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...personally think that the new arrangement is decidedly worse than the HCUA, because the HUC lacks a broad representative base. All the power rests in the hands of the House Committees, especially their chairmen, men elected previously to serve a role other than in intra-college affairs. The Freshmen seem to have realized this, and continued to vote against the change, despite the sop of additional (unrepresentative) membership. If the organizers of student government at Harvard want an effective body, they must have direct representation so that their actions are backed up by the electors. The situation is similar...
Ellis also said that he believes the close relationship already set up between the Masters and the house committee chairmen who will serve on the HUC will help make the undergraduate council effective...
...Council met and ended the disagreement over re-organization by authorizing a committee of outstanding Council members and House Committee chairmen to write a new constitution, to be approved by student referendum in the fall. The committee had only three instructions--to plan a Council with functions somewhat more limited than the existing organization; to limit the membership to 22, which would include one man elected at large from each House, one man selected by each House Committee, and four freshmen; and to find a way to use non-Council talent. The Dunster plan had triumphed...
William Saum '65 and Deaver Brown '66, co-chairmen of the program, said that the volunteers will take the children out of the project for an afternoon or a day to a sports event, to a restaurant, or simply on a walk...
...using cold power plays. Last year, when Johnson was pressing heavily to get his anti-poverty bill through the House, Albert found many members reluctant to vote for it. He found out which public works projects were pending in districts of some recalcitrant partymen, informed the two committee chairmen dealing with public works, and added pointedly: "I would appreciate it if you will go to these members and tell them we need the votes." The bill passed handily...