Visiting Professors

are called upon to undertake a great deal of work which is outside their terms of contract and which often takes them away for appreciable periods of time. The universities recognize this, for the work which is done in this way often helps to bring credit to the university and the contacts which are made bring distinguished visitors and may also attract junior staff and research workers of high quality. These commitments are often carried out during vacations and affect the science and medical faculties in Particular. But this visiting is not confined to holders of university appointments, and Boards of Governors and Regional Hospital Boards have been generous in granting leave to distinguished consultants who have been called upon to undertake missions abroad. Apart from the local value, these visits form an important link in the ties Which exist amongst the Commonwealth countries in particular and with foreign Countries and thus also have a national importance. For the visitor they are always an interesting experience but in no sense can they be regarded as a holiday for the work is exacting and the distances which have to be travelled may be very great. New groups ?f people may be met every few days and the visitor is often strained by the hospitality and by the feeling that he has to appreciate the local circumstances and not make any statements which can be misinterpreted. In this issue of the Journal, Professor Lennon gives an account of one of these visits