Word: petitioner
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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The petition now circulating in the Houses states an important principle that deserves strong support from undergraduates: men who cannot "in good conscience" fight in Vietnam should be offered an alternative form of service.
The American system, as the petition points out, should be flexible enough to accommodate these dictates of conscience within the framework of the law. Individuals should not have to oppose all war -- on the grounds of conscientious objection -- to be excused from fighting. If their objection to a particular conflict...
One of the main weaknesses of the petition is that it fails to specify what form this service should take, and the choice of alternatives will be no easy matter. If an individual objects to contributing directly to the American war effort, how far from the actual war must he...
Off the Shelf. Wesleyan gives its students plenty of say in deciding what the university's future will be. Two students serve on the school's permanent educational-policy committee, a group Butterfield calls "the key to change." Three students are helping incoming President Edwin Etherington, former head...
These are our present reactions to the statement you sent us on 3 May in support of the Federation's recent petition "To the Administration and Faculty of Harvard University." We assume that the Federation and the Administration of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences will continue to study the...