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As I write this a memorandum from Mr. Howard comes 
to hand with regard to the continuation of the $1,000 grant to Mr. 
Bent which reads as follows: “The November 15, 1949, payment 
completed the $1,000 grant to Mr. A. C. Bent for the calendar 
year 1949 (Reid Fund, Asher Tunis Chair in Biology). Shall this 
grant be continued for the calendar year 1950?” Under the present cir¬ 
cumstances what do you wish to do about this? 
The enclosed copy of a letter from Waldo S. Glock is self 
J explanatory. I referred it to Mr. Graf and he asks me to ask you 
whether or not you want to make the grant. Please let me know. 
Mr. Killip came in the office Monday morning to tell me 
of the elite guests housed at Plummers Island! It seems that some 
convicts escaped from prison and selected the camp as their hide out. 
Apparently they had spent several days up there. Mr. Killip and Mr. 
Barber went up Saturday morning and found the place a shambles. The 
convicts had removed the boat, your bedroll, cooking utensils, saw, etc 
Mr. Killip notified the police immediately. The police have caught 
the convicts and they said all the paraphernalia they had taken was 
moved to a shack across the river. No doubt Mr. Killip will give you 
all the details. Mr. Killip said he was thankful that he didn’t decide 
t o go up there alone during the week ; he might have walked in on them! 
I talked with Mrs. Bryant this morning and she tells me 
that Mr. Bryant is responding to treatment and that he hopes to be able 
to go home soon. 
It is quite cold but bright this morning. I hope your trip 
was pleasant and that you found everything in good shape on the Island. 
Regards to Mr. Perrygo. 
Sincerely, 
cKl 
