Word: charter
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Like the city of Boston, the freshman Union Committee is having charter trouble. Wednesday night, the Student Council Committee on Freshman Affairs presented a new constitution at a meeting with Dean Leighton, Yard proctors, and Union Committeemen. That document would supplant the old system, under which the dean appoints Union Committee members with provisions for an election early in each fall. But the Council's proposals were received ill-favoredly by the freshmen representatives...
...brand new John Reed Club held its first meeting last night and elected George W. Stocking, Jr. '49 as president and Donald M. Long '52 as secretary-treasurer. The infant organization also adopted a constitution, clearing the decks for its application for a charter from the Dean's Office...
...both old clubs, has announced an organizational meeting of the JRC tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Noble Room of Phillips Brooks House. After election of officers and approval of a constitution at this meeting, the new group will apply to the Dean's Office for a charter...
...prepared to consider the issuance of a joint declaration" asserting that the U.S.S.R. and the U.S. had no intention of resorting to war? Stalin's answer was yes. "Now, I confess that I find this answer puzzling," said Acheson, since both nations were already pledged in the U.N. charter to refrain from "the threat or use of force...
...strengthen his hold on the city, the Mayor has made some enemies, some in his own party, many more among the independent vote. The opposition got a glimmer of hope last year when the Massachusetts State Legislature passed a bill enabling Boston to take advantage of the Uniform Charter Act, which allows a city to choose between five types of city charter if the citizens want a revision. Curley's opponents were aware that any change in the municipal government of Boston would hurt the Mayor. His present machine is still relatively new and weak; based...