The American Museum of Natural History 
Central Park West at 79th Street 
New York City , . . . .Jan.».15 19 41 
Dear Dr ♦Scliruitt : 
I hoped I would be able to 
talk to you at Philadelphia about the proposed 
check list of American Turbellaria but you did 
not seem to be present* Dr.Stirewalt was there, 
how ever, and gave me some sample pages of the 
project . 
I regret to report that I have 
been quite unable to do anything with my share 
of the project and I do not want to hold up 
the part practically finished by Br.Stirewllt 
et al. I see no possibility of my being able to 
devote any time to this matter in the near fu- 
ture. Since the check list will be very volumi- 
nous , apparently, I presume it will have to be 
published in sections , anyway . Therefore 1 see 
no reason why you should not proceed with the 
parts on the lower orders of Turbellaria* 
I shall try to do the triclads 
in the next coupleof years but I am very un- 
willing to undertake the polyclads until I have 
worked up the Pacific coast material of these 
forms* It is impossible at present to evaluate 
many of the species in the literature. Stire- 
walt et al .do not seen to care about evaluating 
the species and are simply making a list;but I 
can tt see much value to the project unless one 
can clear up the synonymy to at least some 
extent. I don't know but what the whole project 
is a little premature. Kepner's students in 
general seem to want to undertake big projects 
for which there has not be?an adequate basis in 
taxonomic studies* It seems to me they might 
do better to do some collecting in parts of the 
country Atiij unknown. 
