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STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT HOWARD DILLINGHAM CONCERNING CAMPUS DEMONSTRATIONS AT ITHACA COLLEGE In response to requests from a number of members of the facult ', administration and student body, the foliowing constitutes a general statement of administrative olicies concerning demonstrations at Ithaca Collaege. The administration believes that it is the lawful and moral right of students andfor faculty of Ithaca College to bring to the administrat1on's attention any grievance, proposal, suggestion or other matter which is designed to remove inequities, assure academic freedom, improve conditions within the College, and enhance the objectives of the College. The administration is prepared to receive, analyze, discuss and to react to such presentations by any member of the faculty andfor the student body, acting on his own initiative or on behalf of a larger group, when such presentations are made in a manner acceptable in an academic community. The administration believes that this is the only wholesome way of assuring that both faculty and students have a means for expressing justifiable dissent, and for having a voice in determining the direction of effort and growth by this institution. The administration will not condone any action on the part of students, faculty andfor staff which constitutes a potential hazard to life and property, which is designed to disrupt academic or social life on cam us, which is accompanied by arbitrary demands or threats, or which is calculated to provoke or encourage unlawful seizure or assembly. As deemed appropriate and depending upon the exact nature of the incident, the administration will take prompt action to assure that the inte rity of the classroom and of academic freegom and of the life and propert of students, faculty and staff are maintained? For this purpose, the administration will employ any or all resources available to it. April 24, 1969 I have had several requests to clarify the last paragraph of my statement of April 22 concerning campus demonstrations. There has been some fear that in employing all resources availablev the administration might turn immediately to law enforcement agencies to quell any disturbance. This fear is Apfii 22, 1969 unfounded. The administration will not interfere in any way with rights to peaceful assembly and demonstration. Should buildings, ofiices or classrooms be occupied by demonstrators, direct negotiation between the occupiers and representatives of the College community wil be initiated immediately. The hope is that we will be able to thoroughly discuss and amicably resolve any issues in contention. As President, I shall conduct these negotiations with counsel from members of the faculty, administration and student government. I invite recommendations from all three groups as to how such counsel can best be utilized to achieve a College consensus on a course of action. I shall maintain dialogue and negotiate for as long as this can be continued in a peaceful manner, leading to an orderly resolution of the issues in conflict. If the demonstrators will not negotiate, or open a dialogue on the issues, if they will not comply with reasonable requests to give up occupied buildings, or if they employ tactics w ich endanger life or College property, the College will seek from the Courts a restraining order. The order will be served. Should the order be disobeyed, then warrants for arrest must be issued. It is then - and only then - that police officers will be involved. In other words, we shall use ever means at our disposal to resolve among ourseilves any issues which may be in conflict. We shall seek restraining orders only when all reasonable channels of ne otiation have been exhausted. Police action will be involved only if restraining orders fail. If civil arrests have to be made, the demonstrators become subject to civil prosecution. I do not believe that it should be necessary on this campus to go to the full length of the processes outlined above. I commend the student body for the orderly manner in which demonstrations have been conducted in the past, for the democratic procedures through which changes are being effected. I see no reason why we cannot make even more rapid progress, gf we recognize that the resources of this institution are not sufficient to bring about constructive changes on a crisis basis.
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