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...numerous members of the community who have expressed their reasons for advocating divestment. He ignores the fact that municipalities such as Cambridge. Boston and New York, states such as Massachusetts, and other institutions such as University of Michigan have declared that divestment is not only a prudent but an ethically necessary course to take. We question Bok's commitment to informed debate and well-reasoned argument; we question his belief in discourse in light of his obvious disbelief in listening...
...would, however, suggest that perhaps it would be prudent to be more cautious and accurate when matters of fact are allegedly stated. Approximately two-thirds of the way through the editorial there is the following statement: "It also appears that Harvard may have siphoned income from the account. While the Black Rock Trust grew from 1.2 million in 1940 to 2.49 million in 1983 under Harvard stewardship the rest of the endowment increased more than eight times to 2.5 billion." The fact is that the Black Rock Forest Trust Fund is part of the Harvard endowment, and has been managed...
...special team of analysts dispatched from Washington is still picking through the wreckage, but President Reagan got a 15-minute preliminary report last week. No real dereliction is apparent, the team believes, although prudent jury-rigged security measures, like a sand-filled dump-truck blockade, might have prevented the attack. "In hindsight," says Under Secretary of State for Management Ronald Spiers, "they are dead right. But that's a degree of micromanagement you cannot conduct from Washington...
...discriminate on grounds such as race, religion, or political persuasion in deciding who shall be given the opportunity to ask questions. A moderator may limit the question period for the benefit of the speaker or audience, or call on members in the audience in any reasonable order, or take prudent steps to prevent members of the audience from being abusive, giving speeches, or otherwise interfering improperly with the proceedings. But a moderator may not use such authority in a public meeting as a device for limiting participation according to criteria that are arbitrary and suspect, such as race, religion...
Computers are also gradually coming into the system, with a computerized acquisition system going on-line next year. But "we are slow, I don't mind admitting, in plunging in," Feng says. "We are very conservative in converting things to computer use. We have to be prudent because we are so old, large and complex. We'd rather let other institutions do the pioneering and get the glory--we like to learn from their mistakes...