Students Protest Tree Cutting

At approximately 8:30am on Monday, September 14, 1970, a group of students gathered around a tree due to be cut by a construction crew that had been making its way down College Street, removing trees in preparation for a street-widening and drain-installing project.  Students parked their cars next to other endangered trees.  As they stood around the tree, they talked with members of the construction crew and with security and police officers.  A meeting was arranged for that afternoon to clarify the issues.