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Admission of Male Student

The Committee considered a request from Mr. John F. Barrett, a druggist and resident
of Fredericksburg for the past ten years, for permission to pursue certain courses at Mary Washington
College which would enable him to get a B.S. degree in Pharmacy at the University of Pittsburgh.
These courses are prerequisite to his final year in pharmacy. He is a graduate of the
University of Pittsburgh and is qualified for admission to Mary Washington. The support of a
family of nine children has made it impossible for him to take the necessary work elsewhere.

The Committee recommends that applications of this kind be considered by the Board on
their individual merits and that Mr. Barrett be permitted to take the necessary courses at Mary
Washington. This recommendation has the approval of President Combs and Dean Alvey.

(The Board approved Mr. Barrett's enrollment at Mary Washington College, subject to
investigation by Mr. Perkins of the legality of such admission

A report was received later in the day from Mr. Perkins, Attorney for the University,
stating that under Virginia statute the Board did not have authority to admit Mr. Barrett to
Mary Washington College.)