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appointment not only because of the Department's interest in the Middle
Ages but also in the hope that Herzfeld would work with some Princeton
students in the Department of Oriental Studies, who were eager to train
in Islamic archaeology. 28
The third was young W. A, Campbell, Master of Fine Arts at
Princeton mgna c m laude in 1930, presently Associate Professor of Arts
half-time at Wellesley, end supervising the Antioch excsvatfons the other
half. Tk,e consortiun of which Princeton wes part was then seeking renewal
of its concession, and Princeton wanted Czmpbell to continue if it were
extended. But Uellesley intended to appoint him to the Chair in Classics
which became vacant. Accordingly Qr. Mosey persuhded the Director ft
would be good if the Institute should appoint Campbell to a full-time
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position as a staff archeologist to work on whatever explorations it
right bee- interested in. But Dr. Flexner, evidently realizing the
Institute would not engage fn archaeology, presented the appointrent to
the Trustees as one of a young classicist of Merftt's type, who had the
capzeity to take his place in the higher ranks as had Mesitt. This was
true enough. After the Board had approved the appointment, a bad hitch
occurred. Flexner b d left all arr~ngements with &nipbell and Wellesley .
to Dr. Morey, That worthy, cleiming that he was unprepared for the
routine announcement, protested .that he had not informed either of his
action or the Institute's. The episode resulted in mch embarrassment
and a yearms delay, during which Canrpbell accepted the chair at Wellesley
and t h consortium ~
succeeded in renevlng its concession at Antfoch. In
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January, 1937, Flexner pxesented a revised recormendation to the Board; '. -. -.
it approved his nomination of Campbell ss Field Archaeologistkfor t b
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