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While these appeals went on, Princeton's campus heard four months of name-calling, read protest letters in the Daily Princetonian, and generally misunderstood the issues. Those who know the 37-year-old Heath claimed that Nassau Hall fired him because of his criticism against faculty-student relations. Others less emotionally involved with the man believe he had completed his work and felt like moving on. Whatever the reason, however, it is fact that Heath was not appointed to an assistant professorship, and according to Princeton regulations, had to leave...
...middle of March two public statements--a resolution and a careless remark--were mainly responsible for starting the controversy. The resolution came from the Undergraduate Council, Princeton's equivalent of our Student Council. It called the Administration's dismissal of Heath a "manifestation of its indifference toward undergraduate life," and demanded an examination of the college's counselling service, the dean's office, and the state of student-faculty relations...
...later, the head of the psychology department dropped a verbal bomb-shall when he said, "We Need More Men Like Heath." This comment came as a shock to most faculty and undergraduates. They naturally did not expect the head of Heath's department, which did not promote him, also to publicly praise him. The immediate implication was that Heath was begin fired for his criticism of the University, and not, as some had thought, for any incompetence...
With these two statements as a starter, the undergraduates fell subject to rumor and conjecture about Heath's true role. Everyone know that his 36 advisees ranked among the college's leading lights. Three were head of the Undergraduate Council, three others were team captains. One headed the Debating Society, another the Campus Fund Drive. One received a Rhodes Scholarship. To most Princetonians this was an impressive list of achievements. They felt much of it had been due to Heath's personal counselling and, accordingly, argued for a stepped up advising program...
Even President Dodds stepped into the fray with several brief speeches. He explained why undergraduate rules were necessary and tried to put Heath into perspective. Coming late in the spring, these talks served to consolidate the issues and dampened some undergraduate excitement...