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Letter to President

Mr. Mannix responded to Mr. Johnson's
letter by writing the following week to the new
President of the Washington Alumni Club, Mr.
Jesse Wilson. In that letter he cited the position
of the University Administration regarding the
use of segregated facilities and stated that while
the Washington Club was essentially an autonomous
body "the fullest cooperation of all
student, faculty, and alumni groups' was
required if an open University was to be
obtained. He continued by stating that "The
use of segregated facilities creates the impression,
whether intentional or not, that the
University approves, at least indirectly, of such
segregation. This is particularly true when
non-segregated facilities are readily available."
Mr. Man nix concluded by encouraging Mr.
Wilson to reschedule the November and December
meetings in order to comply with general
University policies.

In addition to this letter to Mr. Wilson, Mr.
Mannix wrote to Mr. Sullivan requesting the
opportunity for he and Vice-President Hugh
Antrim to discuss this and related matters when