Survey Sent to President Oscar W. Lever, Kentucky Wesleyan University, October 1954.
Title
Survey Sent to President Oscar W. Lever, Kentucky Wesleyan University, October 1954.
Creator
Lever, Oscar W.
Groves, Walter A.
Date Created
1954-10-18
Subject
College Integration
Description
A survey sent by President Groves to President Lever, asking about the racial policy at Kentucky Wesleyan University. Kentucky Wesleyan did not have any by-law or charter prohibiting admission of black students but Kentucky Wesleyan continued to operate under the precedent black students are not to be admitted.
Identifier
CC_2_3_A_Box2_086
Text
Centre College of Kentucky
Danville, Kentucky
October 18, 1954
President Oscar W. Lever
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Owensboro, Kentucky
Dear President Lever:
The two Synods of the Presbyterian Church in Kentucky have passed resolutions requesting that its institutions of higher education open their doors to qualified students of all races regardless of color. These resolutions will be placed before the Board of Trustees of Centre College of Kentucky at their fall meeting, October 30, 1954. It would be of considerable help to our trustees if we had the latest accurate information concerning what our independent non-tax-supported institutions of higher education in Kentucky are doing on this matter.
Will you be good enough, therefore, to send in your reply to the following questions in the enclosed self addressed envelop at your earliest convenience?
I hope that we can have this information prior to October 30th,
1.Does your present policy permit you to accept qualified Negro applicants? We have no charter nor by-law policy. We abide by the precedent they are not to be admitted.
2. If the policy does permit the acceptance of such applications, are there any particular requirements governing the acceptance of Negro students, or are Negro students accepted on the same basis as all others?
3. Are there any Negro students enrolled in your institution this year? No.
4. If your present policy does not permit you to accept qualified Negro applicants, is it planned to alter that policy to enable you to do so? No.
If such is the plan when do you expect it to be put into effect?______
Very sincerely yours.
Walter A, Groves President
WAG.mp
P.S. It will be sufficient if you will note your replies in this letter at places indicated and return to me.
WAG
Danville, Kentucky
October 18, 1954
President Oscar W. Lever
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Owensboro, Kentucky
Dear President Lever:
The two Synods of the Presbyterian Church in Kentucky have passed resolutions requesting that its institutions of higher education open their doors to qualified students of all races regardless of color. These resolutions will be placed before the Board of Trustees of Centre College of Kentucky at their fall meeting, October 30, 1954. It would be of considerable help to our trustees if we had the latest accurate information concerning what our independent non-tax-supported institutions of higher education in Kentucky are doing on this matter.
Will you be good enough, therefore, to send in your reply to the following questions in the enclosed self addressed envelop at your earliest convenience?
I hope that we can have this information prior to October 30th,
1.Does your present policy permit you to accept qualified Negro applicants? We have no charter nor by-law policy. We abide by the precedent they are not to be admitted.
2. If the policy does permit the acceptance of such applications, are there any particular requirements governing the acceptance of Negro students, or are Negro students accepted on the same basis as all others?
3. Are there any Negro students enrolled in your institution this year? No.
4. If your present policy does not permit you to accept qualified Negro applicants, is it planned to alter that policy to enable you to do so? No.
If such is the plan when do you expect it to be put into effect?______
Very sincerely yours.
Walter A, Groves President
WAG.mp
P.S. It will be sufficient if you will note your replies in this letter at places indicated and return to me.
WAG
Original Format
Paper
8.5x11 in. letter
Collection
Citation
Lever, Oscar W. and Groves, Walter A. , “Survey Sent to President Oscar W. Lever, Kentucky Wesleyan University, October 1954.,” Paving the Way: The Work of Walter A. Groves at Centre College, accessed May 2, 2024, https://pavingtheway.omeka.net/items/show/11.