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...Engelhard consistently defended the essential structure of apartheid. At the inauguration of the new Prime Minister John Vorster in 1967, Engelhard proudly proclaimed, "The policy of South Africa as expressed by the new Prime Minister is as much in the interests of South Africa as anything I can think of or suggest" (see First, also Secheba, February 1969). Despite Engelhard's hollow words about his concern for the "dignity of man" and "improved skills and living conditions," his mines were just as brutal and inhumane as any other South African mine. Actions speak louder than words. Never by word...
Should the University honor such a man by dedicating a library of public affairs to him? Dean Allison,k when pressed by the Kennedy School Black Students Caucus, admitted that there is in fact no contract requiring the naming of the library after Engelhard. If so, why not change the name? Must we seek funds from the honor every wealthy donor, no matter how immoral their source of wealth? Should we dedicate a library to a profiteer of slave labor? Are there simply no limits to such expediency? Should not the Harvard Corporation take heed of the words...
Throughout the controversy the administration has callously ignored the single most important party in this issue--those silenced by repression and premature death, those South African gold miners from whom Engelhard extracted his fortune. In the early 1970s students at Princeton forced their administration to honor alumnus Charles Engelhard. We must nor permit Engelhard's wealth to legitimize exploitation is South Africa. Honor should not be sold to the highest bidder. Vote yes on Question...
David M. Gullick '80, who wrote this article, works at the Engelhard Library...
...Assembly knows that the Engelhard Foundation obviously would not have turned over $1 million without first having insisted on recognition and a legal contract. Harvard would be breaking that legal contract by renaming the Engelhard Library. Even if there was only a moral contract and even if the donation was returned, the Engelhard Foundation could still sue Harvard because 1) the Foundation has been without the use of its money for some time and 2) Harvard allowed Charles Engelhard's name to be smeared at a public dedication...