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Happy Shannon Is Teaching

Mr. Stone said he was very
glad to see Mr. Shannon
continue in a teaching capacity
at the University.

"He and his father have
both been great teachers, and I
think it is very much to his
credit that he wants to return
to that duty."

Mr. Stone further stressed
the need for teachers like Mr.
Shannon. "You've got some
long-bearded long—haired
faculty up there who are not
content unless they're causing
trouble all the time."

"But what we need is
somebody like President
Shannon who will be a really
good, solid American teacher."

Mr. Stone did say that he
has had some disagreements
with Mr. Shannon on, the
University's policies but added,
"I don't agree with everything
anybody says."

He cited Mr. Shannon's
actions during the student
demonstrations against the war
in the spring of 1970 as his
major parting with the
president.

"I thought they ought to
have put them (the
demonstrators) in jail and left
them there," Mr. Stone said.

Mr. Stone said that he could
not agree with Mr. Shannon's
decision not to call a halt to
the strike as did T. Marshall
Hahn of VPI.

"I would have liked to have
stepped in and stopped it
quickly," he said, "I would
have told them (the students)
to go back to their classes or
pack up their bags and go
home. But I might have been
wrong," he added.

"At the time I think what
he wanted to do was calm the
people down. It came out all
right in the end –possibly the
best for the University–I don't
know," Mr. Stone commented.

When asked what he
thought has been Mr.
Shannon's most undesirable
administrative policy, Mr.
Stone said, "I don't know that
he had any." He did say that
he thought Mr. Shannon has
excelled most favorably in his
attempts to maintain high
standards at the University