In 1918 some suggested that a chair at the Collège de France, which he undoubtedly deserved, would lift Baire's depression, helping him to regain his intellectual vigour, but apparently these suggestions never materialised.
Sa 1918 ilang iminungkahi na ang isang upuan sa College de France, kung saan siya sigurado marapat, ay pag-angat ng Baire's depression, pagtulong sa kanya na mabawi ang kanyang intelektwal na kalakasan, ngunit apparently ang mga mungkahing ito ay hindi kailanman materialised.