Word: lowenstein
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...rebutting Harris, Lowenstein focused on the criteria of efficacy: students, he said, could have a considerably impact on government policy; but they must appeal to the "broad middle" of the American public, accomplishing with large numbers what they might not be able to do with sheer intensity of feeling...
...plenary session of the National Student Association's annual conference, held at the University of Illionois last summer, former NSA president Allard Lowenstein argued against David Harris, bearded and blue-denimed president of the Stanford student body, on the tactics of political involvement. Harris claimed that extreme action in the form of protest was necessary in support of a moral position. Since the entire society appeared to be unshakably corrupt, he contended, a pragmatic, peicemeal approach to social action was doomed to failure...
Although an act of conscience--such as burning a draft card--might be respected and admired by some, he said, it certainly could not be considered an effective tactic for changing public opinion. One such tactic, Lowenstein suggested, would be writing a letter to President Johnson, expressing misgivings about...
...This poll was conducted at a peak time, when the library was filled to near capacity," Lowenstein said. "We observed that over half the students were boys." Yet the 90 girls polled were fairly evenly divided between "partial exclusion" and "no restrictions," the latter having a slight edge of 8-10 votes...
...those Cliffies in favor of some restrictions, only about 10 per cent voted to limit the Library's use to boys escorted by Cliffies. "Most of the others were violently opposed to such a step," Lowenstein stressed...