Dear Joshue,

I just learned tofiay about the AAS prize and was
very disappointed. I owe you a real apology for having
raised your hopes and am terribly sorry I said anything
to you about it. Yet I did so want you to be prepared
to give them a strong account of the background of your
present paper if you were called upon to do so,that I
finally decided yom should be warned of the possibility
in order to make some preparation. The time I was callad
in I was so taken by surprise that I could hardly speak.

Of course the decision of the judges is final, but
you should know,a.s I hope you do,that the geneticists
hold you and your work in the very highest esteem. There
was absolutely no disagreement among those whom I con-
sulted before makéeng the recommendation from the program
of our society.

I know how you feel about all this and how you
disapprove of prizes. I share your views to some extent,
but not fully.

With very best regards to you and your wife,

cordially,