whatever. This I am sure would be annoying to you. In the second place, each 

 applicant must sign at the outset a contract agfee agreeing to give his man- 

 uscript to the Institution for publication in their Annals. He is also re- 

 quired not only to seds? render from time to time very strict account of all 

 expenditure, but to turn over to tne Institution all books and specimens pur- 

 chased by means of the grant. Virtually the whole result of your work is 

 pledged to the Institution at the start. 



I have heard long tales of woe from several persons, who nave aoplied for 

 aid, and I infer that lobbying, wire-nulling and oersonal influence are al- 

 most inaisoensable to success. You will kindly regard all this as confiden- 

 tial. 



Sven if you were willing to mortgage the result of your oast years' of work 



to the Oarnegie Institution, and were disposed to out uo with the rather 



galling oversight of so unsympathetic a person as professor Britton, still 



the delav and uncertainty of seourin^ the ^vet would be very great. I am suee 



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that you would find this very annoying and that it would make it a,01 the more 

 difficult to concentrate upon on your work, in event the £rant were ultimately 

 secured. One of my friends recently told me that a few weeks' dealing with the 

 Oarnegie Institution was enough to bring on nervous orostration. 



Mr. «!at on has I believe failed to secure the grant he asked for. 



Regaeding the continuation of vour fern work by yourself and without aid 

 from the Oarnegie Institution, I can only say that I hoDe and trust you will 

 be able to do it and that you will find it less difficult than you anticipate. 

 However, if as you intimate you are under a severe nervous strain owing to 

 other matters, you may find it too hard to concentrate your attention at pre- 



