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Corporation member Charles P. Slichter '45 and College Treasurer George Putnam '50 declined comment last night on whether the Corporation would follow the committee's non-binding advice and maintain the University's ban on South Africa Loans...
Equally important, the Corporation should revamp its selection process, preferably in time to help fill Putnam's spot. Faculty, alumni, and students all deserve to be able to vote to help appoint the Corporation members whose decisions often have such impact on them. At the same time, the Corporation should expand its size to make it more akin to the boards of other Ivy schools--a move that would make diversity more immediately attainable and that would make the board less of a coterie. Regular elections for seats with limited terms would also increase the body's responsiveness...
Friends yesterday described Claflin as "a great guy" and "simple, straight forward." Current treasurer George Putnam `49 recalled him as a "marvelous old gent...
...Citibank was annoyed and the University was embarrassed that we didn't even look at the nature of the loan," said George Putnam '49, treasurer of the College...
...other professors who signed the letter are Everett I. Mendelsohn professor of the History of Science: Martin L. Kilson, professor of Government: Hilary W. Putnam. Pearson Professor of Modern Mathematics and Mathematical Logic: Richard C. Lawontin, Agassiz Professor of Zoology: John Womack, professor of History: Ruth Hubbard, professor of Biology: Lee Rainwater, professor of Sociology: Erwin N. Hiebert, professor of the History of Science: Duncan M. Kennedy, professor of Law: Nathan I. Huggins, Dubois Professor of History and Afro-American Studies: George Wald. Higgins Professor of Biology Emeritus: and Stephen Jay Gould, professor of Geology