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    "ocrText": "Mar. 31,1938.\nDr. S.C. Lind,\nUniversity of Minnesota,\nMinneapolis, Minn.\nDear Dr. Lind:\nI want to thank you for your letter of March 24th con-\ntaining valuable suggestions of technicians to take care of our\nrequirements here.\nAbout the same time I wrote you I also contacted the\nUniversity of Missouri. They in turn gave me the names of four\nformer students who have had considerable experience with radio-\nactivity. One of these young men, C. W. Wallhauson, by name, just\nleft our place yesterday afternoon after having spent two days look-\ning over the equipment and familiarizing himself more or less with\nwhat would be necessary. We have engaged Mr. Wallhausen and he will\nreport for duty on the 18th of April.\nWallhausen worked under Dr. Schlundt and actually refined\nand crystallized radium for a period of four years. He has done con-\nsiderable amount of tubing and has had quite a bit of experience in\nmaking up special radium and mesothorium preparations for scientific\nstudy. He is considered one of the best students they have had in\na number of years at the University of Missouri and of course has a\nlot of experience along the line that we desire. He did not complete\nthe work for his Ph.D, being one year short. He was majoring in in-\norganic chemistry with a minor in physics. It is our opinion that when\nhe is fully acquainted with our various operations, he will fill our\nposition ideally. Wallhausen is very anxious to complete his work for\na Ph.D, and in all probability will make arrangements to do so at\nColumbia, and of course he will have our encouragement and cooperation.\nOur good friend, Barker, is gradually growing weaker and may\nnot last longer than amonth or two. We are all very much broken up\nover this unfortunate situation, but he is having the best of care and\nin the main is reasonably comfortable. If the opportunity arises where\nI can extend to him your regards, I shall do so, but this may not be pos-\nsible since he has not been in any way told of his condition and is hope-\nful that he will soon be out again.\nAgain thanking you for your interest in our behalf, I am,\nCordially yours,\nCBLEE;dk\nPresident"
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