He says she is better, can eat now, &&& still ian*t quite well. He says there 
is 8. noticeable lump on bor till’ oat of wiiicn sbe complains, but sbe scorns 
quite chipp&r. 
This letter was badly interrupted by a number of things. Dr. Metmoie 
called for me to come up. He wanted to ask me about Mrs. Cheney, be axe in 
great danger of losing her. He says there are 4 non-relief workers in the 
Museum and we can keep only one. One 01 tne four is in bne taxidermi st * s 
place and he is going out on an expedition with Perrygo, so he is taken care 
of, but Dr. VTetmore most decide which of the other three to keep. I don't 
know who the other two are. I asked how it happened that we were to be 
allowed to keep even one. He shrugged his shoulders and said he didn't know. 
He said, "I would much rather tell them all to go than have to pick out one 
to stay." I did my best for Mrs. Cheney, but I don't know whether he will 
decide to keep her. 
Waldo came in at lunch time and brought your Khxxk diary and took 
your check. Mrs. Schmitt was outside in the car, but I didn't go out to talk 
to her. 
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The new locker came today, and we have been trying to find a place 
for it, I think you said something about keeping it in the hall, but there 
is no place for it there. We have decided to put it behind ray locker (there 
is almos my locker will have to be moved out about an inch and a half). 
Then, we will have to put the filing case which is now behind my locker in 
the row in front of your desk and mine. You may not like it, but when you 
get back you can cudgel your brains about it for a while! I hope it won't 
look too bad. It seems to me that my bookcase might as well come out the 
width of my typewriter shelf. That gives us almost enough space; your book- 
case will have to be moved two and a half inches. 
It isn f t warming up so very fast, although it is nicer now than 
it was. Sunday was windy and cold. Id was bright, but not very pleasant. 
I didn*t go out at all. It was so cold for a few days that they burned 
smudges under the Japanese cherry trees to save the buds which will be out 
almost any day now if it gets warmer. The temperature was considerably 
below freezing for several days. Many of the magnolias were out, and tne 
blossoms are all brown now. It*s a shame. 
We had a letter from Linder at Uppsala. He had been in Australia 
on a collecting trip and apologized for not answering your letter. He said 
he would be glad to take the Ohio phyllopods. He sounded quite enthusiastic 
and we sent him not only the Ohio specimens, but some from Florida (also 
taken by Miss Furtos) and Puerto Rico, and 4 small lots that Mr* Shoemaker 
had named and on which he wanted verification. 
Mr. Bryant just called to say that he has the Strong paper you asked 
him about. He says he will send it down. Do you want it sent to you? 
