Texan Staff Writer " A special Faculty Senate committee Investigating the tiring ot University-President Stephen Spurr decided Monday; night to call several persons con-• riected with the Harry R&nsom "Humanities. Research:Center to testify • before the committee. • David Clay, assistant ta the president; ; Dr. Harry Ransom; chancellor emeritus and former coordinator of the center's special collections; Dr., Warren Roberts, HRC director: and Dr. W.Rv"< Reast;. current director; of

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... tions-, will be requested to appear before the committee OTHER PERSONS also will be invited . svv^to appear, but the names were discussed during a portion of the meeting closed Jo s^the press. r^IH the statement, SpUrr said he went to Chancellor Charles LeMaistre's office -Uie. morning he. was asked to resign, Sept. 23, "to develop a common position on complaints which had only the previous day reached us through a regent , concerning* the Humanities Research Center." , >< In connection with the secret names, : Dr. Standish Meacham, professor of toryj told the committee he had heard tain-rumors connected with the .rch center apd knew persons who inight provide information.. Cdrngmittee Chairperson Edmund Pin-been taken. Walker said he would con tact LeMaistre Spurr then phoned Garrett, who had ' talked with him i earlier and "was the regent: most: deeply concerned with' maintaining a future -acquisitions program. "He was most angry over the phone, accused me of having downgraded the: 1 directorship of the HRC, of having com municated with the director through a carbon copy of a letter sent' to his superior (Vice-President and Dean of Graduate Studies Gardner LindzeyVand of failing to fallow out 'our agreement' that Dr. Keast report directly to the president," Spurr said.-The fonher president asked Garrett the moming of the.regents meeting if he could explain his actions but was told the matter was out of Spurr's hand and •-aamild hp hnnrtlpri directly by the regents and-the System administration.". SAiuTieTInaersiood^GiSiTStr 7 "spoke vigorously on the issue within the executive session and that a rump meeting including Dr. LeMaistre, Dr. * Ransom and several regents was conven ed in _Dr,r LeMaistre's office immediately after the.regents meeting to discuss the matter." "-The point of the! tale is that, while I tried to work through channels on the en tire matter, the personal involvement of < : Systems" officials and individual regents played a'major role.throughout," Spurr -The-HR. the calendar with the least detrimental ,ij .results. ' . . • • "Idid not eXgect it to • pass that. ' easily,", said Gary Ellison, chairperson of the Student Government task force. THE TASK FORCE had supported a different alternative which provided for. .cancelling classes Dec. 9 and 10 and leav-* iinfnimhfrri However,;-professors and ad-. Access Hi coffs then asked the press to leave so the names could be mentioned irf confidence. Later he said their identities will be released Tuesday afternoon, after those involved have been contacted. THE COMMITTEE last, week asked Spurr to'elaborate on his previous state ment, Including the reference : to the HRC • • Monday, the committee released the ousted president's; amplifying response.. ; After he was informed' last winter by ; Ransom that Ransom would be resigning his responsibilities at the" HRC Aug. 31, Spup^.met with LeMaistrg, Ransom and ~ "eSits7 Jenkins Garrett and Edward k'to discuss, n'ecessary action. -i-"Ali agreed with my understanding that Hie Humanities Research Center was an integral part of th^ University v.. and alt enthusiastically concurred"'with Spurr's recommendation .that Keast .succeed Ransom. -"Dr. Keast and I were both anxious that at least a modest acquisitions: program be continued," Spurr said. . "WE DISCUSSED this matter with. . Dr. LeMaistre and, at his 'suggestion, • arranged for another meeting ... with Dr. . LeMaistre;. (Deputy Chancellor) E.D. Walker," Jteg^nt (Frank)' Erwin, Regent (Alan) Shivers, Regent Garrett, 1 Dr. Keast and myself present," he con tinued. The meeting resulted in an agreement that a specific proposal should be prepared ahd, if necessary, temporary funding could be requested-a nd-puthdriz-' ^ =«-Specific budget matters, Spurr said, were discussed in late summer first with " Walker. and-then, at his request, with < • LeMaistre "and the appropriate regent. " "Having heard nothing further on the matter," Spurr contacted Walker on Sept. 19, the day before the regents' .meeting, and. found that no action had way I have had to work on many issues to administer the University..., and (points out) it is quite likely that Dr.. LeMaistre was influenced by the anger of Regent Garrett in reaching his decision that day to dismiss me." , Spurr refused to elaborate on the " reasons;he specified for his firing "until I have'jtfven (J^Maistre) a full oppor--tunitjrijf releasing the written materials from which he confronted me."" THE CHANCELLOR is in the process of writing a public statement on the fir ing. The committee^has 'determined it-can make the. most progress on the HRC issue and the allegations that firwin tried to pressure University ad ministrators to admit a friend into the .Jaw. school. .