Singers Protest Banning of Colored Tenor on Glee Club Southern Trip

Indignant that one of their members, a colored singer, Drue King, Jr. '43, was not permitted to accompany the group on their recent southern spring trip, the Harvard Glee Club last night passed by a 50 vote majority a resolution to protect its members against future racial discrimination.

Introduced by John W. Darr, Jr. '41, and recommended for adoption by the executive council, the resolution reads:

"It is the sense of this meeting that the policy of the Harvard Glee Club uphold the University's policy that there should be no racial discrimination against a member of the club who is otherwise eligible for the club."

Follow Corporation's Stand

Causes of the resolution, as stated by Darr, were letters from southern glee clubs at which the Harvard Club was to sing, informing the club managers that King's presence would be both unwelcome and a source of embarrassment. As a result of the Corporation's recent decision on the racial question, the officers decided to take a similar stand.

The opposition to the resolution was led by G. Wallace Woodworth, who believed that the problem could be best solved by conciliation, rather than drastic action. He felt that such a statement would interfere with the Club's aim to spread good music.