Jaiiuory 22, 1925 ♦ 
Dr* ?.m. H» Lmgley, 
Departciont of Zoologj-*, 
Gouclior College , 
Biiitisore, Md, 
%■ dear Br« 1,01^5 leijr; 
In vie?/ of tiio turn things have seemed to take, I have boen at a 
lose Just uhat to •write you or Dr. Merriasa# I hesitate to place him in 
•Bhat might be an eabarassing position for the possibility of going to Tortu* 
gas iu addition to mj/ Soirbh .^aeriean "oxcursioa” is a little W©" than un- 
eertain* In fact I ha'?e had strong intiisations that desire to spend m ro 
ti£» in the ilold than necessitated \ny South /.merioan probl<» TOuld bo re- 
celTod td.th oztrcEi© disfaror. 
Hence I haw prepared a loiter 'ahich I first sulxiit to you for yo'or 
approval, bcfhre trsnsaitting it to Dr, Merria®. Ihat I would like to -Eu-ite 
under tho oircumsta-ices is quite another matter, and ae I have said in ay let- 
ter to hi®, I sincerely hope that the weydiings have gone will not militate 
against cemtimiag work at Tort-ugas at s omo not distant date. 
Even in my absence 1 feel tiiat I cfjn be of soti© help -to you if you 
■will only bottle, in 7^ alcohol, your fish stomach contents, I can do con- 
sMerabl© in detemining the orustaccfjns at least, hero at tho Uusaas, 
Sincerely, 
Wls:e 
