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"What do you think I should have done? Given him my resignation when he demanded it? We have our tenure contracts, and the system was instituted to prevent just the sort of arbitrary action Whitburn tried to take with me today. If he wants to go to court, he'll find that out." WHAT DO YOU THINK I SHOULD HAVE DONE GIVEN HIM MY RESIGNATION WHEN HE DEMANDED IT WE HAVE OUR TENURE CONTRACT AND THE SYSTEM WAS INSTITUTED TO PREVENT JUST THE SORT OF ARBITRARY ACTION WHITBURN TRIED TO TAKE WITH ME TO DAY IF HE WANTS TO GO TO COURT HE'LL FIND THAT OUT
ossipless outside it--though it hadn't seemed to have leaked down to the students yet. Handley, the Latin professor, managed to waylay him in a hallway, a hallway Handley didn't normally use. "The tenure-contract system under which we hold our positions here is one of our most valuable safeguards," he said, after exchanging greetings. "It was only won after a struggle, in a time of public animosity toward all intellectuals, and even now, our professional position would be most insecure without it." "Yes. I found that out today, if I hadn't known it when I took part in the struggle you speak of." "It should not be jeopardized," Handley declared. "You think I'm jeopardizing it?" Handley frowned. He didn't like being pushed out of the safety of generalization into specific cases. "Well, now that you make that point, yes. I do. If Doctor Whitburn tries to make an issue of ... of what happened yesterday ... and if the court decides against you, you can see the position all of us will be in. ECRETARIES CARED WITLESS IN HIS OFFICE BUT NOT GOSSIPLESS OUTSIDE IT THOUGH IT HADN'T SEEMED TO HAVE LEAKED DOWN THE STUDENTS YET HANDLEY THE LATIN PROFESSOR MANAGED TO WAYLAY HIM IN A HALLWAY A HALLWAY HANDLEY DIDN'T NORMALLY USE THE TENURE CONTRACT SYSTEM UNDER WHICH WE HOLD OUR POSITIONS HERE IS ONE OF OUR MOST VALUABLE SAFEGUARDS HE SAID AFTER EXCHANGING GREETINGS IT WAS ONE ONLY AFTER A STRUGGLE IN A TIME OF PUBLIC ANIMOSITY TOWARD ALL INTELLECTUALS AND EVEN NOW OUR PROFESSIONAL POSITION WOULD BE MOST INSECURE WITHOUT IT YES I FOUND THAT OUT TO DAY IF I HADN'T KNOWN IT WHEN I TOOK PART IN THE STRUGGLE YOU SPEAK OF IT SHOULD NOT BE JEOPARDIZED HANDLEY DECLARED YOU THINK I'M JEOPARDIZING IT HANDLEY FROWNED HE DIDN'T LIKE BEING PUSHED OUT OF THE SAFETY OF GENERALIZATION INTO SPECIFIC CASES WELL NOW THAT YOU MAKE THAT POINT YES I DO IF DOCTOR WHITBURN TRIES TO MAKE AN ISSUE OF OF WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND IF THE COURT DECIDES AGAINST YOU YOU CAN SEE THE POSITION ALL OF US WILL BE IN
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