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                                                       JUN 26   RECD

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE FARGO. NORTH DAKOTA

June 23, 1947

Miss Mary E. Ray Emerg. Com. of Atom. Sc. 90 Nassau St; Princeton, N.J.

Dear Miss Ray:

  Shall we break our awful silence? 
  I'll start off by admitting that your 5000 folders arrived if you'lll admit that my records arrived... By the way,  your folders did not have self-addressed stamped envelopes enclosed,  nor that white printed page that ordinarily is enclosed---the single sheet... if you have merely changed procedure, why okay;  but I thought that you ought to know,  just in case that was a slip.  I am pretty sure that any economy achieved by not including the envelopes will be more than nullified by a lack of response on the part of people who are too tired to address their own envelopes.  However, it may be that we should affect them so strongly with our speeches that they will be stirred to address their own envelopes... 

  If you are through with the records will you be kind enough to send them on to Miss Beulah Harris,  Science Editor,  Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill Book Company,  New York 18,  N.Y.   They are the ones who are about to publish my  "Mendeleyev",  and for mere interest they want to listen to the records.  Please send them marked fragile and insured, for about fifty dollars.  Things are going apparently well----was on the radio for one hour and a half the other night,  including a small question period. The program was about the usual address, before the Lions, Kiwanis, and Rotary Clubs, and it was broadcast at the same time.  I gave approximately the talk as on the records,  except more specific as to how to get along with other nations...same day,  in afternoon,  gave talk at Farm picnic befiore perhaps 5 or 600 people the other day gave three in one day, at places hundreds of miles apart... they are,  one might say, piling up;  these talks.  Last night addressed 400 boys in their convention here under American Legion sponsorship;  they are groomed to be tiny Legionnaires---not by me---Life is very startling and curious, on occasion, and things are hard to say In letters;  but all, all is intriguing.  I think that if one tries hard,  and puts on a good show,  and is semi-entertaining, and devoted to his job, then one can fairly successfully tell an Indian why he should love a white man.  But one must try hard,  and not be condescending,  nor flip,  nor half-hearted.

  Will keep you informed. 

         With best wishes, 
              D.Q. Posin