fees for herbarium loans

[Thomas G. Lammers]

At 07:12 AM 01-29-97 -0700, Joseph Laferriere wrote:

>2) Concerning Tom Lammers's suggestion that the chair's
>ultimate goal might be to close the herbarium, I would not
>pass this off as a mere joke.

I by no means meant it as a joke.  I am all too aware of the extreme myopia
that afflicts many administrators, as well as a general lack of appreciation
for the value of herbaria.  When the powers-that-be behave so irrationally,
so contrary to accepted practice in the community, it's difficult NOT to
look for ulterior motives.

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Thomas G. Lammers
Department of Botany                     Classification, Nomenclature,
Field Museum of Natural History          Phylogeny and Biogeography
Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive       of the Campanulaceae
Chicago, Illinois 60605-2496 USA

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