"They didn't want to tell us anything, is the impression I got," Tabak agreed. "They didn't seem too interested in discussing with us what criteria they're using, or how students could help in the procedure, or who they're going to choose, for that matter."

Tabak said the undergraduate delegation offered criteria for their ideal president. They called for "a president who would be a full-time president and would be willing to spend time working with students and faculty and not on the board of directors of a corporation."

"We think that would be a bad omen for how they would treat the presidency," Tabak said.

Tabak said the students commended President Derek C. Bok for being "highly interested in working with students and faculty and adminisration and staff rather than on non-university-related ventures."

In contrast, Baker Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein '61, who is reportedly a leading candidate for the post, currently divides his time between his professorial duties at Harvard and numerous responsibilities as an economic advisor in Washington.

The undergraduate delegation also suggested that an ideal candidate would be willing to work with undergraduates.

"We said we didn't want anybody who turned down an appointment to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, or had turned down an appointment to work with undergraduates," Tabak said. "That doesn't bode well for working with other undergraduates in the future," Tabak said.

Houghton Professor of Chemistry Jeremy R. Knowles, who was also a presidential candidate, turned down a Faculty of Arts and Sciences appointment several years ago because he didn't want to have to teach undergraduates.

The delegation's criteria are similar to those offered by a council delegation in November.

But Tabak said the Corporation did not seem to take these suggestions very seriously.

"They didn't seem particularly interested in getting more student input at this particular meeting," Tabak said.

In addition to the search process, students brought up such issues as minority and women faculty hiring, the tenure process and the Core curriculum, according to Rhew. But Rauch said the Corporation members were equally unreceptive to student input over these concerns.