Word: moralizers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...SLOW NATIVES, by Thea Astley. A mod family in Brisbane meets its moral fate in this lively social satire by an Australian craftsman of the novel...
...comes British Naval Historian Christopher Lloyd to testify in the captain's defense. Bligh, he said on the 150th anniversary of the captain's death, possessed "resolution, courage, professional skill and a high standard of moral rectitude." Not only did Bligh pull off quite a feat by rescuing himself; he also went on to a brilliant naval career that won him a battle commendation from Admiral Lord Nelson. To be sure, admitted Lloyd, the good Bligh had trouble "understanding the feelings of other people," but that merely reflected "an unfortunate personality," which is probably what Fletcher Christian meant...
...moral abasement of the universities, said Fulbright, is the source of current student revolt: "they (the students) now see their universities--the last citadels of moral an dintellectual integrity--lending themselves to ulterior and expedient ends and betraying their own fundamental purpose...
...students said they are "deeply troubled by the legal, moral, and political implications of the war in Vietnam," and "cannot condone the clear disregard for human lives" involved...
...moral" issue involved the University's participation in setting liquor rules and women's visiting hours for clubs but not in overseeing the selection of club members. The University cannot say that it is neutral in the affairs of private clubs if it sets social rules, the 13 argued, so they would not sign an agreement to obey those rules, required of all club members. Colonial is an influential club, and if the resignations had not been so untimely, it is clear that other clubs would have followed the Bicker boycott...