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Oliver, who has been an active member of the Council for almost two years, last year made a strong bid for the presidency. He has chaired several key committees, including the one whose report Monday night urged rejoining NSA...
Others noted the reforms in NSA's procedure during the past year, and stressed the potential value which could result from increased participation by the College...
...Student Council has decided to let a referendum determine whether Harvard rejoins the National Student Association. It is clear from the report of the council's observers that many of the procedural faults of the NSA which were instrumental in Harvard's withdrawal last year have been corrected, and it seems reasonable to assume that those remaining soon will be. The decision revolves, therefore, upon the basic issue of whether NSA is the type of organization in which Harvard wishes to be a member. The answer...
...NSA claims to represent the views of its member schools. It is not an association of college students or delegates representing their views, but a federation of delegates from student governments. The pronouncements and resolutions of the NSA convention are presented as those of the participating schools, although there does exist provision for an objecting school to disassociate itself. At the same time it offers itself to the public as representing all the students. This role is demonstrated by its actions and votes at international conferences of students where its masquerade as the voice of American students finds ready acceptance...
...judge by the apathy of students at Harvard to the whole issue of NSA membership last year, there is little such feeling among students here. Membership will not be a cure-all for that apathy, deplorable as it may be. There is no assurance that the pontifications of Harvard delegates to the NSA conferences truly represent the opinion of the student body; they must speak for themselves since apathy prevents expression of most views on the value of the Association. When the disadvantage of personal representation is weighed against the supposed advantage of membership in a non-representative group...