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
Grimsley T. Hobbs was president of Guilford College from 1965 to 1980.
Subject headings
Guilford College
Topics
Race relations at Guilford College
Place
Greensboro (N.C.)
Description
This March 20, 1970 letter is a response to Macon's criticism of Hobbs and the Guilford College administration's handling of the demands made for better conditions on campus for black students. Hobbs addresses four points of contention made by Beomon and asserts that the administration acted in a way that would not escalate the situation further but defends the actions as firm and non- submissive.
Type
text
Original format
correspondence
Original dimensions
8.548x 10.928 (2 pages)
Original publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Language
en
Contributing institution
Friends Historical Collection, Hege Library, Guilford College
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
