8 7 8 C A L E N D A R O F A B S T R A C T S 1 9 2 5 70. From The Torchbearer (Charles King) Birmingham, 3 August 1925 Sends an article about a school to be established in January 1926 in Geneva, in the build- ing now occupied by the International Labour Office, that is expected to be recognized by the ICIC and supported by funds from the Rockefeller Foundation. Requests assis- tance with making the school known and recruiting pupils from Germany. ALS. [45 122]. Encloses the following: a statement by G. Murray, praising King’s qualifica- tions as an educator TD [45 123] a statement by A. D. Lindsay, Master of Balliol Col- lege, Oxford [45 124] and a statement by King on “An International School of the Future,” on the “dream of the Torchbearer for an international educational centre for the dissemination of its principles and of its practices” that would be “a first-class and rep- resentative body of teachers, students in training, and school-pupils, and through them a larger section of educators, and therefore ultimately of the peoples of the future with a missionary spirit of internationalism” TD. [45 125]. There is a note in AE’s hand on the reverse of p. 4 of the latter document: “Ilse bringen, damit sie mir drüber berichtet.” Sub- sequently, Ilse Kayser wrote an abstract of the letter. ALF [45 126]. 71. From Nicolas von Raschevsky Wilkinsburg (Pa.), 3 August 1925 With reference to AE’s statement regarding Miller’s experiments (see Doc. 13), reminds of their conversations during the 1923 meeting of the German Physical Society and sends a short paper (possibly Raschevsky 1924), requesting comments. The gravitational equations in their current form may not represent the size of the effect, but some arbi- trary parameters may turn up during calculations, in a manner similar to Thirring’s ro- tating disk, where the centrifugal force of the Earth’s rotation also cannot be rendered quantitatively. TLS. [17 262]. 72. From Deutsche Buch-Einkaufs-Gemeinschaft [Berlin,] 4 August 1925 Founded in Berlin in April 1924, the Deutsche Buch-Einkaufs-Gemeinschaft aims to produce good and inexpensive books in an elegant and appropriate edition, making them affordable to all strata of society. For a festive issue of its newsletter on 1 September, celebrating the successes of its volumes, the publisher requests a contribution by AE, and encloses gift copies of Plassmann 1925, Deri 1924, and Gobineau 1925. TLS. [43 378]. The verso of p. 3 contains a note by Elsa Einstein to the effect that AE returned only recently and deeply regrets being unable to respond to their request. He accepts the books with thanks. [43 379]. Also, a note by AE that the friendly request only reached him too late, since he has been away the entire month of August. AD. [43 380]. 73. From Drei Masken Publishing House Munich, 5 August 1925 Sends the first two volumes of a new book series, Russell 1926 and Haldane 1925, and requests AE’s opinion or possible essay on this series on contemporary scientific and cultural problems. TLS. [43 567]. 74. From Asociación Politécnica del Uruguay Montevideo, 7 August 1925 Informs that AE has been unanimously elected honorary member of the institution. Signed by V. Betendrios, president, and L. Fiamataro, secretary. TLS. [30 204]. 75. From Auguste Piccard [Brussels,] [7] August 1925 Attaches a copy of proofs of Piccard and Kessler 1925 for AE’s opinion. Characterizes Maurice Lecat (1884–1951), a mathematician, chemist, and philosopher, as very com- petent but paranoid, abrasive, and too Germanophile nothing can be done for him in Belgium. ALS. [19 209].