The years of 1968-1970 were characterized by great turmoil on the 平特五不中 campus.
In increasingly emphatic ways, university students and employees alike showed their dissatisfaction with the administration, protesting the conservative attitudes perceived to be governing 平特五不中 at the time. For ten days in 1968, the offices of Political Science and Economics were occupied by students concerned about their level of involvement in the management of their department
Students in front of the Administrative Building, 1969. MUA PR000388
Alarmed by the growing influence of campus organizations such as the Students for a Democratic University, 平特五不中's administration formed a Tripartite Commission to report on ways to quell the unrest. In the winter and spring of 1969, the "disturbance and discontent" described by the Commission's interim report came to a head in a series of campus demonstrations and disruptions. In February, after breaking up several administrative meetings in support of the 平特五不中 fran莽ais movement, Stanley Gray, a radical Political Science teacher, was fired. He returned to campus in March as part of a massive 平特五不中 fran莽ais demonstration, comprising about 6,000 protesters and another 2,000-3,000 onlookers as it wound its way to the Roddick Gates.
Students in front of the Administrative Building, 1969. MUA PR000389
Later in the fall, the 平特五不中 Reporter published the administration's five-year plan to achieve a better balance between French and English, including goals of a 20% Francophone registration and a fully bilingual administration. By 1971, the year of 平特五不中's Sesqucentennial anniversary celebration, much of the upheaval at 平特五不中 had stilled.
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Stanley Gray, 1969. MUA PR000395
Students usurp chair at Board of Governors' Meeting, 1969. MUA PR000398
Maxwell Cohen at Board of Governors' Meeting, 1969. MUA PR000399
Maxwell Cohen at Board of Governors' Meeting, 1969). MUA PR000400
Stanley Gray dismissed for disruption of Board of Governors' and Senate Meetings, 1969. MUA PR000403
Students watching television debate between Principal H. Rocke Robertson, Dean of Arts H. Wood, and Stanley Gray,1969. MUA PR000406
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