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Rally, Honk-In

Another rally on the Lawn
Thursday resulted in an agreement
to continue the strike until
Monday, at which time a
referendum would be held to
decide the future course of the
strike and which demands would be
supported. Thursday night a large
crowd gathered at the intersection
of Routes 250 and 29, and urged
passing motorists to honk their
horns for peace. Soon the police
were called in to quiet the uproar
caused by the gathering.

Friday nights demonstration
began in much the same way. A
honking grew to such proportions
that again the police had to be
called in, but this time the results
were different. Pushing the crowd
back from the intersection and
finally forcing them onto the area

in front of the Rotunda. After a
few minutes of inaction D. Alan
Williams gave an order for the
crowd to disperse, and when few
people moved, about 100 police
charged over the small wall and
chased people back onto the Lawn,
where the police arrested people
who were standing around, as well
as dragged a few out of Lawn
rooms. Later, moving through the
fraternity area, the police arrested
more students, many of whom were
sitting on porches or walking from
one place to another. In all, 68
people were arrested, many of
whom were not even interested in
the strike before this time.