, | APRIL 18, 1969 _
TO THE FACULTY: 7 |

IF YOU DON'T READ
THIS”
DON'T COMPLAIN
ABOUT ANYTHING
THAT HAPPENS
AT QUEENS COLLEGE

On Thursday, April 17, twelve unaffiliated faculty members prepared four suggestions
that were later presented to President McMurray and the College Personnel and Budget
Committee 3 ie

(1) We suggest that President MeMurray seriously consider the use of a court restrair oe te
ing order to halt disruptive acts, while protecting the right of peaceful dissent, vie

(2) We wish President MeMurray to. join us in noting that the present atmosphere
virtually precludes the possibility of harmonious negotiations. Faculty, administrati
and students cannot negotiate in an atmosphere of disruption and threats, a climate th
has distracted all of us from our primary tasks on this campus. —

ieee We wish the President to use the mass media to give his assurance that the _
rights of all students to enter the campus and buildings will be protected.

: (,) We believe that the President should conduct a referendum to determine the
actual position of the faculty. Such a referendum, difficult though it would be to
conduct, would give all faculty members a chance to be heard.

We told the President and his advisors of our belief that a majority of the facult
did not find their views represented by proposals set forth by numerous "ad hoc" group:
We suggested that most faculty members believe that the demonstrators’ tactics establi:
dangerous precedents and that these tactics were disproportionate to the grievances.

Cur claim to represent most of the faculty might well be true - But others must ste
forth. We wish to show the President that we do represent the majority of the faculty

We wish to meet next week to consider (1) the preservation of our college's acade r
integrity and (2) a fair and just solution to present problems, a solution that will m:
this campus a place where good will and trust replace fear, intimidation » and disturbi

If you wish to be counted, please sign below and return this sheet AS SOON AS POSS!
toe Box 12, English Department Office, in Temporary Building II, Room 25. All who sign
be invited to our next meeting. ; | | | :

WR, Dierlam | 44, Horowitz | AR. Long |
Ey Fichtner _ D. Jones Po Iysek oe ee
So Friedman | R. Kieser | : Be Withington — a :.
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Sign here: 3 | Department |

#These colleagues have not had an opportunity to examine this text, but they are in
essential agreement, with our views.