ing,I told him the condition of things, and said that I felt unable to 

 produce a book that would be satisfactory to myself under the plan 

 adopted, and was unwilling to put out wcr k that I did not approve. He 

 replied saying that they would much prefer that I go on with the work, 

 but would like to know my wish in the matter frankly. I then wrote him 

 asking to be relieved of the work and offering to give all the assist- 

 ance in my power to whomever he should select to finish the job. At 

 Rochester Bailey consulted me about it and then decided to accept the 

 contract. I wish him joy of it. But he will do it much more easily 

 than I could and without doubt much better. He is the man to whom it 

 ought to have been given in the first place. I should never have 

 thought of taking ; t had I not been flattered by the selection , and <M 

 keen almost certain that I should go to Cambridge. However I do not 

 think that I made a mistake in declining and returning to Wisconsin. 



Our new president has begun to get hold of the ropes and will do 

 a good work for us I think. We felt quite broken up when Pres. Chamber 

 lin decided to go to Chicago, but I think that Pres. Adams wilJ do as 

 much to counteract the ill effects of that as any one else could do. 

 In spite tbf the uncertainties regarding the presidency , the opening 

 of the new nmiversity of Chicago, and the raising of our entrance re- 

 quirements a full half-year's work we have nearly 150 more students 

 than last year. This will make our registration about 1250 this year. 

 Owing to changes in the courses of study the biological department is 

 overflowing. Dr. Dirge and I have an elementary class of 130, with 2 

 lectures and 8 hours laboratory work a week. It takes 5 "hands" to 



