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Responsible voters appear to have no alternative but to support the Republican nominee Francis W. Hatch '46. Although the ineffectual Delphic Club alumnus will not be able to provide the creative leadership Massachusetts needs, he is well-intentioned and certainly less dangerous than King. Hatch's strong environmental record, moderate stand on social issues and personal open-mindedness contrast sharply with King's record and stvle. Following his primary victory last September, Hatch broadened his constituency, and sought to represent a disparate group of voters without resorting to false promises or shady deals. If Massachusetts is to avoid a four...
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...with inbreeding and nepotism. There is even a story of J.P. Morgan, who at Harvard was already every bit the stormy and ruthless baron who glares from the pages of history books. Refused membership in the Fly Club, an insulted Morgan decided to build his own final club, the Delphic. For years it was called "the Gas" because its steward kept the gas lights burning all night, making the club appear as a social beehive to passing outsiders. Unquestionably, by tradition and present practice, final clubs constitute an economic and social elite of a sort...