SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
January 22, 
1954 
Dear Dr, Schmitt: 
My last letter 
that it was so long ago, 
so negligent is that you 
mojB promptly. I started 
Y/eek so I could tell you 
my mind, but I'm kepb so 
to you seenis to be dated January 8. I csni't believe 
but I guess it was. My only consolation for being 
vvoiildn't have received it any sooner if I had Y/ritten 
out with the good intention of 7/riting to you evei^^ 
how tilings are going while happenings are fresh in 
busy that I haven't had time to write. 
Last Monday's Post carried a story of the death the day before of 
the daughter of H. B. Bigelow, 24 years old. She was killed v/hen a colt 
which she was looking at in the stables of some people with ?/hom she was 
spending the week end smmg its head and struck her in such a way as to 
produce an internal hemorhage. dhe was rushed to a hospital, but died almost 
immediately upon reaching it. Dr. - Bigelow was dom here just the Friday before. 
He stuck his head in here and asKed for you, said a few words to Mr. Shoemaker, 
and went away. It certainly is too bad. Dr. Barbour just lost his only son 
with infantile paralysis. I guess that was before you left. Those people seem 
to haye bad luck with their children. Mr. Clark seiys this leaves the Bigelowfe 
with only two rather young children now, a boy and a girl. 
Your separates of the paper on pycnogonids from the ?lashington 
Academy have just come this morning. I am enclosing ten. I hope that will 
be enough for you. I Know you will viiant some for the Captain and perhaps for 
some of tile others. Andrew has been hounding me every day for weeics asKing 
if they had come, so I took one out for him and oii^ for the sectional library. 
The rest I have tied up and put away for your return. 
a blank came to you from the Research Council for recommendation 
for Miss Furtos. Mr. Bryant called up Barrovis aid asKed if it would be too 
late to wait for your return, and BarroY/s said it ought to be in by February 
1st and suggested that Mr. Shoemaker mai^ie it out. So, with Mr. Bryant's very 
kind assistcince, I concocted a letter of ?/hich I thought you woald approve and 
which Mr. Shoemaker signed, and it v\fent off a few days ago. 
Today a similar blanl': came for Creaser. It did not state what he 
proposes to do, so I ivrote liim today (over Mr. SlioemaKer's signature) asking 
him for an outline of his plan. When it comes, I shall try to make up another 
letter for Mr. Shoernaicer to sign. 
Dr. Price was in here a few days ago talking to Miss Rathbun. As 
he came out, he stopped at my desk and sKed me if I Knew that they were makin 
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