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and directly it was offered and accepted at the University. Now if Prof.
Wynn should go there too it seems as if somebody ought to wak up to a
sense of the absurdity of pulling down our own college to help the
Univ. But perhaps I am a little too cranky and inclined to disagree
with the natural course of events. We are having a very quiet winter
here, almost every body away now an dit has been pretty steadily cold
all the month. We are trying to start another state science society
and Prof. Call has been corresponding about a Miss. Valley Association
which you have probably heard of by this time. I should think it might
be quite a success. I had a letter from Prof. Beal a short time ago he
is on his farm and intends to stay there for the coming year at least.
Have you got any collectors among your students? I would like to get
Hemiptera from that region and as I now have a pretty full series of
the Heteroptera determined by comparison with Uhlers types or determinations,
I could make some return by identifying specimens for you in
case you could lend me a duplicate series while busy particularly with
the parasitic forms at present I am gradually collecting in Hemiptera
and intend to try and keep posted in that order.

Mrs. Osborn joins me in kind regards to yourself and your family.

Sincerely Yours.
Herbert Osborn