Crisis at Columbia

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. COLUMBIA DAILY SPECTÁTOR .
 

Support   for   Student   Strike    Gains   Momentum
 

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  The Trustees  also  announeed

their iiiiiiiiiuii to hold  "consulta-

tions and negollalions  with com-

munity leaders* bcforc reachlng a

decislon "as to whether  or  not

.onslruclion of thegymnasiumwill

be resumed.*

  It is expected Ihat the Trustees'

declaration  will not díssuade  the

students and faeulty  now planning

to go onslrikefromcarryingitout.

Aside from statements of intent,

tlie  only substantive declaration

was  tlie recognition of thc exe-

cutive committoe ĩtself, whichwas.

formed yesterday,

  Sincc College classes have been

cancelled for Thursday snd i-"ri-

day,  the strike eannot bcgin this

iveek. A new steering committoe

will  begin  forming today around

tlie nucleus  of the original strike

coinmiltee  in ordet- to forniulate

tlie demands whĩch will  serve as a

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for  every  seventy people it re-

presents.

  It is expected that thenewstrike

eommittee  will ash for the rcsig-

nations of the  President and Vice

 11 - - i .-■:■_ 11 and adopt maavandnos-

sibly  all,   of the six  demands

originally put forward by the dem-

onstrators.  Adheronce toanyspe-

cific demand is not a precondition

for  sending a  dclegate to the new

stecring committee.

  The organization of the strike

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Wollman last niglit where anover-

flow  crowd of at  least thirteen

hundred students wassplitbetwecn

a proposal by the original strikers

and one put forward  by  repre-

sentatives of an ad hoc group o£

some 250 graduate students.

  The original strikers wanted all

organizations sending  represen-

tatives to the new steerĩng com-

mitlee  to  agree to support  the

original six demands.  The gradu-

ate students asked  that member-

ship be limited oiily to those who

support the  strihe, so that  the

"coordinating  eommittee  repre-

sent asbroadaspecti-umof canipus

opinion as possible."

  In a dramatic move, Mark Rudo
 


 

Democratic Soc:c:; ai..;!

tlie original stríke, yíelded to the

graduate students' proposal after

a vote indicated that, although he

probably  had  a  majority,   íhe

audience was deeply divided. Tho

coneession brought íumultuous ap-

plausc throughout the auditorium,

  CtJSC  resolved yesterday by a

vote of  22  lo 9  to ask students

to contínue the  strike  sĩnee the

administration, by its use of police,

"has forfeited its legitimate au-

thority within íhis iiistilutiûn."

  The demands CLSC  setforthare

that police leave the campus; tliat

the President  and Vice President

resign;  that structurai changes

be made *to provide for effective

faculty  and  student power'within

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taken a stand against Columbia's

affiliation with the Instite for De-

fense Analysis.

  Dan Pellegrom, agraduate stu-

dent at L'nion Theologieal  Sem-

inary and president of CLSC, ad-

dressed  last night's meeting in

Wollman  before  the  adoption of

the graduate students' proposal,

lt was  not  clear after  tlie pro-

posals' adoption whethertheCoun-

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  "We hope wecanworhtogether,"

Pellegrom said, *We don't ivant to

.ill the str it.e."

  A statement of graduate anthro-

pology  students, endorsed by  95

per cent of the students contac-

ted yesterday,  who comprise  64

per cent of thoseregistered, urged

tbat other graduate departments

go on strike  wíth  them and begln

preparations  "for  a long term

stríke during which we ivould not

sacrifice our dialogue with faculty

or with each other.*

  The anthropology students "de-

plored tfte use of police by the ad-

ministration"   and  asked  for

"changes toward  greater faculty

and student participation in policy



  LikS  niost declarations made

yesterday, their statement urged

that President  Kirk  and   Vice

ITosJcloijt 'i'niman resign,

  f_mong the  anthropology  pro-

fessors who Iiave signcd petitions

in support of the strĩke are Morton

H. Fried, Robert F. Murphy, Mar-

garet  Mead,  Moni Nag,  Marvin

llarris, Andrew P. Vayda, Abra-

ham  Rosman, Edward  Lanning,

Myron L. Cohen, and lialph  Hol-



  Thirty  faculty  members  and

graduate students  in the psychol-

ogy department yesterday issued a
 


 

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  Varying  strike  statements  ai-e

expected today from different di-

visions of the University. Meet-

ings to formulate demands wíll be

held throughout the day.

