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9a

Note on (2)

The visiting investigators are to be selected for special jobs. First recommendation is Alan A. Boyden, Rutgers, who can be obtained on leave (if all else furnished, no salary needed) for 4-4 months ^[[of]] serological studies on endemic vertebrates. This would appear to be the most important investigation that would return worthwhile and note-, as well as newsworthy results in minimum time regarding relative age of closely related species of both birds and reptiles on the various islands, and on Cocos where a species of Galapagos finch occurs. At another time a first rank ornithologist or botanist might be sent to the laboratory under a similar arrangement for special investigations.

Note on (3), (4), [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] (5) ^[[and (6)]]
Whichever of these lines of research is represented in the person of the resident director could in the beginning at least be omitted from the resident staff. However, resident director would have almost enough to do running the laboratory; at best, he could spare only limited time for research work during the first year.

^[[Director should have one clerical (secretarial) assistant. I remember how much Hildehand had to do at Beaufort; during new building]]