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Deceaber 9, 1944 Hr. ViiiUa F. Tant Director of H^aoaroh and Derelopnent H.S.A, Research Laboratory 327 Craft Awende Pittsburgh. 13, Pennsylvania Daw Bill 1 X was very pleased to receive your 1 attar of Deoenber 6, 1944, inforaing aa that you have ac cap tad our invitation to giro the second Donald I. Dunning* Henorial Lecture at the Animal Meeting of our Association la Chicago. Dr. X*hoe, who is Program Chairaan, will no doubt iafora you ahortly of the exact tlaa and dUts for your praaantatlon. It has bean the consensus of the Board of Directors that the person selected to giro the lecture should hare the privelag* of picking out his own topic, the subject nay be technical, such as a presentation of soaa original research, but on the other hand, it nay also be one of a phllo*0phical or educational character. Dr. Oardner's presentation was, as you know, a technical one, so that perhaps you nay wish to sake yours of a philosophical niture. X an surs that either type of presentation would be in keeping with the breadth of Don't interest*, which, after all, is what ws ars trying to eosnenorat* in his honor. Off hand, X should say that 30 to 43 ninutes would bs a suitable tine for the presentation of the lecture, but X tee no reaeon why you can't taka an hour if you feel that you need that such tine. As X recall our dellber* atlone on thle particular point. It was felt that the lecture wsa sufficiently inportant to set aside as mch tine as the speaker desired. X hope that X hare been able to answer eone of your questions satisfact orily. Xf not, do not hesitate to write ne again. At this tin*, X want to take the opportunity to wish you and your faaily a joyous holiday season. Slneeroly yours n^ 24875