Word: supportively
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...seems to me that you should admit in the case of Soc Rel 148-9 and in the ROTC dispute you use arguments about academic control and excellence to support what you like (abolition of ROTC) and dismiss them as irrelevant in campaigning against something you don't like (abolishment of Soc Rel 148-9). You should admit that you see both issues in political terms and that any talk about academic concerns are pure obfuscations...
...aware of a significant amount of support in this endeavor, and would urge other Faculty members who would like grades abolished in their courses to join us in this petition. Those interested in more information should contact Arthur MacEwan, extension 4560. Also, we would like to point out that some aspects of the generally favorably CRIMSON editorial on the subject (March 5) significantly misrepresented both the nature of our course and our position on grading...
Lastly, we disagree with the CRIMSON editorial that our petition be accepted on grounds of academic freedom. We have petitioned on the basis of substantive arguments as to the deleterious effects of grading, and wish our petition to be weighed on the merits on this argument. To support our position on general libertarian grounds seems to use a particularly weak means of avoiding coming to terms with the political issues involved. Herb Gintis, for the Staff of Social Sciences...
...strongly opposed to the disruption of our classes by outside personnel," the resolution said "We therefore strongly support the actions and decisions of the Deans and University officials in respect to the incident of March...
...such as torchlit processions on election eve and encouraged the people to participate in essential decisions by calling mass meetings, now cuts off the people from the campaigning by relying heavily of television ad men. It never disturbs the deliberations of the Senate by calling for demonstrations of mass-support from the people. In 1832 President Andrew Jackson called on the people to reaffirm his decision to terminate the charter of the United States Bank. But, an equally complicated decision in this decade, such as the deployment of the ABM, would never be appealed to the people through the party...