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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...
...described above, HYD is strongly linked to the Wallace movement in effect if not in theory. Margolis himself is Chairman of the New England Students for Wallace and a member of the National Committee for Wallace. At present he is maneuvering to affiliate the Harvard chapter with the National Student group and the Progressive Party itself...
White's main contribution to College politics, however, is as president of HYD. This organization, whose parent national body was founded at the same convention which disbanded the young Communist League, is, by White's definition, "The only true Liberal force at Harvard." Its principles are labor, minority, and civil rights support, support of youth and student needs (guarding of academic freedom and fighting against discrimination), support of Big Three unity and the end of imperialistic U. S. foreign policy, and, most important, support of Wallace and foundation of a permanent third party in this country...
...HYD members are active on several fronts in furthering these doctrines. They have been contributed to election work, the Wallace petition, and a publicity campaign for civil rights, as well as several rallies and forums. The embattled New Student is an HYD outlet...