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...blind arrogance and goes far to defeat its preached tenets. The thoughtless self-indulgence of Mr. Mazumdar's foolish editorial is exactly the sort of thing one hopes not to find in persons as loftily educated as he seems to assume himself to be. "Learning Class Zero?" Paul D. Erickson GSAS...
State sources confirm that the oversees' committee of the Massachusetts Bar Association has launched an investigation into the conduct of Kenneth Erickson '69, a University real estate lawyer who allegedly misrepresented himself when attending a meeting of Harvard tenants. The Board of Bar Oversees-who could ultimately censure Erickson or ask for his disbarment-will not permit either side to comment publicly while the case is in progress...
...SESSION WAS HELL in the basement of the Cambridge Public Library, a block from the Yard on Broadway. In attendance were dozens of University tenants, including Kenneth Erickson, who lives at 118 Banks St. (remember that address). Since it was an open meeting there seems no reason to be too upset about Erickson's attendance. Except for this--he had been specifically sent by Harvard's Office of Government and Community Affairs to ferret out information. His report was later discussed at several Harvard meetings; and the idea of sending him had been discussed at enough length (and perhaps with...
What it boils down to is this: Erickson was sent by Harvard to spy, or, if that word be too harsh, to gather information. He was not simply attending an open meeting like any other tenant, despite his protestations that he often attempts to "speak to tenants and to listen to their concerns." People just dropping by for a meeting do not disguise their names and addresses. Erickson, by the way, says on that score: "I honestly cannot remember the signature process." The whole episode stinks, and if it doesn't deeply embarrass Harvard--embarrass it enough to can Erickson...
...seems reasonable, surely, to believe that a University that would send a lawyer to observe a meeting of tenants is capable of a good deal worse. And that is what dampens some of the ebullience surrounding the University Place settlement. It was Schmidt, after all, who sent Erickson to the meeting. And it was Schmidt who was most involved in the University Place discussions. One must wonder...