202 SIR WILLIAM FLOWER chap, xiv 



After referring to the various activities men- 

 tioned in previous pages and noting his papers on 

 the natives of the Andaman Islands, the writer 

 adds : — 



All those who have been his colleagues in the council of the 

 Institute will recall the memory of his zeal in their service, his 

 ready help when occasion called for it, and his wise counsel, 

 which was available alike to the body at large and to the indi- 

 vidual student. 



Writing on July i6, 1903, Mr. Francis Galton 



says : — 



Though our lines of study lay for the most part in different 

 directions, and the statistical interests common to us both led to 

 scientific opposition as regards the validity of methods, ... I 

 should like to take this opportunity of speaking most emphati- 

 cally and most affectionately of his kindliness and courtesy. 

 They were combined with sound judgment, strong common 

 sense, and wide knowledge. He made one of the best of chair- 

 men, and was, I think, more universally beloved by his con- 

 temporaries than almost any other scientific man whom I have 

 known. 



