Glimp Shows 'Interest' in Program Designed to Draw Qualified Negroes

Fred L. Glimp '50, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aids, said last night that his office would be "interested" in the results of a new undergraduate effort at Dartmouth designed to attract more applications from qualified Negroes.

Under the Dartmouth program, 58 students will talk to qualified Negroes over the Christmas and Spring recesses, in an attempt to clear up misconceptions that many Negro students, their parents, and some college guidance counselors have about Ivy League colleges.

Glimp pointed out, however, that a Massachusetts law prohibiting discrimination by all state schools might prevent the University from taking an official part in a similar program. He explained that the encouragement of applications from Negroes could be interpreted as a "discriminatory practice."

Richard A. Joseph, a Dartmouth junior and the program's founder, has already begun informal discussions on how to extend the program to the other Ivy League schools and perhaps to the seven sisters colleges. He said that he would give the matter more serious consideration during the winter months.

Participation Unofficial

Presumably, Harvard students could participate in the program on an unofficial basis. At Dartmouth, the campaign is not officially connected with the university although the admissions office has offered its full backing.

Joseph said that the Dartmouth students would concentrate their efforts on qualified students who would normally apply to state universities or to all-Negro colleges. He commented that many such students are unclear on admissions procedures or have false images of Ivy schools.

The University now participates in one program concerned with attracting applications of Negroes. The campaign, called "Talent Search Program," is a cooperative effort among the Ivy League schools and the seven sisters colleges to attract applications from capable students with meager financial resources. In its one year history the program has not produced a significant increase in the number of applications from Negroes.