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(G. J. B. TO S. W. J.) 



I am very sorry to hear that you find yourself so unpleas- 

 antly situated in the Labt., that is, that you are obliged to be 

 1st Asst. without the title of Asst. Profr., and besides have 

 the responsibility of filling the offices of 4th Asst. and Labora- 

 tory servant. The idea that a man of your qualifications 

 should be obliged to be bottle washer is absurd enough. Silli- 

 man writes me that the Labt. is full, if so they can afford, or 

 rather they must afford, to have some one to attend to bottle 

 washing and making of reagents. Tin must be raised and 

 the present faults remedied. I wish I was home -to work with 

 you, it would be much greater pleasure to me than remaining 

 here. But, Sam, I'll be home about this time next year, and 

 I hope that things will be so arranged that you will "stand 

 by the old shell" until that time. I know, Sam, that it will 

 be a little up hill at first, but I am sanguine that we can build 

 up a better chemical and mineralogical school at New Haven 

 than at any other point in America. You, unfortunately, have 

 the first and perhaps the largest tug at the hard work, but I 

 hope you won 't give up. I know that Dana and Silliman feel 

 the vital importance of having you remain, and are provoked 

 beyond measure at the stupidity of the Corporation's blunder 

 of not giving you the title they (the Profrs.) had intended. 



You must speak freely and openly about the Labt. to Dana 

 and Silliman, tell them what the faults are and what are the 

 remedies. You have no idea what a high estimate they put 

 upon your opinion. Your weakness, my dear Samuel, is ex- 

 treme modesty, put a manly face on the subject and speak 

 out your sentiments, and you may be sure they will meet with 

 the deep consideration which they deserve. . . . Stand by, old 

 fellow, and my word for it you'll not regret it. You must 

 have a Professorship, and it must be endowed. 



Mr. Johnson found New Haven a delightful place of 

 residence, but he felt the absence both of opportunities 



