Word: appointment
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...Greatest Era. In his letter to President Johnson, Warren gave age as his sole reason for retiring. Still, it is not unlikely that he might have been prodded, as Republicans guessed, by the fear that a President Nixon would appoint a conservative who might undo much of what he had done. Nor is it altogether unlikely? unless last week's nominations are killed by a Senate filibuster? that Black and Douglas, also liberal, might be goaded by the same fear...
Through the power by which he names all committees, and by ex officio chairmanship of the Committee on Educational Policy (CEP), the Dean can usually guide debate and legislation. He knows the public views of every Faculty member and obviously would not appoint his critics to form a majority on any committee. Thus all committees of importance on legislation are packed with people who agree in general with the Dean's idea on education. And he can decide whether, and when, to bring an issue before a committee or the Faculty...
...week's end the state senate agreed to a modest and largely meaningless proposal, allowing Mayor Lindsay to appoint four new members to the nine-man board of education-the four being in favor of decentralization. The board was then enjoined to produce a new plan for consideration by the legislature next year...
Dean Ford, who will appoint Trottenberg's successor at Harvard, was not available last night to say when the appointment might be made. However, there has been growing speculation in the last month that Ford may divide the functions Trottenberg handled and appoint two new Assistant Deans...
...found a reasonable solution. It urged uniform punishment for all offenders, under rules to be drawn up by a panel of students, faculty and administrators, and called on the trustees to provide an alternative gymnasium plan. Kirk said he agreed with "the essential spirit" of the proposals, would appoint such a tripartite committee-but did not agree to be bound by its decisions. "He's taking the posture of a neutral party," protested one of the faculty leaders. After the demonstrators also rejected the plan, the Columbia Spectator observed that the battle had degenerated into one between "the intransigent...