March 20, 1950

Dr. Seymour Fogel
Department of Biology
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, New York

Dear Seymour:

I thought I might let you know informally the statis
of the applications submitted here by some of your students

I hope to take on Miss Fried as a research assistant in
our bacterial genetics program and have notified her accordingly.

Mr. Romano is stili under consideration for a position
elsewhere in this department, but no definite conclusion has
been reached. We would appreciate learning promptly if he
makes a definite commitment to zo to Pennsylvania.

Mr, Rosen had previously submitted an application to
Dr. Brink in whose hands the matter rests. However, his
unimpressive academic record as well ag the rather poorly
defined basis for his expressed interests in agronomic aspects

of genetics does not augur well for the success of his @plication
here,

A Migs Schwariz also applied, but on the basis of her
collegiate record 1t was difficult to give her serious considera-
tion as a graduate student here unless there are obvioug ex-
tenuating circumstances of which there was no evidence in any
of the documents received.

Sincerely yours,
Joshua Lederberg
Assist. Prof. cf Genetics.

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