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standing up for your rights on your part would not help you. they have had already enough of this, and would be sensitive to the introduction of any new element of strife among them. I would go to the Pres. if necessary and be sure that I understood from him, just the nature and extent of the duties expected of me, and quietly perform them to the very best of my ability. I should be very careful that they did not suspect me of ambitious aspirations, or any thing of that kind. I know that is not what you want at all, you only wish to be the most favorably circumstanced to exert an influence for good over our scholars and that is right. But probably this will not be the best way to effect it. If you get the ill will of any member of the Faculty, and especially of one who has had an intimate relation to your department, and who still remains an honored member of the Faculty, it will be a great disadvantage to you.

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and are judicious. We hope you will continue to write freely and often and if there is the least help we can render you we should be very