Mr. Jenner.

couple of days in order to get back to Mexico City. We left the car right there.

Mr. Jenner.

Now----
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. If you see him in Chicago--I will write to him again; and I hope to see him.

Mr. Jenner.

You came to Texas in 1944, did you not?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. 1944.

Mr. Jenner.

Do you recall making a loan at the----
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes, yes.

Mr. Jenner.

Russian Student Fund?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes. After my divorce I decided that I am still interested in this oil business, and all my pursuits in various directions are not too successful, so I should go back to school and study geology and petroleum engineering.

Mr. Jenner.

Had you made inquiry at the Colorado School of Mines?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes. Tried Colorado School of Mines, Rice Institute, and University of Texas.

Mr. Jenner.

All right. You are now about 33 years old, somewhere in that neighborhood?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

During these years you led sort of a bohemian life, did you not?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes. Well, you see---bohemian and trying to make a buck, as you might call it.

Mr. Jenner.

I am trying to bring out your personality.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right. But you see the main reason I actually came to the United States is to look for a country which did not have-- which was a melting pot, because I am a melting pot myself, as you can see. I changed from one country to another, a complete mixture. So I thought that would fit me right. And eventually it did. It took a long time to get adjusted to it. The first five years are very difficult in the United States. I didn't speak English very well. And it was just tough going. Fortunately I had friends, acquaintances, and a lot of relations. But, otherwise, I probably would have starved. And it did actually happen that I did starve occasionally. So I decided to go----

Mr. JENNER. You were young and full of energy?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. While working for the Humble Oil Co. I said that a man without the education in that particular field--I did not have the background of geology or petroleum engineering, except that I kept on studying by myself. I didn't have much chance to succeed. I was wrong, by the way. I should have followed Mr. Blaffer's advice and gone in the oil business, and I would have been a multimillionaire today.

Mr. Jenner.

Well, you might still be.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Well, I probably will be. But really that was--he was the man, the only man who gave me the right advice of all my friends and acquaintances. He said, "George, go on your own and try to speculate on oil leases and drill wells on your own," which is the basis of the oil industry. "We will give you a lease, you can promote some money to drill on it, and here you have it." And that is what happened. That is the origin of many, many of my friends in Texas who are very wealthy.

Mr. Jenner.

All right. You came to Texas----
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Came to Texas----

Mr. Jenner.

1944.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

That was following your divorce from Dorothy Pierson?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes. Got a loan.

Mr. Jenner.

You entered----
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Entered the University of Texas, and School of Geology, and Petroleum Engineering as my minor--major in petroleum geology and minor in petroleum engineering. And with a fantastic effort and speed I succeeded in getting my master's degree in petroleum geology and minor in petroleum engineering in 1945, I think.

Mr. Jenner.

You received your master's in 1945, did you not?