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=r Memorandum of Fobruary 22, 1956 Profile of Xavier University © a- Administration Xavier University vas foundod by and is operated by an order of rans eatabl ished vy & young Philadelphia woman for the purpooce of vorking oxclusively for the education of negroes and Indians in tho Unitod States. This fact 4a important for an understanding of the generally srotectivo and concervativo atmosphero which nervades the adnin stration of the University. The muno aro, on the vhole, awaro of the need for expanding tho contentc and horizons of their studont body. However, their fear that the stucents at. Xavicr Univer sity may’ become contaminated by thelr contact with possibly Communist and other undosirablo atudonto in large student organimetions hag tondod to otultify the growth of studont action and otudent vrograms vhich are bacod on an ascoclation with extoido otadent organigtiono. The faculty is by and largo dividod into vo main groupo ~ tho older professoro who havo Deen with the University. for como timo ond vhoco attitado tovard otudent activition, ' @opeefally ac thoy relate to ontoddo organimmtiano, io bando eff, er a% loacs not to do ‘ t anything which ic liloly to got them, oo individualo, on tho vrong oldo ‘of tho adminictr tion. On the other hang, there io O group of younger profeccors lcd by the present Dean of Studonte, vhs io himsol? a former graduato of “avior Univoroity and also of tho Univore sity of Michigan, vho aro kooaly avaro of tho ioolation, caltural ac well ac gcographical, ; of the otudents at o mall Gonthorn Catholic collego for ncgroco. Mercover, tho00 pro : fegoero and the Dean of Students provicucly referrod to are vary anxious to devolep the i avarencos asong studonto at the Uaivoroity of thoir international resvoncidilitios ac ton voll ao the need for developing loaderohip on the camuo. Thene tym bacic fasto concerning to 4 the atmosvhere within tho aduiniotration constituto tho soureo of a contimous and, al- . though not overt, novertholots fatcaco otrugglo for authority and for tnfluanee within tho total University structure. . . ; fhe prosont Doan of Studonto, Mr. Julian Porkor, bao attondcd four or five N8A Congrscocop 4s fully avaro ef tho total ceopo and nature of tho BS progran,. and highly dosirms that Xavier otadonts contisuc to take am active and influcntialppart in BS Progionally ao well ao mitionally. eh year Mr. Parkor io responcible for varing the dattlo with the adminiotration fer the rencwal of recognition of NSA and for the neeoowary 4 financial appropriation fer ottandnaaeo of Coagrenads, o86. In addition ‘to Mr. Parkor st — the University, tho Studont Councolor, Mr. Floyd, and o Profoncer of Sociology, Mr. D3 Steven Ryan from Philadolphia scas to conotitate the cove of tho young movement within tho University odninistrativo and foeulty soteup.. : “Stud © i I attended o mooting of tho Xavior Studont Council « and oddrooeod the mooting vith ; raspect to the internations2 progros of HSA and oloe cpoko o few vordo sbout tho Voroign | Studont Leadorahip Projost. 2 taa vory auch inproarcd vith tho quality of cowo of tho hf atudent leaders reprosentod in tho Council. 1 vac also impreoced by the dogroo of la» ; H terest aad awarenouo of H&\ ond ito total orogras av reprosonted at least in tho Studcnt Couneil. ‘The pareicalar mooting that I attcadod had as ito eain topic of diucaccien tho action that vas to bo takoa by tho Studont Counegl ot Xavior University with recpoet to tho oxpolling of Mics. Aathorino Laey from Alabam Univorsity. fhe dicenccion wus vary | moOtaro ond the action caggod tod ccomod to so to bo well though? on’ and aloe recnonoibdlo. 2 gothorcd from ¢ho tomo andi moture of thin ddoeassion ec. —2 1 . las vell ac from ‘ouBooquans Salles with tho otadont loadoro o¢ tho Univeraity that they are very koouly éonseisuc of tho 4ivioion of opinies omag cdmintotrative ond: fecalsy percono with rocpees ; $o tho relative froeden of Astion cad tho acceclatioa of Xavior studento vith cutoidc