Word: committeee
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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Yale, M.I.T., and Harvard came out in a tie for first, thereby throwing the decision into the committee's lap. Each school had amassed five victories and a defeat: the Crimson had downed the Elis, who had outdistanced the Engineers, who had outsailed the Crimson.
The committee ruled a decision on points and gave honors to Yale (207 1/4), then M.I.T. (206), and Harvard (182 1/4). Hence, the victory in the consolations was not particularly gratifying.
A hostile, jeering crowd filled up even the standing room in 2 Divinity Ave. to see an NROTC-sponsored showing of a movie prepared by the Un-American Activities Committee. The film, "Operation Abolition," "communist-inspired" students demonstrating last May against the Com San Francisco bearings. Its aim is to...
In addition, the handout suggested that President Pusey appoint a committee to study the abolition of NROTC at Harvard, since the Navy's program "contains by virtue of its very purpose a substantial amount of propaganda and is these fore a threat to the University's high standards of objective...
The overflow crowd was not unanimous. At times, as students cheered the San Francisco demonstrators, or hooted at Rep. Walter, there were countercheers and catcalls from students who seemed more against the demonstrators than in favor of the Un-American Activities Committee.