Word: various
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...members of the Corporation be directly elected, two by the students of the various divisions of the University, two by the faculties, and one by the alumni...
...accordance with the vote of last Friday will be democratically elected, and that it will include faculty and students as full voting members. We further pledge that it will begin its work at once, not only to study, but also to recommend action upon the substantive issues raised by various members of the University community. Among these issues are: the status of ROTC, the expansion of Harvard University, Afro-American Studies, the occupation of University Hall on April 9, the police action on April 10, and the suspension of scholarships...
...question of replacing ROTC scholarships by other scholarships is not real issue, for this question would be resolved by the scholarship committees of the various faculties if and when the need for such consideration becomes a reality...
Many individual students do not agree with particular demands advanced by the various groups currently leading the strike. Some people are confused about the particulars of the expansion issue. Others are disturbed about some groups lack of emphasis on the need to restructure Harvard if any real changes in the University's policies can come about...
...this reason a majority vote cannot be considered binding on those who hold a moral position which happens to be in the minority. This principle is commonly accepted in democratic societies: school segregation, state religion and genocide are examples of policies which could easily win elections in various localities, but which must not be submitted to such a majority rule. ROTC falls into a similar category. The only just solution to the ROTC controversy is actively to cease co-operating with the ROTC program...