Word: paternalisme
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STUDENT power now is confined to demands for granting more parietal hours, revising some course reading lists, and ending class ranking. The war, no doubt, will become more and more a focus. And one act could be the catalyst for hot opposition to Harvard traditionalism and paternalism.
Other people, including his last master, treated Nat decently; but with them it was always the same kind of benevolent paternalism which a person holds towards a valued pet, or a handy ox. The most infuriating thing Nat could imagine was to be submitted to the "wanton and arrogant kindness...
Among the Faculty Chalmers is pretty much alone in his advocacy of greater student influence. Most Faculty members feel very strongly that the present system works very well. Last week Master Dunn leaned back in his chair puffed on his pipe, then ventured, smiling, "Benevolent paternalism isn't necessarily a...
Yesterday I thought the concept of Harvard paternalism was an exageration and it did not bother me too much. Today, however, I am good and mad.
These arguments have a common rationale: Students do not have the maturity to govern their personal lives in college; or if they do have the maturity, they do not have the right. Such paternalism has no place at Harvard. It ignores the College's responsibility to educate its students in...