I could.

I did.

He gave a check for $10,000 and promised to give more if it should be required.
The promise was kept, and a little later he accepted the vice-presidency of the Club.

What this $10,000 meant to me at that time would need the pen of Shakespere to make entirely clear.
[Illustration: PROFESSOR ROSS G.MARVIN, ASSISTANT] [Illustration: GEORGE BORUP, ASSISTANT] [Illustration: DONALD B.MACMILLAN, ASSISTANT] [Illustration: DR.

J.W.GOODSELL, SURGEON] From this time on the funds came in slowly but steadily, to an amount that, combined with rigid economy and thorough knowledge of what was and what was not needed, permitted the purchase of the necessary supplies and equipment.
During all this time of waiting, a small flood of "crank" letters poured in from all over the country.