UNITED STATES 
             DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
                   SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE 
                                           Washington, D. C. 
                                              FEB 28 1941 
 
Dr. Aldo Leopold, 
Professor of Wildlife Management, 
University of Wisconsin, 
Madison, Wisconsin. 
 
Dear Doctor Leopold: 
 
       This is to cast one solid vote for Aldo Leopold to be coordin- 
ator for the conservation discussions at the Chautauqua School in 
July. It will be a real pleasure to work with you. 
 
       Also, I want to cast a vote for Aldo Leopold to take over the 
Saturday "Roundup". You are eminently 'qualified to handle this
feature 
of the program and I, for one, believe we should look no further. 
 
       I agree with your statement about the need for establishing 
the ecological attributes of resources before launching into discussions

of actual policies and programs. As you point out, there are advan- 
tages in presenting events in sequence. I would like to know more 
about your sample treatment of concrete cases in wildlife. 
 
       Personally, I had in mind developing the chronology of soil 
mistreatment on this continent (particularly the United States) from 
Colonial times to 1941. The causes, or contributing elements, of 
this mistreatment are probably as important as the actual mistreat- 
ment itself. This I propose to bring out, for conservation of soil 
and water depends to a large degree, as you know, on correcting the 
social and economic causes of the trouble. 
 
       I would like to give some considerable attention to soil con- 
servation districts and their value as a practical conservation tool 
in the hands of people throughout the country. 
 
       It is possible I may want to have an exhibit at the Chautauqua, 
but I trust we may postpone decision on this a little longer. 
 
       I'll appreciate any word from you on how the manuscripts should 
be shaped up, so that members of the "team" will play only one
position. 
 
                              Sincerely, 
 
 
 
 
                                       Chief.