THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY 
 
 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY                                            G/o NATIONAL
PARK SERVICE 
                                                                        Washington,
D. C. 
                                       April 18, 1938, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         W. Ralph T. King, 
         Roosevelt Wildlife EMpriment Station, 
         Syracuse, New York. 
 
         Dear Ralph: 
 
              Thank you for your very prompt telegram of Thursday afternoon
accepting 
         a place on the Committee on Professional Standards. By reason of
omission 
         of reference to it, I gathered that you refused to accept appointment
to more 
         then one acmmittee and turned down the place in the group concerned
with co- 
         operation. 
 
              As you we"e at the Baltimore meeting, I need not go into
details regard- 
         ing the Professional Standards Ocomittee. This was proposed with
the object 
         of famoulating an expression of the requirements of a wildlife mnager,
the 
         results to be used, at least at present, solely in the internal
work of the 
         Socioty. Rudolf Bennitt who is chairman will, I am sure, write you
immediately 
         regarding the program and objectives. 
 
              We are indeed fortunate that you oan help in this wo* which
is bound to 
         have a considerable influence on the future of the Society and its
effect os 
         the field of wildlife management and education. The other members
of the 
         oommittee are Stoddard, Brrington, W. P. Taylor, Udminster, H. D.
Rubl, Leopold 
         and Hubbs. 
 
              As an aside, your letterhead paper will go forward to you early
this week. 
 
                                           Sincerely yours, 
 
 
 
                                               Victor H. Oahalane, 
                                                  Secretary, 
                                               The Wildlife Society* 
 
 
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