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'Need For Concern'

Our efforts to secure an open and critical
examination of these problems have been met
with nothing save assurances by your
spokesmen that someone, somewhere within
the University's bureaucracy, was also
concerned. Such concern, if it exists, has not
been manifested; it is not to be seen in any of
your letters of October 15.

It is to accent the need for such concern and
consideration that we originally scheduled
University Tuesday. We did so only after Vice
President Shannon had informed the members
of the Future of the University Committee that
that body could not deal with growth
problems. We did so only after many hours of
discussion with the Provost and with your
assistants, Mr. Gardner and Mr. Elwood. After
making the decision to proceed with the
activities, we maintained daily contact with
Dean of Students Robert Canevari, informing
him of all changes in our tentative agenda.
Thus, we were quite grieved to be told in your
letter of yesterday afternoon that you had just
learned-and from The Cavalier Daily-of our
plans. We had naturally assumed that when we
dealt with your designated representatives, we
were in communication with you.