got a bit more serious about his classes and
finally gave up billiards. At the end of the
month final exams began.
No mention of, or reference to, Cemile at all.//
Sülemaniye Mosque in back of Istanbul University.
April
Thankfully, I got letters from my parents and my older
sister. Of course, I was very happy about this. I also
got a letter that the Temperance Society sent me. The
weather was rainy. Because it’s Easter, the foreign
professors didn’t come to class.
Monday, 2 April 1934
There were no classes again today. I got a letter from
Reşad. I went to the office of Fazleddin Kerim Bey to
pick up the Temperance Society invitation. At the Saray,
I saw the end of “Sefiller”.
Tuesday, 3 April 1934
With regard to last week’s exercise, I incorrectly
identified one of the three unknowns. In other words,
so far I’ve gotten two of them wrong. If we get 10 wrong
we fail the course. God willing, that won’t happen. I
wrote a letter home and received one from my brother-in-
law. I wrote letters to Hakkı and Cemal, too. I’ll mail
them tomorrow.
Wednesday, 4 April 1934
I waited for Abdullah at the bridge from morning till noon.
But he didn’t get off any of the ferries so I went back to
the faculty. I was present for the attendance call but I’ll
probably get a penalty. In the afternoon, Şemsi and I
went to the Milli Cinema, where we saw “Vatandaş
Silah Başına” and “Gülen Paris”. Both were good.
In the evening, I received a letter and congratulatory
card from Behcet.
Thursday, 5 April 1934
We went to the Temperance Society event. We had a
very nice evening. The event began at 5 o’clock and
ended at nine thirty. We took the oath on the stage.
I watched the Zeybek dance, in particular, with great
pleasure.
Istanbul University entrance, Beyazit, 1930s
Friday, 6 April 1934
In the morning I wrote a letter to Reşad. For the
first time, on Friday we went to the Millet Kütüphanesi
(National Library) to study. It will be very good if I
study like this all the time.
Saturday, 7 April 1934
The weather improved. In the afternoon, after watching
volleyball for about an hour at the Yüksek Muallim
(Senior Teachers School), I went to the library again and
studied there.
Sunday, 8 April 1934
The weather is quite nice. For what it’s worth, I stayed
in the library to study.
Monday, 9 April 1934
I wrote a letter to my parents.
Tuesday, 10 April 1934
The metals I found last week turned out to be correct.
This made me very happy, of course. This week we did
five of them. I doubt that I got them all right. In the
evening we got our salaries and were weighed. My
height is 1.68 (5’ 6”) and my weight 60 kilograms
(132 lbs.), so I’ve gained a kilogram, which made me
very happy indeed.
Thursday, 12 April 1934
I sent letters to Behcet and my father yesterday. In
the afternoon I went to the cinema and saw “Beyaz Rahibe”
and “?Diyalulu? Çete Peşinde”. “Beyaz Rahibe” was
good. After the cinema, we played 4-person ‘şu’le’ (flash)
billiards and our foursome won.
Friday, 13 April 1934
We went to Beşiktaş in the morning to see Namık and
came back to school at noon. After lunch, Şemsi and I took
pictures in the university garden. Then we went to the
movies, where we saw “Volga Kızı” and “Aşk Tangosu”.
Both of them were very good. Galatasaray lost this
week and they have no chance for the championship
anymore. I was glad that Fenerbahçe lost, too.
Friday, 20 April 1934
This week I went to either the library or the Halk Evi most
of the time. On Wednesday I got a letter and money from
my father. I went to the cinema yesterday, where I saw
“Macar Marşı” and “?Luli? Sinemcı”. Both were very
good. After the movies, I played billiards and spent a lot
of money. The weather today was very good. I stayed at
the school until noon and then went to the Halk Evi. I
wrote a letter to my father. For the first time I saw a fresh
pumpkin.
Monday, 23 April 1934
It’s Children’s Holiday today so the faculty was closed.
The weather is hot.
Wednesday, 25 April 1934
was closed. Since we were doing other things, we couldn’t
see the ceremony. I wrote a letter to my parents.
Monday, 30 April 1934
Today in zoology we dissected a frog. The only creature
left in the series is a snail. I wrote letters to Cemal and my
brother-in-law.
May
Tuesday, 1 May 1934
In an exercise at night, we made anion and kation (cation)
mixed. The last time I did it wrong, but this time I got
both of them right. I mailed a letter to my brother-in-law.
Thursday, 3 May 1934
month. Let’s see how we’ll do. We’re glad that the
exercises are done. In the afternoon I played billiards
at the coffee house. In the evening Veysi, Şemsi and I went
out looking for girls. Because of the cold weather, we
only saw two and we didn’t get positive responses from them.
Anadolu Hisarı, 1930s.
Friday, 4 May 1934
We went to Anadolu Hisarı for a botany exercise. It took
the ferry an hour to get there. A very nice place. I saw
the Göksu (stream). I didn’t want to leave this place,
which is like heaven. I wrote a letter to my parents in the
evening.
Saturday, 12 May 1934
Since today is the Doctors Holiday, we didn’t have
classes. There was a meeting, though, in the conference
hall in the afternoon, where we listened to some
good speeches. The Deniz Orchestra gave a concert,
which I enjoyed very much. Because I played billiards
too much yesterday and spent too much money I won’t
play anymore.
Monday, 14 May 1934
Today around noon, an automobile hit the tram in Fatih.
One of the passengers, a woman, died. The others were
injured. The driver died in the hospital. I got a letter
from my brother-in-law, containing lots of advice.
Wednesday, 16 May 1934
I wrote letters to my parents. The tests are approaching.
Let’s see how I do.
Sunday, 20 May 1934
They told us that today we can’t leave the dorm. In any
case, on the pretext of botany we were left free until noon.
Since I came to the dorm after 1 o’clock I’ll probably be
written up. I started studying zoology.
IU campus, 1930s
Wednesday, 23 May 1934
I’ve been studying zoology steadily for 3 days. I think
I’ll pass this class but we’ll see. God help me.,
Sunday, 27 May 1934
I studied zoology quite a bit. The test is tomorrow. Let’s
see how I do. Even if I’m not successful it won’t be that
bad because my study preparation has been perfect. I
know every question. May God help me. I got a letter
from my father.
Monday, 28 May 1934
I did well on the test. The questions I got were
nucleo albumin lining ?mikzelli? karyokinesis separation,
physiologic classification of ?gadda?, and globul polar.
I wrote each of them very well. Hopefully, the other tests
will go like this one did.
Cemile isn't one of them :(
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