The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-19
German Physicist To Be In U. s. Five Months
 Yearly
By GENE COIN NEA Service Writer

New York. - Professor Albert Einstein, whose genius as a physi-
 cist and mathematician Is second
 only to his humanitarian Ideals.
 will cross the Atlantic soon to dedicate his great mind to Ameri-
 cas- newest and most earnest scien- tific dream.
 This dream appears. under the
 commonplace working title of "The
 Institute for Advanced Study" Yet
 its aims recall the visions of Sirf-
 clair Lewis "Arrowsmith." Un-
 hampered by any endowment de- | mands, unattach to any univer- | sity, given free rein and complete freedom. the institute will seek to
 reach for those earnest men and women who. having left the uni- | versailles behind them. represent
 the most jealous of postgraduate
 researchers and students.
 While no faculty has yet been
 gathered and while no student has
 as yet been accepted, Professor
 Einstein Is chosen to become the 1 frst-and perhaps the outsta nding ---faculty member. He has agreed { to devote five months a year to this ] ideal and has accepted life ap- | pointment as head of the institutes school of mathematics. The insti- | ute Is to open next autumn and will be situated at or near Prince | ton, N. J.
 Plan Already Two Years old For while $5,00O.000 has been
 set aside as gift from l.. Bam- berger, Newark, N. J., department
 store magnate, the widely-adver- A !, .k<.Bb ts. tas,tx | from this particular project. Since | this is to be. unique among the na- | tion's educational and scientific en- | terprises and since it is building | toward an important future, there 1 is, for once, no hurry. Two years ! already have passed since the
 idealistic plan was first mentioned. Directing the institute Is Dr Abraham F1exner, one of the great contemporary medical researchers
 whose efforts. discoveries and writ
 ings talk ealmost page of Who's
 Who" to recite.
 Scientists and scholars who are
 elected to it's ranks not only will
 have unlimited opportunity for pefsonaI work but can at the same
 time train q new generation. Fa-
 vorable opportunity will be pre-
 scented for carrying on any impor- tant investigation.
 There is DO such institute in the
 United States today" explains Dr
 Flexner. "The number of students is relatively unimportant; the quail
 ity of individual work is what is
 sought. The staff will comprise men and women of highest stand
 ing in their respective fieldsa offer
 ing them an opportunity for ad-
 vanced study secure from. outside
 distraction"
 Varied Student Body Anticipated The point. of course. being that
 economies too often steps in to prevent some worthy and useful person from giving full time, ener- i gy and attention to work. Scholar
 ships and fellowships will elimin- ate money problems. All races. re- ligions and both sexes will be eligi- ble as workers and students. we are pledged to assemble both scientists and pupils willing to devote themselves to pushing hu- man knowledge to beyond it's pres. cnt limits" continues Dr Flexner.
 "Also We want to train the young
 CT men and women to carry on.
 The faculty will not be distracted from their own creative efforts by too many students. The selection,