AIR MAIL 
December 10, 1963 
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt 
c/o Mrs. Robert T. Lundy 
517 Fifth Street 
Coronado, California 
Dear Dr. Schmitt: 
The Christmas colors of green and red are very apparent here 
now, especially in my face. After getting you all stirred up about 
the Griiner manuscript that Lip left behind, and after receiving your 
fine letter of December 4, I found the manuscript reposing at the 
bottom of the stack of unfinished business on my desk. I am ashamed. 
It didn’t seem possible that the paper could occupy such an ancient 
stratum in that pile, and I hadn't bothered to go to the very lowest 
one in previous searches. Please accept my humblest apologies. 
Before your letter arrived, I had poured a couple of martinis 
into Ted and pried from him an agreement to review the Pederson film. 
I have just talked with Helen Hayes and passed on to her your excellent 
suggestions . Both she and I felt that it would b© preferable to have 
the review prepared by someone not presently associated with OMR or 
the Smithsonian, which would rule out Ernie Lachner. We both agree, 
however, that pequegnat and Gosline are well Qualified to do the job, 
and Helen is filing their names in case it seems desirable to review 
the film in other journals. 
Linda arrived home for her Christmas vacation on Saturday , 
believe it or not, so the holidays cannot be far off. We may go to 
Tiverton for Christmas week, and there is therefore a possibility 
that I won't be here when you return, but there is nothing that I 
know of now that needs your immediate attention. 
We hope that you and Mrs. Sclimitt will have as merry a Christmas 
as possible in the absence of the children. 
Cordially, 
Fenner A. Chace, Jr. 
Senior Scientist 
Department of Zoology 
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