arrangement for taking care of them under relief; therefore this new bill* 
In anticipation of the expected passing of the bill, Hopkins, of the Federal 
Relief Administration, sent a, representative dovm here to talk to Hr. Graf 
and Dr. Wetmore and discuss how many such people we could use, what kind of 
work they would be asked to do, etc. The work is to be of a constructive 
nature designed to put our collections in better shape and to better our 
condition. It will be studies of collections — identifications, etc., 
arrangement of collections, preparation work, etc. It will last from six 
months to a year, perhaps longer. Dr. Wetmore gave an estimate of 60 
people for the Museum, but said we were not to be guided by that figure 
at all, as it was just a wild guess on his part. He said to ask for as 
many as tag we have space for. He said that we naturally must not try to 
plan projects which we could not possibly carry out under the existing set- 
up. The workers, it is believed, are to be paid a living wage, and employ- 
ment will be constant, not intermittent, as is now the case with the FEPJl 
workers. [For Instance, Miss Neil works a week, and is gone a week. Some 
people work three days every week, or two days s week, and so forth. This 
new work would be constant, every day every v/eek.] 
Dr. Wetmore wants up all to submit a memorandum to Mr. Graf 
by the end of this week telling what we want. Tie are to indicate whether 
equipment for the projects we desire is available or whether additional 
supplies would have to be provided, siuch as microscopes, etc. In outlining 
the projects we are to be definite, describing the job carefully, giving 
type of man we want for the work, and estimating the amount of time which 
will be consumed. We can indicate men, women, a preference for one or the 
other, or a willingness to take either. 
Dr. Corbin asked if he would be allowed to ask for library 
catalogers, and Dr. Wetmore said yes. Dr. Corbin said he wanted people who 
knew languages, and were really trained catalogers, not people who were 
just sent to him as catalogers as was done last year. I then asked if 
the separate divisions might ask for library catalogers, or if Dr. Corbin^ s 
request would cover our needs. Dr. Wetmore said to let Dr. Corbin know 
how many we wanted and he woiuLd ask for all the library catalogers. I talked 
to Dr. Corbin after the meeting and he will ask for one cataloger for us. 
He said he would insist on two languages. 
I then asked whether we could ask for specimen catalogers. 
first Dr. Wetmore said no, not under the present set up, because we hadn-t 
considered cataloging of professional grade. I stuck to my giuns. I said, 
^^I have a typist now who supposedly should be capable of cataloging specimens, 
but I donH dare give her a specimen. The more I see of the ordinary run 
of catalogers, the more I^m convl^ihced that cataloging is professional work.^^ 
The subject was bandied about for a while, and I spoke up again. I said, ’^I 
want some one who has some knowledge of languages, some training in zoology, 
and some knov/ledge of systematic nomenclature.^^ Then our friend P.B. spoke 
up and said that he had found he could ^et very good results from the ordinary 
catalogers by having them leave out the scientific name; he said, ^The 
locality data is the important thing; if I have that correctly with the 
specimen/ and on the label, it is wx all I need. The name is not so important.’^ 
For once Dr. Wetmore stood up for us. He said, ’^W^ll, D^. Schmitt has 
