Word: dietz
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Sheldon Dietz '41 has nominated six Harvard and M.I.T. professors of Architecture and Design to oppose the official slate, all of whom are incumbents. Five of Dietz's nominees have asked that their names be withdrawn from consideration. The sixth, Benjamin Thompson, Chairman of the School of Design, was not available for comment. All the names will still be presented to the meeting, however, since Coop by-laws make no provision for the withdrawal of nominees...
...cent of the card-carrying students and officers of the University attend the meeting, directors will be elected by a popular vote. Only Harvard students-no Cliffies-can vote. If a quorum is not achieved, the Coop's ten stockholders will chose the directors, and undoubtedly reject Dietz's candidates. John G. Merrill, general manager of the Coop, has estimated a quorum to be 1000 voters...
...Dietz did not notify his candidates in advance of their nomination, he said, because he doubted they could then remain independent in his struggle with the Coop. Most of the surprised candidates explained that they were too busy to accept a directorship...
Although the entire 19-man Board of Directors is up for reelection this year, the nominating papers filed by Sheldon Dietz '41 named candidates for only four out of the six seats open to officers or alumni of Harvard and for both seats open to officers and alumni of M.I.T. There have been no Dietz nominations for any of the student positions...
...Dietz and the Coop waged a protracted struggle last year over the aesthetics of the plan for the Coop's new four-story textbook annex. Dietz lost, but apparently is still punching...