Word: atwoods
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Cabot '89 will address the club. The members will also have the opportunity of hearing two students of the class of '22 at Clark University, S. L. Dixby and Stewart pratt. These two men will speak on the "Free Speech Fight" which has been caused by president Atwood's censorship decree
...Cabot '89 will address the club. The members will also have the opportunity of hearing two students of the class of '22 at Clark University, S. L. Dixby and Stewart pratt. These two men will speak on the "Free Speech Fight" which has been caused by president Atwood's censorship decree
...with concern that we hear that Clark University is in a ferment because Mr. Scott Nearing's lecture was peremptorily stopped by President Atwood in the middle of its course. Mr. Nearing, previous to the interruption, had alleged that colleges are controlled by bugaboo of radicals, "vested interests", which hampers free speech. Toward the close of the lecture President Atwood entered the hall and shortly announced that the meeting was dismissed. When his announcement had no effect he had the lights turned out, thereby abruptly ending the lecture. Students and professors alike have strongly objected to the move...
President Atwood's action would appear to vindicate Mr. Nearing's allegation. There are few more ticklish subjects than freedom of speech and it is unfortunate that a university president should be so entangled in it. As a private individual, one can understand President Atwood's action and sympathize with him, for no one cares to have his profession abused. But as the head of a university, one can not commend it. Such circumstances put an officer in an extremely awkward position; he hears that a man whose views he distrusts has been asked to lecture, and he objects...
...Orcutt '92, of Boston, Chairman; Mr. Frederick O. Bartlett '97, of Cambridge; and Mr. A. R. McIntyre '07, of Boston. The scholarship Committee, which administers the $500 New England Federation Scholarship, awarded annually to a man entering the Freshman class, is headed by Mr. L. A. Atwood '83, of Lynn. The other members are Mr. B. C. Stickney '65, of Rutland, Vt., and Mr. L. M. Little '10, of Cambridge...