BEDFORD STUYVESANT COALITION ON EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND SERVICES
268 Ashland Place = Room G02 Brooklyn, New York 11217

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NEGOTIATION TEAM MEETING ~

February. 6, 1969 - 4:30 P.M.
Hotel Granada - Room 602

Present: Messrs. Albert Vann, Chairman
Robert Carson Z
Jack L. Pannigan
Herman Patterson
Mmes Ella Sease
'Isaura Santiago

The Chaixman opened the meeting by bringing to the
attention of the Team, a copy of a letter sent by Dr. Burkhardt
to Professor Belle Zeller, Chairman of the Legistlative Conference
of the City University. This letter was in response to the Con=
ference resolution asking for the removal of Mr. Vann as the
Chairman of the Bedford Stuyvesant Coalition. Dr. Burkhardt's
letter was in complete support of Mr. Vann.

Mr. Vann stated the purpose of the meeting; to decide
on the Team's firm choice for a President for Community College
Number Seven and to outline a general Presidential Criteria. He
felt any President should have the following qualifications:

a) education - academic ability

b) knowledge of the Bedford Stuyvesant
Community--communities on par with
Bedford Stuyvesant ~

c) knowledge of new college structure

and goals
ad) personal qualities


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In selecting Presidential candidates, Rhody McCoy
was the Teams first choice, with preston Wilcox as the second.
The general consensus of the Team was that Mr. McCoy
would be indispensable to the community because of his knowledge
of the New York Public School system, his ability to assume
leadership, his ability to meet and evatematicaltoeaaat with

crisis, and his demonstrated concern for the needs and goals

of a Black and Puerto Rican community; also his expertise in

'. the field of Secondary Education and his plans for the new

college in relationship to the High School Pecencecommunicy
In view of the fact aes City University favored
Drs. Proctor and Westerfield, it was expressed that we should
be familiar with the unfavorable aspects Bethe remaining
candidates and be firm on any objections to them. It was
agreed that Samuel Proctor would not serve because of his
lack of familiarity with the Bedford Stuyvesant community.
Messrs. Westerfield and Brown, because of their middle-class
backgrounds and areas of experience, would not be capable of -
dealing with the inner-city problems of Bedford Stuyvesant.
The Vice-Chairman felt that some of peeecen Wilcox's previous
remarks might be construed, by City University, as being anti-

semitic.


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Professor Patterson was of the opinion that some of
the objections to Rhody McCoy would be in the following areas:

a) he would be acceptable to the Black
and Puerto Rican community only;

b) demonstrated ability in restricted
area of Secondary Education;

c) personal education ~ standing with
the accredited academic community -
college level i

a) possible projections of community
problems, i.e., Oce@an-Hill Brownsville,
to the college.

After general discussion, the Chairman said that in
the area of Community Control we must clarify the degree of
participation and authority the’ Governing Board will have in
policy-making for the college. Other points raised by Mr. Vann
pertained to the method in which powers would be given to the
Governing Board and the relationship of the President to the
Board as versus City University~--to which body of authority
would be show the most cooperation. The Team opinion was that
the President might be most responsive to the source of his
income.

The meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m.

The next meeting of the Negotiation Team will be held
on Thursday, February 13th, 3:30 p.m., in the offices of the
Coalition.

Jul' Gilbert
Acting Secretary