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...hearings, the committee subpoenaed several university presidents, including President Pusey. S. I. Hayakawa, president of San Francisco State Sollege, told the committee his secret for handling disruptions: "When they said their demands were non-negotiable, I took their word for it and didn't negotiate," President Morris Abram of Brandeis and Andrew W. Cordier of Columbia both urged vehemently that the universities be permittedto resolve their own difficulties free of government stricture...
...first, the list of suggestions gathered from students, alumni, faculty and others numbered 900 and included such diversely improbable personalities as Abbie Hoffman and S.I. Hayakawa; it was narrowed to 23 men a month ago. From the beginning it was clear that the finalists would need reputations that had prospered among the moderates during the recent student protests...
...with Harvard looking around for a new president, perhaps it's not the best time for my name to be splashed all over the CRIMSON." But like it or not, Brewster's name has been mentioned (if not splashed) practically everywhere else. With the possible exception of S. I. Hayakawa, he is the best-known college president in America. With dozens of colleges looking for male leaders, his national reputation has followed three of the four steps traditionally ascribed to the rise and fall of a movie star: I. "Who's Kingman Brewster?" II. "Get me Kingman Brewster...
...casualty list of world revolution is endlessly varied, and as S. I. Hayakawa said while bullhorning protesters off the San Francisco State campus, "There are no innocent bystanders." That includes such perfect gentlemen as Colonel James Bray, the hero of Nadine Gordimer's fifth novel...
...cool professional who is willing to explain unglamorous specifics of education. Since August, he has gained five percentage points in the California Poll while Rafferty has lost four, bringing Riles to within striking distance of a win. His supporters include not only liberals but also conservatives like S.I. Hayakawa, president of San Francisco State College...