Some at SMU Soften Bush Library Stance

DALLAS - Two leading opponents have softened their stance against building George W. Bush's presidential library and museum at Southern Methodist University but say they still object to the accompanying public policy institute.

Susanne Johnson, associate professor of Christian education, and William McElvaney, a retired theology professor, said Wednesday that SMU's president addressed some of their concerns at faculty meetings.

"I think the library is not the offensive issue that the institute remains to be with a number of the faculty," McElvaney said after a meeting.

However, SMU President R. Gerald Turner said the library, museum and institute were a package …