In 1959 he gave up the position of Bursar, hoping for a quite couple of years before he retired, but he was invited to become Principal of Hertford College so the last years of his career were anything but quiet.
In 1959 he gave up ang posisyon ng tesorero, hoping para sa isang lubos na ilang taon bago siya nagretiro, ngunit siya ay inanyayahan na maging Principal ng Hertford College kaya ang mga huling taon ng kanyang karera ay anumang ngunit tahimik.