Part 1 - The Institute Libraries - Institute for Advanced Study

the date, the 23rd of April, was zlso inscribed. The scissors were
liberally used. The resu'lting drzft was copied and sent or handed to
Hr. Bzmberger, who on the 24th of ~~sil'sent a copy to Mr. Hardin with
the request that he meet the writer and Dr. Flexner on the follovfng
Monday, the 28th of April. In fox the draft was no longer a codfcfl;
instead, it was a letter to trustees from the founders of a new insti-
tution. (See Appendix Iff) The pseatr.ble stated their intention to
establish an Institute of Higher learning or Advanced Studies, "to the
endowent of which we prapose...ulti~tely to devote our residual
estates, to be situated in the State of New Jerseyom No reference was
made to Newark, or to naming the institution after the State.
The word fluniversityn was conspicuously absent. No definition
of the scope of the institution was given, except that there were to k
no undergraduate activities, no professional schools for the present,
and no teacher-training courses. Only the doctorate or its equivalent
was to be awarded, and the trustees were still admonished "to advance
the ideals" of the institution as before. Requirement of the collegiate
degree for sdmission might be relaxed In exkeptional cases in the dfs-
cxetfon of the faculty and the trustees, Certain d ers of the faculty
might multimately be chosen" to be trustees. No mentfon was made af
their electlon by the faculty, or af special conditions to attract out-
standing scholars to the faculty, or of financial aid to worthy students.
Latitude for changes In details only was left to the Board,
Thfs uaa a barren statement, seemingly reflecting all that re-
mained by way of cmitment on Mr. Bamberger's part after he consented to
move. ft was characteristic of Flemer that he would accept such condi-