UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

COLUYrnIA

September 16, 1940.

Dear Charlie:

        One of my students has expressed interest in
working on one or more of the chromosome 6 translocations,
possibly with reference to crosFi.ng-over studies.   Before I
gave out any material to him I wanted to find out whether
you have been using any of the material that I sent you or
whether you had turned any of it over to students,  It is
all right with me if you have but I dont want to make a
conflict.   YiOtia you let me know soon how the situation
s taas?

        I never sent you the analysis of the material
that I have already made aSs Bently Glass dia not get it back
to me until last spring.   There were some questions he asked
but I did not get around to answering them so have not sent
it on.   If you still want it, I will a0 so.`;
        Have just returned from a long vacation - an

extensive trip through the north-west and the west.   stopped
off to see Beadle and Xarian in Palo Alto.;, He has a very
nice set-up there and seems most happy.   'hen a trip to ,the
east to Ithaca and to N.Y.  Marcus end Virginia Rhoades had
arrived for their new job at Columbia.  It appears to me that
they have 831 exceptionally nice set-up, too.   he day I
arrived so did Xuller (on the clipper from London) and
Dobzhansky.   'r'?e all aat around one afternoon aa talked mainly
about the war because of Xhiilerls first hand experiences.
Larcus is planning to grow his corn at Cold Spring Harbor next
summer.

       'Je are now in the new building which is very
much of a success corsidering our funds to build it.   However,
we are not having too much space.   There are two people here
for the year - Lindegren and his wife working on Ultra Violet
irradiation with TTeurospora and Carlson from Alabama who
has not arrived as yet but is expected after the meetings in
Philadelphia.   Ihere are also two new graduate students.
It fills all our space with nothing left over.

       I have decided that I must look for mother job.
AS far as I can make out, there is nothing more for me here.
I em an assistant professor at $3,000 and I feel sure that
that is the limit for me.   The job islnt too secure, either.
Miss &thrie in Zoology teaches the courses in genetics and
cytology so that I can not meke myself needed in the University.
If I am going to move,  I shall have to make it soon.   If you
hear of anything that I might do, regardless of the salary, I
vrould api!reciate knowing about it or your putting in a word for
me.  I dent mind going down in salary as money is'nt a factor.
I feel that I ought to get something lined UP this year, if
possible.   The situation here is a long story that I JVOlfia
rather talk to you about. ,