D O C U M E N T 4 3 8 M A R C H 1 9 2 9 3 9 5 438. From Josef Gebele[1] Munich, 14 March 1929 Dear Professor, If I allow myself to express my warmest wishes on the occasion of your fiftieth birthday, especially for your continued good health, I am prompted to do so not only by the gratifying existence of the world-famous professor and physicist Albert Einstein, but above all by the unforgettable memory of the always so kind, accom- modating, and sincere student friend of the years 1888–1895, as well as by the grateful memory of your good-hearted parents.[2] Three and a half decades have now passed by since under the tutelage of Rector Dr. Markhauser we had partly brilliant, partly antiquated philologists, philoso- phers, and mathematicians such as Drs. Ruess, Hefner, Sondermaier, Zammetzer, and the gentle Ducrue, as more or less good guides for our later lives.[3] Some of our classmates, such as Neresheimer, Cammerer, Pinggera, Kellerer, Ivo Deiglmayr, et al. are now scattered around the world, but from our dear, though somewhat closed Frei I have, unfortunately heard nothing further.[4] The enclosed announcement from the rector’s office published in the Münchner Neuesten Nachrichten may also awaken pleasant memories of our youth.[5] I can myself vouch for its accuracy, because so long as I sat beside you at that time, I al- ways “benefited” greatly in languages and especially in mathematics, always for the better, especially in homework. Begging you once again to accept my warm good wishes while following this path in loyal memory of our youth, Yours sincerely, Josef Gebele