excellent Judgwenft and 
including professional astteopologlsts, 
scholar sM scientist lie tacit® the bluest respect 
Teaching Ability * Teaching was m iiportaat requirement 
►' asd, as la tbe mm of other assigamwifes* 
this phase of Ms work to our entire satisfaction, 
fwHwr by choice* Me cue objection to the work at headquarters ia 
Washington being the al ice of teaeMag. to i» able to eoswmlcate 
effec ' /ely whether it i§ to statists# tollwqpes* or laymen. 
greative eM Research Coa^eteace* Publication ef Br» Foster * s 
reeesiirWIe'H the Smithsonian .1® given la 
"aspire*s Children ** The Bcople of Tsinttunbaan'' and "Sierra mpoUrn 
_" copies of which must be available to yea, to here consider 
of theme publication® to be ©f & high order. Is addition* at tJ 
to left us to was working ©a a book based os his researches ia 
M to creative compete®®®* ay owe feeling 1® that Sr, Foster 
an excellent idea mm. It was to who put farwsrd the idea of having 
hi® field men in the Institute work with the Public toalth officials 
as advisors ia methods of winning the eonfideaee of native peoples. 
The report Jr. Fester issued ©a the result® ef this cooperative . 
undertaking tot received mvy &i$b ooswesdetiois free* may sources, 
the 9. S. Public Health Service toe used this report in the following 
publicationss 
10 Xeers of Co© 
o i-ijj-TTii#l iftV '-1' 
Aewriea 
Health pro. 
in Latin 
Public Health leports. Pages 8bX-8§7. Issued 
Septeidier &9§3 
'•'"■■/TV'S'W*W**F'W J-w'iWr'' 
staa up* I would say that Ur. Foster toss 
research and creative abilities. 
outstanding 
.© Services 1 am sot certain that 2 under stand em&etly what 
you would TmOTewaier this hiding. Bp. Foster to® gives & very 
high degree of public service not only ia the results accomplished 
through Ms researclwHi but ale® by the very happy cooperative relation¬ 
ships he developed In. the countries ia which the institute functioned. 
Thi® wee an important aim of the .State topertaent * s entire program ©f 
cooperation with .American Republics. Br. Foster * s portion of thie 
program was cwmlnently successful due ia large part to his keen 
interest in and understanding of people and their problems and his 
ability to inspire the confidence and respect of people® of all walk® 
of life. 
X do not know anyone who would be better equipped to fill this 
Joint Professorship than is Dr. Foster, to i® not only a well-qualified 
arid highly regarded anthropologist but* in the cooperative project he 
