Discussion of
advisability of
admitting Negro
students*
President Miner said he had received a very sincere and polite
letter asking if we would consider enrolling three Negro students.
He asked what the faculty thought would be advisable to do about tne
matter. The question was discussed at length. Finally President
Milner summarized what he thought was the sense of the meeting as
follows: The faculty feel keenly the problem as one of vast importance,
that it should be carefully considered and steps should be taken to
help solve it. However, they are not united as a group in readiness
to consider seriously applications from Negro students at this time.
The motion was made and seconded that this be accepted as the
expression of the meeting. Then an amendment was.made to this motion
that a show of hands in regard to the feeling of the faculty be brought
into the motion. The motion was carried that the amendment be
accepted. The voting was as follows: President milner asked for a
show of hands of those who would have no objection to having ftegro
students in their classes or having them in college. Only three members did not vote in the affirmative. TOien asked if it were expedient
to enroll Negro students at this time, thirteen voted that it was
expedient, seventeen that it was not.
