Pane Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, March 26, 1970 Pa~je Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, March 26, 1970 FIFTH DAY: Support for BAM class strike grows in faculty, student groups Fleming meets with black faculty, staff (Continued from page 1) BAM spokesmen said last night (Continued from page 1) "that the actions of the Regents have made a strike necessary." The group agreed to honor the picket. lines and also voted to "call upon all members of the Univer- sity to do the same," adding that the department "will take no puni- tive action against any of its teachers, students or staff for striking." The black students, faculty and staff of the public health school expressed concern about social crises affecting the nation. They said that the BAM demands, "if met by firm commitment instead of as 'goals,' will enable minority students to contribute with more relevance, to the solutions of these social problems." Radical College last night pass- ed a resolution "to serve notice that any reprisals taken now or later against people who support the strike, no matter what posi- tion they hold in the University, will be sufficient reason for Radi- cal College members taking strong action, to protect these people's livelihood." Six members of the Institute' for Social Rsearch Policy Com- mittee issued a statement in sup- port of the demands and called for a re-opening of negotiations between BAM and the University. Fourteen members of the re- search staff of the Center for Human Growth and Development said yesterday. "We not only agree with the, demands of the black students. but also encourage their involvement on an equitable basis within the entire University com- munity. A spokesman for the music school told 100 students and fac- ulty members yestrday that ethe school expects a 50 per cent in- crease of black enrollment this fall and in the next two years ex- pects the school to surpass the 10 per cent goal. Other faculty groups were less committed to the demands. A spokesman for the journalism department said that it is the' policy of the department for pro-' fessors to always hold classes. He pointed out, however, that if no' one shows up for a class, the pro- fessor will go home. In a memorandum to faculty and students of the engineering school, Dean Gordon J. Van Wylen claimed the school has made ef- forts to recruit black students. "During the course of this day, I have met with black engineering students," he said. "As the result of these discussions, the Executive Committee of the College, jointly with the Black Engineering So- ciety, has made a commitment to. intensively seek out prospective black students for admission at the freshman, transfer, and grad- uate level, so that in the fall of 1970 10 per cent of all new ad- missions will be black students." Approximately 50 political sci- once faculty and students decided it is "irresponsible" to increase minority enrollment to' 10 per cent so long as there are not enough funds to undersign that goal. No collective decisions were made as to what action the depart- ment will take in regard to the student strike. Several student groups also an- nounced support for the strike and for BAM'demands yesterday, but one group of students from a chemistry 106 lecture withdrew their support after disruptions occurred in the Chemistry Bldg. early yesterday morning. Graduate Assembly last night fully endorsed the BAM demands and "encourages the administra- tion, faculty and Regents to make that if Fleming "takes the in- a firm commitment on these de- itiative" and issues the statement, mands," the group will consider meeting Following the black faculty and with him and discussing the de- staff of the education school, the mands. governing faculty and a majority At the meeting, Fleming was of the teaching fellows, the Stu- asked to set up a task force of dents for Educational Innnovation black faculty members and stu- called for "our fellow students to dents to review University finances support the strikeLand not to cross and suggest where money can be the picket lines. procured for implementation of Speaking for the entire organ- the BAM demands. ization ten members of the New- Fleming was also asked to direct man Student Association also re- the deans of the University's leased a letter supporting the schools and colleges to change strike on behalf the entire organ- their priorities. Fleming did not ization. And the executive board make any commitment on either and director of the Hillel Founda- of the demands. nI tion announced that "We believeB In the statement last night, that justice requires satisfaction BAM leaders blasted Fleming. The from the Board of Regents on stu- BAM statement said that Fleming dent demands for adequate schol- has now "admitted" that "he and arship funds, supportive services the Regents have never been con- and student recruitment of black m sidering a black enrollment of students. more than seven per:cent." " s AtUendance Admissions drive urged do URn % (Continued from page 1) j Others urged students attending classes- to join the picket lines. Many professors have postponed exams and papers until after the strike, or have stated that there will be no penalty against striking students. Others, however, are at- tempting to hold classes as usual. T h e economics department closed down yesterday after groups of students demonstrated within the economics bldg. Department chairman Harvey Brazer said the department will be closed until "conditions are conducive to learn- ing and teaching." A meeting will be held this mor- ning at 7:30 on Regents Plaza to discuss further strike activities. / (Continued from page 1) ulties within each school and col- lege retain the option of reducing their salary increases for the 1970- 71 fiscal year. Last night's meeting was hur- riedly called by the Senate Ad- visory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA), Assembly's ex- ecutive body. following a day of meetings between the executive officers. SACUA members, and several deans concerning the mi- nority admissions issue and the current class strike. Some of the faculty members attending the meeting expressed considerable concern with what they believed to be violent aspects of the class strike. Education Prof. Joseph Payne, chairman of - Senate Assembly emphasized that in his judgment, members of BAM were attempting to keep the strike non-violent, and attributed the violence to some of BAM's supporters. Speaking before Assembly, Dar- ryl Gorman, a member of BAM It added that his failure to set up the task force or to issue a directive to the deans on budgct- ary priorities would necessitate an acceleration of the strike. While Fleming met with the black faculty, a n o t h e r closed meeting took place in the LSA Bldg. which included most of the vice presidents, deans and Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). Emerging from the meeting. