, ▁it ▁appeared ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁concept ▁of ▁mer ger . ▁Dr . ▁G ore ▁called ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁Senate ▁to ▁discuss ▁ways ▁and ▁means ▁to ▁counter act ▁the ▁mer ger ▁emphas is . ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁that ▁meeting , ▁the ▁F AM U ▁Chapter ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁University ▁Prof ess ors ▁( AA UP ), ▁with ▁Dr . ▁Howard ▁E . ▁Lewis ▁serving ▁as ▁president , ▁called ▁a ▁meeting ▁to ▁voice ▁its ▁ob jection ▁to ▁any ▁consideration ▁of ▁mer ger . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁outcome ▁of ▁that ▁meeting , ▁the ▁members ▁drew ▁up ▁a ▁resolution ▁st ip ulating ▁that ▁F AM U ▁must ▁remain ▁a ▁separate ▁and ▁autonom ous ▁university ▁within ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁System . ▁A ▁decision ▁was ▁also ▁made ▁at ▁that ▁meeting ▁to ▁seek ▁the ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁this ▁resolution ▁at ▁the ▁state wide ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Florida ▁AA UP . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁polit ically ▁and ▁ra cially ▁vol atile ▁climate ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁difficult ▁to ▁find ▁profess ors ▁who ▁were ▁willing ▁to ▁fight ▁open ly ▁for ▁the ▁cause . ▁Dr . ▁Howard ▁E . ▁Lewis ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Le ed ell ▁W . ▁N ey land , ▁a ▁past ▁president ▁of ▁F AM U ' s ▁Chapter ▁of ▁AA UP , ▁persu aded ▁Dr . ▁Frederick ▁S . ▁Hum ph ries ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Ralph ▁W . ▁Turner ▁to ▁present ▁and ▁fight ▁for ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁resolution ▁at ▁the ▁state wide ▁AA UP ▁meeting