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...Monday the Student Advisory Committee of the Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government sent a letter to the school's dean. Graham T. Allison '62, asking that the name of the Engelhard Library of Public Affairs be changed. The following is an edited version of that letter...
...Engelhard affair causes us to confront the dilemma shared by all private universities and non-profit institutions which depend on funds from outside sources for survival: the acceptance of gifts from particular private and corporate sources may unduly compromise the university's role in the wider community and its autonomy in making moral and educational decisions. This dilemma is especially acute for a School of Government where decisions to honor donors by agreeing to conditions of gifts, such as names, might conflict with the ideals such a School seeks to teach...
...entire faculty of the Kennedy School of Government submits a petition to President Bok calling for the renaming of the Engelhard Library. In an early morning press conference, Bok says, "It's a difficult issue that should be given careful consideration and open, reasoned debate. In fairness to both sides, we should consider all aspects of the controversy, and allow all opinions to be aired. As reasonable men, we cannot be rushed into any decision. Yep, it's a difficult problem." Daniel Steiner '54, Bok's interpreter, translates this statement...
...fear that the recognition of Engelhard at this particular time may be interpreted by the South African government and its supporters as an indication of official acceptance--or at least tolerance--of apartheid by major American institutions," the legislators wrote...
...letter, the congressmen-elect said they do not want to intrude on the business of the Harvard community, but added they believe they "have standing to comment on the wider policy implications of naming the library for Engelhard...