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Show mv ; ; .v. $&mjt Protesters - call for rally, pickets A shifting crowd, which fluctuated fluctuat-ed between about 3,500 and 500 students, scattered across the Union lawn Monday to listen to a series of student speakers and discuss topics ranging from the Kent State student deaths to the University's speaker policies. The crowd started growing about 11 a.m. after about 30 chanting chant-ing marchers who had gathered in Orson Spencer Hall and Milton Bennion Hall moved outside. Organization of the protest bo-as bo-as early as Monday night :hen large signs saying "Strike tor Kent" began appearing in dor-matorics dor-matorics and on campus buildings. About 8:30 a.m. Tuesday ten to Is marchers began picketing Orson Or-son Spencer Hall, yelling '-Four , ad at Kent State, . . . war con- , 's to escalate . . . student strike now." By 11 a.m. the marchors numbered about 30. A stuOent walking between OSH and ' Union scuffled with two protesters. pro-testers. Tho r; crowd, which stalled Students gather on Union lawn, as student speak- Crowd included many curious, a few lunch-eaters, ers condemn war, ROTC, killings at Kent State. to grow about 11 a.m., included a few angry students, many curious, quite a few who were merely eating lunch in the near R0 degree weather. Most of the speakers were mem-heis mem-heis of Students for a Democratic Society and United Front to End Hie War. They condemned the war, ROTC, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, bio- logical warfare and called for a strike. . One urged an "economic boy-colt" boy-colt" of all non essential goods. Rowdy cheers and yells of "right on" grottod the comment. One student stu-dent who described thought suppression sup-pression behind the iron curtain ireeived scattered applause. Another speaker accused dem- cnsliators of gathering to celebrate cele-brate Karl Marx's birthday. A chorus of "Happy Birthday Karl Marx" erupted. Meanwhile, many students in the crowd wandered away. "Destruction "Destruc-tion has no place- in progress," cue commented. Others were heard to say, "Wait to find out the truth then act" and "Violence "Viol-ence has not accomplished anything." any-thing." .Studentbody president Randy Dryer told students. "There are not enough students here to decide whether we are going on strike. Thursday at noon there will be a student forum, and we'll vote then." Later, Di ver said' it had been decided la lake a strike vole in all 9:55 classes Friday. However, a memorial service for I he four Kent State students will lie held on the Union lawn at noon Kingsbury Hall. Later, Provost Thomas C. King, slated that marchers had clearly violated campus rule when they protested in buildings. Demonstrations are perfectly in order outside, he said, bill persons who march in buildings may subject sub-ject themselves to charges. |
