Word: problems
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...real problem of the College, he said, is teaching students to recognize make decisions, but for freshmen there are very different demands. "The new first runs into a Faculty which tries to move him up to a professional standard of work. He has to be able to read and write and he doesn't know how to do either. And he learns that there is no end to work, the really good questions don't have any answers...
...sensitive understanding of this responsibility made his lecture a model of honor, and it was equally honorable in its treatment of those in arms against France. It was "critical" only in the sense that a first-rate political analyst gave critical attention to the central elements of the problem under study. The lecture was remarkable for the generosity and sympathy of Professor Aron's discussion of the principal conflicting forces. These are things that it is not at all easy to report well, and so I hope our rules will not soon be broken again. McGeorge Bundy, Dean...
Noted for his commentary on the problem of disarmament in the face of fear, Aron stated the basic political difference over Algeria this way: "De Gaulle's point is that he cannot negotiate with the FLN as the free Algerian government, for that would recognize Algerian independence. But the FLN cannot stop fighting, because that is their trump card...
...general discussion period after the two talks, David Riesman '31, Henry Ford II Professor of Social Sciences, supported Hughes' stand that warfare is the primary problem facing the U.S. He also expressed concern at the lack of influence women have in national affairs...
...Faculty committee to examine the problem of the size of the College will probably report back before next May to enable full Faculty discussion of the issue this spring, according to Robert W. McCloskey, professor of Government...