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ctiveoncaltechthatwouldallowmetochoosethekey
   elementsonwhichtoworkwiththefaculty--toestablish
   priorities.

whatifoundisamostremarkableititution.thedepthof
   scholarship,therigoroftraining,thecommitmenttothehighest
   idealsofpersonalbehaviormakecaltechaveryecialplace.it
   managestocoveranextraordinaryrangeofscientificandtechnical
   areaswithaminimalfaculty.ithasprovidedsomanynew
   excitementsforonetrainedinbiologythatithasbeenacontinual
   feastforme,andiknowtha

ttherearemanymorefinemeals
   awaitingme.itisanititutionthatseeminglylacksacrisis,
   allowingmetheluxuryofalongperiodofcontemplation.forthis
   reite,iowemuchtotheseitivestewardshipofmypredeceor
   tomeverhart.istandinaweofcaltech''spantheonwhobuiltthis
   rareititution:everhart,goldberger,brown,dubridge,millikan,
   noyes,andhale.whatanacttohavetofollow.

asihavegatheredknowledgeaboutcaltech,questiohaveoccurred
   tomewhoseawerscanprovideperectiveforsettingpriorities.
   thatisthepositioni''minnow--manyquestio,fewawers.thus,
   ithoughtiwouldframethisaddrearoundthequestio.itisan
   openinvitationtothemanycotituenciesonthecampusto
   participateinadialogue--theboardoftrustees,faculty,
   administrators,students,staff,alumni,andthevariousfriendsof
   caltechwhoprovidesuort.thus,iwillinthistalkposea
   numberofquestio,explainwhyiraisethem,anddrawoutsomeof
   theirimplicatio.

thefirstofmyquestioiswhethercaltechistrulyimmunefrom
   thewindsblowingthroughamericanacademiclife.iraisethis
   becausethelastdecadehasbeenastormyoneforacademia,with
   manyquestioningtheverybasisofscholarshipinboththe
   humani

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