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----. - 1 ll 0533 989 The attack on BAWES began a f t e r the October demonstrations and were Lnttiated in the main by a small group of instructors, with- i n the Faculty of A r t s and Sciences. dressed the KiwaniQs Club of Will~amsburg, f n which he described the October demonstrations because the local conununlty vanted more Lnfor- mstion on these Sncidents. faculty mcmbers who beoutaged confrontation end escafetioa o t campus differences and cris&. campus press and reaction was i m e d i a t c by the campus newspaper, The Student Association, and various freepreated radical During t h i s period BARNES od- I n his speech BARBES c r i t i c i t e d the few The speech was released to the l o c a l and w s , wto number less than 200 persons. On 10 February 1970, the Faculty of A r t 8 and Sciences, one o f four such faculties, u\ose membership represents about one-third of the e n t l r c instru:tlonsl force, voted a lack o€ confidence i n BARNES and dcplorcd his promotion to Dean of students. to 80 members.sttended this particular meeting, thereby lacking mote than h a l f o f s total membership. of Arts and Sciences, a student referendum was held BurCng the weekend of 14-15 February 1970. htahly quest lonabfe circumstances, resulted in a vote oL no confidence in BARNES by the students. Slightly more than one-thlrd of the stu- dent body parttcXpated,voting about five to one against BARNES. Tlie manner $n which the referendum was cvnducted has been c r i t t c i t e d by a l l Snterested parties, because of l a t e and Inequiteble ballot dtstributton and improper accounting. Many ballots did not reach or were not returned from most known conservative campus groups, such as f r a t e r n i t i e s , s o r o r i t i e s , and those dormitories known to house conservative minor student@, 6uch as R(m: menbers. 8 resolution c ~ p r e s s i n g , **a lack of confidenca" i n BARNES and voiced g'strong" disapproval of h i s e l e v a t i o n t o Dean o€ rtudenta by 8 vote o f 36 to 13 w i t h slx abstentions, 'To indicate the mood o f this meeting, tho Student Association Assembly also passed terolutfon urging Covernot HOLTDN to appoint two students and tQo faculty mcmbeta to the Board of Visitors, approve the Constitution of the Williamsbur8 regulation prehiblting open v i s i t a t i o n in men's donnltotfe8. Approximately 60 Following the lead of the Faculty The referendum, admittingly conducted under. On 17 February 1970, the Student Association Assembly passed Noratorlwa Cornittee, and supporter of the repeal of the college'# .- , '.- . -- ---..-.. p.. . .-....-.I ....I.. ._ .;. .. . . . ... - :.. ... .. ; . .> .