Box 7, Folder 10, Document 15

Box 7, Folder 10, Document 15

Re: Turmoil on the College Campus
-- Seminar

What we are seeing develop on the college campuses is at least as
significant to business as the American labor union development.

In fact, the development is in many respects similar to the develop-
ment of American labor unions in the 1920's and 30's. Both have their
communist radicals. Both have been commonly described as an anarchistic
conspiracy. In both cases the rest of society initially wanted to
believe “only a small minority" was involved.

Already, a union or caucus of Negro business executives has been
formed in New York, the Council of Concerned Black Business Execu-
tives. At this conference, one of its organizers will tell us why,
and their objectives.

Young white moderates -- elected leaders, not self-appointed radicals --
will tell you how they intend to change the business community. These
are men that most of us would want to hire.

As with the labor union movement, the clergy are playing an important
role in the new development of youth attitudes. On the whole, the
clergy that are involved with the youth are very much in support of
the new student attitudes. That's not to say that the clergy always
support all of the student tactics. The clergy are included in this
seminar because of their special role in advising students on the
subject of "right and wrong."

The object of the seminar is to examine the turmoil the “easy" way --
by learning from troubled educational institutions before we inherit
(i.e., hire) the problems.

Business has given much thought to the hard core unemployed. The
impact of the current crop of activist youth will be even more
significant to us.