^Committee members also decided to . -begin writing their report Nov. 4 unless they receive more cooperation. WASHINGTON (UPI),-A lederal judge-Monday temporari ly barred former President NiXon from transferring his White' ~Housctapes-andT)octnnents1.6Califonjia-butrgrarrted-hnTrso!eaccess to them -except for-subpoenaed material -while their future is being determined. In a three-page,opinion issued "after a hearing, U.S. Dist. '^'UNLESS ' with phlebitis to travel to Washington, Richie enjoinal GSA from 'ttSffrying out the terms of the . treeineiit With Nixon for custody:of~the materials. and°made clear in his order that sul^oenaed material would be mad? available to proseciitors and grand juries. « .,iV ^ , Judge Cfiarles R. Richey enjoi.ned the Gen^ai'Ser^icesT^ nteteTw^fbTinfll^ ^estra ^Sg ministration (GSA), which-has" physical custody of the fl ftnr fnrthn* . u ^ ^ bly material, from "disclosing, transferring, disposing or •otherwise making known t;Where either Ehrlichman or Haldeman was to suggest si that Mitchell "step forward and account for-activities . prior to June 17." Kjf. The original:, Watergate burglars were caught at' -MMHJ-jC'IU •vA •jm Democratic National Committee headquarters on June 17,1972: In answer to questions irom prosecutor James F.' ' Neal, Pean testified that he and other White House of ficials w^re. hopeful "that would eliminate investiga tion of activities after June 17." EARLIER) DEAN testified that he'had proposed on March 21 that Mitchell "admit his guilt" for the break-* in. " • -, Meanwhile, the jury heard a sixth White House tape : in which, former President Nixon declares on the after noon of March 22, "We're go.ing to protect our people, if we can." • The jurors heard Nixon say in a flat emotionless tone to Mitchell , "I want you ail to stonewall it, let them" plead the. •Fifth Amendment^ cover'up.or anything else, if it'll., save it -save the plan. That's the whole, point. William G.-Hundley, Mitchell's lawyer^ had earlier made an unsuccessful attempt to bar the jury from hearing portions of the March'22 tape, on grounds that • .Dean was present for only part of the meeting it recofds.' . -li.S. DIST. judge John J. Sirica, however," denied" ~* s^ythat effort, allowing Dean from the stand to sayi that ' -no one entered or left Nixon's Executive Office Building office once Nixon arid Mitchell continued a -'-meeting-only among themselves. V':-!;. Hundley's challenge is several in which defense lawyers will seek to prevent White House tapes from being played.for the jury un less they are legally verified and authenticated. After the 15th day of the trial,-Dean was scheduled to ' return Tuesday for more .prosecution questioning, ex-Vpetted to last one' and a "half hours. w) ministrators had objected to dropping . • ; class days. ; In addition to recommending passage of the committee's suggestion, Dr. Max . Westbrook, c^nimitteechairperson, ask--"5 -3 ed the council to support a recommenda-Uoh that, professors be urged to refrain from giving tests, or assigning papers after Dec. 4. This should help "relieve the pressure on stjidenti, 1 ' Westbrook said. PRESIDENT Ad Interim Lorene ~ » Rogers said after the council meeting. she supported sending a message professors on the mattecpf late hour ex-!£?|| ams,and would seek recommendations from;the academic deans on the issue at the next Deans' Council meeting. Although .passage of the added dead day has some obvious benefits to stu-%|p . dent" the calendar change Will present problems to some.individuals and cam-. pus offfces. . Speaking in favor of leaving the calen dar as prigiiially printed, David Hershey, director of-admissions, -expressed concern that the change would place financial strains on University offices and adversely affect-student and faculty • travel plans. . , i'® "In the housing area, I talked to/"*? -Rflhprt-CnnlfP friirwtnr of nniuoralty.l'i housing) who said his office would have "* to extend contracts, provide food service one extra day ... which would add up to r.$22,300 in expenses." Hershey said. Cooke Monday afternoon confirmed as "approximate". the figure cited by^i® Hershey. ,.J«-"That's very" "rough and probably minimal," the^ousing director said; ad-«i#l ;-dih| ajlalL&fe-paying ^the-added-^xpenses would be worked on. within the SlPs next 24 hours. WITHIN HIS OFFICE, Hershey said.'S^ ^lf^Qrkers_wiBt)tl be. working over-tliM: time to get out grade reports and migMi^' 7 ] have to work on Christmas Eve. > ; Ml *| "We need -jto establiki principles to work with in establishing a calendar," he said, emphasizing his objections lo changing the schedule "this late in the academic year." " The problems over exam scheduling ->v> should end with this semester, as:Calen-:;ffrSdars for the spring and next year allow at least a three-day separation between the -end df classes and the start of finals.-^ In other action, the council accepted a -' 5 -^ •; committee report recommending "no ' action", on proposals to broaden the council's make-up to include more -students-and-stefk-^----" " 1 . .. By acceptance, the council gavels neither approval not* disapproval. " t%S Currently the-council's voting®^® membership consis'ts of -2S administrators and academic deans, 6 students and 52 faculty members, all .with rank of assistant professor orCS, above. .. " : r/^ A GREAT DEAL of University Council;?il»,action directly affects -and concerns®® students, said Bill Parrish, Student£$ Government vice-president, in speakingil|ll for expanded student membership in thesi^' body. ", James-Sledd, professor of English, v"; urged that teaching assistants "who do^i half of the teaching that gets done here"4'Mf be represented"also. Another University"! segment noty"^' represented,. University . librarians;'^! would like .to' sit on: the council, said?|^l Carolyn Bucknall, a member of the Society of University Librarians. By accepting .the committee-report for^i " "no action" the council kept the door??-;^ bpen for future discussion of the issue.