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Show -115- "Good!" the Professor's friend said. "I'll report back to the senate. I'll tell them you have requested a meeting of the general faculty. When?" "Tomorrow," someone shouted. "Tomorrow?" he asked. The agreement seemed unanimous. "Good! I'll tell them you wish to present a resolution ^infertile consideration. Okay?" Everyone agreed. He turned and x-jalked up the aisle to the door. The meeting xias now suddenly full of purpose. Suggestions for the resolution came from everyxtfiere. The Chairman was kept busy jotting them down on his blackboard. No pretense at parliamentary procedure was attempted. Aside from the major purpose, the affirmation of their faith in the President, their resentment at his censure, individual members brought forth their own private grievances and ambitions for inclusion: no tuition, funds for Black Studies and for Third World courses, control of the faculty over curriculum, meaningful consultation over the appointment of administrators, additionaljfunds for graduate study and for sabbatical leaves. When the list got so long that it almost filled the blackboard? the CHairman threw up his hands. "Are you sure?" he asked. "I mean, are we really getting at the intent of the resolution?" The old socialist professor rose to say that they were |