Crisis at Columbia

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Page Four
 

COLUMBIA DAILY SPECTATOR
 

Alterations in  Music Dept.
 

Committee to _/?ecomme/ií/Krassner' Ginsberg



                                       Speak to StiidenU

                                          (Conlinu--fiom Psgc I)

             By ARTHLR KOKOT

                   by-laws, and will reporttoameet-

                    ing o£ the entire music faculty

                   Thursday.

                     Thc cominittee willbeeomposed

                     Professor of Music William J.

                   Mitchell, chairman of the depart-

                   mont; MacDowell I'rofessorof Mu-

                       ek Beeson, neĸt year's chati-

                       Jocl Kewmiin, an associate

                   professor; Charles V-uorinen, an

                   ĩnstructor, Micholas M. -iigland,

                   ja lecturer in Uie dcpartment, Bon-

                    nic .McHn'.Viîll, :t .ui.ĸlnatu .ainlunl

                    in Ihe department and an undor-

                    graduate music mujor who has not

                    >t becn selected.

                     Aceording to Mr. Wurinon, the

                        upheaval on campus is

                    largely responsible for reoreani-

                        being urelertakcn now. Ile

                    added, however, that the music

                    department has been considering

                    itruclural alturation for  quite

                          and indicat ed that mod-

                           the department's or-

                          Duld havcbeenadopted.
 

 The music department has e,

tabliahed an eight-member con

mittee of faculty and students

prepare proposals for a major r>

u;-,;an[.-.iii,!.. of ili_ departmei

 In  a preliitiinary resolution

passed Sunday, the music faculty

proposed 'that the chairman and

other ofîicers of the departmeni

be elected by an asscmbly,' .. liiul

would consist of the entire teach-

ing staíf and several studont re-

liruiiciilativcs,

 The resolution alsoproposed the

creation of a council, to rcprcsenl

faculty members In various

dcmic .spcuialtics and to gi

voice to staff members of al!

demic ranks.  Such a co
 

urualui- |
 


 

cisions on such issues as the

ini. ttnd promotion ol tacultyr

bers, and determination of policy

be considered at hearings open tt

all those 'directly affected."

 The committcc studying the pro-

posals is also attempting to faci-

litate the changes by formulatini

ameiidments  to tho departmenhil
 

1 and .lolidiy pcriods. \
 

KARNASSUS AT HOME

GOOC BOOKSBOUCHT

    ANDSOLD
 

       lÍcCaJthy,

of Mintiesota, puts "party over

principle," and thatactionsunder-

lak.u by l'tilianliii - I ik1l-.1L-. in thc

past fciv iveeks will spread.

 Earlier in the afternoon, eight

poets, í'ncluding Allen Ginsberg,

read selections from their poetry,

Mr. Ginsberg read seven pnems,

including "Visĩon," written  In

1 ::■;.-. when the ;....■ i ivas a studcnl

at Columbia, and "Penlagon Exor-

cism,"  written last year. Preced-

ing tlie  rcading, tlinsberg chanled

"Haro  1-rishna."  The audienee

laughed when the poet suggested
 

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