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Report to the Trustees of the Carnegie Institution
Reminder for a lecture; brief discussion of personal life.
Whitman states he is very happy that Conklin supports his vision that the MBL should be an independent institution.
Whitman speaks about his opposition to surrendering the independence of the Laboratory to Carnegie.
Book review of Eugenio Rignano's book The Transmissibility of Acquired Characteristics, published in 1906
The estimates of expenses for 1902 by the MBL
Concerned with the board and the Carnegie proposal
Whitman's lecture
The latest news about the troops, President Harrison's day, the weather, congressional meetings, the inauguration, meetings, hospital cases, and other news.
Whitman relates to Conklin a meeting he had with several others. The group was evenly divided as to whether to accept the Carnegie proposition.
Asks Conklin a favor: Whitman will not be able to arrive to Woods Hole when the course starts, and offers Conklin $100 extra pay to replace him.
Reports about the letter he mailed to Wilson and Morgan, in which he says that the individuality of the MBL is sacred.