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CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS

COLD SPRING HARBOR, LONG ISLAND, N. Y.

January 26, 1951

Professor Joshua Lederherg
Department of Genetics
University of Wisconsin
Madison, wisconsin

Dear Joshua,

Thanks a lot for your MGB contributions, and for the
bibliography. I will return the latter as soon as it is
transcribed.

You are welcome to use my Symposium paper fot the
reprint compilation if you wish. As far as Dr. Demerec is
concerned, he asked me to tell you that you have blanket
permission to reprint anything in the Symposium volumes.
This project is certainly worthwhile, and I'm very glad
that it seems to be under way.

pene —kQu asked for comments about Miriam Schwartz and
Glise Cahn) -- here goes. Miss Schwartz id my research
assistant at present, and is functioning satisfactorily
in this capacity. She is reasonably bright, follows
directions faithfully, has a genuine interest in the
work, and real eagerness to learr. She has not done
too wall in tasks calling for independent planning, and
has not yet acquired a feeling for experimental design,
although she has been improving in this respect. She is
a pleasant girl, perhaps somewhat immature, but very
Sincere and trustworthy. JI think she could make a fair
record as a graduate student, but not a brilliaht one.

does not work directly with me, and TI
at re in a position to evaluate her work in
detail. She seems to me to be a very perceptive young
women of superior intelligence, with a great deal of
energy and enthusiasm. She has a gx#akxdeakx an
excellent understanding of many problems in microbial
genetics, and good critical judgment. I think she has
the potentialities of a first-rate researcher. As far
as I can see, she gets along quite well with the group
here, although at times she has a rather brash, aggressive
manner thet might be irritating to some people. There
have been no serious problems on that score, however,
that I know of.

If there is anything more I can tell vou, I would
be glad to oblige. Dr, Demerec told me you accepted the
Symposium invitation, and I am certainly looking forward
to seeing you and Esther in June -- it hes been a long time.
In the meantime, my warmest regards.

Sincerely,

Enel