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Shea Directive

In his April 22 reply, President
Shannon noted that Comptroller
Vincent Shea had issued
a directive banning official University
groups from attending
segregated facilities, and that,
"effective today," faculty mortgages
would require a non-discriminatory
resell pledge.

Mr. Yuhnke replied that "we
were disturbed by your notable
silence on the one problem we
felt is most crucial"—recruitment.
He urged that the University
"adopt a policy which actively
seeks the enrollment of black
students and makes adequate
compensation for the background
from which they came." He reiterated
his recommendation that
the University hire a Negro admissions
recruiter, noting that
money had been budgeted beginning
July 1 for an expansion
of the admissions, staff.

He added that it "was important
for the University to promote
the success of the Martin
Luther King Scholarship Fund,"
suggesting that complete maintenance
for five Negro students be
provided.