While I can agree with the basic
point of Tom Collier's colloquium
on Black Recruitment, that is, that
Student Council as an organization
has not made enough efforts of its
own in recruiting black students, I
cannot agree with his assumption
that Council members, as individuals,
have done nothing. I need only
refer to the work of Bud Ogle on
the Virginia Council of Human
Relations as an example.
I was especially disturbed because
Mr. Collier made no mention
of the High School Recruitment
Committee. This group was organized
last spring and therefore
was not as effective as it could be
last year, but we hope that by
beginning our efforts this fall we
will have more success. A meeting
of all students interested in recruiting
black and low-income white
students will soon be announced. I
invite Mr. Collier and all concerned
students to participate.
Kevin Mannix
Student Council
