I sent aboard notes requesting these. He has also taught many on the trip 
to use the dark room. 
Judy assumed an enormous responsibility of caring for almost everything | 
everyone else neglected, and of policing everyone in their own responsibili - j 
ties. She even pitched in to the serum separation, did most of the spectro- j 
photometer hemoglobin deteirminations and many of the hematocrits, and the j 
major part of record keeping and labeling — two of the most enormous chores 
of the entire trip. Having also assumed the role of mediator between us \ 
and the crew on many matters of friction and tact, and of attending to 
the personal problems of many of us, she performed heroically. At times I 
was amused how much she had and did fill the role of both herself and 
of Marion and a bit of Nancy in my department, and thus she was performing ■ 
three jobs simultaneously all a bit to the sacrifice of her first interest: - 
ethnic photography, and I usurped her role in cinematography. With her 
infatuation for our sailor, Ray, we had the necessary home romance of the 
trip, and whenever we would relax and become irresponsible she wisely held 
us to our goals. It was marvelous to have had her on board, and we miss 
her greatly since Honiara. 
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Franqoise suddenly had to speak English — even Pidgin English. She did ’ 
so nobly. Franqoise suddenly had to become a clinician again, she met the t 
challenge with amazing competence and determination. She had to display her ; 
command of neurology again, and taught us all much as a result. She competed 
with Ray and Paul in assuming the horrible long tasks of late night serum 
separation, hematological examinations, and on shore she often did more | 
than her share of physical examinations, and laboratory specimen collecting.!^ 
She was an expert in seamanship and instmcted us all. \ 
Paul joined us in the middle of psychological turmoil, leaving for 
Vila to join the Alpha Helix only a few days after rejoining his family | 
whom he had left for his return to Paris alone during the summer. I did 
not know at all what he had decided while in Paris, and thus he joined us M 
in Vila without any of us knowing' — and not sure that he himself knew — i 
Whither he was going in his private life. It was soon clear that perhaps j 
he was uncertain, but that he had probably decided to return to home and | 
Bethesda for the time being, but our trips to Vila and then all the Banks ^ 
and Torres Islands proved to be an overwhelming task, with very little : 
leisure and no time for private thought. Thus, Paul, on whom I depended i 
very heavily since he was the only one with previous field and island 
experience besides myself, lived up to my expectations, and worked doggedly 
to see that our work was successful. He held more than his own in every- |li 
thing from routine chores of serum separation and hemoglobin determination 
to stool collections and physical examinations. I was very proud of him, | 
and also proud to see how well he took over responsibility for me whenever 
I was off or tied up with something else. The others all had far to go to 
keep pace with Paul's efficiency and also his readiness to work hard and j 
long hours of the day and night. He set a hard pace for everyone to keep j 
up with, and also demonstrated superb clinical and laboratory ability, as 
well as practical common sense in everything pertaining to logistics and [ 
