content.
Although the decreased enrollment for the 1973-74 year was accurately forecast in the spring of 1973, the previous year's projection fell short of the actual enrollment by 131 students. This miscalculation was never explained, and is noted with interest for the reason that the faculty reduction from 76 to 54 was deliberately brought about to achieve, supposedly, a 17 to 1 student-faculty ratio based upon anticipated enrollment for the 1973-74 school year. That this decision rested upon data of demonstrated unreliability is pertinent to a determination as to the college's good faith.
The reduction referred to was the combined result of discharging the 13 teachers, "normal attrition" to the extent of 21 teachers who left for various reasons between June 30, 1972 and August 31, 1973, and addition ofthe 12 newcomers between June 21 and September 30, 1973. Consideration was given to retaining the discharged faculty members instead of hiring new ones, but this alternative was rejected upon the belief, it is said, that the former would not fit in with proposed program innovations which were envisioned by the college as part of its overall rehabilitation. The changes were described in the evidence as "new directions," *257 and were planned to set the college on a unique academic course. Their design was to reduce the number of majors and departments by bringing them all into 12 broad interdisciplinary areas in order to improve administration and curricular planning. The ultimate objective, so it was said, was to turn around the enrollment projections by (1) offering career oriented