8 8 6 C A L E N D A R O F A B S T R A C T S 1 9 2 4 512. From Otto Hurwitz Frankfurt a. M., 15 November 1924 Sends his CV [38 135] and asks for recommendation letters. As reference, gives Paul Karrer, director of the Chemical Laboratory at the University of Zurich. ALS. [38 133]. 513. From Richard Meißner Cologne, 15 November 1924 Reply to Doc. 369. [Max] Grossmann, [Otto] Möckel, and [John] Hill maintain it is the top and the back of a violin that are of highest importance for the quality of its tone. Asks whether AE agrees with them. TLS. [44 428]. 514. Recommendation for A. M. Bose [Berlin,] 17 November 1924 Is a friend of Bose and values his character. TLS (Haus der Bücher, Basel, 315, lot 1172, 18/10/67). [81 676]. 515. From Tatiana Ehrenfest-Afanassjewa Leyden, 17 November 1924 Has written Michel Fedoroff twice and requested a list with the names of students in need of assistance. Has received an answer from Pušin in Zagreb. The remaining stu- dents do not receive enough support from the Serbian government and need help. Won- ders why AE did not mention “Esel R.” (Gonzague de Reynold see Doc. 368) earlier. Edmund Bauer from Strasbourg is with them at the moment. Is glad that Ilse Kayser- Einstein is feeling better. Will inform Paul Ehrenfest about the preprints. ALS. [10 278]. 516. From Hans Albert Einstein [Zurich, ca. 17 November 1924] Has been busy with his exams. Sends his grades. Is proud of his success in performing a survey course alone. Would like to be at the factory in Kiel, and will write Anschütz- Kaempfe in that regard. Hopes to see AE there, too. ALS. [144 047]. 517. From Heinrich Loewe [Berlin,] 17 November [192]4 In Abs. 449 he emphasized the importance of replying to the two letters by Pokrovsky to ensure that the Günzburg library does belong to the library in Jerusalem. Knows that the Executive Bureau in London does not approve of his actions regarding the library. Recommends Benzion Katz to take over the task. Requests a meeting to discuss the is- sue. TTrL. [121 642]. 518. From Leon Steinig Vienna, 17 November 1924 Has been informed by S. Lubowski that AE had agreed to serve as the president of the Weltverband der jüdischen Studentenschaft (see Abs. 473). Expresses his gratitude and asks for AE’s opinion on candidates for vice presidents. TLS. [44 064]. 519. From Arnold Enoch Urbana (Illinois), 18 November 1924 A former student of [Ferdinand G.] Frobenius, [Friedrich] Schottky and others at the Zu- rich Polytechnic, he sends an article on [Albert A.] Michelson’s experiment published in the Chicago Tribune and inquires about the meaning and the possible significance of the new experiment. ALS. [43 635]. 520. To Gonzague de Reynold Berlin, 19 November 1924 Semyon (Simon) Frank has asked him to expedite the disbursement of the funds to the institution mentioned by him and [Tatiana] Ehrenfest-Afanassjewa (see Abs. 484). TLSX. [44 747]. 521. From Robert Henseling Berlin, 19 November 1924 Asks AE to deliver a lecture in support of the Volkshochschule in Potsdam. Plans for two more lecturers: [Eduard] Spranger (“Die geistige Not der Gegenwart”), and one of the directors of the observatory (“Die heutigen Methoden zur Erforschung des Lichtes”). TLS. [44 679].