Word: harnett
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...know that bureaucratic regulations are often not taken seriously unless they can be enforced. When Harnett was asked who would enforce the directive-that Advanced Standing students complete all their A.B. degree requirements by the end of their sixth term in residence-he said that this responsibility would lie with the Registrar's Office. Harnett failed to say, however, that he did not inform the Registrar of his reinterpretation. Miss Marion Belliveau, associate registrar, said Wednesday that "what they want to do over in the Advanced Standing office to enforce this would certainly be entirely up to them." Harnett...
...When Harnett's letter to third-year Advanced Standing students was shown to another high official in the Registrar's office, she characterized Harnett's actions as "high-handed" and said, "I thought the Advanced Standing program was set up to give students flexibility. The whole tone of the letter tries to take away this flexibility and builds up tremendous pressure on you to hurry up and get through. "She emphasized that Harnett's letter and his relation with the Registrar's Office "is now a very delicate matter. It was an effort on his part to be helpful...
This same official, who asked not to be identified, suggested that Advanced Standing students ignore Harnett's questionnaire. The question she objected to most, which she said characterized his whole attitude, reads, "Among those whose plans are still unknown, please, explain what the contingency is. The more that I know about the particular problems you are facing, the easier it will be for me to keep a flexible date for your final [graduation] commitment." She emphasized that "the responsibility for the statement about graduation lies with the Registrar." So the battle between these two bureaucratic offices continues unresolved...
...David A. Harnett, the secretary of the committee, said yesterday that if Radcliffe was unable to field teams, the decision may be reversed at an Oct. 14 meeting. "We thought it was the most amicable solution for the moment," he said. "But if it appears to be an obstructive situation, it can be changed...
...Harnett stressed that the ruling was a short term one since a decision had been needed right away...