it. That, too, would reader yrur task, though difficult, somewhat 
easier than if you attempted u thorough-going revision. 
(hi© of the nicest things of its kind is Barnett Price’s 
"Uorth American Monogenetio Treaatodes." flhat we originally had in 
mind was something more on the order of Barring’s synppsie of the 
rotifers. One or the other of those things would bo a very useful 
work. 
ampliations of this sort are published by the Institution, 
as witness barring’s synopsis, but 1 cannot make any commitments or 
premises that v,e would do it after -the job is done, but I a®, hopeful, 
Tiie zoologists to when I have spoken about the matter think that a 
thorough-going check list of the Tur hollar ia would be a good thing, 
when you speak of Kepaer * s students wanting to undertake 
projects for which tilers has not been an adequate basis in tax- 
onomic studies, you are speaking of something that 300ms to charac- 
terize ao.ot .university graduated of the present day, 1 find that 
attitude ,oa every hand* . They are not content with" doing a bit • of 
gt upping 3 _uu trying to win their spurs , as the saying -goes, before 
launching a big monographic r ©vision of all the species in the world. 
It was a shock- to loam of Dr, Hob la’s passing-, I didn’t 
evoii know be was sick. Of course, I had boon out of touch with things 
ooias time,. I nop© it will make no difference in your acooBBaoda* 
Lions at the Huseica, lor goodness know s you are due roe Sarah facilities 
wherever you might want than. 
I won’t come to Sow York without looking you up. Iky best 
good wishes and kindest regards , 
Sincerely, 
Waldo L. Schmitt, Curator, 
Division of iiarine Invertebrates , 
