Word: reformations
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...liberal and reform-minded students," the report stated, "can save or destroy the institution." The commission said that the "survival--literally the survival--of the free university depends upon the entire community's active rejection of disruptive demonstrations." For, it said, "resort to violence or physical harassment or obstruction is never an acceptable tactic for influencing decisions in a university...
Mayor White responded to these demands by forming a six-man committee to investigate reforms in the Boston Schools. But for a number of reasons the device seems unlikely either to stimulate real reform or to convince blacks that their grievances are getting adequate hearing...
...very heart of civilization's work. That work must be done by the leaders of the U.S. with a measure of magnanimity, a major effort at clarity-and a great deal of coolness. It will take an immense interlocking effort of more efficient and enlightened law enforcement, social reform and moral leadership. What is at stake is more than just the present election; it is, in many ways, the quality of American society for years to come...
...prisoners seeking parole (a man cannot get a parole unless he first has some assurance of a job). Such constructive energy is bringing solid achievements. A committee of the Colorado state legislature has just announced that it will soon propose two laws to help the convicts. One will reform parole procedures; the other will permit indeterminate sentences so that a prisoner can win an early release if he shows signs of rehabilitation. Warden Patterson says that it is too early to tell whether his program has really changed the inmates. But he does give the men credit for sincerity. "They...
Jumping on the Dean and the Faculty for these failures, however, is not quite fair. Sizer is aware of the lack of coordination in the reform movement but feels it's unavoidable. "You don't change universities from the top," says Sizer. "The head is -- to mix a metaphor -- a sort of catalytic traffic cop, giving the nod to some things, stopping others. It's always sloppy and irregular movement on a lot of fronts." Also, for all their shouting last spring, MAT's have been less than hungry for opportunities to work in the field and intern...