Part 1 - The Institute Libraries - Institute for Advanced Study

Meanwhile, in Jznuary 1932, the Director told the Trustees
that nothing had caused him to change his mind about the plans embodied
in his Confidential Memorandum of the 26th of Septemhr, 1931, He re-
capitulated Its ma in points brief ly, and moved its adoption by the
Board. The Trustees approved it "in principle. "18 .
The Director expressed the hope that he would be able to
first
present thelnonination a t the annual rneetfng. Ironically, the By-Laws
were emended at this meeting to elirninzte entirely the provision for
faculty Trustees. Insteed, three members of the faculty would be cbsen
to sit with and advise the Board, without voting, each to serve not more
than three years. This was the untoward result of an effort Ffexner
made to provide for an increase in the n*mber of Trustees to accomodate:
three faculty members to be elect& by the Members of the Corporatfon
19
when the faculty b d been recruited. But the Director did not accept
this amendment as a permanent settlerwnt of the ratter; he secured its
repeal in April 1933, and the reinstaterrent of the provision for faculty
members without number as voting Trustees. 20
Though none of the memorandums or letters carrying sdvices
ui.ich Flexner had solicited during his travels is available, having
probably been left at kgnetausn where he prepared his Confidential
Memorandum for the Trustees, there is s0me carrespondence available in
camrent on the first Bulletin issued, and on the drafts of the Canfiden-
tfaf Memorandum, as well as some in answer to the letters of inquiry
sent out at the direction of the Cormittee on Site, A sampling of these
advices and c mnts may prove to be interesting. In this correspondence