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[page 162] Mr. Baker: Well, I will ask it. Q. Dr. Neal, what other inducement than the salary was there for you to leave a position which paid you a higher salary, and come down here and accept a lower? A. What do you mean by that? What else was promised? Q. Yes, sir. A. That is, on the part of the trustees, of a formal promise? Q. For what other purpose or inducement did you come here, leaving a higher salary and taking a lower salary? A. One reason was my wife wanted to come. Q. That the only reason? A. No. Q. What was the other? A. It was promised me by a member of the trustees, who, I supposed, represented the board at the time, that I should not lose any thing by coming. That was all ever promised me on the part of the board. Q. Did you expect at the time you came to take gradually the superintendents place? A. I didn't know what might happen. I supposed if there was a vacancy- Q. Were you looking to it? Did you expect it? A. If there was a vacancy occurring I could apply.