February 8, 19 $$ 
Dr. Deojard Oamiohael 
Secretary, S®ith®oniaxi Institution 
Washington 25, D. C. 
Deax' Dr. C-armichael* 
As 1 wrote to yon on 5 January 1955* the letter 
in which yon .invited sse to ^oin a going to the 
Belgian Congo was fontarded to President llkins via 
Dean Ssith, the Dean o? ny college. J^cause of the 
ttncertaint5-es of onroll.'ient in 2oolo.gy for the second 
semester, Dean Sinitb lasld up this re<juest «at,il regis 
tratlon was cOE|jleted for the second. s©n*aster. The 
heavy refistration ixi Zoology for the second seiuester 
aiKl th© necessity of replacing ts-ro of the mrabers of 
t’« l^partiaent of Zoology before Soptersber forces m 
to agree vi.ih Dean Snttli that I could not go to the 
J-teigtaii Congo and do justice to position here at 
tl:M5 University of Maryland. 
I deeply re|p*et tlia loss of the wonderful oppor- 
tunity that .you have afforded rao, and I greatly 
aporeclate your kind invitation to participate in 
this worthwhile venture. 
cos President ElJdLiis 
Bean Ssaitb 
fy/'Ut* Waldo Schmitt 
