Journal

The first of five journals for 1945 covers January 1 to February 28 and is recorded in a Scotch spiral notebook. Lundquist writes about school, including discussions in English class on the topics of racial discrimination in the United States and whether military training should be compulsory after the war. Lundquist’s classmate John Kildahl is chosen as one of four high school students throughout the nation to discuss compulsory military service on NBC’s “America’s Town Meeting” radio program. Lundquist participates in debate, considering the question “Resolved that the legal voting age should be reduced to eighteen years.” He runs the movie projector for high school and grade school classes and outside groups. He works on the “Bearcat” annual and begins writing sports stories for the “Websterian” newspaper. He continues to serve as student manager for the basketball team and describes Webster’s victories in the sectional, conference, and district tournaments. Lundquist covers weather events and his work with the telephone company at sixty cents an hour to knock ice off the wires. He also notes coroner cases to which his father is called. Other activities include Civil Air Patrol and Scout meetings, pheasant hunting, ice skating, visits to the library, radio programs, movies attended (including “Together Again” –“The show was fair. The best thing about it was that it didn’t have a war theme”). Lundquist expresses interest in navy programs after a visit by a navy recruiter. World War II news centers on the Russian drive on the Eastern front heading toward Berlin and the meeting in Yalta of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. “The whole world is waiting to see what comes out of the meeting. … A big peace conference has been planned for San Francisco. My only hope is that the U.S. will be able to get along with Russia.” At the end of the journal, Lundquist provides an account of his income.

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