American Consulate General,
15 Merriog Square,
Dublin, Irisi Free State.

December 29, 1930.

Dr F. J. Halpin,

American Consulate,
Southampton.

Dear Doctor Halpin:
I have been tabulating the mental test results 5 fren

Southampton and they are of such a nature to make me
wonder whether the tests have been given correctly. I

know that you do not have time to sit in on eases when

tests are given. Accuracy necessarily depends on Miss

Seamen and the way she is known to have handled the matter
before increases my suspicion that all may not be well.

Thig Southampton work is of such importance to my general
study that I would like definitely to know whether the
reported results can be relied on. If they can it will
be extremely interesting and will greatly please me.

What I would like is for you without mentioping
my doubts to Miss Seamen, for this would spoil it, to

 @bserve out of the corner of your eye what me is doing

with these cases.

I want to suggest that as you may have time you sit
in on some complete Gases,observg how long it takes her to
run through them, how accurately she keeps the time on the
various tests, whether she allows the correct time for them
etc. and also to observe how long it takes her to do cases
that you do not sit in om. Do of course anything else that
will help you to come to definite conclusions as to whether
her work is reasonable reliable.

I would like the manes of cases that you sit in on
and keep time on so I Gan compare the ‘weeeeee with each
other and with these i have.
| How are cases ian selected? This may have something
to do with the results.

Qnecthing I am wondering is whether Miss Seamen is partially
comleting some.of the tests in the absence of the ee
supposed te be. examined.

I amagoing te Colegne on the Sth and te “Meteors for :
about a month on the 12th. Write me at one of. these places
if you come to any conclusions.

Wishing you and Ere Halpin a happy aga niebagntex New
Year. - = aes , :

Sincerely yours,

Lawrenee Kolb,