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         following samples in your library: 
 
         (1) Hamerstrom, F. 1*1. JR. 1939. A study of Wisconsin prairie 
              chicken and sharotailed grouse. Wilson Bulletin 51:2:105-120.

              Also same author 1941: Exm-erimental study of browse as a 
              winter diet -for prairie chicken, Wilson Bulletin 53:3:195-195.

              These two papers were -oarts of a thesis. 
 
         (2) Buss, Irven 0. and Arthur Hawkins, 1939. The upland plover 
              at Faville Grove. Wilson Bull-tin 51:04202-220. This paper

              was presented as a thesis by the senior author. 
 
         (3) Hawkins, Arthur S. A wildlife history of Favillo Grove, 
              Wisconsin. 1940., Trans. Wis. Acad. Sciences Arts and Letters,

              32:29-65. 
 
         Another thesis, considerably elaboratod later, and now in book form,

         may be more available to you: 
 
         (4) Hochbaum, H. A. 1944. The canvasback on a prairie marsh. 
              Amer. Wildlife Institute, Washington. 201 pp. $3.C0. 
 
    (b) Natural Historvy. This means familiarity with common birds, mamrzils,

         and plants, and if possible also fishes, reptiles, amohibians and

         insects. As between two students otherwise alike, I will keep the

         one who comes the better equipped in this respect. 
 
    (c) Field Skills. Since many of the students will alternate between 
         camous and field work in the Conservation Department, there will

         be a preference for students .who have the personality, physique,

         field skills, and "woods ox-orionco" which enables them
to fit in 
         easily with a field organization. 
 
    (d) Writing Ability. Inability to c,Mress ideas clearly and simply is

         the most frequent defect in wildlifo students. With such a largo

         enrollment, I will be unablo to furnish much cditorial coaching.

         This difficulty will ordinarily not arise until the later part of

         the graduatc period. If you doubt your ability to write or to 
         learn how to write, I advise attending some school whore a thesis

         need not be publishable. 
 
    (e) Languages. As between two Ph. D. candidates otherwise alike, I 
         will keep the one whose foreign 1..n..gua'ge requirement is the
most 
         nearly met. 
 
                   Specialities in Other Denartments 
 
Whnile this department is evidently to be crowded for throe or four years

to come, a similar condition does not exist in some closely related dooart-

monts which have only recently organized facilities for cooporating in 
wildlife work. Thus a student interested in speccializcd training in 
ornithology and mammalogy can soon get it in the Zoolog;y De-partmont, where

a now faculty member is being employed. Sý,ecializod training in Wildlife

pathology is now available in Vetorina.ry Scionco.  ArraEngements are in

prospect for special training in food ha,.bits research. 
 
Some -of the -orospoctive students might be interested in one of those 
spocialities.