ROSSLYN GROVE, HAMPSTEAD. N.W.
May 4th 1927.
Dear Miss Addams,
We have been so sorry that there should have been both misunderstanding and delay in regard to the Barnett Fellowship. The delay is due to the illness whilst she was abroad of Dame Henrietta, which continued to fetter her activities -- until I was very abruptly obliged to part with my Appendix and spend many weeks in a Nursing Home.
I returned home on Saturday and I am seizing the first opportunity of writing to say that Dame Henrietta, Sir William Beveridge, Mr. Mallon and I all feel that it is due to America to appoint the first Fellow; ↑that↓ we have turned down the suggestion from Oxford and Whitechapel that the first Fellow secured by the combined efforts of America and England should link Barnett's College (Wadham) with the first Universities Settlement; that we are whole heartedly throwing ourselves into the proposal that the first Fellow should be an American nominated by the American wing of our movement; and that it now remains for you to propose a scheme for the first Fellowship to be held for one, two, or three years by a Graduate of an American university.
We shall be deeply interested to hear what you propose. It will be new ground, at least for me who do not know the States as Dame Henrietta, Sir William and Mr. Mallon know them. I think we are all agreed that the main thing is to carry out the principle upon which the Warden and Dame Henrietta based our Movement -- that "the leaves of the tree were for the [page 2] healing of the Nations" and so although I for one am very ignorant about your Universities, we shall hope that the man (or woman) you appoint will be a living link between one of your great Universities and one of your poorest industrial [neighborhoods].
As you so generously left us to act as the Trustees, we feel quite sure you will supply full details as to the constitution and personnel of your appointing Body; and of the terms of your proposed agreement with the first Fellow; and of his qualifications.
It is good to think that we shall soon have floated the Fellowship, and we realize very gratefully how deeply indebted for this we are to you.
I remain, dear Miss Addams,
Yours sincerely,
P. S. There will be about £250 per annum -- so far as we have gone at present. If anything had to be printed that would also, I suppose, be a charge upon the one, two or three years of the income. T N [initialed]
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