1 realize there have been misunderstandings on 
several matters, I hope you will believe that my attempts 
were not of an obstructionist nature, but rather wishes to 
do the Job properly as I see it should be done. I seem to 
have had during the trip a propensity for saying and doing 
the wrong things, and I am truly sorry if these have caused 
you distress or concern. Nevertheless, I feel that I should 
perform my duties in a fashion that experience has shown to 
be reasonably effective. 
It seems to me that the two cruxes were the pro- 
cessing of the films, and the preparation of notes. Admitted- 
ly I was wrong in not keeping full carbon copies through the 
trip, but on the other hand, I do not believe I could have let 
my work go out in such rough form anyway. This is merely a 
form of conditioning acquired during the last f ifteen years 
when I have done so much writing* I find it almost impossible 
not to go over, revise, and polish rough drafts. As an 
author yourself, I am sure you know what I mean. The full 
account 1 kept will be in your hands in the very near future; 
I am working on it at present. Furthermore, please be sure 
that I will adhere to your earlier stipulation that all 
accounts specifically dealing with the expedition will be 
sent to the offices of the Smithsonian for approval, 
I could not escape the feeling that you felt I was 
up to some skulduggery; this impression I gained through 
almost daily admonitions, doubts, and criticisms. I want 
you to know. Dr. Schmitt, that I have never had any thought 
other than living up to every agreement made; I had hoped 
that this would work both ways and that I could see to the 
processing as you told me I might when I asked you about it 
last w inter . 
I am most distressed that you have taken such dislike 
in me and my methods of operation. I have never had anything 
but the greatest respect for you and your work, and I felt 
fortunate to be counted among your younger friends. In no 
way have my feelings changed, and if during the trip 1 have 
been rude or caused you difficulty, I sincerely apologize, 
I hope that we may meet in the near future with the mutual 
friendliness that we formerly enjoyed. 
The trip was a wonderful experience, and its effect 
will be conveyed to students for years. Teaching has a cer- 
tain flavor of immortality about it, and much of what I learned 
from you will be conveyed to young minds at the start of their 
careers. The school collection passed by Fenner will have a 
very real use, and will not ”goX to pot” the way you suggested. 
It is my hope that someday you and your wife will visit St. 
Andrew’s and spend some time with us, I think you might be 
interested in what we are trying to do here, and I know the 
science faculty and students would enjoy knowing you. 
During the end of this week I plan to be in Washington, 
