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must have vanished when the Soard announced in its Annual Report for
1924-1925 that it was abandoning its policy of giving grants to insti-
tutions %s wholes .vv29 Even so, Abraham Flemer continued to hope he
could raise the money, But administrative changes occurred within the
University. President Goodnow became ill shortly after his plan was
adopted, atad asked to be retired. The Trustees deferred action on his
request, appointing Dr. Joseph h s , a physicist and to&r clas&nstc
of Flexnerws, as Acting President in January, 1928. Ames was hostile
to the Goodnuu f Ian, as was also Dr. Florence Bmberger, a niece of
Louis Bamberger, who was made bean of the Hopkins undergraduate college
of education during his administration. Anes was appointed President
on the 3rd of June, 1929, to serve until he was retired for hge In
1935. Dr. Bamberger made no secret of her hope that her wealthy uncle
and aunt vould contribute -to the e ndmnt of her college, but they
failed to do The historian of the b p k i made ~ only a ah-,
acidulous reference to the Goodnav Plan:
The faculty was inclined to suspect that he ~Eoodn~f
had confidential. infomtion about prospective large
gifts, assuming that he would not othervise have wn-
tured so drastic a recumendation, but no large gifts
were f orthcm~ing.~~
During his early years vfth the General Education Board
Flexner had enjoyed the confidence and support of his colleagues, and
a partialarly warm and rewarding friendship with the relaxmd, shrewd
and genial Dr. Buttrick, To Abe Flexnes, brillfant, fmegimtive, In-
tense, indefatigable, Buttrick's quality of ease and quiet assured
power were precious, The tvo men cuurplemented each otbr in almost
every way, and each realized the value of the other's talents and