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propQsal suÊgeststhat,_orcourses
ĩn which sessions are not restuned
students be given the optĩon of
accepling eitheragradeof "pass,"
or a letter grade "where the
professor can malteavalidapprai-
sal of the student's work."
The proposal also recommends
that students dolng failing work in
totake
ilieir ■ inal
day of cla-
eompletc '-
:,'.' Ia.;l
out chargc. According to the pro-
posal, sonior comprchensive
examinalions may be waivodbythe
departmcnts.
Clarencc C. '-'. .iíi.iu. dean of
GS, said yestorday cvening thal
thc proposab did not receive final
approval at yestcrday's meetinE,
and will be prescntcd to a faculty
mecling today at 3 p.m. for such
approval. Ue addcd that, if it
is approvod, the proposal wĩll be
subject to rcview by legal counsel
for Uic Univcrsity.
The faculty of tlie St;hool of
Engineering passod a resolution
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yesterday, by a vote of 54
by which classes will be extetided
through May 24 and final examln-
ations will bc completed by May
31. Tlie resoltition also asks Uie
faculty "in order to mitigale âif-
ficultíes which might otherwise be
caused to students to adjust, when-
ever necessary, theĩrtotalevalua-
tive procedures."
The tentative pĩans of the Col-
lege Committee on lnstruction, it
is underslood, include tiie cancel-
lation ttf uniform final exam-
inations, and thc substitution, at
the indĩvidual instructor's discre
Students who wish to receive a
letter grade would be allowed to
do so,' as would students who de-
sĩre an incomplete.
I)ean Coleman stated that the
proposals of several individual ta-
culty .members will also be dis-
cussed al today's meeting wlth Uus
Executive Committee, and added
that one such proposal in parti-
cular will be introduced íor dis-
cusslon prior to all others. He
declined to reveal either the con-
tents of this proposal or its au-
The joint facultiesof the Univer-
sĩty will meet, probably on Sun-
day afternoon, to discuss the re-
eommenda-ions made by ĩts Kx-
ecutive Committee, according to
iJean Coleman. He staled that
the College faculty will also mee
Sunday to act definitively on aca
demie policy for the College. A
time for Uie meeting has nr.
been scheduled.
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r»gel)
If Uie pre-conditions 1
epted, then the committee wil
be willĩng ii. negotiaíe the detaib
of restructuring the Universily, a_
well as thc fivc dcmands askct
previously by student demonstra-
—Thal constructlon on the gym
nasium in Mornlngside l'ark bt
stopped immediately.
—That the Unlversity sever al
ties wíth tho Institute for ĩ-efensi
Analyses.
—That Presidsnt Grayson Kirh'i
ban on indoor domonstration;: bi
dropped.
—That allfuturojudlcialdecision:
be made by a studcnt-fatultycom
—That
1 Unlve
II people arre
lonstrations at the gym site.
Itudd stab-d early this morning
íat tíîe questlon of President
irk's or Vice Prcsident David B.
'ruman's reslgnatĩons "was not
onsidered" at this tneeting of
:hij sl
rir.:; c.
The present strncture of the
ated Wednesday night at a general
meeting for all studenls and fa-
culty in Wollman Audítorium.
At that meeting, it was decided
body 1
't llll. !
Any organi-ation supporting the
strike which could gather seventy
members in a general assBmbly
I hvar that Ít was t-harged againsl mv Ihat I
miighl lo dvslroy instilulÍQns;
llul rvtilly I am nvithvr for nor aga'tnst
institutions;
/What indvvd havv I in comntori with thvm? — Or
ivhat with thv dvstruvtion of thvmfj
Only I will vstahlish in lhvMannahatta,and in
vvvry vity of Thvsc Statvs, inland and
ind woods, tmti abovv vvery
r largt; that dvnts Ihv watvr,
rnlvs, or Irustvvs, ar any
liid iii Ihr fivlds
kvvl, IUttv
Wilhoal vdifivvs, or ,
argumvnl,
Thv inslitalion of thv
tlva
low of vomradvs.
Walt Whilman
"/ Hvar 11 Was Chargvtl
Against Mv."
fhe following is an excerpt from
THE 1968 COLUMBIAN
now available in the Wallach Room (213 FBH)
dístribut.on 11 am - 4 pn
While the formal organizatioti
for the strike was belng decided
last night, several schools and
organizations endorsed the strike,
Law Schooi students voted ye.-
rday to strike "aĩ least until
eir nfixt meetinÊ" on Sunday.
The students and faculty of the
íioo Theological Seminary also
endorsed the strike where all re-
gular classes have been replaced
a "Free University" whícl:
hold discusslons about the
function and structureof the Uni-
-rsity.
The teachin£ staff and students
the School of tiie Arts alsocalled
r a strike, endorsing the re-
solutions of the Columbia Unlver-
1; lunlen. Councll.
In addition to the facutty and
students who endorsed the strlke,
than 120 alumnĩ slgned a'
statement supporting a strihe and
allbigfor theresĩgnatlon5 0f Pre-
ident Kirk and Yice Fresident
Truman.
The Students' Afro-American
Society, which led the black stu-
who occupied Hamilton Hall,
released a statement yesterday
ng condemning the manner
ich police cleared the other
occupied building s Tuesday.
Although the statement acknow-
ledged "the faet that certaln other
Columbia student groups have also
shown support for rhe demands
the Harlem community," tbe
tement did not include an en-
■sement of the studenl strike.
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