Word: protesting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...students -- the two men simply hadn't expected it. Neither had been at the scene, and as they received more and more information, they became increasingly offended. Monro said initially that the matter would not go before the Administrative Board, because the College disliked judging any sort of political protest. The next day, having seen television films of the demonstration, he brought it before the Board. There would be no punishment now, he warned after the meeting, but "If this happens again, action will be taken...
...long list of details had to be attended. More importantly, there was political groundwork to be done if the Secretary's visit were to be successful. The Institute was fully aware that its first "honorary associate" was a controversial figure and that his presence would probably stimulate protest...
...students who heard McNamara Monday could only describe him in superlatives -- "one of the most callous, arrogant men I have ever seen," said one. So intense was two students disgust that they were prepared at first to dump bloody bones at the Secretary's feet as a gesture of protest...
There were other less ideological, but still very important reasons to protest. Harvard, over the last two years, has been a frustrating place for SDS. The organization has never been able to achieve a truly wide impact; no issue has seemed clear-cut enough to attract strong, long-term support. SDS members complain about the apathy of the average Harvard student. They often yearn for something closer to a Berkeley. The Harvard student body doesn't seem to get stirred up, and the Harvard administration is difficult to offend...
With the visit of McNamara, SDS saw yet another opportunity to generate interest in itself and in the war. Here was a clear-cut chance to do something -- a chance for a large number of SDS members to become involved in a significant anti-war protest. There was a good deal of personal satisfaction in this prospect for more experienced SDS leaders, who anticipated shattering the stolid indifference of the Harvard campus. The McNamara visit, then, was not to be ignored. It was potentially at least, the stuff of which strong organizations are made...