Ferguson appoints appeals committee for NBS
by Joan Little "
■ StaffWriter
Services; Dr. Franklin Parker,
History.
According to Chancellor
tor-student—^Pergusofl, the memhers of the
unity, Chancellor J. S. Ferguson committee were selected
yesterday - announced his according to criteria'calling for
apptrirrtffHHrt—oT-a faculty "great—responsibility anct-
advisory'committee to hear the competence in dealing with
appeal of the Neo-Black Society problems- and in seeking a sense-
and to advise him of a "final of fairness." He stated that these
Hecision regarding the matter. were~ qualities -^ostr-'iiiipoilauL
- The five faculty members, injudicial procedure." £
three white, and two black, When questioned as to the
selected for the committee, and exact nature of demands made
at—by NBS, Ferguson stated that,
follows: Eh-. Kendon when he was approached by
Smith, Psychology (Chrm.); Dr.
Doris McKinney, Health,
Physical Edjucation, and
Recreation; Dr. Harriet
kupferer, -Sociology ana"
Anthropology-;- -Mr^^raesl—responsibility
Griffin, Director of Special administration' to t
NBS-members at his home early
Tuesday morning they indicated
only that they wished to appeal
the decision of the Senate and
TrToTTgrit it" "was ^"'The
against! the decision. 7
^yposTfion then and m
that this corrimittee must be
given sufficient time to secure
n, the information it needs and
hear the parties involved," he
:—said,—"What is essentially.-—a~
judicial process will - be a
trustworthy and rehable one.22!
he added. "~",.
Continuing itt th&nrefn, Dr.
Ferguson said that he Jiad not
_ s e t a my • s p e c i f i c time
requirentSlatTdr. the committee's
—decision-although it had been
Z agreed by the committee
membefsThat ^'prompt-action"
should be taKSft.
When -asked to state his
personal view of the'" NBS
"^uaTOriTlieTftancellor declined
to reply on thegrounds—that
such- an answer, would tend to
T)ias the committee. "I* must
strive to maintain an open mind
in order to evaluate properly the
report that will come to me
from the committee," he said.
The Chancellor expressed
regret in regard „io the
"altercations whichjoccured
following the Senate hearing on
Monday night," but said he was
pleased with- the "peaceful
nature" of Tuesday's
demonstration. He congratulated
the students_on the restraint and
Dr. Doris McKinney „ Dr. Franklin Parker Dr. Harriett Kupferer
responsibility they demonstrated
in this endeavor.
The NBS incident -did^ not,
according to Ferguson, "come as
a: total surprise." However, he
added, "I had hoped all along
that the dispute would not reach
this stage." . '..',,<,
Ferguson's final message to
the students was as follows:
"Any community, including that
of the University, does have to
avoid carrying its controversies
into a realm that destroys a basis
of co-operation and
communication. 'We need to
strive to exercise restraint and
maintain an effective machinery
for dealing with--disagreements-
among ourselves so" that we can
develop, in the broader sense of
the word, the social co-operation
necessary for communication."
