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Agricultural College, Miss., Jan'y 6th1891 Chas. E. Bessey Esq. Dear Sir.
As Acting professor in Charge of the department of Biology at this College, my work has up to the present time, been of a very varied Character, embracing all those studies which in a general college course are summed up under the Name Biology Now however we are placed on a more solid financial basis and I hope to have my work divided up so that I will have an opportunity to specialize. After this session my work will be confined to Botany and Zoology, and I am just
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now in that unfortunate condition of knowing a little about several sciences, but a scientist in no sense of the word I have however the advantage of being intimately associated with prof S.M. Tracy and he has helped me a great deal; but what I want is a good laboratory training. I met you at the A. A. A. S. in Toronto Canada. - which place is my home, the Toronto University being my Alma Mater- two years ago but you also met many other boys of many types and have forgotten the circumstance. I remember however hearing you remark, that
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you had yourself started your scientific training as a general teacher. Now I come to you to find out if you have at Lincoln what I want. I have three months vacation in the summer-June 17th-Sept 17th and I wish to spend that time as profitably as possible, devoting my time solely to Botanical and Zoological work. Someday perhaps not far distant, I will confine myself solely to Botany but in the mean time I do as I am bid. Please inform me if you have a summer course at your institution., and the facilities offered students.
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Through prof Trecey and W. J. Gelloway, I might get a clerkship in the Agr. Dept. at Washington for the summer, but the work done there is essentially Bacteriology and as I am not prepared to make a Frank S. Billings of myself I [nefer] to get into more practical out door and laboratory work Hoping that you will understand the tenor of my letter and will give me the benefit of your experience and judgment I remain faithfully yours G. C. Crutman Agr. College Chas. E. Bessey Mis lgr. Experiment station. Neb.
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