Word: hydc
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...largest club of them all, the HYDC claims 224 members, of whom roughly a quarter are "pledged to put in two or three hours a week." Partly because of its size, partly because of the energy of its leaders, the club has developed a myth and vocabulary of its own. The president's "machine" is regulary referred to, and "organizational dynamics," the theory of "democratic centralism," "first and second echelons of leadership elite," and "bureaucratic hierarchy" are all considered phrases quite necessary to the club's operation...
...Winans '60 outlined the club's goal: "Since the 1956 debacle, we literally lifted ourselves by our bootstraps and simultaneously scored impressive gains in organization and membership. In short, we have been laying the foundations for that drive toward national prominence and widespread influence which will bring to the HYDC in the years to come its due recognition." One of Winans' specific objectives is to "acquire sufficient prestige and influence within Massachusetts so as to use our endorsement as a major weapon in the fight for more honest government in the Commonwealth." It is a praiseworthy, but unrealistic hope...
Butler to Speak to HYDC...
Leary has held numerous posts in the HYDC, the most recent being that of activities chairman. This office was abolished last night by the new amendments, all of which were passed with little debate...
...meeting, the HYDC also passed constitutional amendments creating positions for two additional members-at-large of the club's Executive Committee. Robert C. Carr '62, of Thayer Hall and Hanover, N.H., and Kent A. Higgens '61, of Winthrop House and Bismarck, N.D., were elected to these offices...