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61. Flexner to Veblen, 12/9/32; 12/13/32.
62. Flemer to Veblen, 12/22/32. Veblen to Flelaer, 12/24/32.
63. Minutes, Trustees' meeting, 1/9/33, pp. 4-7, Terms of Alexander's
appointment: salary, $10,000, with 10Z in joint contributions to
T.I.A.A. Retfrement at age 65, unless deferred by agreement. Ef-
fective date, lO/l/33.
64. Flexner to Van h'emann, 1/9/33; to Eisenhart, 1/9/33. It would ap-
Dear that Flexner sub~itted the nm~ination to the Board, and that
the Board declined to approve it, probably on the ground that the
Institute should not take more sen from the University. Professor
Veblen did not know of t5e change in plsns until 1710/33, when he
noticed the omission of Von h'eurnznnts natie in the Timesi
he later received a letter from Flexner. (~rs. Veblen's diary,
which noted tkt "Osuald was very mad.*')
65, Hinutes, Executive Cornittee meeting, 1/28/33. Terms of Pon Neu-
rsnn's appointment were identical with those of Alexander, except
thzt the effective date was 4/1/33.
&spite this appointment, Dr. Wignes remained 6s half-ti% prafes-
sor of mathmatical physics at the University, and as will be seen
shortly, the University canvassed the field for a man to take the
Jones research professorship, (See p.182) Dr. Wigner accepted a
full professorship at Wisconsin in 1937, returning ta Prinmton
and the Jones chair in 1938.
67. Flexner to L, Bamberger, 3/29/33.
68. Flexner to Veblen, .10/26/32.
69, Veblen to Weyl, Ltf11/32,
70. Flener to Veblen, 12 113132; 7/31/33.
71. Flexner to Veblen, 12/11/35.
72. Minutes, School of Mathematics faculty meeting, 12/14/35. Pie-r
to tbeblen, 12/20/35,
73. Veblen to Flexner, 12/19/35. Flexner to Veblen, 12/23/35.
74. Minutes, Trustees1 meeting, 1/27/36, p. 5.
75. Flexner to Veblen, 4/5/39.
76. Veblen to Flenet, 12/2/32; 12/13/32.