THE STATE COLLEGE OF WASHINGTON
PULLMAN, WASHINGTON
June  F, 194'
Dear Mr. Leopold: 1 recently received a letter from
LogPn Bennett, Secretary, The Wildlife
Society, saying that Tracy Storer was retiring as
Editor of the Hournal of Wildlife Management at the end
of the current Volume (October issue). The council
wants to know if I would take the Editorship. Naturally,
I am delightet with the confidence exoressed in me and
have said that I would take it.   I am unable to decide
from his letter whether this is a direct aDeroach to me
alone or if I am one of several being asked. I rather
take it Ps an infromal offer to be confiremed by the
6ouncil.

I have always
this chance is
of work, but I

Sht~di 7o be an editor, and I hope that
a true one. I realize that it is a lot
thiik that I can do it.

Ther3 is a liklihood that we shall be back through
Wisconsin this summer. We plan to come back in August
to get a new car at the factory. Then we will take in
the AOU meeting at Urbana.
The Richardson Blue Grouse painting 'orus was fiashed
and signed by Major Brooks as he went to the hoSnital
where he died. We, therfore, have his last (and best)
work.
Yours rine', rely

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