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Student Protest

Miss Dewar queried the three
men on their feelings concerning
the legitimate limits of student
protest.

"I believe emphatically," said
Mr. Battle, "that there is no place
on the campus or in the high
schools for the type of violence we
have recently witnessed. Civil disobedience
is not the proper means
of achieving social reform. There
must be forums for discussion on
the issues."

Mr. Pollard said, "Students in
Virginia are to be congratulated on
their cooperation thus far on many
issues."

Mr. Howell criticized what he
labeled Governor Godwin's willingness
to cut off or limit state funds
to colleges because of political and
social issues. "We must maintain
academic freedom and materialism
often opposes this."