Word: councill
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Despite conflicting opinions, the election for officers of the incoming Student Council will be held this Wednesday, Marc E. Leland '59, president of the present Council, announced late last night...
...question of political influence is more serious. Many students objected to the Band's share of the charity pie. To combat any massive lobbying from College organization the Council should restrict gifts within the University to PBH. But a flat removal of all charity choices beyond "political" influence is an unwise move. The Combined Charities Drive is a Harvard charities appeal and students should have the opportunity to advocate that legitimate charities of special interest be included. The new Student Council organization provides channels for this sort of request through the House representatives. Until either the new Council...
There had been a question as to Leland's opinion on the date of the election because many new Council members were elected only last week and are not yet acquainted with one another...
Several members of the new Council signed a petition calling for a February date because the members do not know each other. One elective and two appointive posts are still undecided, and two candidates for the presidency were elected just last week and have not been given equal time to campaign...
Lewis B. Oliver, Jr. '61, the third presidential candidate, said that he "wanted the constitution followed" and that the Council's prestige was at stake if it violated these constitutional provisions. He also obtained a petition signed by 15 members of the present Council favoring a reading period election...