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  • Walter E. Dandy Letter 05/08/1914

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Md.

    May 8, 1914

    Dear Mother and Father,

    Well I haven't much news to give you this time.… Every day I lecture I make about $10 which will come in quite handy when it arrives.

    I don't know what to do about next year. I will want to see what Dr. Young and Dr. Finney make and about the Chicago deal when they go to Atlantic City this month. I am getting the brain work to do. Had a case last week and another this week. Ought to get quite a number before January 1.

    Dr. Halsted sails on the Aquitania. He didn't ask me whether I was going to stay or not and 2 years looks like a very long time when one looks ahead. I would be 32 when I got through and then would not be any farther along if I wanted to do Brain Surgery.

    I believe I will go to Chicago if I get a good chance, if not will stay around here and do research work etc. to build a reputation so I will be asked. Heuer is very probably going to do the Brain Surgery here when he comes back. He is welcome to do so but I think I want a little money now and I can make that in Chicago.

    Dr. Young said when I want to start up he wanted to lend me some money. He was inclined to advise me to go if it looked good at Chicago. He stayed here 4 years and then switched over to Genito-Urinary work and has made a big reputation and lots of money and has easy work. He didn't get along well with Dr. Halsted. He was telling me what a nasty trick Cushing once played on him and was very much pleased to hear of my escapade with him.

    The American Journals have refused to publish our work on internal hydrocephalus because of the fear of the anti?vivisectionists. It will come out in German however, which is all that is necessary. Dr. Welch said it was just as well not to come out in English as they were watching the Journals for Hopkins work. There isn't any reason for such action but let them do as they please. I think I will get more operating to do now, but I believe I am headed for Chicago if there is any way of making it go.

    I hope you are enjoying the best of health as I am. Have a good time while you are there. I will soon be making more money than you know what to do with.

    Miss McGill has gone. She graduated today but left early and has been to Columbia. If I went to Chicago I would like her to do neurology there. She would be just right then. With much love.

    Your loving son, Walter

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