July 31st, 1888: The Dean’s reply

The Dean to the Director of the Faculty of Sciences

The wish expressed by the Faculty of Sciences to have a few premises to use in the way you have written in your letter dated July 19th, is absolutely correct.
For that reason, I feel very sorry, because there are no available premises, and at present I cannot fulfill any of your requests.
I shall not, though, forget to take note of your requests, so that it could be possible to satisfy them, as soon as a favorable situation would come up.
Therefore, I would be grateful to the Faculty of Sciences, if you could submit some specific proposal about that project. I would immediately put myself at it, trying to put it in practice, if it does not overcome the boundaries of my responsibilities. Even in the last case, I would try to patronize your cause with the Ministry, in order to be achieved as soon as possible.

Please receive my warmest regards together with my profound esteem
The Dean