March 20, 1970
Dear Seth:
Thank you for your letter of March 19 in response to my memorandum concerning the recent situation with Black students on the
Guilford campus* Please let mm respond to mrnrn of your specific comments >
1* We will plan to maintain a general type of observation
over the rooms in Cox Mali which we have allocated for
their use* We are, of courset very much concerned to
•■■•; ,\ ; see that good conduct is maintained*
2* Concerning the use of automobiles by the Black students*
Our general policy is that any formally established group
may schedule and use Guilford automobiles when they are
available* This applies, for instance, to the Biophile
Club, to various departmental trips, to Mchardson
Scholars, etc* Hie automobiles will not be used by
individuals unless the individuals are on some type of
official business* Each of the groups who use the cars
pay the established college charge for this* This policy,
thereforef is not a concession to the Black students*
3* Concerning the "minimum grade of Cft* I have been misinterpreted
if you feel that I have tried to justify tlis request in oy
original communication* What I attempted to do was to give
you the reasons that they gave for their request* We do not
feel that simply being a good citizen and behaving in a
aannerly fashion justifies any type of academic credit, but
what we have felt is that thete are a number of educational
experiences which can justify such credit* As you know,
academic credit is earned by a number of the o££*-caiapus
study groups, also by students (particularly in the Eichmrdaon
Program) who serve as internees in certain of our local
industries and social welfare agencies, etc* We have felt
that these have been learning experiences which have considerably deepened the students understanding and, therefore,
are worthy of a limited amount of academic credit. We have
felt that some of the Black students1 work and planning is
also worthy of being considered for limited academic credit*
Please rest assured that we will not grant any grades at
March 20, 1970
Dear Seth:
Thank you for your letter of March 19 in response to my memorandum concerning the recent situation with Black students on the
Guilford campus* Please let mm respond to mrnrn of your specific comments >
1* We will plan to maintain a general type of observation
over the rooms in Cox Mali which we have allocated for
their use* We are, of courset very much concerned to
•■■•; ,\ ; see that good conduct is maintained*
2* Concerning the use of automobiles by the Black students*
Our general policy is that any formally established group
may schedule and use Guilford automobiles when they are
available* This applies, for instance, to the Biophile
Club, to various departmental trips, to Mchardson
Scholars, etc* Hie automobiles will not be used by
individuals unless the individuals are on some type of
official business* Each of the groups who use the cars
pay the established college charge for this* This policy,
thereforef is not a concession to the Black students*
3* Concerning the "minimum grade of Cft* I have been misinterpreted
if you feel that I have tried to justify tlis request in oy
original communication* What I attempted to do was to give
you the reasons that they gave for their request* We do not
feel that simply being a good citizen and behaving in a
aannerly fashion justifies any type of academic credit, but
what we have felt is that thete are a number of educational
experiences which can justify such credit* As you know,
academic credit is earned by a number of the o££*-caiapus
study groups, also by students (particularly in the Eichmrdaon
Program) who serve as internees in certain of our local
industries and social welfare agencies, etc* We have felt
that these have been learning experiences which have considerably deepened the students understanding and, therefore,
are worthy of a limited amount of academic credit. We have
felt that some of the Black students1 work and planning is
also worthy of being considered for limited academic credit*
Please rest assured that we will not grant any grades at
