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[[underlined]] McKee came to speak about present trouble in the Faculty [[/underlined]] Told him he made great mistake of having mixed in stock deals etc. Tells me this is not so and positively assured me that he [[strikethrough]] never [[/strikethrough]] had not done anything of the kind. Furthermore tells me that nobody had mentioned this to him: so that he never had opportunity to contradict his accusers. - This very serious
[[underlined]] Feb 25. [[/underlined]] Wrote a letter to Dean Barker telling him what Mc.Kee said and protesting for accusing him, without giving him a chance to contradict them. Mailed a copy of the letter to President Butler also to Hixson. Sunny pleasant weather. Telegram from Phil. Wyman that Nina is undergoing operation at Presbyterian Hospital today. Afternoon received telegram from Wyman that operation has been performed and thus far everything seems favorable. Had visit here from Mr. C P. Thiayer - (Tel = 2-2723) address 315 Calumet Building Miami, who desires me to address his pupils. - Told him would let him now if and when.
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[[underlined]] Feb. 26 [[/underlined]] (Sunday)
At home all day. Beautiful weather
[[underlined]] Feb 27. [[/underlined]] Mailed letter to Monsieur Tessier of French Bakelite advising him to utilize New York World-Fair to get acquainted with latest developments of Plastic Industry.  
[[left margin]] Dr. Harold Urey (Nobel Prize) [[/left margin]]
Jean Gerard of Society de Chimie Industrielle to whom I had written, why my name [[strikethrough]] had [[/strikethrough]] was not mentioned as inventor of Bakelite in a list of greatest inventions by Prof Ury, ^[[underlined]] Urey [[/underlined]] 
[[right margin]] X Nobel Prize [[/right margin]] writes me it was done voluntarily by the translator of the English list. The translator thought it unnecessary because Bakelite & Baekeland go together. All day at home
[[underlined]] Feb 28. [[/underlined]] Celine finishing my income Tax returns for U.S. Tax in triplicate
[[underlined]] March 1 [[/underlined]] Celine and I went to vote for [[strikethrough]] Cit [[/strikethrough]] new city managers, at Coconut Grove. Clean polling place. A very different scene of that mob in Miami place. Were overjoyed to receive news that [[underlined]] Brooksie [[/underlined]] had returned from his escapade.  George mailed us a long letter he had received from Brooks. Also Celine got one. Both letters full of philosophical thoughts and wandering subjects. What will he do [[strikethrough]] now. [[/strikethrough]] now that he is back. From what we