Word: plank
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...developed countries that carry little weight outside the General Assembly. For these states the United Nations is the only route to world recognition. They are proud of their membership in the U.N. and generally act "with co-operative good spirit," Louis B. Sohn, professor of Law, declared. John N. Plank '45, instructor in Government, echoed this sentiment, commenting that "for nations with so little world responsibility outside the U.N., many of the new small countries have followed the precedents of India and Ceylon, and shown extremely good judgment in their conduct...
...Plank agreed with Sohn, pointing out that the unocmmitted nations will "do their utmost" to keep East-West conflicts out of the General Assembly in order to work on the "mammoth array of problems which they face...
...Plank called the tutorial very similar in its interdisciplinary approach to the Social Studies concentration created by the Faculty last spring for 15 honors students...
Although Gray does not now intend to continue the joint tutorial during the second semester, Plank indicated that the Adams House program would continue in the second semester if the first proved successful, and study development in emerging countries...
There has been no formal Faculty approval of the joint tutorials, Plank said...