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the greatest interest, nevertheless, on assuming the directorship 
of the Bureau of Science, he threw himself into the work of 
its organization and development with an energy, industry, and 
ability that could not fail to bring success to his efforts. In 
this Bureau, with its various divisions, biology (including 
medicine, general biology, botany, and entomology), chemistry, 
mining, ethnology, ornithology, and fisheries, there was not one 
division in the work and development of which he did not 
take a deep interest, and, more than this, he knew what work 
was being carried on in each division and much of its value. 
Moreover, he planned. and followed with great interest and 
attention, bom of a clear insight and knowledge of chemical 
problems, practically all of the investigations carried on in the 
chemical laboratory. In this remarkable breadth of interest and 
in the comprehensiveness of his knowledge he will always hold 
a unique position in the history of scientific work. It is not 
too much to say that no bureau chief in these Islands ever had 
the welfare of his bureau more at heart than Paul C. Freer 
and none have fought harder and with a greater persistence 
than he did to secure the annual appropriation from the Gov- 
ernment, necessary to carry on the scientific work here. With 
all this, and apart from his natural ability, he brought to the 
Bureau and maintained there an exalted professional standard. 
Nevertheless, his directorship in this institution has been arduous 
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and complex and has required the exercise of the very highest 
qualities of the mind. 
One of his early aims was the establishment of a scientific 
journal to be published by the Bureau of Science, and this was 
accomplished as soon as the necessary legislation was enacted 
Government 
Journal 
of Science) , of which he was the editor, he took a remarkable 
pride and interest. He was an editor in every sense of the 
word, and but few realize the number of hours he spent at this 
work, preparing manuscript for the printer. Often have I found 
him at home on his holidays with a large pile of articles by 
his side, and sometimes he would spend many hours of the day 
correcting and rewriting poorly prepared manuscript with a 
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