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174 is [[underline]] working in Columbia [[/underline]] (Bakelite Fellowship) on the cristallene bodies contained in [[underline]] Novolak [[/underline]] I had invited [[underline]] Lawrence Byck [[/underline]] to be present, as he has been working on the practical side of the subject. - I made further suggestions for future work At 4:10 P.M Faculty [[underline]] Applied Science meeting. [[/underline]] Then drove to [[underline]] University Club with Pupin [[/underline]] [[underline]] Nov 22. [[/underline]] At office. Germany sends [[strikethrough]] Nov 23 [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] German text for 10 patents [[/underline]] filed there. Took them home to study them. [[strikethrough]] Two are [[/strikethrough]] Cabled from Yonkers to file 2 of them will report on others later [[strikethrough]] Had a bo hectic day [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] Nov 23. Got up at 4:30 AM to study the remaining 8 German [[/underline]] texts of patents. All morning writing and correcting specifications patents. Then met [[underline]] Layman [[/underline]] and told him we [[underline]] did not see how [[/underline]] to [[end page]] [[start page]] 175 [[underline]] use his services. [[/underline]] Had tried Rossi and Swans departments but none of the two could use him to advantage. Therefore we requested him to suggest work corresponding to his [[strikethrough]] salary [[/strikethrough]] high salary. Then at 4 P.M meeting of [[underline]] proprietor and editor of publication "Plastics". Alan Brown and Leon Quigley present. [[/underline]] - Discussion of the editorial [[strikethrough]] on Plastics [[/strikethrough]] relating to bakelite becoming public property. Explained my view and how generic names already exist and are freely used Then [[underline]] Quigley [[/underline]] remained and I [[strikethrough]] started discus [[/strikethrough]] explained why he should not ask for increased appropriation for second stenographer etc. and that we [[underline]] must cut expenses instead of increasing them. He is a fearful bore, without sense of humor, [[/underline]] and makes the impression of somewhat of a [[underline]] poseur [[/underline]] I lost [[strikethrough]] utterly [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] my patience, [[/underline]] when he