I wrote the letter to Bass and mailed it this afternoon. Burien- 
road sho'^n no sii;aa of budging. We wiah he v/ould go. He has another 
temporary job as night watciiman at the Zoo, He is getting so he comes in 
for only two oj’ three hours a dayj yet, the table is not available to any- 
one else, and he iceeps piling up books on ids table which the other people 
need often as much as he does. Iiiiss Kathbun is always himting around for 
books and finally finding theai on ids table. ?ihenev6r I want a book which 
I find on his table, I always taie it away and put it bacK on the shelf. 
There’s no very good reason why he can’t go to the shelves for the books 
he Vfants as well as the rest of us. I hunted this place dovjn for the 
French dictionary, and then found that he had a couple of dictionaries on 
his table. I don’t tiiiiuc it is at all fair that he should keep the 
dictionaries under ids elbow all the time. 
iliss Rathbun has not bean here the last two days. She called this 
afternoon to say that she had a veiy heavy cold and did not feel like coming. 
She didn’t sound very well over the telephone. She is coming down tomorrow 
morrdag, and is leaving tosm Fricay. 
Dr. Okada arrived on iJoaday. Dr. Wetaore comiasioned Me. Shoe- 
maker to look out for idm, and peer Mr. S. has been almost railroaded into 
taking the man to lunch every day at a I'ather large expense. . It certainly 
seams as though this institution shovild have a amall fund for the entertain- 
ment of visitors; it isn’t right that the cost should have to come out of 
the pocket of some individual. 
Is deLaubenfels coming up this way when he goes back? I would 
like to have a look at the man. I’ve heard so much about what a u^eer duck 
he is. 
Mr. Shoemaker got the Tortugas sponges out today, and I am writing 
another letter which will go throUj^h officially c-oncemiug thein. 
I have been teikiag a half dtiy off each ciay this week. The annual 
report needs about an hour's more work on it and it will be done, I haven’t 
started to fix new files yet, but there will be plaity of time for Un-.t after 
the first. 
We have had some very hot days this week. Today, however, is 
fairly pleasant. 
Sincerely, 
