February S3, 1924 » 
ar» W. dec. liavenel, 
AdministjratiTr® Assiebanfe, 
U. S. Hatioml MuscxiEi. 
Bear Mr * HsTeriel : •» 
la reply to your inquiry about the present, status of ths 
Application* for the Walter Eathbon Daoon Scholarship, 1 beg to 
say that only on® application has been received to date, viz., frosi 
Dr. L» Sohiaitt. Before placing it before the full ooEssittee, I 
asked a subcouEaittee, consisting of I&*. Miller, Dr. Fdclmond and 
Dr* Bartach, to exmlm tiie application and make a reeassaendation. 
The application with their report and recoraoendation is herewith 
returJTSd. 
It will be noted that Dr. Sohiaitt does not want to undertake 
the work proposed until dftly 1, 1925 or July i, 1926* The suboomittee 
therefore finds it iapracticabl® to recoa^nd action on his application 
at the present tine, aM suggests that it be returned to him witii the 
request that he resubndt it whm he is in a position to take up the 
work wittout undm delay. In this I agree ©ouiiletely with the 
subconaaittee* 
The subcaanittee recoiaEiends furtlier that the scholarship ^ 
again advertised and given wider publicity 1 have delayed taking 
action upcsi this in the hop® of being able to ind\»ce suitable persom 
to apply* I have also considered tlie advisability for the Departwnfc 
of formulating a plan for the working out of a specific faunal problem 
and offer Urn execution of it to sow suitable student, but hitherto 
without result. It is probably true that th® announceaent made In 
’*3oienoe'' did not attract sufficient attention, and that a sore 
effective way to bring tto sd-s-olarship to the notice of the public 
is desirable. .Such a^ertislng w<»Ald |robai>ly have to be paid for, aM 
if a part of the accrued inoosaa© froea the fund can be used f<H* t}« 
puroose, I would recommotid t!mt the announemaent be published as an 
advWtiseaent in '’Science** ©very othor week for two months} b.M that 
tlie tin® J5or 8\dasd.ttlng plans be extended to June 1, 1924. 
Res pectfully. 
Hoad Curator, 
Dept, of Bio''ogy. 
