 | The Cavalier daily. Friday, March 21, 1969 |  |
Small Sum
"On the surface $340 seems like
a small sum; however, considering
that the fraternities were not
notified of the drive until this
Tuesday and that it usually takes a
good deal of time to raise any
amount of money in a fraternity
house, $340 is a pretty good sum
for the first two days of the drive.
Alexander Sedgwick, associate
professor of History at the University,
is coordinating the transition
fund drive among the faculty and
the graduate schools and, according
to Bud Ogle, is in the process of
contacting as many schools and
faculty members as possible in
order to promote the maximum
number of contributions.
"The fund drive in the general
student body is to be greatly
intensified after spring break," Mr.
Jones said.
He wasn't sure, but he said that
a door to door canvass in the
upper class and first-year dormitories
would probably be initiated
when the school returned from the
break.
Mr. Jones and Mr. Ogle both
told The Cavalier Daily that it is
felt that the Charlottesville community
and all people who are
concerned about the University will
soon join the program and keep the
fund drive going. "Mayor Vogt and
the Charlottesville city government
are in the process of investigating
the feasibility of a community
drive, but nothing definite has been
planned as of now," Mr. Ogle said.
The transition program was
conceived as a pilot study to
determine whether careful recruitment
plus special tutoring in the
post-high school summer and the
first year of college can launch
disadvantaged students toward
earning a B. A. with average or
better than average grades within
the normal four years.
The type of student sought for
the program is one who, despite his
cultural and educational disadvantages
shows motivation, character,
and spark, though not necessarily
academic directions.
Thirty disadvantaged students,
black and white, are to be admitted
each year for two years. At the end
of this period an evaluation will be
made and a decision reached
whether to admit new students into
the program.
The scholarship funds now available
to students at the University
are limited and are entirely distributed
with even-handed justice by a
faculty Committee on Scholarships.
Disadvantaged students would
not at first be eligible for such
scholarship funds because their
objective academic credentials
would be, by definition, substandard.
Consequently, the University
must look elsewhere for support,
especially during the student's
first years.
| The Cavalier daily. Friday, March 21, 1969 | |