In addition to the motions introduced yesterday by Kaplan, Frankel, and the CRSR, two more resolutions urged termination of the strike. A proposal by the Coalition for a Democratic University declared dissatisfaction on many points of the Faculty action, but expressed confidence that "substantive questions will be end to the strike "in favor of cooperative action toward a fully democratic University." The motion was later withdrawn in favor of Kaplan's.
The fifth proposal, not presented until near the end of the meeting, resolved that the "strike be ended today," as the beneficial discussion raised by it would continue in any case. This motion was eventually tabled.
Kalpan argued his proposal as a show of support for the Faculty. "Now is the time for a positive response in view of the Faculty commitment to progress," he said. "We urge the Corporation to respond favorably to resolutions of the Faculty, and we urge Faculty to continue cooperating with Afro."
The Winner
The proposal was voted on in three sections, with body of the resolution and each of the two amendments taken separately. The no-confidence vote was taken first--carrying 1873 to 1568 by standing vote after a voice vote.
While the votes were being tabulated Alan E. Heimert, Master of Eliot House, urged the crowd to listen to the demands of the black students. "There is a great deal more to be heard, a great deal more to be understood," he said. "The blacks have presented specific concerns that are extraordinary and that require an extraordinary response from the University."
Heimert's speech was made after debate had officially been closed, and James T. Kilbreth '69 sent the chair three separate objections on this point which were not recognized.
Courtesy
"It was an act of courtesy by the chair," explained Charles A. Stevenson, teaching fellow in Government and the meeting's parliamentarian. "We were tabulating the votes, and there was nothing else to do." Stevenson said that Kilbreth's objections had been overruled because Heimert was not actually participation in the debate.
Kilbreath also made three motions to open debate, which were ignored. "At the time we were in the process of voting, so such a motion wouldn't be in order," Stevenson said. "It was clear the meeting wanted to have debate closed."
The vote on the body of the proposal as written by Kaplan was taken next and carried 2411 to 1129. The last amendment was passed by a voice vote.
A motion to adjourn was first defeated by voice vote, the retaken in a standing vote which carried 1467 to 182.