PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE 
50 STATE STREET, BOSTON 
5 UNIVERSITY HALL, CAMBRIDGE 
Cambridge, October 21, 1909 
Dear Mr. Fernald: 
I write to say that I have appointed 
you Chairman of the Department of Botany for the current 
year. 
Hoping that there will be nothing to 
prevent your acting in this capacity, I am, 
Very truly yours, 
Professor M. L. Fernald. 
