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short book himself:
Prof Martin says he is
still in need of conviction
(he apparently holding your
view that the expert ought
to do the work) and Prof
Newcomb who is at least,
as capable a judge as [author?]
of the others approves
it.

I, however, am not
[?] about it. We do
need some books to cover
the field of [Steel's?] "[?]
[Weeks?]" series, and to
be as near like those as
the more enlightened
authors of our series could

approve. Probably our
authors could produce
the best results by intimate
consultation and
collaboration with persons
who have proved themselves
capable [expositors?]
for boys & girls. Can't
(& wont) you get some
such person to work
with you, and turn
out a book the size of
[Steel's?], and aimed at
[?] grade of pupils?

Our present series is evidently
not going to strike
the wide field of High
Schools & C.

Very truly Yours
[?] Holt

Prof. C. E. Bessey