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...much for the major clubs at College. The four so far mentioned, HYD, Committee for Wallace, HLU, and HYRC, are really the nerve centers of all other activity. From them stems the controlling influence over virtually all minor groups...
...same story on the Left. Geoff White works for both Wallace and the Communist Party group, heads HYD, and is an editor of the New Student. Fred Houghteling carries the College Eisenhower banner as well as direction of Liberal Union operations. Richard Hays, HLU's vice-President, was the founding father of the Douglas movement in College and is now working for the Justice on a nation-wide front...
...present, the HLU consists of about 100 dues-paid members, under the Presidency of Frederick D. Houghteling '50. He outlines the policy of his organization, which he classifies as "latter-day New Dealers" as devoted to the holding back of totalitarianism from either the Right or the Left by developing the "third force...
Domestically, the HLU policy may be broadly defined as pledged to the continuation of "progressive" social reforms at home. More specifically, its belief is in enough government control of industry to forestall boom and bust cycles in economy. HLU has implemented these beliefs by campaigning against the Taft-Hartley act last spring, working in recent elections, (usually for Democratic candidates) and bucking for the return of price control...
Houghteling is careful to point out that HLU has no blueprint for society--its aim is specific action on specific issues. Within the year, this group has done such things as collect signatures for a pro-Marshall Plan petition, organized the New England youth-division of the National Council Against Conscription, and sponsored several discussion panels on issues of the day. It has also been active on local issues--the Club 100, aid to striking unions, and testimony on several recent state bills in conjunction with the Civil Liberties Union...