During the morning I called President Tanner to see when they had set up the special meeing of the Board of Trustees which had been recommended by the Executive Committee at the last meeting. He told me that (in confidence) he had talked to Brother Lee last Friday and that Brother Lee was completely obstinate and would not consent to any change of policy as respects the Negro problem even if we get kicked out of the Conference, and under those circumstances President Tanner thought it was no use to call such a meeting because it would just result in an almost violent meeting. He pointed out that he was alone, President Brown was away, and he felt he couldn't do it alone. I asked him if there were others of same feeling as Brother Lee and he said he did not know but he was sure when we got into a meeting that others regardless of their feelings would go with Brother Lee. I told him that this might be disastrous to us because the Faculty Representatives and Directors of Athletics were having a meeting on the 3rd of November and we should have some statement before then. He said he was sorry but I would have to tell them I had been unable to get a meeting but that I had been working on it. I asked if he knew the President's views and he said he didn't but he thought the President was more flexible. This, of course, is very confidential.

This telephone conference was very disturbing and disappointing.