| Description | Larmor told him last night that he understood the Harvard scheme for a biological station on the island of Bermuda to be distinct from the Colonial Office one. Bateson promised to look at the papers again and write, hoping to get a word with Agassiz before the meeting. It seems to him that the two bodies may mean the same thing, but it is not clear. The colony could not support a successful station without U.S. support, since American scientists would be the main occupants. Therefore the first step is MacCracken's, in negotiating with Bermuda. If they can fianance the station, a small subscription from the Royal Society would be sufficient. If Foster could see Agassiz, he would be able to say what the proposal was. Bateson assumes that the University of New York means Columbia University. |