TO SHE Grimwms OF SHE VI3 IS BIG OGMMlffVI OF TIB DlP4ESL!Blf OF 
y BOTAHY III BHGWB U1TIVBRSISY 
Bear Sir®,; 
tiOB, 
I inclose for your conmendation, criticism, corree- 
or emendation, a preliminary copy of the proposed report 
of the meeting lield on March 12th, which, after revision, will 
he forwarded to the ’resident end Corporation of Brown Ghivor- 
sity. Please return it with your annotations, if yon desire 
to make any, as soon as possible, in order that I may (with 
the eoOperation of Prof. York) revise it in accordance with 
your various suggestions before sending it to you for your 
signs, turos. 
fhe mailing of this preliminary report has been delayed 
through awaiting a roply to a communication of mine, dated 
March 18th, and which road as follows; 
Bear Professor Everetts 
Ihie afternoon, at the meeting of the 
Visiting Qommittee of the Department of Botany, the following 
resolution was unanimously adopted; ’ 
"That the Curriculum Committee be asked to give a personal 
hearing, as soon as possible, to Processor York, who desires 
to make a statement concerning biological courses in the 
University”, 
1 would like to ask if you, as a member of the Curriculum 
Committee prefer to have this communication formally addressed 
to you, or would it bo bettor to send it directlv to the Ghd r 
man of said committee. 
Awaiting your favor, I remain 
Very truly yours, 
Visiting Committee of the Department of Botany 
[Signed] J, Franklin Collins 
Secretary for 1913 
Professor Everett has not yet formally replied in writ¬ 
ing to the above communication, although ho has recently 
communicated verbally with mo. He says ho ha® given the mat¬ 
ter hi ■ rdfu! consideration, end hem consult & lih vsriu 
other persons (members of the Executive Committee, as I under¬ 
stand it), all of whom express the opinion that a definite 
