To the editor:

The Princeton Battlefield Society has done much to honor its mission, but it seems to be reacting unreasonably to the Institute for Advanced Study’s sensible and accommodating proposal for its much-needed faculty housing. The Institute has hardly ignored legitimate historical concerns. As the Battlefield Society’s own historical witness conceded at the last hearing when properly informed of the Institute’s plans to yet again survey the archeology of the site before and during construction, the Institute’s plan was something even he could accept. That would appear to conclude the issue. Newly-minted claims by the Battlefield Society about wetlands and stream corridors appear to be a distraction. The planning board should approve the Institute’s plan without further delay.

George L. Bustin

Pennington