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Some council members argued that the non-political nature of the HCUA should preclude sponsoring delegates to an organization that is "obviously political." Reed Ellis '65 said the NSA resolutions against the House Un-American Activities Committee and nuclear testing are "neither non-political nor relevant to student government...
Roberts claimed that the purpose of NSA is "not to dabble in politics," but to educate the undergraduate community on issues which affect them. The issue of the Un-American Activities Committee is relevant, he said, only because it involves academic freedom at universities...
Evan A. Davis '66 suggested that the HCUA might sponsor delegates, but instruct them to abstain from voting on controversial political issues. Other council members felt, however, that if Harvard stays in NSA, it should "stay...
...member of the Lowell committee also pointed out that NSA performs certain services, particularly valuable for American students travelling in Europe. The Eliot House chairman, Michael Dennis '64, added to these reasons the fact that "two house members are very active in NSA and are doing a good...
Objections which were raised to the political emphasis of the NSA, formed the major reason for Quincy's opposition. Lowell's committee considered the political aspect a disadvantage, but Marshall Moriarty '64, the committee's chairman, said that the majority believed it was important for Harvard to be represented in a national student group...