University of Virginia Library

"Counter Sesquicentennial"

Mr. Gregory's speech will be one
that he delivers at colleges but is
expected to be amended in order to
pertain to Jeffersonian principles as
he would like to see them applied
to the University today. His speech
will be part of what the coalition
has termed a "Counter Sesquicentennial",
the purpose of which
will be to point out the faults of
the University in the past as well as
the need for improvement in the
future.

The student coalition is not
planning to charge admission to Mr.
Gregory's speech, but instead is
trying to raise the money to pay by
soliciting donations from student
organizations.

All proceeds from the donations
for Mr. Gregory will be contributed
to the Transition Program by the
student coalition, who will pass the
hat for the Transition Fund at their
rally.

Circle-K Society has contributed
$200 and is to date the only
organization to contribute to the
coalition's fund drive, which started
Monday.

After meeting Tuesday night to
decide whether or not to give
money for Mr. Gregory's fee, the
University Union announced that it
would entirely finance Mr. Gregory
on any day other than Founder's
Day. The Union also announced
that it would donate $200 to the
Transition Program.

After a short debate, it was
decided by the coalition that it was
important to the "Counter Sesquicentennial"
(which emphasizes
"150 Years of Racism") that Dick
Gregory speak on Founder's Day,
and the coalition turned down the
University Union's offer.

Following the student coalition's
rally on April 14, a coalition
sponsored boycott of the Sesquicentennial
celebration is planned
At approximately 2 p.m. after the
rally, the coalition and its supporters
are to gather on the sides of the
Lawn and, wearing black armbands
and carrying signs, are to stand in
silent boycott of the Sesquicentennial
celebration, as the honors
procession passes by.

Several members of the coalition
expressed the opinion that many
students in the procession, who
sympathize with the coalition, will
drop out of the procession and join
them around the Lawn.