Word: harvard
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Although this decision has been interpreted by some as a "victory" for the University and other "tax-exempt" institutions, Counihan pointed out that the Cambridge Board of Appeal "has expressly ruled that Harvard University is subject to compliance with the zoning ordinance, and I am reliably informed that its rulings in the future will not be affected" by the Armenian Church decision...
...general philosophy motivating CCA members of the School Committee is heavily infused with the University spirit. Shaplin is himself a professional educator and administrator, but has resigned this year, with the common knowledge that he asked Barnes to run in his stead. Barnes has his Harvard connection plus a wide background in taxes and budgeting, both of which points he is emphasizing...
Barnes said he has not encountered nearly the animosity he expected before he started to campaign, feeling that people do not mind a Harvard man on the School Committee. Cambridge is an improving city, Barnes believes, and everytime a new apartment house rises, the city comes closer to its ideal. That ideal, according to Barnes, is an educationally-oriented town, one in which "most of the population is engaged on the fore-front of learning and action." With the proximity of Harvard and M.I.T., Cambridge should be scientifically oriented...
Envisioning this type of city, Barnes feels the new Cambridge deserves an outstanding public school system. The CCA supports such programs as Harvard assistance in teaching foreign languages in the grammar schools, M.I.T. aid with physics, or Harvard instructors in voluntary high school Russian courses. Should an anti-CCA Mayor win the chair and put independent forces in charge of the School Committee, Barnes thinks their probably consequent actions would be detrimental to an outstanding school system...
Beyond the problem of good government rests the the one of town-gown relations. Over the past two years, the city administration's trend to throwing fewer bombs at Harvard faces a crossroads. If the University's public relations campaign, its planning office, and its good-will ambassadors continue to meet Cambridge halfway, then it hopefully can expect similar overtures from the city. The crucial test will soon lie with the new Council and Mayor to see what they do with Cambridge's oldest most famous, and certainly very valuable institution -- Harvard. Tuesday's election could make a great difference...