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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
COLUMBIA
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
March 25, 1929
Mr. H. H. Barker
United States Radium Corporation
535 Pearl Street
New York
My dear Howard:
We are enclosing herewith a copy of the report which we are
sending both to Mr. Smith and Mr. Markley on the subject: tests for
radioactivity, Mrs. Canfield.
I began yesterday to make some measurements by the film method
for the activity of the ash residues of the excreta of Mrs. Hussman and Miss
Fryer. I have weighed up all the samples and have then all ready now for
measurements. For this purpose, we have had built an entire new ionization
chamber and also have a new Lind head and this combination certainly functions
effectively, the natural drift being only about 0.002 div sec. It is, of
course, too early to give any results, but I can say this much that the residues
of Miss Fryer are more active than the Hussman residues, but the activity of
Miss Fryer's residues are quite low. shall make some experiments to determine
whether these anamalous effects which we observed with the Wulf electroscope
may be atributed to cosmic rays.
Have you had a little time to calabrate the ionization chambers
Nos. 6 and 7?
If the commission should happen to ask you why I am not a little
more prompt about reporting some results for the ash residues of excreta, please
explain to them that the sex questionnaire here at the University has resulted in
the dismissal of two professors and I am afraid that this action of the Executive
Board has met with considerable opposition in the faculty. We hope that some
way may be found whereby the ousted members will be reinstated. I feel that it
is necessary for me to take an active part in this movement, consequently, there
will be some delay.
With very kind regards, I remain
Sincerely yours,
Herman Schlundt
Herman Schlundt
HS:RO
Enc. 1
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