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Show -108- meeting, he called out: "Mister Chairman!" The Chairman held his gavel in midair. "Mr? Chairman, these txro colleagues - " He pointed at the two senators on the front row. "Our tx<ro senators came to this meeting asking for instructions. What have we given them? Words, words, nothing but words? What can they say is the will of this department? That we have no will? What are we willing to do? Are we willing to resign? Are we willing to strike? We should be willing to do something!" The Chairman cradled the head of his gavel in the palm of his hand and stared inquiringly at the members. The Professor saxf his friend on the front row turn about and look up at him. He was grinning and shaking his clenched fist in a gesture of approval? Shouts of agreement came from other portions of the room. How widespread they were? the Professor could not say. He was slightly dizzy from his own pspremeditated act. "Well - ?" The Chairman said. "What is your pleasure? Shall we adjourn and meet again this afternoon?" Now there x«as no doubt a majority xsas in favor. The Chairman did not even have to bring it to a vote. "All right," he said? "this meeting is adjourned until two o'clock." For the first time? the Professor realized the consequences of what he had done. He had committed himself to staying all afternoon on campus without his teeth. He forgot for a |