July 12, 1953

Dear Dear Flvejhem:

Miss HELEN L. BYERS is working, during the summer months, as a full-
time assistant to me. She is not, during this time, engaged in her own research
nor does she have tine devoted to classwork. Under the circumstances, I would
recommend thet she rot be cbhliged to register for the summer session.

If this canrot be aveided, would it be possible to incrd@ese her stivend
by a compenc:itorr amount? Under the grant RF53:226 (under which she holds a
12-gonth appointment), there {is ancther award fcr ¢ 12-month appointment for
which T have « candidate who will start cnly in Septerber, snd this might be
a possible source.

if this is also unacceptable, I will lock for this compensation from

other sources,

Yours respectfully,

» Joshua Lederberg
Associate Professor of Genetics

P.S. This full-time arrangemsnt with Miss Byers will terminate at the
end cf the summer, when she is to continue as a regular half-time assistant.
I was not able to find another assistant for the summer months.