Word: groups
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...been brought to my attention that the CRIMSON in its issue of May 22, 1959, treats as a fact the allegation emanating from the Veritas group that the pistol carried by Sacco contained "the rare and obsolete type of cartridge that killed the guard." The CRIMSON should know better than to take any statement sponsored by the Veritas Foundation as fact. The notion that the bullets in Sacco's pistol uniquely and infallibly matched the bullets in Berardelli's body is sheer myth...
With their more or less approving students, these prominent professors form a potent group that likes to refer to itself as "liberal." But some of its more forthright members, such as Professor Sam Beer, openly describe their philosophy as "radical democracy," and the group as a whole might best be called the Respectable Radicals...
Although few men--even in the academic community--possess sufficient courage to tag themselves as active "radicals," a surprisingly large number accept the political proposals that the Respectable Radicals put forward. While the group retains its popular identity as "liberal," its program, in many cases, is decidedly radical...
Considered as a group, the Class of '59 may be chiefly remembered by Harvard historians as marking a break-down of the conception of the Class as a meaningful social unit. The more cynical may think that the Class never was a meaningful social unit, but merely an Administrative device to elicit alumni loyalty and contributions. Before the advent of the Houses, however, in the days when Seniors lived together in the Yard, there is good reason to believe that the Class did play an important part in the life and memories of the Harvardman...
...attempts to change parietal hours, this too was unsuccessful. During the fall of its freshman year, '59 also participated in one of the more spirited riots undertaken by Harvard undergraduates. After a pep rally preceding the Yale game, students demonstrated, then charged to Radcliffe. Once at Radcliffe, however, the group suffered from lack of purpose and dismissed after wandering around the Quad without acquiring any Radcliffe lingerie...