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confidentially ex2ressed misgivings to the Director at what the other
wanted. Thus Ueyl wrote that he found no stimulus in the prospect of
close association with either Einstein or Veblen, though he conceded that
Veblen would mke an excellent "leading spirit" in the School. &awhile
Veblen wrote that he saw little rezson for Weylts insistence on the ac-
cession of an algebraist, slnce Professor J. H. M. Wedderburn of the
Dcipartment was one of the best in the Fl-r raid what he
could to al1evfs:e these concern. While the prospects undoubtedly
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alarmed Weyl, they stiffened Veblen's detemination and sped his planning, \
Be wrote Dean Elsenhast proposing a policy of complete freedom between the I
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two institutions in the transfer of personnel from one to the other. (See \ :
p. I&?) Eisenhart agreed with Flexner that discussion of such problems 1
must =wait Yeblenws return to Princeton, observing quietly: "from my
knowledge of Veblen I know that his mind will raise ~ n questions y and
we csnnot go fnto long-range dfscussions of them. d8
Meanwhile Mr. Bamberger had insisted that Dr. Einstein's salary
2nd retirement annuity with its contfngent cmitment to his wife as
sul~ivor be made equal to Veblea's. Einstein agreed gracefufly, saying
that it was clear he would need the addftional money to help friends and
relatives in Genrany. 39
It soon became apparent that the action embarrassed the Director,
undoubtedly because he had intended to offer Dr, Weyl more than he had to
efther Einstein or Veblen. In nld-August when Weyl and Aydelotte, who
visited him, cabled that he needed a written offer for his negotiations
with the Ministry of Educatfon, Flermer shaved perturbation, and aaked
Hr. Bamberger to call a meeting of the Executive Cumnittee in Hev York to
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