Memorandum from LAWRENCE FERTIG August 14, 1968 Dear Lu: You probably received my last note, saying that the invitation requesting payment for tickets to the dinner on October 4th was sent you in error. Attached to this letter is your cancelled check. You must have read a great deal about the mess resulting from the decision of President Hester to confirm the appointment of the Negro, Hatchett, for a post at the University. I told Hester on the 'phone that calling in Goldberg to give his approval was just a white- wash job. Hatchett has never renounced his racist statement, nor has he apologized in any way for what he said. More important still is the fact that he is a Negro militant -- and this the University apparently knew before they appointed him. As I told Hester, this appointment will give strength to the Negro militants and discourage the moderates. Hatchett will undoubtedly provide scholarships for hard-core Negro separatists, which is precisely what the University does not need. I consulted with Jack Holman, and he advised me not to resign from the Board because of this. I decided to remain silent for a while because, after all,: if one is a member of a team or a party or a University Board, you do not resign every time a bad decision is made. That is, unless the decision is very very vital. I believe the Hatchett affair will get worse, not better. See the enclosed letter from today's New York Times. I think the repercussions