Word: kirks
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...spite of President Grayson Kirk's repeated references in public statements to a "small minority of 17,500 students in the university," the strike has a wide base in the undergraduate college...
...most refreshing remark heard in this day of university presidents meekly compromising with "student power" was that of Dr. Grayson Kirk, president of Columbia University, who when responding to the question, "Aren't the older generation at fault in the generation gap?" said, "Yes, for allowing young people to reach adulthood without respect for law except those that please them." It is sad that we don't have more such administrators to face these insolent youngsters. Parents of such students should let them go to work to support themselves...
...recent conduct of the students at Columbia University [May 3] was superfluous, atrocious and inane. As soon as the students "captured" the various buildings Mr. Kirk should have given the order for the police to remove the students in any manner they deemed necessary. The method that the police exercised was excellent, but, I'm afraid, not quite as forceful as I, and many others, would like to have seen. When a minority of shaggyhaired rebels can seize college buildings and take human beings captive, our society is definitely lacking in some standard of subordination...
...were arrested by police breaking up the siege. A university disciplinary committee recommended that criminal-trespass charges be dropped, but that the rebels be placed on probation for a year and those guilty of theft or vandalism be suspended or expelled. Backed by the trustees, Columbia President Grayson Kirk insisted that the trespass charges could not be dropped; reluctantly, he agreed to let the committee have final disciplinary authority in dealing with students...
...supply experts-usually professors on leave of absence-to work on specific projects. Despite all the fuss at Columbia over IDA, none of its professors are actually on the IDA payroll, although about 300 have signed up to serve when needed as part-time consultants. Columbia President Grayson Kirk and Columbia Trustee William Burden serve on IDA's executive committee...