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Douglas W. Hunt '55, graduate secretary of Phillips Brooks House, denied yesterday that the PBH housing registry kept discriminating landlords on its list in contradiction to its declared policy. "We keep them on the list only because we are approaching the problem in a different manner, through educating them," Hunt added...
Although Powell found at least seven cases of discrimination in the 40 PBH-listed openings he visited, he emphasized that "the PBH listings are cleaner than any other list I know about. Only the Negro grapevine is better for obtaining tips about non-discriminating landlords...
Powell at first reported all cases of discrimination to PBH. Those listings were immediately removed. When a new secretary began work, Powell did not find the same degree of cooperation, however. "I got the impression that may be someone wanted to be ostrichy about the thing." Powell continued, "so I decided to forget about reporting discrimination...
...scientist visited PBH at least three times a week during the twenty-week search. "When I though I had a not thing, I would inquire immediately, sometimes missing work. The thing that really ripped me was that many of the listings were satisfactory, but the landlords turned me down because of my color...
...PBH started a campaign this fall to discover listers who are discriminatory as well as general conditions of housing. Little has been accomplished as yet. Only Mrs. Clark has time to investigate, and she has not yet completed an intensive survey...