Harris College Desegregates as 6,200 Register in the Round

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Harris College Desegregates as 6,200 Register in the Round
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Harris College Desegregates as 6,200 Register in the Round
More than 6,200 students signed up for classes at the University last week, including the first Negro undergraduates in TCU's 90 year history.
Most divisions expected increases over last fall by the end of late registration Thursday.
By 9 a.m. yesterday, undergraduate day schools and colleges and the Graduate School rad passed their 1961 marks. A total of 6,277 had enrolled in all divisions
The University's first undergraduate Negro students are Patsy Brown, a junior, and Mrs. Allene Jones and Mrs. Doris Ann McBride, seniors, who enrolled last Tuesday as Harris College of Nursing students.
All three went through the regular registration procedure at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum said [Registrar Calvin A.] Cumbie, "There were no problems whatsoever. We didn't anticipate any."
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