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Alumni Dissatisfaction

Alumni dissatisfaction has been seen in
Letters to the Editor that appeared in various
newspapers around the state during the summer.
These letters presented both positive and
negative opinions on the strike, but a large
number of these letters expressed a negative
attitude towards striking students. It would
appear that alumni grumblings are a major
concern of the fund raisers at this time.

This year's letter from the president of the
Alumni Fund, Mr. C. Waller Barrett, speaks at
great length about the events in May. This
letter, which marks the beginning of the annual
fund drive, stresses that the University was kept
open throughout the strike and credited the
"unremitting vigilance and good judgement
exercised by the administration" in keeping the
doors open.