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Teachers have traditionally shaped public policy more     y
by advice than by action. They remind one of the     —
fellow Adlai Stevenson used to talk about who paraded   I I
his faith on Sunday mornings. As the preacher reached I   . I
the climax of his exhortation, this gentleman stood up I
on the front row and said "O Lord use mel Use me, O I _.
Lord—in an advisory capacityl” In this capacity the I   I
THE I)R()FESS()1\ AS SHAPER professor has offered the public official invaluable. aid; I .
OF PUl$LI(: P()LI(;Y his objectivity and cool-headed intelligence have lea-   I
vened public life. There have, of course, been notable   . _
exceptions . . . \Voodrow \Vilson, and more recently   2 I '
Dr [JW!] VUHN Ilubert Humphrey, and Cene McCarthy, Arthur Schles-   A
‘ ’ _ inger and 5IcCeorge Bundy. I 3
""(I C]m`I’Imp]Icr Platt \Vbile we most often think in terms of the national I ~ c
scene when considering the role of professors involved I I » {
in public service, to do so is to take too narrow a view. I I I I I
Most of the policy—shaping done by professors occurs I I I ’
at the state and local level. In some cases it is done I I I . I
through formal consultation for fees, especially in the I 1 I I I  
technical areas. More often, and particularly in areas I I f ‘
of general policy formulation, the role is performed I   4f
gratis with a view toward community or state improve- I I Ip i
ment. Historically professorial aid has been solicited p I,
by agencies or individuals. In our collective memories. I · I
however. we have seen the rise in number of socially '   ·
_ Tire past generation has e.tperieneerI a colossal spurt cmmmttcd twchcm Beginning with agrarian rchmp]     z
III I-I·ieiztiIit·Hii<‘¢II 1·ZIIltctliiigb QZIQLII IZIliIL”IiZ..I§°IIi$      
  B"? l¤€’rC again. some students hare inisusetl their bzlwmc )_UtiCiI)_mtS Mld Citi7GDu_ld\_OmtgS Of their N I  
.   ideological eonnnilnzents by arrogafing to themselves II II I I I I I I
  HIC Tight to impose their will as the self-appointorl I
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t li = c0;IIIII,,,I;I·y_ Dr. Fred Vetter is an assistant protessorpni the Political I  
_;;·< ‘ I   I P Two ,,,€,mI)C,.S Of HM, Dcpwlmcm Of POHHCUI Science, science Departnieiit at)tl1e.II11i\`ersity of I?€‘IItlIC;€$`-7 He I I
/ I Fofossor Frm] I/Cm),. (md Rlwclmsy,. ASSISMM Chriéc is .1 member of the executive committee 0 tie. ayette  
  Ioltlwr l’latt_ ([;_e(~,,SS 0,,0 },],(,_,U Of my },,.(,]cC,SSOr·S myc County Democratic Party and the ad hoc committee for  
‘ "'$l1<1i>ina public policy. In this day when the “ncw °P°“`hOuSmg‘ I I
qrinii-Y ari l"’I"I°`SII is thc politics of the individual, we have a CIIIISIOPIIEI- plan is II student and a research assistant I
:·-Gr*"‘I·“l0' cII”"“’ ta "<’Pl<1¢‘¢’ that portion of tho Systorn wllivlt in the Politics] Science Department. He is pr€S