Word: usefulness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Under the T.I.A.A. plan, which is still in use, the University and the faculty member each pay 5 per cent of a salary into the pension fund as a premium...
...Dean's Office fears that national political groups of which it disapproves will use the Harvard name as a shield for their activities. Thus The New Student, a magazine published by the Harvard Youth for Democracy, was denied Harvard recognition in January, 1948, on the grounds that 70 percent of its contributions and two-thirds of its circulation came from outside Harvard. This action was taken despite the fact that the magazine was edited entirely by Harvard students. It is unfair to imply that the Faculty Committee on Student Activities refused to recognize the magazine because of its political views...
...Student would have been chartered without question, whereas after the war it was closely scrutinized and finally refused recognition. The reason for this change is the cold war, which has lead to a determination on the part of the Dean's Office that outside political groups must not use the Harvard name and Harvard organizations as fronts for their activities...
...rally, and right in the Yard if it wished. Today the Yard is out of bounds for rallies, and considerable Dean's Office and Student Council red tape must be sliced through to hold a rally anywhere else on Harvard property. Part of the Dean's objection to use of the Yard comes from fear of disturbing classes, but this cannot be a serious objection to night time use for rallies...
...will take place within 15 miles of Boston, Ivy directors will first accompany truckers on a week-long series of rides to Eastern cities, including New York, Portland, Maine, and Rochester, New York. The plans, said Schiffer, are still in preliminary stages, but the club has already decided to use full sound, including a musical background. Ivy still owns no sound equipment, however...