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Non-student Advisors

Mr. Morris stated that the decision to
allow non-student advisors had been
originally made by last year's honor committee
in the spring of 1970 on a trial basis.

He said that the decision had not been made
permanent because of the fear by the
committee that lawyers from outside the
student body might "tend to hamper the
system."

"Lawyers have already sat in during the
trials," Mr. Morris continued, "and they have
co-operated with the committee and have not
added any burden to the system." Therefore,
he explained, the committee decided to ratify
the decision made last spring.

Mr. Morris added that although the lawyers
have been allowed to advise both defendants
and plaintiffs during the trials, the lawyers
could not speak out in the trial