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Gillette indicated he was sympathetic to the problems facing the Dallas club, and stated, "I think the alumni are entitled to their opinion."
Both Gillette and Alfred Lurie '43, president of the Harvard Club of Dallas, denied that there was any prejudice involved on the part of the Dallas alumni.
This feeling was conveyed to Gillette, who explained to members of the Debate Council that, "all things being equal, it didn't make sense" to schedule the debate with Bishops. Members of the Council said last night that Gillette had not mentioned the racial issue directly when he advised them...
"You know how conservative the Dallas alumni are," Gillette was quoted as saying.
On Friday, Gillette told the CRIMSON that the Dallas club had asked the Debate Council to turn down the invitation from Bishops because "it is a small school and just not in the same league" with Southern Methodist University and the University of Dallas, the two schools which council members...