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taking Dr. Thomas S. Bowman, who is a specialist on small Crustacea, 
copepoda, isopods, and aaphlpodsj otherwise the group is as mentioned 
to you before — Dr. Har&ld A. S@hder for mollusks , Dr. Charles £. 
Cutress for coral-like animals and similar forms, and myself* As 
captain of the chartered motor sailer- -MARE VA is the name the owner 
has given it-* we shall have Dr. John Randall, who is very familiar 
with the islands and. the waters round-about, inasmuch as he has been 
studying fish down there for the past year and a half. He is an 
experienced sailor, having run his own 37-foot ketch over from Cali- 
fornia by way of Hawaii j indeed, he has been sailing her for the 
last seven years. Us have yet to find a cook, but anticipate no 
great difficulty on that score. All of us can wield a can opener, 
and cook a bit ourselves should the need arise. Dr. Bowman even did 
a stint as second cook in an Army camp and can bake seme very good 
bread. 
Ms still hope that you may be able to make it for part of the 
cruise at least. Me shall be in the field , Tahiti to Tahiti , from 
April U to May 18 . We sail from San Francisco on the MARIPOSA on 
March 23 and expect to return there on May 30. Here is hoping that 
you may be able to see a bit of the South Seas. 
Seat aver to you and your family both great and mall. 
Sincerely, 
Waldo L. Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Department of foology 
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