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Dr. Herklots has published some work that he did with me in Physiological Anatomy and is now preparing the work he did at

He has very Cambridge with Dr. F.F. Blackbum for publication.

man

definite scientific ability and distinct capacity for original research, and from the point of view of a purely scientific career

I am not sure that he is wise to become a candidate for this post.

On the other hand, Dr. Herklots has wider interests and I am not

at all sure that he is really going to settle down to the comparatively narrow life of the specialist in science. point of view I think he is wise to apply for this post in Hong Kong

and I think he would utilise his opportunity there to good

From that

advantage. He is a very good general biologist with considerable capacities of draughtsmanship, and would be likely to do good and interesting work when brought in contact with a new flora and fauna.

He He is also interested in other aspects of human activity.

is a very good photographer and keen organiser, and I think he may

discover wider fields of activity if he takes up such a post as

this. He is very keen on games; he played cricket with the

staff, though I can't say he is a great cricketer. He plays a

very good game of hockey, is a first rate shot with a rifle, and on

the personal side is a very keen, active enthusiastic young man who

makes a very pleasant colleague on the staff. I am sure he will

be a great success if appointed to this post, and I think on the

whole it would be a very valuable experience for him. The danger

seems to me to be that his interests are so diverse that he finds