The New Conservatives

For many years, organized expression of a conservative point of view has been conspicuously absent among College student groups. A need for a true conservative club, bound neither to one party nor to one political figure, has become increasingly apparent. The recent non-political start of the Conservative Club seems therefore, especially fortunate.

So far, the new group has not done enough to prove that its moderate colors are fast, but there are encouraging signs. Unlike its rival, the Conservative League, the Club has not damaged its own reputation with talk of spying or questionable outside ties. The New Conservatives have, morcover, specifically condemned McCarthyism as "a new radicalism of a most deceiving and dangerous nature." After blocking an attempted coup by old Conservatives, the Club has begun to plan a positive program for the spring term. Its leaders now have the chance to demonstrate student conservatism at its best.