SIT-IN AFTERMATH: ACTION & REACTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000300240025-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 1, 1998
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: November 2, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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'A Iovember 2, 1967
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Action O~ Reaction
e ama beginning with Tuesd Y's
confrontation at the University's PI e-
ment Office between a CIA recru or
and student sitters-in moved qua ly
toward climax yesterday as Unive ity
Hall decided to handle the matter of
disciplinary procedure by offering he
we emons a on;
ter also indicated that regardless (which CAC sponsored) and a
of means, the cases would be ~ decision on how to react to the
heard in the latter part of the University's determined course'
week of November 6. of action.
Dean Brennan, questioned by Arnold E. Strasser, first yearn
the HERALD stated that the doctoral candidate and one of-
sending of letters follows the pro- the demonstrators who received,
d
e
ur
prescribed in the Magrath a letter, said the demonstrators
students judgment by , the University ce
Council or, Student Affairs. Report and President Heffner's I- should be proud of "handling;
=:: ;ht male undergraduates and f ur September 18 letter to all stu- themselves and the issues well." '
grataate students received virtu lly dents. He added that he sent Other participants stressed they'
identical letters yesterday inform ng letters to those whose names he had explored every possible chan- i
their, they were "charged with inter r- took down if at Tuesday's con- nel of seeking rational discussion
ins with the normal educational fu c- frontation "they touched me or- on whether the CIA represents
son of the University" in obstruct ng showed they were willing to tive should be permitted to re- tl a entry of Michael J. Brennan, D (an I to touch me to show they were crult on campus. Stanley N.
~jf tI the Gradluate School, and CIA e- physically obstructing." Griffith '68, who also got a let-'
.:niter James W. Gurll to the Ph e- Commenting on the fact that
or -
Anent Ohice in interview room at 90 a- more than the dozen
so pe were
te.-man St. le who received letters were
;'he. letters to the male undergra u- resent at the sit-in, Dean Bren-
ates ere signed by Benjamin D. Rom n, an said "A student who wished
Assistant Dean of the College for S u- to obstruct had full opportunity
dent Affairs. The graduate students to do so. Anyone could have
volved received notification from Grad- touched me if they very positive-
Pembroker was also notified. Howe
r,
One demonstrator who touched The council voted to take ac-
Anne S. Dewart, Assistant Dean
of
Dean Brennan but did not re- tion on three separate grounds:
.Pembroke, refused to state the ex
ct
eive a letter was Scot M. Blue, , to let the students involved
number of Pembrokers who recei
ed
assistant professor of psychology. draft their own statement, to
such letters.
Mr. Blue, who received a Ph.D. draft and circulate a petition
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