 How does the Dean feel about Caswell?
Wilton Caswell, Ph.D., was head of my Sociology Department, and right then he was mad enough to chew nails. He bit off each word with great restraint: "Sociology is the study of social institutions, Mr. Halloway." He had a book in his hand and I was expecting him to throw it, but he spoke instead: "This department's analysis of institutional accretion, by the use of open system mathematics, has been recognized as an outstanding and valuable contribution to—" The words were impressive, whatever they meant, but this still didn't sound like anything that would pull in money. "Please, Professor Caswell! They consider its value debatable, if you know what I mean. If they got the idea that sociology professors are giving advice and guidance—No, we have to stick to brass tacks and leave Washington out of this. "Fundamental research doesn't show immediate effects, Mr. Halloway, but its value is recognized." They have to be convinced that by, 'furtherance of research into human ills,' he meant that the money should go to research fellowships for postgraduate biologists at the university, rather than to a medical foundation." I shook hands and left him standing there, sure of his place in the progress of science and the respect of his colleagues, yet seething inside because I, the president and dean, had boorishly demanded that he produce something tangible.
 The Dean views Caswell as a friend and co-conspirator.
 The Dean despises Caswell and wants to fire him.  The Dean views Caswell as a friend and co-conspirator.  The Dean thinks Caswell is a stuck-up intellectual.  The Dean is irritated by Caswell's superiority complex.