NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
CORNELL UNIVERSITY

ITHACA, NEW YORK

 

LABORATORY OF BACTERIOLOGY

February 14, 1952

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Dept. of Genetics
University of Wisconsin
Madison 6, Wisconsin.

Dear Joshua:

I remember Miss Lively very well. I would be delight-
ed to have her as a technieian but, unfortunately, cannot
see any way that I could arrange this. True, I have a con-
tract with the A.E.C. and could perhaps have funds for next
year. On the other hand, I think it might be wiser to use
the funds to support graduate students, so at the moment
I cannot offer Miss Lively an opportunity.

I did take the liberty of suggesting her for a position
at the Pine Bluff Arsenal at Arsenal, Arkansas. I just today
received a letter from Philipp Gerhardt, whom you may know.
Since he took his degree in bacteriology in Wisconsin two or
three years ago, inguiring if I knew of any suitable people
for work in "The Seed Laboratory" of that installation. This
installation is the production end of Dfetrich's effort I
gather, and the job would be almost wholly routine in nature.
They want a Pn.D. in bacterial genetics which seems ridiculous
to me, and certainly Miss Lively could supply any genetics
knowledge required for this job. Since it is an Army Post,
nothing may ever come of it, since she is a female and quite
young. I think it would be a shame to waste her talents on
such a job, but there might be more opportunity than I am
aware of.

I have declined the opportunity to speak at Ames, as
I did not feel I was a very appropriate choice. It rather
looks now as though I might spend the summer at Oak Ridge.

Unfortunately, I do not know Miss Jeannette Berman,
so can give you no help here. I think you will hear from
S@rb who does know her.

I would be interested in learning of the response to
your letter concerning graduate student opportunities in
your laboratory. I have been given the dubious honor of
representing our laboratory of bacteriology on the graduate
faculty and am somewhat concerned over the present situation.
#2-----Dr. Joshua Lederberg

Are you planning to go to Boston to the bacteriology
meetings? I nope to see you there in caSe you do go.

Greetings to Esther, and I am sorry to be so non-
helpful.

Very. truly yours,

Max R. Zelle

Professor of Bacterlology
MRZ: LP