PROTESTS CONTINUE AT WASEDA
In face of persistent student demonstrations protesting a sharp increase in tuition and other fees, the twelve directors of Waseda University, one of Japan's largest and most famous private schools, submitted their resignations April 24. Nobumoto Ohama, president of the institution, announced that he, too; intends to resign. The resignations will be considered by the Board of Trustees at its next meeting.
Meanwhile the students continued their campaign of blocking examinations in order to give their protests more substance than they would otherwise have.
On April 20 some 700 students staged a “-¢ampus rally where: they reconfirmed their boycott plan. In the evening they assembled in front of Tokyo Hozen High School where examinations were to be held for juniors of the first school of political science and economics.
The students ‘were met by 500 police; and a number of clashes occurred. No arrests or injuries were reported, however.
‘The ‘University administration then announced postponement of the examination. The demonstrators, having won their point, dispersed.
‘One professor, ‘Tetsuo Yanai, reportedly suffered a nervous breakdown because of the turmoil on the campus. He disappeared April 13. His body was found floating in the Tamagawa River twelve days later. Apparently he committed suicide.