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Oxford, he should seek to reopen negotfatfons vlth President Dodds and
Dean Efsenhart. Then Plexner sent copies of the correspondence to Eisen-
hart saying he had not mentioned the possibility of an appointment to
Schroedinger, and believed also that "our men played fair. The mt-
ter apparently termi~ted here.
A year lster Professor Einstein wrote Flexner as follows:
Iately I b ve been czrrying on a scholarly correspondence
uith Schro~dinger. In my judgrent he would be a uonderful
acquisition for our Institute. He wrote me of the intent
To accept a czll to Graz, since he is 6t Oxford only on a
courtesy call, so t o say; there is no real opportunity there
for a scholar in theoretical physics.
I believe that the influential people at princeton, after
open discussions, would not have opposed a call to Schsm-
dinger to our Institute...beczuse of hfr refusal of the call
to Princeton. One could hardly take amiss the striving of
such an outstanding scholar for a position which promises
him the opportunity ta contribute his learning as completely
as possible., -109
The Schroedinger matter is a delicate om, which f cannot., .
settle without talking with you and your colleagues as well
as the Princeton people. I will take the matter up.,.uith-
out delay when we are a11 together once more, Schroedinger
made a blunder that embarrassed both me and the Institute,
but f shall handle the matter with evexy posssble discretion
and with every desire to do the best for him as well as for
us.-. 110
The Director called the School faculty together for the first
time on the 8th of October, 1935. Though it was his purpose to discuss
this matter, no mentjon was mde of it in theminutea. But sclwething
had so disturbed him that he suggested, probably to Veblen alone before
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the meeting, that he wanted to attend future meetings of the group, It !
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appears Oeblcn refused; the mlnutes ahow only that henceforth &. won I
Reurrenn would act a8 liaison between the Director and his colleagues, ,
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