Expressing his sadness that his mail is taking so long to reach him and goes into the irregularity of the postal system; he only receives 1 loaf of bread every 8-10 days and hopes they are not paying for more. He has sent a detailed account of their Welsh society (Cymdeithas Gymraeg) to Mr L. James and trusts he has received it. Ifor then goes on to detail his current teaching work and laments the failings of the elementary system in Wales. He mentions that he is reading up on Indian History himself, as they have plenty of books on the subject. Ifor asks his father if he could find out from Dr Scott as to whether he could combine History with the French section of modern languages only for the entrance scholarship. Not German. Explains that he is not strong in the language and has little desire to work at it given his present circumstances. He will write to his father on the subject of Welsh nationalism at some point in the future. Ifor details the death of one of his pupils David Thomas on the last page, his death at the age of 24 after 5 weeks illness has been a shock to everyone. He asks that his parents send money to his family; address Sarnau, Llanarth, Nr Aberayron.