THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK  RUDOLF RUEDE.IANN

                                                                 STATE PALEONTOLOGIST

                            THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT   D. H. NEWLAND

                                                                 STATE GEOLOGIST

CHARLES C. ADAMS        NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM                   R. D. GLASGOW

         DIRECTOR                                                STATE ENTOMOLOGIST

                                    ALBANY. N. Y.               H. D. HOUSE

ALVIN G. WHITNEY                                                 STATE BOTANIST

   ASSISTANT DIRECTOR                                           C. A. HARTNAGEL

                                                                 ASSISTANT
STATI GEOLOGIST 
                                                                 WINIFRED
GOLDRING 
                                                                 ASSISTANT
BTATE 
                                                                    PALEONTOLOGIST

                                                                K. F. CHAMBERLAIN

                                Lay 31, 1935.                    AS    STATE

                                                                    ENTOMOLOGIST

                                                                ELSIE G.
WHITNEY 
                                                                ASSISTANT
STATE BOTANIST 
                                                                DAYTON STONER

                                                                STATE ZOOLOGIST

                       STRICTFICEOOFDIRECTLw. . SCHOONMAKER 
OFFICE OF DIRECTOR                                               ASSISTANT
STATE ZOOLOGIST 
                                                                NOAH T. CLARKE

                                                                STATE ARCHEOLOGIST

 
 Dr. Ivey F. Leviis, Chairman 
 
   Division of Biology and Agriculture, 
   National Research Council, 
     2101 Constitution Avenue, 
 
          Washington, D. C. 
 
 Dear Doctor Lewis:- 
 
                      While in Washington last week, attending the 
 
 meetings of the American Association of 1L-useums, I tried to see 
 
 you, but learned that you were to be out of the city until early in 
 
 June. I had received your letter of 1Lay 15, 1935, and I wanted 
 
 to discuss further the work of the Wild Life Committee because I had 
 
 serious doubts about continuing on the Committee, not only on account 
 
 of our past experience, but equally because of the composition of the 
 
 newilr0iosed one.    The proposed new Committee is even more over- 
 
 loaded with governrvent officials, who cannot speak as individuals, 
 
 so that one Federal official is able to speak for a dozen, as they 
 
 all seem to have but one opinion, and dare not deviate from this 
 
 
 course. I am confident that the Erational Resaarch Council desires 
 
 the expression of views from a competent and non-biased committee. 
 
 
Wde 
 
 
This one does not give a trustworthy opinion on such matters.