Harvard University - Red Book Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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Hin-N ' F WSL-wif -'V ' Q . 'A-, 'f 'M ,, , R+- A lenged by men like Paul Blanshard, and a desire to return to the frolicsome ,2O's added together: the results were sharp curtailment of personal freedom, violent accusations carelessly flung, and a plenitude of childish quibbling. Locally, the Alcoholic Beverage Commission began its purity crusade during the football sea- son. lnspectors appeared in Cronin's and the other taverns in the Square, waitresses asked for identification. The Freshman Smoker nearly went beerless. Then, as if to kick a fallen child, the Massachusetts Legislature passed IleW', higher taxes on cigarettes and liquors. Gasoline and drivers, licenses were more expensive. Govern- ment olhcers even threatened to hrcak up students' private stills. Prejuclicial thinking found its nay lo the tru- ditionally free College. A dispute arose 1-ont-t-rn- ing propriety of inclusion of the nanic ol' at Cer- man war victim on thc new plaque in Menloriul Church, the name was rf-moved. Gerald L. li. Smith, professional liigot, accused l-larvarrl Senior and Class lVlarshal Vifalter Carrington of lacing u socialist. Several graduate students accused joan Miro ol' painting nothing hut phallic syrnholisnn in his mural in the new Graduate Center. The College suffered from more serious striv- tures on personal freedoms. The John limi-cl Cluli. Auden awed. E E ': C 1 E s :Z ,-

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, 2 2 -- . '.,'1.'-as 4--we 9WS a?'Ml'2'-1 'I 9' , ' g,, M-n-'-gww-' . V gli: 'HR' 1, A r. . w 1 x , L ' i - 'fo' I.:'J 'i'., My I ,, , .. lgf, -.ily V. ff- A,,. . . ? g , , 5 ,A, : ?5l . i 1. , , ,QM air . -- ' VV -V e - supposedly a study group in Communism, had long been undergrotmd. The Young Progressives were unable to keep their status as an ollioially recognized group when only one member of tht- faculty would consent to be their adviser. tUni- versity regulations call for two.D ln spite of pleas and petitions, the Office of Deans would not re- voke the rule requiring student organizations to file membership lists. The world of publications became a battle- ground in the Purity Scare. Frorn the ludicrous Cod and Man at Yale to U. S. A. Confdential to 1 Lerl Three Lives, hooks had become invectives. vehicles for sarcasm and pictures of the Awful Condition. Canibridges alert police force, always faithful to its duty of protecting citizens, began banning again. Rage lo Live by John O'Hara was the ftrstg others like U. S. A. COIlfid6'fl.ll'U'l were next to leave the shelves. The last was not banned. thoughg bookvendors were only warned that sellv ing the book could make the store owner liable to fine. Personal slander campaigns were the most vicious expression of the prevalent tendencies to Y. 7Il. .'!5'5fYVn iA'T7 ' ' 'Zan 51,554.5 . - Y3.,ff,.,, ,.,,:.,. , purify. l,ouis lludenz 2lt'f'tISl'tl Kirtley Nlatlu-r. llarlow Shapley and john Faixlmnk ol' lu-ing tfommunists. Dirk Struik ol' MIT was similarly accused and suspendedg Mather deff-nd:-rl the mathematies professor. Alan full puhlislwd an- other iii'iCtll14,'3lO!AS Listf, The year was not a good one for tht- fret- man. President Conantis warnings regarding the infli- vidual turned out to he accurate predictions, for l95l-52 at least. The her-koning draft hoard added nothing to a student's security, especially with th-- complete lack of any sort of order governing the action of the local board. Commencement berfainc- a thing to fear instead of a long-awaited ceremony to enjoy. The underclassmen had just a little more to look forward log Harvard. ever-expanding like- the universe. would provide them with more aca- demic playgrounds. ln spite of its incipient poverty, the University could keep patching thr- holes in its ivory tower, send more scientists to the Institute at Princeton, and serve steaks at least once each term, for supper. ' -1 I