Word: counciling
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...democracy" of the election election procedure. In presenting his plan, Fainsod called it a "modified elective system." He said the Dean-who would have to work with the Council-would have "some power of initiative," while the Faculty retained final rights to approve or reject his choices...
...making the Council representative-Fainsod and several others said that the Dean would be best able to choose a group representative of political, educational, and departmental interests. Bruce Chalmers, Master of Winthrop House, said that "the Dean sees the Faculty from another point of view; he can take different considerations into account." Chalmers added that the current CEP-whose members are appointed-is "far from a monolith...
Representative Council...
...importance of representation on the Council-Arrow said that "if there is a conflict on the Faculty, it shold be represented on the Council ... In times when there have to be quick decisions, the Faculty should feel that the Council's decisions represent the Faculty's feelings." The Council's "legitimacy" would suffer if the otherwise, he said...
However, James Q. Wilson, professor of Government, pointed out that all the Councils decisions would be subject to final scrutiny by the full Faculty. He said that all arguments for exact proportional representation would be more important if the Council were to become some kind of Faculty Senate, with full legislative power...