Next door to us were four young women, not students but wome

Next door to us were four young women, not students but women pursuing their careers. We became friends and two of them remained friends for a while, Elaine and Carol. They will figure into my life story later.

I finished the first year with 1’s and 2’s - Rice graded on an inverse point system, 1 being an A and so on.

I spent that summer in Beaumont and worked the summer job at the Chemical Plant for 6 weeks and tried to sell vacuum cleaners for the 2nd 6 weeks.