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in light of hfs views that Mr. Bsrnberger did not change his attitude
toward the right of the Director to consult with the faculty of the
Instf tute, who with the Director himself were described as memployees*in
the By-bus. 7
Indeed, the significznt cbnge in attitude on this problem
occurred in Dr. Flexner who, bving fought resourcefully for a moderate
and reesonable faculty sbre in decisions fn academic matters, uas to
turn against it decisively, But that was in his old age, and after msny
scars and battles. One will have to decide when the story is told i
whether it was his experience with a faculty or his lack of it that was
responsible for the change.
Habits were established early within the Board, and even after .
was
the Founders nminzlly withdrew as active Trustees, Mr. Bs&erger/recog-
nized as the overriding authority in all wtrers: expenditures, election
of new Trustees, and appointments to all the cornittees of the Board.
The other Trustees realized that this was so, and they also-knew that
nothing of moment was submitted for their o m approval without havfng
first been approved by Hr. Bamberger. Moreover, they realized that Dr.
F l m r , who worked closely and hamoniausly with the Founder's original
advisers, was the most successful pleader of the hstltute's cause. He
took pains to keep his powers of persuasion bright and useful; this oc-
casfoned some resort to the arts of others, as in the case of the b
mittee on Site, and the employment of Dr. Weyl. But despite these de-
vices, Flexnes bore the main burden of planning and persuasion, and all
the responsibflity for ordering the development of the Institute,
Board meetings bad gulckly settled into a routine. La tbe