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Demonstrators    Crowd   Hamilton    Hall   Lobby

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               m Paga 1)

negolLite  their demands until the

L'niversity Jgrees to givethedem-



disciplinary measures taken Mon-

di>  aiwinst  six  loaders ef the

Columbia  leíi-wing.

  nce  President David  B. Tru-

   .  sutvd  last nĩght  at an un-
 

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j.ĸlitĸsn  lor  talks or a

fltcc uf talks.  Thetlnive

 iiBVer -ct  "under coercion,"



■. Truman added that the Unĩ-

ity ivill definitely take disci-

,ry aclion agiiinsl  tiie slnclei'.ts
 

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íiit iiffiiirs, >

le  added,  I
 

scheduled foi



scheduled aí-
 

demands are reo,uests that the Ura-

 versity stop constructionof the new

 gym inMornĩngsidePark.severits

 ties with the Institute for Defense.
 

that they ivould ĸupport the Hamil-



by a coalition  of  students  from

Students for a DemocraticSociety,

the  Students' ,\fro-Ameriean So-

ciety and  the Columbia College

Citiĩensliip Council.

 ,Tháoccupation of Hamilton llall

folloived a  day of demonstj-aíions
 

ialtc
 

tollan
 

ilton
 

        occupy îhe building.

  The studentsmovedintothcm

floor of Hamilton crowded in fr

cil l)oa:i (.'oleman'sofciceandbe

chanting "PacLst gym must g

and "We want Coleman."

  Dean Coloman,  however, v

not  in his office.  At 1:45 p.i

though, the actíng dean did app.

in the doonvay of Hamilton v,
 

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Coleman's  office.

Coleman walked up I

thc   demonstrators

him, preventing him

the building.

  Dcan Coleman ad
 

essed  i
 

irKahn
 

of  meeting any demands under u

situation such as thls."  He stated

that he "had no intention of callinÉ

thc  President  or the Vice Prest-

dent" of thc Universĩty to discuss

í!:c dujiuiiistntiors' cicmiui'

  [íeaii Cok'iiMii :imcí l'î'cic:

entered the  dean's offĩce

demonstrators  Set up a steering



speak fui' the group.

  The  demonstrators  began  to

make arrangements for  food, bed-



crowd,  while  Dean Coleman and

Proctor  Kahn conferred with Uni-

versity officials by  phone about
 

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 aimost  certainly  have provoked

 fighting.

   Yesterday's  events showed also

 that construction of the new gym

 in  Morningside  Park  is by  no

 means a dead issuedespite repeat-

 ed assertionsfromtheadministra-

 tion that construction Is a fait ac-

 compli. Black studení leadersre-

 mained ui the  forefront of the de-

 monstrations,  along with leaders

 of SDS, and as word spread of the

 activíties at Columbia throughout

 the  city,  milílants  from outside

 the  Uníversity communíty becamc

 involved.



  The arrival  of  these  mĩlitants

raiseĸ icnother serious problem for

thc  L'ciivevsity:  ĸliether to ^all in

city police ĩo empty Hamilton Hall.

Sincu  ihey arc Ucking  part in an

íllegal  demonstration inside a Úni-

vorsily builditiĸ, fbe  black hiiLdcrs

are trespassing 0» Columbia pro-

perty. The Universitycould:

to have them removed by polici

these grounds.



  Any violence  ivhich  might erupt

from sucl: i: ('OMl'i-cJMi.il k::-: '.'.Lcll nulLílu

r:::.Icĩ havi: i'erjci'ciis>ic):ishirbeyo::cl

the ivy-covered ivails of the Uni-

vcrsity.

   The SWdent Afro-American So-

 ciety, whích has preferred to re-
 


 

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"We're going to stay here wíth

Dean Coleman as long as tbe L'ni-

versity does  not accedc to  our

demands."

  Dne bour lator,  Dean  Coleman

came out of hĩs offtce for a third

and final time.  He stated that he



President Truman  to ask him a-

bout the  students'  dcmands  and

that Dr.  Truman  "is willing to

meet with you ín Wollman AudL-
 


 

did not violate the memorandum.

No one questions ttie fact tbatwhat

took place yesterday is the mosl

flagrant violation yet.

   Disciplinary actíon against the

protesters at this poĩnt seems in-

.evitable,  and adminîstration offi-
 

cials are still adamanl

to grant open hearings.  Yet suoh

an  aot will ccrtainly be viewed in

the  outside ivorld as political re-

prisal.    The  admini.striitioii is,

indeed',  faced  with its  greatesl

challenge from the voĩces of stu-

dent power  in the history of the
 

Tlic uccunaiion of ilamilĸui fol-
 

monstrators  picketed in front of

Low Library andonehtindredothcr

students ivho opposed thc planned

SDS action walked around on the





mostly members of a cunservative

organization  calléd Students for a

Free Campus, canied many anti-

SDSpicket signs.

  'Ordcr is peace," onesignread.

Another said, "Scnd liudd back tc

Cuba.1   Itudd Vecently roturned

Erom  a three-week trip to Cuba,

  At the south  end of Loiv Plaza,

more thanfivehundreddcmonslra-

tors gatbered in front of the sun-

dial to hear a number of spccches

by  members of  SDS  and  ĩ

  According to SDS plans, the

sanization planned to march

Low LibraryandpresentPresii

Grayson  Kirk ivlth  a demand

open hearings  for the  six discl-

plĩned  students.  In addition,  the

students planned torequestthatthc

University sever its ties ivith ĨDA
 

 Shortly before the sundial rally,

ean Platt dclivercd a letter from

ice President DavidB.Trumanto
 

.side Low Library
 

Dean Platt that he would agrcu to

move the  dcmonstration  into Mc-

Millin only if Dr. Truman would

alloiv  the  protesters  to  sct the
 

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ground
 

    d that h

Dr.  Truman

irior to the n

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>r. Truman t

 to set dowti

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                   ,-of-a-biicli

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mands, he  has refused to discuss

them,  and now hc decided lo meel



         id  that since Loiv was

         ivould not bc worthivhile

to try to enter the administration

btiilding.   instead, he  said, the

crowd should consider anumberof



tioivever, an SDS membcr came to

the sundial and directed the croivd

to try to storm the  security en-

trance of Low.