It ie perhaps auch too early or preaature for ae to speaM; somewlmt of 
persomel, but as tiiis is ti^e more personal letter of the tm you cm coasign 
these furtiier raasr&s to the waste basket and nobo<^ wiil be the wiser, for they 
vSierely come to mind a® I write you about other matters. 
Si Perkiaa, for bis kuoaledge of rspiiles, and misals ia geaerai, 
expert field collector that he is, would alwayg be a useful ffiiEi>editiona,i 7 meaber, 
apiart from his owa piciurest|tt 6 self, fie does mfe* the faculty of keepiag tMags 
fr?. 2 a stagaabiug in spite of duEUiug eTwy 'tiling up, or dom, h& the case may be. 
Fred ZleBmhmmf oiler last trip, siioula be taken aloag is ease 
capacity, for he proved Maeelf a very useful seiaber of tlie crow, taking care of 
eehiaoderas, preservation of invertebrates in general, exid bottom seoplea nt 
anchorages siid o'tiierwise. 
John I do not need te mention one way or another. I take it he will 
be the bs|>t«iin <0 pleniet a.® usu&l* 
Bsy Elliott certainly "did noble" ae tiie expression goes in getting me ^ 
birds and bats, and I would hope to see him « aesber of come future trip for bird® 
end whatever service he could render* I ho,.re he proved as useful in the assis't-* 
ance h© was able to render yo'U on board aao ashore. 
Carl, ileck, and iioa, it foes :wlthout saying, were of incalculable 
asBistance at all tixes. I'o Carl I owe a aiBsber of dtseoveries that I never 
would have stusbled. ors, sac. ilsck s-nd bon, as sieobere of the dredge boat crew, 
were well nigh iadlspen sable. But tJ.i®se three are regular mesbere of your crew ■ 
&id I ho;.;.© will aiwsys be with you. In fact, I have aotiilng but praise for each 
and eveiy ember of the ci’ew. fo Bob I Bm ever grateful fox* hlfi ever willing 
agsistence. 
Aad now, with the gi'*eatest reluctance, I aeatloB e isstter that perhaps 
I should not bring up at tide or any other time. If tiie Job 11 Salisbury filled 
will b© vacant or you might otiiergise have room for & personal assistant ss you 
suggested for se last year, I iifould like to give sy ovi son b. taste of wh&t your 
expeditions are like* ie ie © big husky chap, 6 foot, 13Q pounds, &nc^ a itill,iag 
worxer, who will give a good, industrio'UB ficcoust of himself. I do hate to drag 
any part of sy family into this discussion, but the youngster gradufc'tss from 
high school this year* Since he will be but seveateea in June, I asa sssidiag nim 
back 'to high school for a poet greauatc year &'b a stop gap, for I do not want 
hi® to f o to college until eighteen years of age# In® older tney are, the more 
eeriously they taka their college tr&iaiEg. H© co'uld. live sno work with the 
ere® a® il did, Fle&ee do not hesitate to say that you are dated or filled up, 
for I don’t exactly feel right or at liberty in bringing the ma'tter up, sad only 
do so because shoola you go next wiater, it fails right bet*©en high school and 
college <md woula not break «£» his reg'oler schooling, the year af'ter, he sust 
go to college, for I m a great stickler for regular atteadane® at school. 
Over and beyond all the foregoing, if you sho'uld be inclined to 'taxe 
along any guest scimtista on your next Galapagos cruise, a coral or rock special- 
ist would fit in well and would profit from the dredged isaterial as well as fTO® 
what shore collecting they might ythei*wiae accojapli sh. rlsase bear in minci what 
I said s.t 'the top of this page, and chuck, these "personnel® ranarks in the waste 
b&®.iet if you prefer. So that they cen b® spui-los versenkt, I*ve had tiiea put on 
a separate sliest* 
