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Cesar Chavez — Part 3
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Ta reBat rooting cating for. |) x ae i jes hid
ane loadiTheit parents ears -amore ¢Gulsion of students pat: Lorineipal. “Ht don” thnk]
lowered militant. Brvating 9 demonstrations oF fthat it as somethuig, look across!
their heace and covered their At least one parest tod school jse-xou's foe the semester. line street.”
faces at the vehicle pascedjautharities he was keeping his | under the same || Pipkin said be nac nothing
demonstrators in an effective child at home hecavce he didn't {POl:cy, are forhidden 10 “recruu trarher to $8) extrp’ “any
protest of their own, want her “endangered” by the solicit. on campus, membe.s' leudent not in «chest will,
A Rtoup of the students in- walkout. - ftor | any organization whichis fayemat
wrived in the walkout crawled Sil Where Harts y lends to disrupt, interfere with.) tpoard
mato a big Ted stake - bed truck ; OF create aarest or dissension"! |pelieg
late in the afternoon and headed, Students involved said thei [among the student body.
for Weslaco. It had been,walkout would “hit the school| | Ramirez said the demon-F now “how come high govern}.
Tumored the group would de ‘where it burts." cutting down! {stration was arganized because dent
mronsirate in Weslaco, the average daily attensance on’ the School ba: retsed to call pes ———
The truck drove around! waren Sate fun i are auiocatel, Special _mecting We: ayy. .
several strvets in the downtown! Union, PASO. VISTA andi [Aight to hear his_group's list| M2CUNES, but rh: schet boar
area and appeared to he headed Texas Cotwil of Churches! [of 18 “demands” and two| cart
of non - ‘striking pup)
ie : recommenda’ + Mrs. Rebecca Ram:rez who-
for the worthside plaza park. m Zant munistry represen-! dations. : had cnarea, atewdiog
Police them under sur stes slaved “away from! Meet Morday said she had cl Ss
Ome ur lay __morting’s demon-j{ Billie Cellum. board} lelasses, argued at length with.
: i 6 adults cutside
They have been ad |president, told the group| (both students an \
ike young penple slapped at a ar sig meeiings held be the |SPokesman trustees would listen a hen were, wong yc.
Kausas Street residence Pos soMcuts in the last tho weeks, (10 the complaints at a reguiar! return to lasses ‘
Wppeated mene aot tre er WEA The eae [Beane ta noe antay.| "min was asked & he would
y shortly sf : 5
Eeoch ~ Elsa gro.> arrived, jplanned. | "be present before that time. meet with ane semonstrating
atvor ed. Tomassini, Anish teacher: i . ne leaders and
‘serving as his berate cay Pipkin explained, with board meeting,” but if u fe:
‘pparemly fo or
Weslaco students +.
“wilt Net
i their parents wanted to discuss
After the appr. .n aviy i40.tae only schoo! officials meeting ave Recessary for expulsion, | {750 Bi te
“anything officially or unofs
tudents began syeort offwith the walkout participants! .-\8 the demonstration beg: Pcitnh ae war walling cry
asses at 2a, Thursday. Pipkin told the students he was comply.
Mer a senes Ramires and the other, (willing to listen to any justified RO sts Not Demands
wth the six Ie Headers ¢ har ge “blatant, Complaint, but as far as being eT Sv anted to em
Smonstrators, ar : _sevczal.d'scvimination.” They say the; {Out Of class. T will not tolerate RE Oak MA vente to ome
sents, Pipkin announced a:tistudent body is approximately ;- Tequests, “but pot demanis.””
{ those involved in the walxout ‘9 per cent Mexican-American. ety Gonzalez, ome Hed He also told tne leaders but
wuld be Suspended fer three’ The high school enrollment isin principal the “school belongs to: Tam not going to Jisten i that
emer action of tne believed Xo be hereren 609 and; the parents and the students.{ group Standing “over thete us
‘ . Nance." poin' lo the main
‘The conferences tovk piace at, Many of the Mexican-! Peceaaeartel sips mel ybody of Fhe demonstrators
9 school house door, and later-American students Temaunng ia; emere bist the a ;across the unpaved, dusty road.
f about an hour 22 a roomiclasses told reporters af a break] [ue eo board’ "it was then fat the. six
side the build.ng ___ between classes they thought ¥ 1 jleaders and six or seven adults
“We will not yield one cotaithe walkout was a “disgrace.” re ee an feveral jaccompanied Pipkin inside the
gy cipal,” Vatehi paren ie
oun Sndtored rae they eenoOl distict ad-| Contact Supt. 4. W. Bel, He! PUlang Neabeng: eka! he
1 not dictate the policy "im: tofs in the area were, jleft the door briefly to do so.| said. Pipkin” replied, “E
My Gilimated 123 had bgun-keeping in close contact on the| [When be returned, he said he! listened.”
* demonstration as the schol, Edcouch-Elea development, na se ed with the Super |, Ramurez and the orner boycott
{rang at B.a.m., and another‘indicating they felt the Sete and was adv that] leaders dened to reporters
walked out at the beginning'movement might spread if firm| |e board would meet at 8 p.m.| earlier and to Pipkin tons that
the second period. action were not taken In the, jMonday and ‘at that time, if] lincy were a part of the Mexican
The demonetrators gatherva|first instance. | you have any statement youl '. American Youth Organzation
vows the road trom the! The student Participants; |Wish to present t0 the board! Gisvo). They said they hoped
‘Dpus while the ke sders metiremained in a group pear thelj [You may do so. to form & MAYO group iater.
a Pipkin. The. -srried aicampus. Original plans to q Ted Ge Back = Earlier, some of the students
rge banner =reating!the day at a stockyard ad 1} A short time later, Pipkin! bad described themselves as
went classes* nd one the school had to be|: }stated to the group: “The only} MAYO members.
dont hoisted te +4 andicalied off when the pems were|. | thu Row; = The two “recommendations”
ck farm labor strin: nag. {filled with cattle ‘Tureday|" {15 to ge back to class. Hf you! dratied for prescatation to the
ake Fo'ry, Eisa city|Morning. Go not wish to go to class you! school board call for either
weman, kept an eye on the] The Edcouch - Elsa school! {may walk off. students or townspeople to ba
ceedings but for the most!board took sctlon last week ig| | Luis Chavez father of hired as school bas drovers
“tthe students were orderly. sss students tvolved in instead of teachers and for
eo demonstration, talked with the| longer periods af !.me ia be
principal through an int given to get to classes belaten
erpreter. He charged the school] periods.
fe Usten to said five minutes wi
uthorities dectin ‘They id
be sufficient, charging they
pow bave three minutes.
if
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