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"As to work leading to the Doctor's degree, no work is offered at the North
Carolina College at Durham. The University of North Carolina offers work leading
to the Doctor's degree in twenty-five areas.

"As to the areas of graduate emphasis by departments and the number of
faculty members employed under each area, it is understood that information of
this type will vary from year to year in each institution.

"In view of the mandate of the Murphy Act that the North Carolina College
expand its graduate work as the demand develops, one question naturally arose - 'How much demand is there by qualified North Carolina Negroes for professional
study and graduate work leading to the Doctor's degree?'

"The answer: In 1949-50 eighty-nine North Carolina Negroes were studying
at institutions out of the State and were given financial assistance by the State to
pay the difference between that it cost them to go to these institutions rather than
to the University of North Carolina for the same curricula. Fifteen were studying
medicine, fifty were studying for the master's degree, and twenty-four were
candidates for the Doctorate. These students - 89 in all - were enrolled in the
regular session of some of America's best universities. (No graduate work at the
doctorate level is offered at any Negro College in the United States).

"In addition to the 89 graduate students financially assisted by the State of
North Carolina for out-of-state study in the regular session, 218 were aided in
graduate work in summer school outside of the state. Of this number, 175 already
held master's degrees and were working toward their doctorate, and 133 of the
175 were studying in the field of Education.

"Incidentally, in 1949-50, the State paid over $50,000 in grants-in-aid on
these expense differentials, and $30,000 additional tuition for Negroes under the
Regional Plan.

"Unquestionably, there is legitimate demand by North Carolina Negroes for
graduate study leading to the Doctor's degree. (There is some question, however,
as-to how much enthusiasm our Negro educational leaders will have for expansion
of graduate programs in view of recent decisions by the Federal courts).

"In the summer of 1949, in view of the increasing demand for graduate work
by qualified Negro students in North Carolina, officials of the University and of
North Carolina College drafted a suggested cooperative agreement between the two
institutions providing for the inauguration at North Carolina College of graduate
work leading to the Doctor's degree.

"It is the belief of Dean W. W. Pierson of the University of North Carolina
Graduate School, who has assisted in the development of graduate work at North
Carolina College since its inception, that this cooperative program could be
started in the fall of 1951 in certain fields."

THE UNIVERSITY's PROBLEM TODAY

"On April 4, 1951, the Board of Trustees of the University adopted the
following resolution:

1. The Dean of each graduate and professional school shall
be responsible for the formulation of rules and standards
of admission for student applicants. Such rules and stand-
ards shall be consistent with the purposes and functions of
the consolidated University of North Carolina as disclosed
in the State Constitution and statutes and shall include
scholarship, residence and character requirements. In
each case, the rules and standards shall be submitted to
and approved by the Chancellor and by the Chancellor sub-
mitted to the President of the Consolidated University for
his approval.

2. In all cases of applications for admissions by members of
racial groups, other tnan the white race, to the professional
and graduate schools when such schools are not provided by
and in the State of North Carolina for such racial groups, the
applications shall be processed without regard to color or
race, and h e applicant accepted or rejected in accordance
with the approved rules and standards of admission for the
particular school".