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Undergraduates Triple

In a breakdown of the figures on black
enrollment, Mr. Saunier stated that the
most significant gains in black enrollment
were made in the undergraduate schools. Total
black enrollment in these schools tripled from
42 last year to 121 this year.

The increase in undergraduate enrollment of
black students raised the number of blacks to
almost 2 per cent. This is compared to only
0.73 per cent of the total undergraduate
enrollment last year.

In the College, enrollment of black students
increased from 27 to 89. The College is now 1.9
per cent black as compared to 0.7 per cent last
year.