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A HISlPORY OF THE INSTITUTE PO3 ADV
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CE-IAPTER XI TLiE SELECTICY OF A SC
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The Director was starching for spac
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Apri 1, 1957, the Director said: Th
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Institute flexible and ready to exp
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It is my hope...that this Suilding
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the University on leave of a5sence,
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plans were designed to encourage th
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erger ... 1 am going to P!ew York o
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t5em Pall as soon as Fuld gall was
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k?ho, then, could have raised the s
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But at the end of Yarch, strong act
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3. If a deficit actually exists at
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to rcccive complete confirmation of
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leave England with the reflection t
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Mr. Bambcrger's answer was reassuri
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The minutes next placed Mr. Veblen
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and upkeep. 65 . Flemcras first con
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eport, explaining how thc small sav
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of the income caw from subventions.
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Aydelotte to collect and submit dat
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t e Comittee recomnded that the joi
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not welcoxe his influence there, as
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:he usual 5X of salaries. The total
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atfon was to take care of the whole
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The Trustees understand that you fe
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the Director was able only to repor
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t survey matters of retirement, pen
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were superseded by Mr. Bamberger's
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CHAPTER IX - NOTES Brand Blanshard,
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Flexner to Aydelotte, 8/7/40. Aydel
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71. Minutes, TrusteesQ meting, 1/25
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100. Fiinutes, Trusteesq meting, 1/
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in the United States. He made himse
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nstitute during the evol- ion of th
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The Trustees were cautioned that th
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too, full and free discussion suffe
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I should feel less pessimistic abou
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function which he understood a sele
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the 30th June, 1946) or continue be
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I did not dare to count too much on
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The Director's next recornendation
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'-. keyed closely to that of the Ro
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properly rebuked his predecessor, a
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hamoniously in planning for the fut
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, lydelotte from changing his inten
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tentatively first fox the 22nd Kove
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By the time this Cornittee's first
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said firmly what he knew was the tr
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of the suggested policies, said Ayd
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The next draft submitted by Aydelot
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November, 1944 for the purpose of m
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Comittee had decided to adopt any o
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great satisfaction that the Board s
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dentical in rer.3ership witt- the E
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mnts subject to what other conditio
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Switzerland, both of whom had been
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ossible heretofore for the Trusters
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k. Stewart knew that Dr. Viner was
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1. Xewark Evening, News, 3/13/41. 2
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We may be certain that, if still he
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advice. This Mr. Bamberger asked me
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59. Ibid,, p. 12. Also see Minutes,
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78. - fbid. 79. Interview with Miss
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At my cmnittee's first maeting I wa
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convenience. We sf-.auld like to pu
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After saying this, Z am going to ta
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With "the agre~inent" of the Board,
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Naturally 1 will consider in confid
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Director's retirenent reached the p
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After the circulation of a short bi
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considered him early in 1945 with P
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Oppenheimr has been a very great in
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answering numerous calls for his ad
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enjoyed the cooperation of a distin
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arnes Conant, both of whom had been
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had the time to do justice to the o
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It is possible that the decision ha
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tions are initiated by the School o
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Hr. Bamberger at weekly luncheons 5
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hich had resulted from studies at t
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21. Minutes, Faculty meeting, 11/18
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on E0/19/45. The war servfce of the
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preparation of a ha~dbaak fox use o
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fessor Siegel, who had just returne
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fac~tity member. b. An adequate off
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when Professor Earle nominated Dr.
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--. 1s the broad cultural developme
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a superlative classicaX scholar." T
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ext ten years, even if it had not S
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, i consultant to Standard Oil Conp
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There is no reason to think it acco
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nature of "a? associate professorsh
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:hey xealized it wo4:ld rct support
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invite as your salaried house-guest
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Under the circumstznces, I would fi
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leclined several attractive offers,
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of two years, the Director asked hi
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... The School of Ecanonics has tak
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an Institute activity, 42 Dr. Oppen
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Fergusson, found their intellectual
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' The s~comendation went to the Boa
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oon Professor Veblen's driving ambi
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unless he had produced writings upc
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and were cordially w elcmd by the D
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easurer and Dr. Oppenheirrer with a
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The record, made first by Yr. Lilie
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%ass, who disegreed hotly, on the g
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he duties of the Presidevt and the
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other agencies." k%ilc the pcsizicn
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c re to specify in the letters 05 a
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Fund, He later arranged for a most
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erntiors, bat shell not vote. They
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e-elected to serve until 1955, and
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so rapid. Nevertheless, the Faculty
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was treated. Wnufd the appointment
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fndow to the secand floor of the nc
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also a member of the Faculty Comitt
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With regard to the substantive issu
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emphasized research in their activi
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-- nor fruin the lack of enthusias~
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in the central scientific and cultu
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uilt up over more than thirty years
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have enormously complicated univers
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20. Minutes, Trusteesg Meeting, 12/
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58. Joseph and Stewart Alsop, Re Ac
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?I. Lewis to Aydelotte, I0/25/45. 9
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ay he precticahfe fifter r:; dczezs
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the institction whic?. should affor
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It is FJ~ pdrpose tc dc-:>te our en
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of oppxtunities whic5 they will enj
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It is no art of bur imed'ate intent
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The nenes of the Trustzes selected
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C~ex Sir: LETTER ADDXESSED BY POLTX
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nr any other direction unless separ
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To the Trustees of the Institute fo
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mature men conscious of their vast
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devised; its burden should be light
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made up oE mt--re schnl~rs, presma5
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do indeed cxist in Axrica i r i ccn
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scholars, scie~tists, snd p?..lloso
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tfiey ere not at the vlry fcr.crtda
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obvicusly of c3.e world of action,
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cen be discuntinurd. In t5es.e resp
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sc\crc should 'cc cpen to all ccnr:
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t t 1 ~ zrbeiten, ~ ~ werig publizi
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keep to tkis stardsrd. IJE sh213 f
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(6) T53t the I;-a.stitute shcsrld S
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7 R e Tr+rstezs s'~c:lld reccgnize
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are faced wirh t5is resp011sibi1it-
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nen: anl in tke advancement of 'rn~