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firmly opposed to the procurement of land 2nd buildings until staffing
was cmpleted, This was the first meting attended by either Mr. Frank-
furter or Professor Veblen. Both tast light an their predelictions.
There were some differences of apinion as to the developrent of economics
in the views expressed by Messrs. Flexner, Stewart and Frankfurter. Stew-
art favored no pemanent appoictment; Frankfurter now opted for an histor-
ical study of economicq as distinguished from the "clinical* examfnatkon
of the "economic plague" advocated by Flexner. ~rofessor Veblen suggested .
that no pemnent staff be employed, but that short-term members on the i
same basis as those assembled by the School of *hthemtics be brought in,
so as not to disturb their academic cionnectians until their suitability
for permanent mployment was determined.'' The suggestion was not as "
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ingenuous as ft sounded. For Professor Veblen had.favored from the be-
ginning a school of economics orgenized around the cvratively new
"sciencew of mathematical economics. Re hsd pointed out to Flexner the
rich opportunities tc get men of this persuasion from among the emig&s
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f rmn Ge~man~.'~ Beyond that, however, he was intent m satisfying the i
needs of the School of Mathematics as he saw thmn, before the other I
schools were organized. The record of his continuous and Ingenious preo-: \
sures for more money for the School of Hathematies, and his unrrrnitting
effort to hasten the purchase of a site, show that, no =tter how much
may have appeared to fevor a representation in the social sciences and
the humanities, he did not favor the developments which the Director
planned.
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Shortly a£ ter the October meeting;'he again asked Flexner to -. . 1
take advantage of the beauttful weather to walk vithblm over various
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