Miss Lynch is a very clever woman.

Monday, May 28:

Got up at noon, ate dinner and sat on lower deck and sunned myself with Libby and McCarthy who has been quite ill the past four days with asthma.

4 P.M. played bridge with Miss Lynch vs. Symons and Sharp. We won three rubbers in succession. Miss Lynch is a very clever woman.

Miss Mullen gave another tea at 5:30.

After dinner we sat on deck: Miss Mullen, Miss Lynch, Sharp, Symons and Gregory. I stuck it out until 3 A.M. when I left them and went to my bunk. No lights were allowed on deck. We are in the danger zone and every precaution is being taken. You’ve got to hand it to these Frenchmen for system. They have three men in the crow’s nest and four on the bridge with the gunners at their posts and watchmen on the rear deck. No smoking is allowed on deck and few lights are burning within.

Miss Mullen, Sharp and self fell into a philosophical discussion centered around fatalism. As usual we got nowhere because we all had different conceptions of the scope of the word “fatalism.” Omar was brought into discussion and some parts of his philosophy severely criticized. Sharp didn’t think that fore-ordination and predestination were included in fatalism. I can’t see it any other way. If we cannot alter conditions through the will what is the power given us for and why do we continually endeavor to develop and use this power? If all has been planned for us why work to change it? Why not sit idly by and let God have his way without endeavoring to assist and run the chance of standing in his way? We finally agreed that after all has been said and done happiness is the goal toward which we all strive. The friction comes with the difference in method of attaining this goal. Some believe it should be done thru sacrifice in making others happy and some with the idea of the self uppermost.