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Hyde and Fisher said that they began organizing after a meeting last Tuesday of the Ad Hoc Committee on commencement. At that meeting, about 60 seniors said they would walk out of commencement exercises. They also discussed further possible actions...
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...group, which called itself the Ad Hoc Committee on Commencement, voted to walk out of commencement exercises to express a "general disatisfaction with Harvard " and, in particular, support of the eight strike demands. The group made no decisions on specific tactics, but voted down a proposal to burn diplomas. They stipulated, however, that as a group they would not discourage any individual from taking such action...
Another group--separate from the Ad Hoc Committee--is being organized to take more militant action at commencement. "Our plans include the burning of diplomas and a statement telling just why we are taking the action," said Michael Hyde '69, one of the organizers of the as yet unnamed group...
Hyde emphasized that his group is not in conflict with the Ad Hoc Committee. "We are just trying to get as many people as possible to do something," he said...