The text of a letter sent to Dr. Abraham Flexner’s friends over his signature, explaining his resignation as Director of Studies and medical Education of the General Education Board was published by the New York World. It bears out the statements of his brother Bernard, a lawyer, and of officials of the General Education Board, that there is no ill feeling connected with his retirement.
“To my friends,” the letter began. “You will probably be surprised to learn that in the reorganization of the various Rockefeller boards I have retired. Mr. Rockefeller offered me a post of equal dignity and importance, but on careful reflection I felt that my presence under the new conditions might prove an embarrassment to those who had the responsibility of conducting the new organization and I therefore declined to accept his offer.
“I retire with the most cordial and friendly personal relations with all those with whom I have been so closely associated during the last fifteen years. While I am naturally sorry that my connection with the particular work which I have been doing is interrupted, the work itself will not suffer. It is understood between all of us that I am to be available for counsel or cooperation, which is itself the best proof that there has been no personal tension of any kind whatsoever. I write this because I thought you might be concerned on personal grounds.”
HEBREW UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE MEETS
Dr. Leo Wolman of the New School for Social Research and expert on labor for the Joint Palestine Commission, was the principal speaker at a dinner last night attended by members of the American Scientific Committee of the Hebrew University. Dr. Solomon Lowenstein presided.
F. Julius Fohs, oil geologist, spoke on “Earthquakes in Palestine and the University.” He urged that a central seismographic station should be established at the University. Dr. K. G. Falk of the Harriman Research Laboratory, discussed the scientific work of the Hebrew University. Alfred E. Kornfeld, who has just returned from a trip to Palestine told of the University’s progress. Several University buildings are now completed and within two years all buildings now in the course of construction and preparation will be in operation, he declared.
A general discussion of the work of the American Scientific Committee was led by Mr. Moisseiff, chairman of the committee.
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