Part 1 - The Institute Libraries - Institute for Advanced Study

mising.> His great vzlue to Fleer was, of course, his academic
authority; hovever, like Veblen, on whom the Director relied for the
same sure guidance in mathematics, Morey was to prove difficult of as-
similation into Flexner's plans for the whole Institute, which did not
always go as far as Morey wished.
In what follows, it may be difficult to understand the Director's
attitude toward the Departrent without bearing in mind that, with the
Founders, he felt unGer the obligation to make some restitution to.the
University for having drawn so heavily on the Department of Mathematics
in builZing the School of Mathematics. Corollary to that was the fact
that Professor Veblen coninually applied pressure for faculty government,
even when the School of Mathematics was the only faculty present. It was
absolutely necessary for Flexner to rely upon an unimpeachable academic
authority, therefore, inxieking his recomnendztions. But Professor Veblen
apparently questioned the good faith of Professor Horey in the first of
his recowrendatiow, and it appears from the defensive statements Dr. 1
Flexner made at certain of the Trustees' meetings, apparently without I \
context or reason, that the mzthematician was inclined to resist every 1
appointment which was not for the School of Hathem~tics. For Plexner not I
to have had backing as distinguished in the htmranities as he received 1
from Veblen in the School of Hathematics would have been disastrous for
him.
In the light of this background, it becomes understandable
that after several consultations betveen them, Dr. Horey presented Plex-
ner with a memorandum for professors and research essistanta which rep-
resented the interests of both men. These wre prefaced by a description