k-ugust 12, 1933.

Dear Curt:

      After all these years I have taken the
typewriter in tow and. am punching out my overdue
epistle.   I had hoped to get to X.Y. but the chances
have evaporated with the crowding of work. Ly summers
always get fuller than expected.   This one has been no
exception.

      i1y trip east was calm and uneventful except for
some excellent dust storms (the type one reads about) in
New Lexico and again in A-ansas*   The car behaved
perfectly with the exception of its gluttonous desire for
gas and oil.   Barriet Creighton came out to California
to &rive back with me.   I was delighted that she could
come for she is both good company and a good driver.

      The summer's work has gone well, - nothing
real exciting but several nice things.  Ye have had a
nice group: working here - Barriet, Marcus -;hoades,
Virginia Rhoades, Randolph, ierry, Barnham, and drne.'son.
The season has been early and everyone is satisfied with
the weather.   xlsewhere in the state there has not been
enough water but ithaca got plenty.   The weather is
a big feature in corn work.

        I have been unsettled as to what to.do this
fall.   Because of the foreign exchaJnge being so low, I
am not going to have as much as I had expected. In
consequence, I wrote to the Guggenheim people asking about
travelling expenses.   They wrote that i was expected to
pay them fro?: the stipend.   Since, however, they realized
that the stipend was low and that the foreign exchange
unstable, they suggested that I stay as long as the
money lasts,  instead of the full year.   I have not
written to anyone in Berlin to see if it would be
agreeable for me to come since I was not able to make
definite plans.  Consequently, I want your advice.
Would it be all right for me to go to Berlin, look over
the situation and then make plans or should I notify
someone before arriving?  Personally,  I should rather not
settle on anything until I have had a chance to get
oriented but if this is not the legitimate polioy I would
be glad to know it.  My second question is - "horn gould
you advise that I see after I arrive?   It is not at all
important that I get started on something immediately
after arriving.  Any suggestions from you would be
gre<atly appreciated,

      Beets wrote me that the Dobzhanskys have a
girl.   You should have been there during the later
stages.  Uobzhanse was as nervous as if he were having
the baby himself.


     TJhen Darlington left the crowd from the lab.
went over to the boat to see him off.  At first we felt
norry for him -
Y          the boat contained about 99 percent
apanese. ,. ;e thought that there would be few conquests
there.  Je were mistaken, however; I guess there were
plenty.  During the latter part of his stay he nearly
abandoned the laboratory for the social life.   Ye saw
little of him.

     Tell JRelyn that it was lucky that she did not
stay in Pasadena too long and play too much tennis. I
f;gt;yself a nice flat foot from playing on those hard
foot -*   I wondered what was the matter with my left
    why it would not fit in the shoe properly but I
did not suspect the answer.  It was pointed out to me when
I got home since it was quite obvious to anyone who might
look.   I was disgusted tltnt I had allowed it to come on.
Corrective methods have been installed (did you ever t3?y
picking up marbles with your toes?  That's one method);
Nevertheless, I have ;;layed some tennis since I returned
but under controlled conditions.

Would be glti for any news of your doings;

Sincerely,

Botany Department,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, X.Y.