Word: abolitionism
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This book, a companion to Virginia Woolf's "The Death of the Moth" and "The Moment," and to her earlier "Common Readers," is probably the last volume of her essays which will be published. Many of the essays in the book have appeared separately before. Written at various times in...
Gowen recently took over leadership of the abolition movement from Merrill O. Young '51, and at the same time stated that he will allow the Council a certain length of time to revise itself, then if it doesn't do so satisfactory, he will start a new petition for abolition...
"I am running for Student Council," he said, "so that I can work untiringly for its complete abolition." He pointed out that, in his opinion, "necessary reforms in the Council cannot be made until the incumbents are ejected.
Gowen stated last night that he was not an abolitionist, and disclaimed all connection with the Interim Committee. What he aims at, the group spokesman said, is reform, with abolition as a last resori.
Under the Student Council's constitution, the entire student body must vote in referendum every four years on amendments. 1950 is an amendment year, and this is one thing the new group is basing its hopes on; if reform is manifest in the proposed amendments, no abolition movement will start...