The Chair and His Desks

To the Editors of The Crimson:

I was amazed to read that the leader of the Harvard student body, Chair of the Undergraduate Council Kenneth E. Lee, could express pride in his disfiguring of University furniture (February 12).

What has happened at Harvard to common civility and respect for common property when the leader of the students can express such sentiments for destruction? How can Lee express interest in the commonwealth when his actions are so contrary to common courtesy? Does not Lee recognize, at the very least, that his defacing of University property must cost money to fix, money which comes from tuition, endowment and contributions? Does Lee not recognize that monies spent to fix properties defaced and damaged by students cannot be used for socially beneficial puposes?

My illiterate grandfather, who encouraged his grandson to partake of the intellectual treasures of Harvard, also translated into English that "fools' names are always seen in public places." How can Lee expect to lead, without any moral authority, the Harvard Undergraduate Council. Louis J. Lanzerotti, Ph.D. '65