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would guess that they discuss this subject a lot. She writes on it; she teaches it; and so on so on.

We had talked about the power or, shall we say--seems lack of power--of the overseers. What was the real authority of the Corporation, and did that change in the time you were there? Sounds like it had--from what you said--for one, the authority to hire and fire the president of the university. Is that correct?

Yes.

What other direct--after it would have these meetings, twice a month, what was its authority? What could it do?

Nothing; nothing. We only do it through the president, really. We only act through the president.

So the Corporation advises the president?

Yes.

And the only power the Corporation has over the president is that it can fire the president?

Yes. Yes, well--you know, if the president found himself at odds with the Corporation on a continuing basis, there would be a problem.