November 4, 1937

Dear Scott:

It was very pleasant a couple of weeks ago at Memphis
to hear from you indirectly through Frances Perkins. Since
then I have read your pamphlet in which you wrote about
St. John's. More power to you, and I think it is a great
idea. I hope some time within the next month or in the
winter to come up and spend the day with you if that fits
into your plans.

The editors of THE SOUTHERN REVIEW have designs upon
you. We would like for you to do a full dress article review
on Norman Foerster's *The American State University*. Of
course, what we want you to do is take this book merely as a
springboard for your own ideas and reflections on the
American scene today. We would like approximately five to
six thousand words. We would like it for the Spring issue
and would need the article by March 1. The rate of payment
for the REVIEW is 1½¢ a word.

Although THE SOUTHERN REVIEW is sponsored by a state
university, we would in no wise want you to pull your punches
in anything you have to say about the American university and
educational system. I shall appreciate hearing from you at
your earliest convenience, and if you find it possible to do
this article for us, Foerster's book will be sent to you
immediately. By the way, if you wish to pull into your
picture any other recent books, we would want you to feel
free to do this and should be glad to send you any that you
might wish.

ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE

Annapolis, Maryland

February 3, 1938

Dear Charles:

The deadline approaches on that article for the Southern Review and although I have read Foerster's book, I don't own it and I should like to look it over before I begin writing. I am wondering if the Southern Review has a review copy. If not, I will manage to get it here.

If you have any more advice or suggestions about the article, I should like to have them too. We are still expecting to have you turn up and look at us in Annapolis. How about it.

Dean Charles Pitkin
Southern Review
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, La.

St John's College
Annapolis

March 3, 1938

Dear Charles:

I am sorry to be late with this article. I hope
it does not throw off your schedule.

I have been very unhappy writing it, and you will
see that I have been distracted by something or other about once
a page. I am also all written and talked out at the moment.
It is definitely a bad article, and I rather hope you will
think it bad enough not to print it. At any rate I shall not
be surprised if you do leave it out. I shall not be hurt.

My feeling is that education can't be talked about
to good effect these days. We have to do some before we can
talk sense about it again.

ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE

Annapolis, Maryland

March 30, 1938

Dear Charles:

You don't know how glad I was
to see my manuscript back. I sent it to
you feeling that I could at least present a
certain number of words to fill a space in
the review but I had no faith in what the
words were saying. I shall have time to
rework it during the coming vacation and I
shall try to get it back to you before the
first of May.

Shall I take your promise of
a visit in May seriously? I hope so.

Mr. Charles W. Pipkin
Southern Review
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, La.