Part 39 (2/2)
”If we all waited until we thought we knew enough about a subject,” the scientist answered, ”there never yet would haf been a line written
Don't gif any opinions, Golin, for they will not be worth lusions, because you hafn't reached any But make a simple statement of as the problesperiative result is often of just as stent of elitor”
”And you really think I should write it up, Dr Edelstein?”
”Of gourse”
”But would the Bureau take it?”
”That is for the Gommissioner to say, and he would decide on its es, perhaps, I feel sure he would aggsept it If you like I will go over the manuscript and advise you about it”
”Would you really do that for ladly,” was the reply; ”but you will need a series ale as you haf now in order to make it of any value”
”Indeed I'll complete the series, Dr Edelstein,” Colin said ”I'll work at it every et”
From that moment time seemed to Colin all too short--the days appeared to fly He was up long before breakfast getting out specimens both for hi he would sit over hisout the details of his experiments The expert, who had realized earlier in the summer that Colin was restless, no that the reason was that none of the work he had been given to do possessed an individual note, and perceiving--as did every one--the enthusiastic nature of the lad, he helped him in every way possible Thus it cae, Colin had finished the series of experiht necessary, and had sent the ton And in the very first batch of letters that he received on his arrival at college was one fro publication in the Bulletin
Colin ever afterward declared that this was a great stie work He had done well the first year, but his late training under Dr Edelstein and the spur of research had taught hilect the out-of-doors life, however, and he still had the swi championshi+p to defend, but every minute that he was not actively at play he was hard at work Idle minutes were scarce Nor did he fail of his reward Just before the spring examination he received a letter fro him that his application for the next su hi desired to be
Ie year, and a feeeks spent at hoton, where he received the necessary credentials As still a week intervened before the ti of the laboratory, he spent several days in New York, visiting the A his friend, Mr
Collier, hoarden exhibits were all co the ed in preparing soical creatures of the sea, which are so small that they can be seen only with a powerful h a thousand times more beautiful Soe series was planned
On his arrival at Woods Hole, Colin found work in the hatchery division of the station almost at an end Hundreds of millions of cod, pollock, haddock, and flatfish fry had been hatched fros and planted in favorable places for their further development, and tens of hs were in use, but most of theical depart the summer months
Colin found that he was not unknown to the director, who, being especially interested in mollusks, had read the lad's paper on the ly he was quite heartily welcoe of the fish-trap crew, Dare,” he was infor in the lad ”I suppose you know enough about fish to tell the various species apart?”
”I'm not sure, sir,” said the boy, ”but I think I know most of the coh studying the of consequence off the New England coast”
”You can haul the trap at slack water this afternoon,” the director said ”I will ask Mr Wadreds to go with you He knows every kind of fish that swims and more about each one than three or four of the rest of us put together”
”What will be my duties, sir?” asked Colin ”I don't want to trouble you, but if I aht to knohat I have to do”
”The trap is to be hauled daily,” was the reply, ”except when the water is very rough You will be given a list of the needs of the laboratory for experimental purposes, and as far as possible, you will fill those needs So trip besides, as for green sea-urchins and the like; or perhaps you may have to draw a seine for silversides and small fish Sometimes you may be needed to haul some of the lobster pots, because we shall have two ain, youdone on shellfish for food There will be two other students working with you inthe supply of specimen material, under the direction of the head collector”
”Very well, Mr Prelatt,” the boy replied, ”I'll see that things are kept up as far as possible Ao for special fish and so forth?”
”Mr Wadreds knows more about that than I do,” the director said; ”he can usually tell you just where to find anything you're after You'll soon find it easy, because collecting narron to a few species The M B L boat does collecting, too, and sometimes each party is able to help the other”
”What is the M B L, sir?” asked Colin
”The Marine Biological Laboratory,” was the reply, ”which owns all the land on the other side of the street, just as we do on this It is a su universities, to which graduate students coy and marine life There is some research work done also, and at the presentsome wonderful work over there on fish hybridization We are entirely distinct organizations, one being a suovernical laboratory attached They have their own boats and we have ours, but we grant thereat deal of friendly cooperation between the two”
”You spoke of sea-ested Colin