March 18, 1970
Dr. Grimsley T. Hobbs,
President
Guilford College
Guilford College, North Carolina
Dear Grimsley:
I picked up the Greensboro paper today and saw the headlines where "the
blacks and Guilford College administrators meet". Being a Guilford
alumnus I was most interested in reading this article. I could not
believe what I read. I do not think I am a racist but I certainly did
not think you would bow down Jia.^±h^^w±Rhes,... of three percent of the
Guilford students.body. To my knowledge, Guilford is not a state or
federal supported school so if the Negroes do not want to attend our
school and abide by our rules and grading system, let them go some place
else to receive their education. If they want a black culture center,
let them go to A & T or Bennett or one of the other fine schools in the
area. When I was in Guilford there was no guarantee of a "C" grade
regardless of whether we went to^class^or didrrt go to'clas'sT^Tam-
surprised they didn't demand that one of them should be made president
of the college.
I do not mind telling you that I had a check on my desk, made out to
you,for my donation which you recently requested and this check was
torn up today. Less than sixty days ago I changed my will and in my
new will one fourth of my estate was left for Guilford College. This
part of my will is being deleted today. Considering the facts of this
art^ol^J^ I had no other choice. It seems that the time
has come for the sTTenT!T!33ority to be heard and I am expressing my
feelings to you.
Wesley C. Siler, Jr.
114 Kemp Road, East
Greensboro, North Carolina
Class of 1949
WCS/j
