In 1952, with the appointment of Henry Heald as chancellor of New York University, Courant—"an incurable optimist," as he admitted—returned again to the idea that perhaps an institute of science could be L. achieved within the framework of NYU. A memorandum of April 15 mentions "an encouraging discussion with Dr. Heald" and the fact that it now seemed "proper to suggest" certain initial steps of implementation and development.