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Accomplishments Noted

toward its goals.

Although Mr. Wheatley has not
clarified himself to the satisfaction
of many people, he is undoubtedly
feeling the pressure that is being
asked.

Although admissions policies
have not been revised, Fred Stokes,
the Negro admissions officer, is
working to enroll more black
students. Further, the matters of
the $10 application fee and the
application photograph are being
looked into.

In an article in The Cavalier
Daily following the publication of
the coalition's proposals, Paul J.
Jenkins, Director of Personnel at the
University, frankly admitted that
certain University employees,
though not all, do receive
sub-standard wages.

The conditions most obvious
accomplishment is that it has
created an awareness and concern in
the student body, the faculty, and
throughout the state for what is
going on here.

The press in Virginia has carried
the stories of the coalition's "coat
and ti demonstrations", and
whether the citizens of the state of
Virginia agree with the coalition
they at least are aware of the issues.

The coalition's "Counter Sesquicentennial"
came out of the feeling
that to celebrate 150 years of
greatness was to perpetuate a
fallacy in the face of racial
imbalance at the University. It is an
attempt to educate people on what
the coalition feels are areas of
needed change. Its success or failure
remains to be seen and may greatly
effect what course the coalition will
take in the future.

To look from the other side of
the fence, the coalition is still losing
the battle. President Shannon does
not recognize the coalition as an
organized student group and would
not accept their proposals until
they were presented through the
Student Council. Even now he has
refused to take action on them.

In scheduling Dick Gregory to
speak they are having trouble
finding a place to hold their rally,
because they are not a recognized
student organization.

The coalition's meeting with the
governor and the motorcade to
Richmond were failures except in
the fact that they caused publicity
and heightened the issues. Governor
Godwin never even considered the
proposals, but rather sent the
coalition home with a pat on the
back and the warning not to cause
any disturbance on the Grounds.
The turnout of students for the
motorcade was much smaller than
expected and seemed to spell a
dying of interest.

None of the coalition's goals
have been realized fully and until
they are the coalition will have
made no true breakthrough.