The Results of the Freshman Poll

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. )