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PROGRESS REPORT 13
Money,time,andenergysquanderedonthedetailedanalysisofthetrivial.BurtwasrightwhenhepraisedNemurandStraussfordevotingthemselvestosomethingimportantanduncertainratherthantosomethinginsignificantandsafe.
IfonlyNemurwouldlookatmeasahumanbeing.
AfterthechairmanannouncedthepresentationfromBeekmanUniversity,wetookourseatsontheplatformbehindthelongtable—AlgernoninhiscagebetweenBurtandme.Wewerethemainattractionoftheevening,andwhenweweresettled,thechairmanbeganhisintroduction.Ihalfexpectedtohearhimboomout:Laideezzzandgentulmennnnnn.Steprightthiswayandseethesideshow!Anactneverbeforeseeninthescientificworld!Amouseandamoronturnedintogeniusesbeforeyourveryeyes!
IadmitIhadcomeherewithachiponmyshoulder.
Allhesaidwas:"Thenextpresentationreallyneedsnointroduction."WehaveallheardaboutthestartlingworkbeingdoneatBeekmanUniversity,sponsoredbytheWel-bergFoundationgrants,underthedirectionofthechairmanofthepsychologydepartment,ProfessorNemur,inco-operationwithDr.StraussoftheBeekmanNeuropsy-chiatricCenter.Needlesstosay,thisisareportwehaveallbeenlookingforwardtowithgreatinterest.IturnthemeetingovertoProfessorNemurandDr.Strauss."
Nemurnoddedgraciouslyatthechairman’sintroductorypraiseandwinkedatStraussinthetriumphofthemoment.
ThefirstspeakerfromBeekmanwasProfessorClinger.
