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Whatever the consequences of the promote vs. require debate, John Kenneth Galbraith, professor Emeritus, said he believes that women and young people have made permanent inroads in the party structure because of a series of campaign reforms. The primary system in particular, he said, has done away with many professional politicians, because the system encourages candidates to commit themselves early, something they don't like to do. He said he would be surprised if many people at the convention were here for the first time. "There is a very low proportion of professionals here," he said. "There is no better...
...amid the present lethargy it is well to remember that unprecedented numbers of Americans had the courage to challenge their deepest beliefs. An age of innocence has passed forever, and the liars will have a harder time of it the next time around. The Cold Warriors, as John Kenneth Galbraith wrote recently, are coming out from under various rocks and talking tough once again, but the Mullens cannot and will not listen...
Collins said yesterday that Galbraith told her he did not consult students before writing the letter to their parents because it would be similar to the Wellesley judiciary board consulting plagiarists before it passed stronger penalties for that offense...
Because the parents' organization took no action, Galbraith can now only refer his charges to the board of trustees of Wellesley, which has already affirmed support for the administration in the controversy, Alla O'Brian, a Wellesley College spokesman, said yesterday...
When asked in the interview why he waited until now to make the charges of immorality, Galbraith, whose daughter is a senior, said he could overlook the situation only for so long, but it had come to a point where someone had to take a stand...