BEDFORD STUYVESANT COALITION ON EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND SERVICES
268 Ashland Place ~ Room 602 Brooklyn, New York 11217

STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING

March; 13,7 1969 =. 7:30 P.M.
oer. The Salvation Army
601 Lafayette Avenue
. Brooklyn, New York

Present: Messrs. Albert Vann, Chairman
Randall Coppin
Winston H. Craig
William Crowell
Charles Hale
Byron A. hee
Reginald A. Nero
Jack Pannigan
Randolf Tobias

Mmes Jeannette M. Bowser

Ruth Carter
Almira Coursey
Ellen Cunningham
Louise Glover
Elsie Richardson
Ella Sease

The Chairman said there was nothing basically new to

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report; however, he wished the members to involve in discussion
concerning:
1. the Progress Report

2. the choice of a president
3. community control


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i. All members had received their copy of the Progress. Report,
and compliments were extended to the Chairman and his staff for a job
"extremely well done".

Question was raised in regard to the site referred to in
the Progress Report as becoming the first home for College Number
Seven. Of the five names submitted for review, Long Island College
of Pharmacy and Yeshiva Torah Veyira were considered most suitable;
recommendation will be made by the City University Planning Depart-
ment at the next meeting of the Presidential Search Committee.
Motion was made, seconded, and carried:

THAT, the Negotiating Team present

Long Island College of Pharmacy

and Yeshiva Torah Veyirah to the ©

Presidential Search Committee as

theirv first and second choices,

respectively, for the college

interim site.
ae In selecting a candidate for the Presidency, the Chairman
said that the Committee, too, needed to deliberate and lend some
direction in a choice. The proposed budget cut affecting The City
University and the progress made on the part of another community

college was put to the Committee for consideration, After discussion

Motion was made, seconded, and carried unanimously:


THAT, the Negotiating Team convene on
the following day in order to reach a
decision on the choice of a President;
and

THAT, authority and the full support of
the Coalition be given to the Chairman
to act in following up the decision
reached by the Negotiating Team.

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In addition, the Coalition was of the opinion that the
Negotiating Team should be prepared to offer three definitive items
to the next Presidential Search Committee meeting:

a) the name of their choice for the
presidency;
b) a name for the college; and

c) a location for the college interim
site.

Of the names suggested for the college the majority of members were in

favor of MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. College.

3. Request was again made that the Coalition submit any ideas

they might have regarding community participation in the college for

discussion. ‘i
Other Business i
i. The request made by the Coalition’to Central Brooklyn

Coordinating Council was discussed for further clarification.

2: The present situation in the City schools was discussed.


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The Council Against Poverty is proposing to hold city-wide hearings
with students, listening to facts regarding incidents and daily
occurrences at the schools. Suggestion was made that the Coalition
support the Council Against Poverty and publicize these hearings
when they are set up. All members were in agreement. Vice-Chairman
Jack Pannigan, Winston Craig, and Randolf Tobias volunteered to work

with Mrs. Elsie Richardson in this area.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 P.M.
The next meeting will be held March 27th at 7:30 P.M.

J. Campbell
Secretary