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53/ commercial enterprises and using as an "ad" his connection with Columbia. Barker tells me he will join me to talk matters over. Wind Northerly. Temp. this morning 64°F but soon rose to 71 Bright crisp weather. [[vertical notation in left margin]] Another Honorary degree! [[/left margin]] At letter from [[underlined]] Dr. Robert C. Clothier President of Rutgers University [[/underlined]] telling me that one of the 173d Anniversary Commencement of Rutgers U. (June 11-1939) Sunday afternoon the [[underlined]] honorary degree of D.Sc will be conferred upon me. [[/underlined]] Celine being invited to the occasion. [[underlined]] The older I get and the more I wish to retire, the more degrees and invitations! [[/underlined]] - What shall I do to be left alone? Temp. low early morning 62°F but water in basin is 74°. Cold North Easterly 70°. Went to [[underlined]] Dr. Jeffrey [[/underlined]] for a new blood count since I introduced Spinach and iron capsules. He [[underlined]] reports [[strikethrough]] blood [[/strikethrough]] red corpuscles are entirely normal now. [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Jan 17. Early morning Temp. 54°F. [[/underlined]] but swimming tank is 70° and Trade wind reappears after [[end page]] [[start page]] \54 sun-rise Had the visit of a Mrs. J.C. McClure and her mother. She is to give a lecture on Akees at Opa-Locka Fla. Showed her some specimens Tel = BOR. 176 Still [[underlined]] trouble with Diesel Engine which refuses to work. [[/underlined]] A long letter from [[underlined]] Dean Barker of Columbia Department [[/underlined]] of Engineering in which he tells wants my advice for reorganisation and that [[underlined]] both McKee and Dr. D.D. Jackson have reached end of their term [[/underlined]] and should be replaced by younger and better men. Furthermore that Dr. McKee has introduced commercialism in his work at the expense of the reputation of Columbia. [[underlined]] Wants to come here to discuss [[/underlined]] the subject. I wrote a letter to [[underlined]] Hixson [[/underlined]] asking him what it all means. Got a long letter from Hixson on the subject, who feels indignant As ever before, jealousy and under rating each other by not being able to measure each others values. [[underlined]] Electrical and mechanical engineers [[/underlined]] not
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