preparations to take the helminths* I said I hadnH .movm for sure, but 
had prayed that it was so* He said that it v/ill be about two months before 
they can take the collections because they must have cases built for storing 
them* The cases are being built nov/ and as soon as they are completed we can 
kiss the darned old worms goodbye* It*s a wonder that ever consented to 
let them go* He didn’t want them on his own shelves, but neither did he want 
to let them go out of the Museum* 
I think I told you that Mrs* Stejneger had been quite ill* I never 
did hear what the trouble is, but Mrs* Clapp tells me this morning that she is 
recovering slowly and that they hope to get her out of the hospital in a week 
or ten days* For a while, it sounded as though they hadn’t much hope for her. 
I am glad that she is getting better* 
I haven’t heard anything about your mother since you left* I think 
she must be home, however. One day when your wife called she asked me if there 
was any mail from you that morning and sadd, *’I’m at G^^andma’ s and haven’t been 
home to look at the mail yet.” She hung up before I had a chance to ask about 
your mother, but I gathered that she must be home* I must call up and inquire. 
Dr. Treadwell sent back the piece of crayfish carapace bearing serpulid 
tubes with a portion marked for photograpliing* It just caiae this morning and 
we will see to the photograpliing. 
The last tv/o requisitions which you made on Mrs. Awl the day before 
you left were just approved a few days ago after Miss Rathbun had written 
Dr. Stejneger asicing him if she couldn’t have the v^ork done. Today a note 
came dom from Dr. Bartsch asking to have the work sent up and he ’’will expedite 
it as much as possible.” He doesn’t give the requisitions to Mrs. Awl at all 
any more and she never Knows what’s corning or when. I told her that I would 
send her a copy of all requisitions we make on her so she will have something 
to check. by. P.B* is an old sinner! 
On the 4th of January the C.W.A. people started on a 59 hour week,, 
same as ours. They worked that way for two weeks, when last Friday we were 
given sudden notice to cut them to 50 hours a week again. ?i/hen they worked 
59 hours a week they were paid a 'weekly rate, but had to take the 15 per cent 
cut. How Civil Works funds are running low, and for that reason white collar 
workers are cut back to 30 hours and laborers to 24 hours. They go back to 
the hourly rate, and' must talie the 15 per cent cut on that, wliich they didn’t 
have to do when they were on the 30 hour week before. Thus, they will get 
less than they ever have, but it isn’t expected that the present arrangenent 
will last long. It is thought that Congress will soon appropriate more money 
and the v/orkers will go back to 39 hours. I am sorry that their income has 
been cut, but it was hades when they v/ere here the same hours as we v/ere. I 
never got a chance to stop and think or get caught up 70 . th the 770 rk. It seemed 
heavenly last Saturday morning 7/ith them gone again. They leave at 3:50 now, 
too, y/hich gives me an hour ever^)^' afternoon to collect my thoughts. 
I rather laughed at your letter telling me not to overwork, but I 
see the point in it now. I am learning that it takes a great deal of energy 
to tell other people what to do. I got awfully tired for a while, then I stopped 
doing anything I could possibly make any one else do, and felt better. 
