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Dr. C.C. Messner   April 19, 1930.

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I shall take last year's questionnaire and try to get further data.

Please do not feel that in mentioning my chagrin because of the discussions of the officers last year I meant to be either critical or penurious.  You and everyone did more than I deserved.  Had nothing been said I should have thought little of it, but every officer aboard could not understand why I should be "dumped in the Bering Sea", as they expressed it, and there was considerable discussion for several days.  They seemed to feel that they had to see that I was properly treated.  My embarrassment was because of their attitude, not because of the amount.  When men have been together at sea for months living so closely, very little things assume disproportionate importance, and this statement applies to me also.  I passed it off lightly, explaining that I had volunteered my services, and told them how generously I had been treated.

I am very glad that you are pleased with the report.  This has been the busiest winter of my life.  I have been worried about not having been able to find time to edit it before sending it to you.  Inasmuch as I am going again and shall be able to gather additional data, do you think it would be better to withhold its publication until next year and have it more nearly complete?  If you want to publish it now, please let me go over it and submit illustrations as they will greatly add to it.  I like your revision of the first paragraphs.

I am glad that the supplies are on the way.  I am sorry about the chairs.  It will be difficult to land and set the one up for so short a time as we are in port, but I shall do the best I can.  I hope you sent the two extra sets of heavy scalers, as I shall train my mate to scale teeth.  It will be the only means of doing it for the natives as I shall be rushed every minute with fillings and extractions.  I shall use the chair on board for the scaling.  I presume of course that there will be no legal objection to my assistants doing so.

Awaiting word from you before I order photo equipment to be put aboard in Seattle and also before I arrange for transportation on the "Victoria", I remain

Very truly yours,

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L.M. Waugh
Dental Surgeon (R)

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