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GHRISTEN JENSEN, Actins PRESIDENT

PROwD, dU TAatd
May 21, 1951

Mr.dames Bee
Department of Zoology
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear J ames:

The necessity of calling upon you for information probably is the
mother for the writing of this letter. Both of us should have written
to each other many times before. Nevertheless, I want you to know
that I have many occasions to think about you and our associations in
the past. We were quite pleased at home to receive word about you
through a recent visit by your father. He-has been most kind to write
to me on many occasions during the past and has helped me keep in
contact with you. .

‘The question involved in writing you is this. In 1947 your thesis
was selected as the best piece of research work done that year. The
Sigm. XI club at that time should have provided you with a gold key
award. Did you receive a gold key award? ‘The reason I ask the ques tion ,
is that as president of the chapter for this year, I had to follow
through this award. When I went to the jewelers to get the medal and
have the name of the winner placed upon it, I discovered a key with your
name in the files of the jeweler's shop. Hi ther two keys were made and.
one was retained or else the key was mde and never picked up and presented
to you. Will you let me know whether you received this key or not. If

_you did not I shall send this one to you immediately.

We understand that you have high hopes and aspirations of a
visitation of Alaska to do some work, You will be interested to note
that Dr. Hayward is quite envious of you in this respect because that
is one place he has alweys wanted to go. Nevertheless, I believe I have
weaned hits away from the alpine regions for he has taken a great liking
to the deserts, the past few years spending most of his field work time
in southeastern Utah, especially in the area of Arches National Monument.
We have just returned from a week's survey of the region between Bluff, Utah
and Moab, collecting a nice series of rodents. You might also be interested
to know that yours truly apparently picked up Rocky Mountain spotted
fever and Tularemia on that same tour, I had quite a rugged time but
with modern medicine I was able to come through without much difficulty.
Go far)

I wished you were with us again while we planned our summer work
and field trips for we are retracing the old trails again which you and
I travelled and doing it with an eye to the collection of ectoparasites.

I am trusting that this letter finds you and the family in the best of
health.

Sincerely yours,

D Ne Beck

DEB: 63 Associate Professor of Zoology