1. Overall, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Harvard?
( All numbers indicate percentages )
73-satisfied
21-dissatisfied
6-no opinion
2. Are you a member of any of the following groups?
1-Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
1-Young People's Socialist League (YPSL)
3-Organization for Black Unity (OBU)
1-November Action Committee (NAC)
4-Young Democrats (YD)
5-Young Republicans (YR)
1-Young Americans for Freedom (YAF)
84-None of the Above
3. If asked, would you join:
4-SDS
10-YPSL
6-OBU
9-NAC
11-YD
7-YR
5-YAF
64-None of the Above
( Percentages add up to over 100 because some freshmen would join more than one group. )
4. If you were to register to vote in a national election, how would you identify yourself?
24-Democrat
13-Republican
48-Independent
7-Other
5-Would not register
3-No answer
5. How would you characterize your political views?
1-Very conservative
8-Conservative
20-Moderate
44-Liberal
16-Radical
5-Have no political views
6-No answer
6. Did you take part in any unauthorized political activity in high school?
33-Yes
65-No
2-No answer
7. In high school, were you considered:
20-Radical
48-Liberal
22-Conservative
10-No answer
8. How have your political views changed, if at all, since you came to Harvard?
15-More radical
33-More liberal
10-More conservative
38-Unchanged
4-No answer
9. Do you think there should be social reform in America?
92-Yes
5-No
3-No answer
If YES, to what degree?
10-A little
51-Substantially
30-Radically
9-No answer
10. Do you think adequate social reform can be achieved in the U. S. without the use of violence?
70-Yes
23-No
7-No answer
11. Do you think wealth in America should be more equally distributed than it is now?
85-Yes
11-No
4-No answer
If YES, do you think this wealth should be absolutely equally distributed?
9-Yes
77-No
14-No answer
12. How would you grade Nixon's handling of the Presidency?
5-Very good
17-Good
40-Mediocre
34-Bad
4-No answer
13. Do you think that Nixon, politically, is:
2-Too liberal
73-Too conservative
14-Just about right
11-No answer
14. What are your feelings toward the Supreme Court's decisions of the past few years on civil rights and civil liberties?
15. Should the U. S. intervene militarily to prevent Communists from taking over an established non-Communist government?
18-Yes
66-No
16-No answer
16. Should the U. S. intervene at all to prevent Communists from taking over an established non-Communist government?
50-Yes
29-No
21-No answer
17. If you had to choose, would you prefer an NLF or Thicu-Ky victory in Vietnam?
38-NLF victory
43-Thicu-Ky victory
19-No answer
18. Do you favor a voluntary army?
80-Yes
15-No
5-No answer
19. Have you participated in a political march or demonstration?
70-Yes
28-No
2-No answer
If you have participated in a political march or demonstration, would you say you participate
8-Often
37-Occasionally
27-Hardly ever
28-No answer
20. Do you feel it is all right to occupy a university building as a legitimate means of political protest?
36-Yes
54-No
10-No answer
21. Was the discipline of those who sat-in in Dean May's office in regard to painters' helpers
19-Too lax
25-Too stringent
43-Just about right
13-No answer
22. Was the discipline of those who occupied University Hall in regard to the OBU demands
25-Too lax
18-Too stringent
43-Just about right
14-No answer
23. Was the discipline of those white students whom Dean May charged with harassment
19-Too lax
23-Too stringent
41-Just about right
17-No answer
24. Do you think President Pusey should resign before he reaches mandatory retirement age?
55-Yes
31-No
14-No answer
25. Did you participate in the October 15 moratorium by boycotting all classes?
75-Yes
22-No
3-No answer
( Many freshmen said all their classes were canceled and therefore they did not have the option of boycotting. )
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