Word: putnams
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...HOUSE by Peter Israel. 255 pages. Putnam...
...fellow, who had been in volunteer work in a hospital and had quit, told Putnam that he didn't want to be "uncomfortable for nothing." "He wasn't looking for money," Putnam explains, "but he felt that he was wasting his time. These people need to feel competent and useful...
...might be argued that such programs are so much "busy-work," supplying an artificial goal to people who don't have one. Putnam and the volunteers working in the Center's office deny this. "After all, two hours' work a week is hardly a large demand," he says, "certainly not enough to rehabilitate the confused. There are hundreds of people who are really lost. These people need some kind of professional handling...
...does he think that the Center is pushing people into his own personal projects. "John Putnam is the genius of nothing," says John Putnam. "I'm not a program driver; I'm just a catalyst," bringing together people with similar interests who can help each other...
These are all valuable services, but obviously none will solve Boston's problems. As Putnam puts it, that doesn't matter very much, for the Civic Center is oriented toward people rather than causes...