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Admirable Statement

Also included in the request
was the editorial from the Richmond
Times-Dispatch. The paper
called the statement "admirable."
It went on to say, "It brings a
breath of fresh air into the fetid
atmosphere of spineless permissiveness
that has engulfed so
many college and university campuses."

Calling for the nation to follow
President Shannon's fine example,
the editorial also commended
those presidents who
"are keeping their hands on the
helm without fanfare and whose
campuses have been altogether
quiet."

The letter in which President
Shannon "publicly enunciated
firm plans for the orderly adjudication
of student grievances,"
noted that planned demonstrations
are to be filed at the Student
Council only by recognized
organizations. Any student not
complying with this rule is subject
to suspension.