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Foreign Applicants

When asked about foreign applicants,
Mr. Ern noted that great
numbers of inquiries are received
from them, most of whom need
immediate financial aid. Thus it
is a policy of the University to
award financial aid to foreign students
on an equal basis with other
students only after their first year
at the University. Otherwise, he
said, scholarship funds would
probably have to be tripled.

Commenting on the small number
of Negroes at the University,
Mr. Ern said that those Negroes
who can compete to go here can
compete to go almost anywhere,
noting that Virginia is in a highly
competitive league for any student.
He stated that there is at least
as much competition for Virginia
to get a highly qualified Negro
student as a Negro athlete, and
both qualities are highly desirable
to the University.

Mr. Ern emphasized that there
is no dual admissions policy with
respect to color.