March 16, 1955 
Dear Dr. Schmitt: 
Your night letter and the straight wire both came this morning. 
It was a great relief to know that you approved of what I had outlined. 
I sent my memorandum over to Mr. Graf this morning, and also wrote a note 
to Dr. Corbin about the Russian cataloger. Copies of both are enclosed. 
Ur* Bryant got your letter from Denver today, which he let 
me read. Miss Rathbun received yesterday the letter you wrote her from 
the trai.n before you got to Denver. In it you said you had sent me one 
the day before but had misdated it the 5th. I never got it. I had a letter 
from you last week dated the fifth, but it 7/as obviously right, as it was 
written on the Southern Pacific on your way to Seattle. Maybe the letter 
will come along one of these days. 
This is a beautiful spring day, very warm. I wore my spring 
coat this morning and was too warm in it. We are to have rain and cooler 
weather tomorrow, however. I think we will have an earlier spring this 
year than last. Everything is in bud now, and many things are beginning 
to blossom. I hope it doesnH get hot early in the season. 
I havenH heard anything about the bill which is to provide 
for the employment of these professional people. I guess it hasnH passed 
Congress yet. 
I can*t seem to think if anything to write today. I hope you 
wonH have to stay in Iowa too long. 
Sincerely, 
