In a related development, one of the strikers who had been going without food since Monday night announced yesterday that he began eating fruit.
But Beverly S. Bell '86 said yesterday that she would continue her no-food fast indefinitely. The third hunger-striker could not be reached for comment yesterday.
"My further weakening will not in any way contribute to a positive outcome of the protest," Barry S. Zellen '84 said yesterday.
Zellen, who said he spoke with President Bok over the phone for 20 minutes this weekend, added that he and Bell will meet with Vice President and General Counsel Daniel Steiner '54 this week.
The two plan to present Steiner with requests for a University-sponsored debate on divestiture, and monthly open meetings where students can ask Corporation representations how it is using its stock holdings to influence corporate policy in South Africa.
They Could've Had a V-8
In addition, two more students joined the fruit-and-water fast this weekend, and S. Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation, donated 250 cans of V-8 juice to the protesters.
The total number of fasters is now 19.
Also at last night's meeting, the council approved a proposal to use part of the interest earned from the Endowment for Divestiture to finance a yearly lecture series dealing with racism in South Africa.
The Endowment for Divestiture is an alternative escrow fund to which seniors may contribute instead of the Senior Class Gift fund.
The endowment's money will be donated to the Harvard Scholarship Fund only when the University sells its stock in companies operating in South Africa or when the United Nations lifts its ban on trade with the apartheid state.
If, in 20 years, neither of these conditions are met, the money will be donated to a charity in the Harvard community.
The issue was tabled at last week's meeting after council members expressed fears that the plan would run into legal troubles and that the money would be used solely to fund the activities of the Southern Africa Solidarity Committee (SASC).
The resolution passed last night after promises by SASC members that a broad range of speakers would be invited to speak.
People's Commencement
In other developments last night, the council overturned a grants committee recommendation by approving $750 for a SASC sponsored "People's Commencement," a rally to be held during commencement week dealing with, South Africa and other issues.
The Council also passed a constitutional amendment merging the Communications and Finance and Grants Committees; elected Nancy W. Boutiler '84 interim representative to the Athletic Standing Committee; supported a request to place a Third World weekend on next year's Freshman Week calendar, and approved $1524.50 in additional grants and loans to campus organizations.