IS A He would have been a dandy man for the place. Sometimes 

 I wonder though whether he would have liked to wait for the 

 developments which are planned. In many ways the school is 

 pretty crude as things stand. . . . 



Now about inviting the Amer Assoc of Pathologists and 

 Bacteriologists here for next year. I talked the matter over 

 with Woolley again to-day and he does not feel that we could 

 show them a good time here just yet; in a couple of years or 

 so things will be on a different footing. Then, do you realize 

 that May is as hot as Hell here with no place to go but out, 

 and nothing to see but breweries? 



I stopped my experiments on the effects of acids & salts etc 

 on bacteria as things became very strenuous but will continue 

 them soon. Just at present I am trying to cure animals infected 

 with Tr brucei. It is terrible to get an idea into your head so 

 strongly that nothing but a series of hard work experiments 

 will serve to knock it out. — "Well, I must close and answer 

 some silly questions in bacteriology asked by a gentleman 

 from Indiana. 



Tait's refusal was not as "definite" as Wherry's letter had 

 indicated. Actually three more months went into correspon- 

 dence between the principals. At one time Wherry wrote me: 



Pres Dabney invited me down to talk over Tait. The politics 

 of these things are too much for me. If you are still in Chgo 

 and will come down, stay with us in the country where the 

 blossom-perfumed breezes blow. 



April 22, 1910, Wherry was still hopeful: 



I'm very glad to hear that Tait is going to visit us. I firmly 

 believe him the man we need here and have told Dabney so, 

 though I have avoided trying to persuade the President in his 

 particular favor as there seems to be some feeling among the 

 local men that we are trying to get a clique together — which 

 of course is all bosh. . . . Naturally, Dabney has heard that 

 Tait is strong headed & speaks his mind freely & so seems to 

 fear that Tait might not have the patience to wait for the 

 developments he (Dab) has planned & which he feels will 

 surely come though slowly. ... I am in a hurry just now, 

 so adios! 



