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[[left margin]] XI-23-36 [[/left margin]] In the morning counted yesterday's specimens, and typed a manuscript of four pages. The Staphs taken bring the totals to 3547 and 20,200. The manuscript is my Notes on Procedure in Taxonomy. It is [[strikethrough]] in [[/strikethrough]] primarily a review of the book of Schenk & McMasters, with discussion of certain points from the entomological point of view. I intend to keep it till I can show it to Ed, before I consider publishing it. It has about 2500 words, - would fit on about five pages of the Annals. 
The day was rather sultry, and it rained twice in the afternoon. Spent the afternoon reading and working on stamps. Ruth slept till tea-time. 
[[left margin]] XI-24-36 [[/left margin]] Weather rather threatening, but little rain fell. Spent the day at home on MS, Liberty, etc. We went to have tea with Dr. and Mrs. Hughes and stayed till six. Mail just before dinner. I got a letter from Bottimer.
In the evening started cataloging the paper of Faunel's on American Staphs. 
[[left margin]] XI-25-36 [[/left margin]] The Nerissa came in from south before breakfast. She left in the middle of the morning, and was replaced by the Ingrid from the north. Ruth went out early with Miss Fleming and I 
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started to collect along the south coast. Just outside of town I met Beatty. He was coming over to send a box to the Museum by the Nerissa. The Furness Line takes things for the Museum free. He had promised to send one of mine at the same time, so I came back here to fix it up. As I left the yard with it, I hit a stone in the gateway and it punctured a hole in the crankcase.  Beatty found that the boat had already left, so the boxes will have to wait till next trip. We talked for a long time, on everything from hermit crabs to the prospect of war in Europe, antiaircraft defense, etc., etc. I met a Dr. Gorner (D.D.) who is writing a history of education in St. Croix. He is a Moravian, knew Daddy by name, and studied at Texas. He invited us out to visit them. 
Spent the afternoon reading and working on stamps with Ruth. We have nearly finished putting in the duplicates. I counted up and found there are nearly 15,000. 
In the evening I worked on the cards again. It goes so fast that these 100 pages won't last long. This makes me rather anxious to get home so I'll always ^ [[insert]] have [[/insert]] things to do that I'm interested in.