Word: thinks
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...TIME, Nov. 7] is very commendable. This whole business is a black mark on American history. Those who, like me, were captives of the Japanese in Manila knew what was going on there and something of the measure of Yamashita's guilt as a "war criminal," and I think few of us approved the scant justice he received in his trial, or the ignominious fashion in which he was put to death...
...think, however, that Harvard should be able to make a good showing in the East, and certainly in the Ivy League. But even putting the Crimson back on a par with its hallowed rivals is going to take a lot of doing. And the alumni are the only ones...
...rule the Niemans think History, Government, and Economics will help them most with their reporting, although Social Relations, English, and languages aren't ruled...
...think a majority of elected men is necessary to keep the Council representative. But I think these elected men should be able to obtain the assistance of other men of outstanding and, where necessary, specialized ability. It is not enough that such men be used in a consultative capacity. They must be regular Council members, with voting power, whose opinions and influence can color the attitude of the Council and help mold its final decisions...
Many of us who were once in the Council were sorry to see it become an almost wholly elected group. We felt the Council was strengthened by being able to draft capable men to serve on it, most of whom would never have sought or achieved elective office. I think it fair and realistic to say that many of the talented men at Harvard haven't any great interest in student politics. To say they should have, and organize the Council as if they did, is to beg the issue; and that is what the present Constitution does...