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...face of controversy over the University's tenure policy and an increased exodus of young instructors from Harvard this spring, Pitirim Sorokin, professor of Sociology, issued a statement last night objecting to details in the University's attitude about faculty tenure as formulated by the Committee of Eight's report...
Professor Sorokin's statement is prompted by the abnormal exodus of many of the younger instructors in the College. The Sociology Department is particularly affected because Robert K. Merton, one of the most experienced tutors in Sociology, is leaving to take up a permanent position at Tulane University. Many others are leaving for other universities from the Economics, Government, and Sociology Departments...
...theories among the Totalitarianists can only be beneficial. They may learn some common sense in this way. For this reason I would rather welcome and invite all the Totalitarianists to listen to to read, and to study the sound social science theories as much as they can. P. A. Sorokin...
Although opinion differs as to the advisability of the methods used, even Pitirim A. Sorokin, professor of Sociology, sole person to take issue on the statement, agreed that the plan might be applied "to all laboratories and courses dealing with problems that could be used...
...also considering taking some courses under Pitirim Sorokin, professor of Sociology, whom he has heard about and whom he considers "very interesting...