The 1960s: A Decade Of Conflict
A student sit-in at the Administration Building
(now the LS&A Building) in 1969. The students were
demonstrating in support of a student-run bookstore.
In the early 1960s, the civil rights movement stirred the activism of faculty and students alike. By the late 60s, students were demonstrating against Vietnam, the draft and University paternalism and authority in general.
In addition, the question of what to do with the University Elementary and High Schools was coming to a head. The schools no longer provided adequately for the School of Education's research needs. In addition, the schools were becoming more and more expensive to run, and the School of Education desperately needed more space. Many felt that the usefulness of laboratory schools had passed — similar schools had already closed at Northern, Eastern and Western Universities. These problems forced the closing of the high school by the end of the 60s and the closing of the elementary school by the spring of 1970.
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