Here, here!, let us not quibble
over tactics. D.W. Orrick, III, is
right when he complains that Dean
Woody should not be criticized for
adopting "the very tactics practiced
by current leftist groups." We
should in fact, praise him - "Three
cheers for Dean Woody!," guerrilla
strategist of the administration.
Those of us who wish to alter
the status quo have always claimed
the right to work outside established
channels; it is hardly consistent
to lambast Woody, Lovett, and
company for exercising the same
prerogative. We should, of course,
condemn the racist and sexist
nature of the bulk of their message
to the Governor. But we should
also commend them for supporting
higher wages for non-academic
employees; as much as that may
have been motivated by paternalistic
noblesse oblige, it was, nevertheless,
helpful toward indicating
the unity of student support of
higher wages and bargaining rights
for University employees.
However, the most constructive
outcome of the Woody-lobbying
affair is the endorsement of radical,
extra-channel tactics by such a
prestigious figure of the University
community, as Mr. T. Braxton
Woody.
