations
in the
physics
laboratory
and
on
studies in theoretical
physics.
I
also
published
a
paper
on
capillarity
in Wiedemann's Annalen.
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