Show 0 0 HARVARD PRESIDENT FAVORS FAVOR FREE SPEECH l I That Harvard stands for absolute academic freedom and believes this principle to to be the only right right one in inthe in inthe the administration of American colleges colleges colleges col col- col- col leges is the statement of President Lowell in a letter written to Professor sor SOl Kuno Meyer l of the University ot pf Berlin The letter is a reply to one written by Professor Meyer protesting against the publication in a college colleg paper of ofa ofa ofa a poem entitled Gott flit Mit Uns written written written writ writ- ten by a Harvard student The poem which is German anti-German in sentiment was written in competition for a prize which was a awarded warded by two Harvard Harvard Harvard Har Har- vard professors Dr Lowells Lowell's letter follows Cambridge Mass April 27 My ly Dear Professor Meyer Your letter has come and I am grieved atthe at atthe atthe the feeling of irritation against Harvard Harvard Harvard Har Har- vard that it shows The poem and prize to which you refer I had never heard of until your letter C came As you are aware the freedom of speech of neither the professors nor northe northe northe the students students' in an American university university university sity is l limited nor are are- they themselves themselves themselves them them- selves subject in their utterances t to tE the direction of the authorities This policy of of freedom of speech we shall continue to pursue for we believe it to be the only one which accords with the principle of academic fr freedom edom I hope the time will come when you and your colleagues in is Germany will recognize that this course is the only right one Very truly yours A. A LA LAWRENCE WRENCE LOWELL o 0 |