  Yesterday mornmg's mecting in

McMillan  heard several students

and members of the faeulty speah

out against the administration and

Its use of pollcc forcc.  Hepeated-

ly the  meeting brohe into crios of

"Strike! Strike!" ProfosSorSidney

Morgenhesser reportedly urged

the audience  of perhaps 1600  nol

to occupythebuildings, buttopress

their demands on restructurĩng o!

the L'niversity, amnesty, thc gynv

IDA, and thc President's and \'Ice

Pi-esident's resignatíons.

  Among the 250 faculty members'

ivho have signed tlie petition of the
 

of the strilse are Lloyd Motĩ, pro-

fessor oí_astronomy; liichardClo-

ward, professor of Social Work;

'IttI■,'!■:  Gans,  adjunct professor

of Social Work;SorgoL_ingandHy-

man Bass, professors of mathe-

matics; Charles D. l'arsons, as-

sociate professor ,of philosopliyi

F.W, Dupee, prtrfqssor of English;

Arthur  W. Collins, protessor ef

art  history; Grahamlrwin, associ-

atc  professorof hislory; Alexander

Ehrlich, professor of economics;

Gregory Rabassa, associate  pro-

fessor   of Spanish;   Mindel  C.

John England, professof of mccli-

iiiiíitiI cnciuccring ;  and  Iiomaltlo

Ciugola, professor of architectui-o,

Many members of the junior fac-

ul_y have also added  their sĩgna-



  Several  lcaders of the strike
 

Tcxt of Statemcn t by Columbia Trustccs
 

  The Boaid of Trusteei

umbia University metlastevening,

May  lst,  in specia! session and

conferrod with the newly  desig-

nated Exeeutive Committce of thc

Faculty,  and tnereafter took the

following actions:

  [1J   The Tmstees  expressed

tlieir deep apprecíation to the Ex-

                of tho Faculty
 

Eor  i
 


 

efforts,

the  ĩmportance of the  Commit-

tee's rolo  in aiding the trustees

and  theProsident in speeding the

returnof theUniversitytoitsusual
 


 

Unl-
 

  (2)   The Chaiinian

Ll S]icc:ÍLll  L'iiiiuiiilli'i' nl'

to study andrecommendchanges



versity.

  (3)  The Board retiucsled thal

the  Executive  Commillec of  the

Eaculty liliewise  make  suc h a

study, consult  with  the Special

Committee of the lioard  and make
 

 (4)  The Board announced that

ĩs Special Committoe hadbcenin-

tructed  to consult with  repre-
 

  (5)  The ĩĩoard  also announced

its intention that consultations and

negotiations ivith community lcad-

ci-s shall  be hcld  bcfore decision

is  roached as  lo whether or not

conslruclíon of ĩhegymnasiumwill

be resumed.  lîy such action the

ĩioard emphasizes its recognition

of the spccialopportuniticsthatlhe

University  has to be  associatcd

in  mutually constructive  undcr-

taltings with its immcdiatc ncigh-



  (6)   The Iloard  rotluests all

students and  faculty to  resume

their scholarly activities so that

thc  presence o[  the police can

bc ended and the Universityreturn

to its workofconti-ibLitingtolearn-

ing, scicnce and social improve-
 

NOTE:  The raembcrs of the Spe-

cial Committee of the  Trustcos

referred to In Numbcr  (2) above

are:  Alan II. Temple, Chairman;

William S. Paley; lĩarold F. Mc-

Guire; Lawrcnce A. Wion;Charles



The chairman of  tho  Eoard  of

Trustecs,  Willíam. E.  Petersen

and the President of  the Univer-

sity,  Grayson Kirk,  are  ex of-

ficio members of the Specia) Com-
 

uty -Jfll
 

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