Letters Sent to Dr. Herman Schlundt, May 20, 1932

May 20th, 1932. Dr. Herman Schlundt, University of Missouri, Columbia, Dear Dr. Schlundt: I discussed with Dr. Ewing this morning, your plans for obtaining a grant from the Josiah Macey Junior Foundation towards your research program on Badium and its Biological Applications. When I told Dr. Ewing the title of your program, he remarked that it was a pretty large order, and after all we should have more specific information as to just what you proposed to do, before taking the matter up with Dr. MacNeal of the Foundation. We, therefore, cane to the conclusion that the best plan to follow would be for you to write Dr. James Ewing, Dept. of Pathology, Cornell University Medical College, lst Avo. and 28th St., New York City, outlining in more or less detail the nature of the work you proposed undertaking. He then will write Dr. MacNeal, at the same time calling your letter to the attention of Dr. Fialla, requesting that he too write Dr. Maclieal in support of your plan. Dr. Ewing told me that he knows Dr. Macileal very well, and that he feels that any recommendation which he might make would have consider- able weight with him. We discussed the matter of my interviewing Dr. and it was Dr. Bwing's thought that unless I had more information as to exactly what you proposed doing, there would be nothing gained. It is my feeling that you should lay your plans quite concretely before Dr. Ewing, for I believe that if he decides to give your request his unqualified support there will be little or no question but what you will receive a grant. Dr. Ewing asked regarding the amount which you were request- ing. I told him that the proposal involved $70,000, but did not know whether that was your request or whether that was the sum arrived at with the coopera- tion of the Foundation. I believe that we have approached the proper man in taking this up with Dr. Ewing, and while support from men such as Maden, and Rentschler would do no harm, still I question whether their recommendations would carry a great deal of weight. It is the same old story of where a hundred people are supporting a proposition, and out of that hundred one man can do more than the other ninty-nine. In this instance I believe Dr. Ewing to be the one man. I would appreciate your sending ne a copy of the letter which you address to Dr. Ewing, and in case you still feel that there is some- thing to be gained by discussing this matter with Rentschler, Maden and Redman I shall be more than glad to do so. I an anxious to do anything that I can