EPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY 
T. C. CHAMBERLIN 
Head Professor of Geology 
R. D. SALISBURY 
Professor of Geographic Geology 
J. P. IDDINGS 
Associate Professor of Petrology 
R, A. F. PENROSE, JR, 
associate Professor of Ecor\orriic Geology 
C. R. VAN HISE 
^resident Professor of Pre-Cambrian Geology 
C. D. WALCOTT 
resident Professor of Paleontologic Geology 
W. H. HOLMES 
resident Professor of Archeologic Geology 
J\\e UfWERSir/ of CHic/\gq 
Founded by JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER 
WILLIAM R. HARPER, President 
Chicago April m, 1894. 
My dear Professor Holmes: - 
I am in the receipt of your letter 
of April 17th, and thank you for it all. Mr. Skiff is out again, 
his attack having been sharp and short. I saw him yesterday, and 
he mentioned some photographs of statues yox^ had recently sent him 
and spoke very cordially of what you were doing. He said it is 
the under standing that you are to get here about the middle of May. 
I judge that he did not suppose that any further orders were requi- 
site. Of course I touch the matter only incidentally and ma«e 
no suggestion. The fact came out of the eonver sat ion , however, 
that neither the President, any of the Vice-Presidents, nor any 
member of the executive committee of the board of trustees .irb in 
the city. Formal action is, of course, impossible under these 
circumstances. Mr. Ayer is still in Europe, and I understand may 
not be here until toward the last of May. I think, however, this 
is not bssed on any definite information. I think it would be 
wisest for you to come right along on the understanding had. 
It 
