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Harvard may have lagged behind some schools in the timing of its riot, but it was by no means alone in its outburst. Though European students may riot about Communism or Triest, Harvard is right within the American college tradition of rioting over such things as Pogo, ice cream, panties and brassieres. Where Harvard stands alone, however, is in its unwillingness to accept the fact that a riot can be dangerous and that the rioters may have to take the consequences of their participation. If we have permission to hold a rally in the Square, that is fine; but when...
...expects the CRIMSON to be a fully mature and serious newspaper like the Times or Monitor. It is written by college students for a college audience and can be expected to share the slight degree of immaturity that separates boys from adults. Therefore, if it wants to sponsor a Pogo for President rally and devote most if its energies to this task, it has a perfect right to do so. But, because of its high sorely lacking in its treatment of the riot...
Since that effort, the College has settled down to more staid Pogo riots, but in the past week other schools have taken up the newest college fad as the perfect outlet for blowing off pre-exam steam...
...Boston Herald yesterday modified its editorial stand on the actions of students and police in last Thursday's Pogo rally. On Sunday, an editorial stated that only the students were to blame and that they should be punished accordingly. But in answer to letters, yesterday's editorial called on Cambridge to investigate the complaints of police mishandling. It also asked that students and police find some way to understand each other to avoid such melees in the future...
Once the trial is over, then, the crucial question will not be their part in Thursday's proceedings, but simply whether the Administrative Board considers the Pogo rally a genuine riot or not. The logic of the University's Mere Presence rule is that no riot would occur unless the students were there to make mischief...