Letters Received to H.H. Barker, June 13, 1934

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY June 13, 1934 Mr. H. H. Barker U. S. Radium Corporation 535 Pearl Street New York City Dear Mr. Barker, Your inquiry of the 11th has just come to hand and presents a very serious problem for me. During the past four or five years I have been obliged to forego the op- portunity of attending the fall meeting of the American Chemical Society because the opening week of the Univer- sity has fallen in the week of the meetings of the Society. Since I have some important duties to perform in connection with registration I have been obliged to stay here. This year the University opens the week of September 10th, con- sequently I am again deprived of attending the fall meeting of the Society. In fact I do not see how I can arrange to be away at all during the first week or two of the semester. I greatly regret this for I want to be of service to you if I can possibly do so. This fall I have a very special reason for being here at the University on duty at the time of opening of the fall semester. The College of Arts and Science has decided to offer an entirely new course in physical science entitled "Matter and Energy". It has been assigned to me by special request of the dean. The fact is we are introducing a de- parture in the offerings for one type of student, and you will see that it becomes quite necessary for me to be on the scene here just at the time when the La Porte case has been set. In view of these circumstances I hesitate in even asking the dean or the president to be excused from duty at the opening of the semester. However, I shall try to see the dean and the president some time during the summer. Both of these gentlemen are at present seriously ill and are not in Columbia. They are both in St. Louis in hospitals, and will probably not return to Columbia for two or three weeks. Would it serve your purpose if I were to make a deposi- tion covering my testimony I realize, of course, that this would not suit your purpose as well, but I hope you realize JUN 15 1934