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Letters; Collier Replies
(The following is in response to
the letter by President
Shannon.
Ed.)
Dear Mr. Shannon:
Thank you for your kind letter
concerning the Lawn of the
University. We share your concern
and love for the Lawn. However,
we also feel that the symbolic
nature of the Lawn and its central
location make it the perfect choice
for the demonstration of sincere
student concern which we have
planned.
We have taken steps to protect
the Lawn and we will have one
hundred law students and dorm
counselors present to insure that
the Lawn is not damaged.
To explain this, we
communicated the following
statement to the student body:
When we enter into the
activities of "University
Tuesday" we must try to act in a
way which will be consistent with
the goal that we are seeking: a
preservation of the beauty and
openness of the Grounds. This
may be especially difficult to do
as we "Sleep-In" on the Lawn,
but all members of Council are
sure that it can be done if a few
simple precautions are followed.
During the "Sleep-In" it is
going to be cold. We suggest that
you bring blankets and that you
wear the warmest clothing at
your disposal. If you feel that it
is necessary to bring a hibachi,
make sure that you set it up on a
sidewalk- not on the grass. It
would be wise to position all
hibachis between the columns
since if that were the case, no one
would be able to walk into them.
An open bonfire would be the
worst thing that could happen.
Not only would such a fire be
destructive of our purpose as well
as of the lawn, but open flames
are the hardest to control.
The only "rule" to which
anyone need adhere, is to think
calmly before you act. In the
future we hope that calm thought
will prevail with the
administration
On University Tuesday, let's
prove that it already prevails with
the student body.
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