in Honduras. These collections are in 225 standard drawers. In addition Deacon has 100 drawings of Washington Cenorgie frogs made while he was working in the State Library. This collection has about 100 type specimens. He wants to present all of this material to Peabody Museum in consideration of an adequate place to work and to use the university facilities. Of course some official title should be given him as for instance Research Associate. He has an income of $2500 a year but this is probably not enough for him and his wife to live on. He wants me to find out what he can live on at New Haven, not in the country or an acre or two of land. Both the Deacons don't care for society, she will do all their domework, and they want to live modestly. Apparently he does not care to teach but is willing to do a limited amount of typing, Cenorgie and Cenorgie lines. Leave him-