To the Editor:
Thanks for a very competent commentary on the Summers resignation (Verbum Ultimum, Feb. 24). I would add that I often experienced his public utterances as unnecessarily boorish, even if thoughtful. Quite possibly the inelegance of his public image was too much of a contrast to Harvard's essential idea of itself.
As for President Wright, being politic rather than provocative may be a useful survival strategy. I do believe, however, that since the Tucker presidency, the College's culture has welcomed prophetic depth in its presidential leadership, and could certainly accommodate as much as President Wright wants to risk.
