But a vocal group of black educators and community leaders have criticized such talk.

Others here see the dispute as a turf war, with black educators trying to protect their jobs and influence.

Many early important black educators were associated with the school.

Mr. George said a number of black educators were planning to leave.

The only strong objections raised today were by two leading black educators who attended the board meeting.

Should a system in which 80 percent of the students are minority-group members be run by a black or Hispanic educator?

But lawyers and black educators say the program, particularly putting it into effect in a single year, will simply shut many blacks out of higher education.

With little debate, the board decided to focus on finding a black or Hispanic educator to be the next chancellor.

In the other, a 35-year-old black educator accused the police of a racially motivated assault on him last month.

Furious black educators immediately cried racism; this being 1968, open discussion was at an end.