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  • Walter E. Dandy Letter 02/22/1914

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Md.

    February 22, 1914

    Dear Mother and Father,

    This is Washington's birthday or rather yesterday was. It is now 3:30 A.M. I have just finished my article on hydrocephalus and in order to do so, remained over the next day. I hope it will be out in a couple of months both in German and in English.

    There isn't much new so far. I am anxious to hear what Dr. Halsted thinks of the paper. I think it ought to make good with him. It will be a week before the stenographer gets it typewritten. It has been a very big job, but I think it is worth it. Will start on some more papers in the immediate future. It will cost over $100 for typewriting and photography for the article and it will probably cost that much more to have it translated into German.

    I am still on the fence about next year. Osler says to live in 24 hour compartments and never look ahead but I can't do that yet. Guess I am on the flyer which is according to him very bad.

    Got my new suit-it is a beauty. Also tried on my full dress and it was fine. It has been quite cold for the past two weeks but is beginning to melt today.

    Dr. Bloodgood was away and I had to take his classes. I didn't have a minute to prepare so I just went in and talked. This happened twice. Dr. Howland said I heard you talking and stopped and listened to you. It was very interesting. He is Professor of Pediatrics-childrens diseases and it is through him that we have been able to study the human cases of hydrocephalus. He thinks it a wonderful piece of work. Did I tell you he was going to make an address in Germany this summer and is going to talk exclusively about our work.

    Dr. Thayer read part of the paper the other day and said he had heard a lot about it and that it was the best piece of work which had been turned out of Hopkins for a long time. But I wish I could get some satisfaction as to my future. Still everything must turn out for the best. If Heuer would go with Cushing, it would be very nice here then, except for the full time. Goetsch and Jacobson are pretty much discouraged over the work they are getting with Cushing but they are pretty well tied up.

    It was the best thing that ever happened to me when I broke with Cushing. A temper is pretty inconvenient at times, but inconvenience is a type of adversity which may strengthen rather than weaken. But there is a long battle ahead yet, in fact it is only beginning. Well I think this is about all at present.

    I hope you are not crimping yourself too much though I know you are to a considerable extent. But don't do it. If you have only one room for everything and one window it is not enough.

    Your loving son, Walter

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