D O C U M E N T 2 0 1 M AY 1 9 2 8 1 9 5 greatly simplify and above all activate the currently somewhat sluggish system of administration. Concerning the other points on the agenda, I would like to say that, as I have al- ready indicated, I harbor no objections to the creation of isolated programs in nat- ural sciences and oriental languages at the university, if the conditions set forth can be fulfilled. On the other hand, I must express my very strong opposition to the rec- ommendation to introduce a general humanities training program in all sorts of fields, because I am convinced that in such a program, in which each department would be represented by a lecturer, no significant scientific achievement would be possible and the result would only be to give a large number of young people a rather superficial so-called general education, which we always wanted to prevent.[12] This is not the same thing as when, as recommended in the memoran- dum, an assistant lecturer is appointed to complement the training course in the ori- ental languages department in one way or another. In the latter case, something very fundamental is provided in a domain, but in the former case that is by nature out of the question. Regarding the other points on the agenda, I would recommend that no decision be made concerning the questions of taking over the Technical Institute in Haifa, collaboration with Hadassah, or the establishment of an agricultural institute before the academic head has had an opportunity to study these problems in depth and on site, and to present recommendations concerning them to the academic council and the board of trustees.[13] On the other hand, I do believe that the recommended in- troduction of training programs for physicians could be immediately approved, be- cause sufficient data seem to be already available. I also support the suggestion that Dr. Adler be appointed Professor of Parasitology, and the further development of the Institute of Microbiology, whereby I hope that the board of trustees will find it possible to acquire for this purpose the services of Dr. Felix, whose appointment we considered a few years ago.[14] It also seems to me essential that the board of trustees immediately take steps to appoint a professor of inorganic chemistry, as we have already decided to do several times before.[15] In particular, however, I would like to express the hope that the board of trustees will be able to convince Professor Landau to accept definitively and permanently the position that he has been offered as head of the university’s Institute of Mathematics.[16] There is no need for me to recommend him to show what it would mean for the development of the university and the achievement of the level we all seek to attain if a man of Landau’s stature were to lead the central department of mathematics. Regarding the questions of internal management that are up for debate, I would like to comment on only one point. For the university to prosper, it seems to me essential that personnel appointments be in principle permanent in nature. Of