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12/24/1941 - Getting Settled in Mendoza; Introduction to the University of Mendoza by Francis W. Herron

NOT FOR PU LIUZ IIOi I The Turismo Hotel Mendoza Argentina December Dear Mr Rogers There roughest motor leading Mendoza Rio Mendoza Las Cuevas Chilean border kilometers At clock morning December J E Johns I years representative All America Cables Argentine other United states citizen endoza traverse highway inspect several stations cable company along route It which there excursions rough springs supports Johns broken pounding against It before oasis which Mendoza began climb plane Andes We scaled foothills passed sprins Villavicencio before The primer plane tortuous dangerous There spaces below The primer plane I0 We rolling table primer piano broke In distance kilometers highest mountains Americas Aconoagua jagged distinctive highest Even distance could blizzard which winds perpetually summit estmountain ofthecordillera Aoonoaguareaches23 080feetintoGod sWelkin Below valley Uspallata desert except carpet green middle We below The green became fields barley pasture ganado grazing horses valley alamos which Argentine From Uspallata follows winding Ro endoza Andes proper There other mountains these I suppose Himalayas India other reaches world The stratified metamorphic neous rooks tilted twisted together curious designs colors God really given earth mighty shake He these mountainsl It summer Mendoza desert We below slowly coming The closed border We passing throu higher In morning small streams poured In afternoon became young rivers During winter months hardy people mountain which Canine Gloria San Martn famous Those there their lives periled unpredictable avalanches It uncommon avalanches sides mountains thousand thousand Such happened winter causing artificial which later broke destroyed kilometer after kilometer Trans Andine railroad Our progress reached succession La Puente Inca Las Leas where there All America station Las Cuevas which At Las Cuevas ridge which boundary Argentine Chile kilometers Where I asked Christo Los Andes statue peace which pictured every eography Johns pointed mountain snows It there The summer appear January February This oaEon mountain important For communications between sister American republics depend extent At moment there types communication operating Trans Andine railroad improvised temporary track which tunnels under barrier American airline which routed through valley Ro lendoza The automobile still closed Then course there telegraph buried cable lines Keeping perpetual Avalanches sweep aside thirty telex graph poles As result companies buried cable lines They lines S insurance against impairment other There three operating companies which lines valley The estern which British company services United States Western Union National which Argentine Chilean government company All America Cables Company which International Telephone Telegraph Com At present companies doing tremendous business because Government newspaper cables doubled tripled Businesses uncertainty cablng assurances reassurances Private cables increased Of several Criolla moving pictures I I liked Jos Mi Hermano Like Argentine pictures I theme I liked protagonist No He often softly finality I liked heroine committed suicide prende She believe really understand She wistful about I sorry It really simple There Cinderella handsome singer The opera singer Opera Col6n I recognized place The 6inderella opera singer He leading sympathy He ended falling The Cinderella believe wonderful thing could happen jumped lagoon This contra tiempo opera singer indeed From singing opera without prima donna I indebted Dr Alfredo Metrauxfor things He assisted getting settled He offered hospitality He troduced Through I contac instructors professors University Mendoza canning industries introduce still people The h6spitality these people knows bounds One I inspected Bodega Trapiche second largest Cuyo Raul Venegas proprietor private personally showed every phase Industry The Bodga founded produces bottles which exported United States We drove through vineyards inspected grape plants which years It takes years champagne To valuable tinto requires I0 years Consequently proprietor Bodega cannot quickly adjust production needs mrket cataclysm After grape brought Bodega juice pressed separated quality basis Then ready fermented During entire period mentation aging juice touches nothing In Bodega Traiche The artisticaspect grape industry comes wines tasted blended They blended color reasons taste This special Crianza The tasting inculcated individual period years That significance crianza Although grape plant subject plant diseases grape fzosts which September October Although grape plant makes unproductive season Argentine people proud their wines their In country drinking Sunday afternoon Dr etraux instruction drinking He called Cognac which these worth weight Cognac should served Copas Napoleon according Dr Metraux These Copas curious globular affairs He showed glass should hands warms causes perfume Enjoying perfume great drinking He tinto should always served cause perfuma served blanco should served reason This I started college again Examinations being Unlversiy endoza continue until Lonth college close instructors leave playas vacations There summer session Carlos Lazzeti young professor social sciences He introduced members Facultad Agronoma I assisting examination sessions It really exercise language In course twenty questions listed which students should answer Each students given these questions before examination Anyone answer questions compre hensive knowledge courseQ On examination students report class They numbers Iotter contraption called Bolilla They question problem which theirs reason lotery Three structors professors present judges They interrupt student inquiries correct mistakes When students completed their lectures judges closet themselves immediately decide grades dents The grade Sobresaliente Distinguido Muy Bueno Bueno The professors Aronomla allowed yester their decisionso They given their questions about United States agriculture Although still talking stage invited field which during vacation period south Cuyo The professors University themselves young eaEer minded people The students I watched under examinations appear applied themselves their subjects The universities secondary schools Argentine extra curricular activities Ed ucation reach reason serious concern The umiversity group quite frank Why books articles written Argentine Englishmen North Americans riddled misconceptions errors We realize assert Argentines judge ourselves But believe riters really We There point which The people Argentine viewed people Spanish Italian European origi reason peculiarities customs countries their As Lazzeti That precisely people Spain Italy other countries world think If there country world which should understand means Ar entines country United States America which similar origin It before Christmas The provincial government placed public places signs follows Dance drink laugh celebrate Ohristms New Year That proper celebrate Do mannered shoot disturb public sense exploding fireworks I Merry Christmas Sincerely