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Biological Department.
Professors:
C. E. Bessey, M. Sc., Ph. D. Botany.
F. E. L. Beal, B. Sc., Zoology.
M. Stalker, B. Sc., V. S., Anatomy.
D. S. Fairchild, M. D. Pathology.
Assistant:
H. Osborn, B. Sc., Entomology

Iowa Agricultural College.
Ames, October 18th 1881

My dear Professor,

My attention has
been called to an item in the
papers saying that the people
of California were making an
effort to secure a state entomologist.

My friend Herbert Osborn,
well known in Iowa for
several years as an accomplished
entomologist, asks me to
inquire of you as to the mattter.
Should it come in your way
to do so, I should esteem it a
personal favor if you would
mention Mr. Osborn's name to
the proper persons, as one who
might become a candidate for