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Wilbur K. Pierpont said the group was discussing "what to do about the situation on cam- pus." He would not say whether the thrust of the discussion cen- tered around meeting the black demands or a r o u n d security measures. The complete text of BAM's statement follows. "At last, Mr. Fleming's crude attempts at public deception have been clearly exposed. Today in an' open session (fittingly held in the Regent's Room) with black faculty and staff, Mr. Fleming ad1mitted that he and the Regents had never been considering a black enroll ment of more than 7 per cent for fall of 1973. He and his public relations facilities have been de- liberately misleading all who are ignorant enough to be taken in by anything the president of a university would say. "Because of his admission a#'cn1 because of the fact that ne has never specifically dealt with the' BAM demands item by item and has neither set up the task force of black faculty and students to, examine the budget nor directedf the deans and department leads to rearrange their internal bud- getary priorities. the strike activi- ties will not continue, they will be accelerated. "Further, the reality of racist intellect will be dealt with sum- marily wherever it exists in the University community." 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MICHIGAN DOWNTOWN YPSI. 665-3789 2456 STADIUM BLVD. ANN ARBOR WESTGATE SHOPPING CENTER r Strikers enter U' buildings SUBSCRIBE T0 THE MkCHGAN DAILY .. to stage class disruptions (Continued from page 1) The Regents last Thursday' create more noise. The entire voted for "an admissions goal" ofs group then went to a Law Quad 10 per cent black students byc cafeteria, where the demonstra- 1973-74. However, BAM called thet tion broke up. action "a hoax and a fraud" and The blacks in the crowd attend- asked for a firm commitment-t ed a closed meeting at South Quad rather than a promise-on black while the rest of the group gath- enrollment, more recruiters, coun-1 ered on the Law Quad lawn for a' seling and financial aid. short rally before trickling back BAM leader Ed Fabre said that! to the Diag. some \parts of the University wereC operating near normally, despite A group of up to 2,000 people oprtn ~ernomly ept was scattered there and at bout the strike. You know what hass .,1 :4 p~. te cownentredtheto be done," he said. .12:5 pm, he rownentredthe "We started a strike, we pickedC Chemistry Bldg. where they con-upamv enadnow'egtC tinued the shouting, chanting ands ds up ar vemnt ad wwe banging cans that characterized Following the rally, about 1,000 the morning protests. of the protesters treked to the The demonstrators then moved business administration s c h o o I to the Nat. Sci. Bldg. where they where they disrupted classes, with snaked through the corridors be- additional shouts and noises. fore listening to a BAM leader out- a nwhe, an oup o lacks side the building. Mawie ru fbak "A lot of people think we're gathered at the main entrance of "A ot f .peole hin werethe Economics Bldg. and began to destructive, but we want to shut thevEno ldgm aneg to teUniversity down for a reason," prevent people from entering to the Unackrstydenferpainedso attend classes. Economics depart-t the black student explained to ment chairman Harvey Brazer the crowd. then announced to the crowd. Subsequently hundreds of pep- "Classes will not be held in this pie left the Diag area for the W. building until the department de- Engineering Bldg. where classes termines that conditions are con- were disrupted for the second time ducive to learning and teaching." during the day. The huge crowd The mass of protesters then! finally flocked to Regents Plaza reached the Diag and, after a brief for the mass rall. pause,,they entered the Angell- While BAM and black faculty Mason Hall complex. Marching representatives met with Fleming through the corridors, they dis- and .Vice President and Dean of rupted a number of classes. Graduate Studies Stephen Spurr At about 3:30 p.m. the 500 re- in the Administration Bldg.. num- maining demonstrators marched erous speakers addressed the to the LSA Bldg. before proceed- crowd in the plaza. ing down the middle of State St.! Representatives of International to the Frieze Bldg. Socialists, Students for a Demo- Two Ann Arbor policemen wear- cratic Society, Pilot Program, Res- ing riot helmets accompanied the idential College, ENACT. Young procession down the street. At the Democrats and Radical College ex- Frieze Bldg. the noise continued pressed support for the strike, as the protesters walked through along with students from several the building, schools of the University. Returning up State St. the After the conclusion of the group marched to Fleming's house meeting with Fleming, anthropo- on S. University before entering logy Prof. Gloria MarshNl ad- the Undergraduate Library. By dressed the crow of more than this time the number of protesters 1,500 people on behalf of the black had dropped to about 200. faculty. The crowd banged on cans as "We told President Fleming, 'We they marched around the first want you to know that these de- floor of the UGLI before dispers-! mands are our demands,'" Pof. ing. Marshall said. "'We are not going At approximately 4:30, howev"2r, to let the University get away with a small group of black students, hypocrisy.' " including some BAM leaders. had She said budget figures proposed "car trouble" in the intersection by the University to pay for h.- of S. State St. and S. University creased black admissions were in-- Ave Thev j.acked up a yellow parently had "cAr trouble" at the! same intersection. They stopped, opened the hoods of the cars, and began to examine them. By 5 p.m., traffic was backed up in three directions around the intersection, and a crowd of near- ly 150 bystanders had stopped to watch. At 5:25, when nearly 300 stu- dents had gathered at the inter-,; section, two Ann Arbor Police squad cars arrived on the scene-. The six policemen huddled quietly for a moment, then made a call to headquarter~s, informinig them of the situation. Within two minutes, three wreckers arrived on the scene. 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