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APPENDIX A POPULATION OF CATHOLIC COLLEGE STUDENTS IN NEW ORLEANS, 1947–1956 MALE FEMALE TOTAL 1947 Loyola University (white) 2,049 625 2,674 Xavier University (black) 579 451 1,030 Dominican College (white) 225 225 Ursuline College (white) 101 101 Sacred Heart College (white) 89 89 1948 Loyola University 2,572 611 3,183 Xavier University 670 435 1,105 Dominican College 225 225 Ursuline College 94 94 Sacred Heart College 92 92 1949 Loyola University 2,510 584 3,094 Xavier University 623 378 1,001 Dominican College 180 180 Ursuline College 92 92 Sacred Heart College 91 91 1950 Loyola University 2,271 706 2,977 Xavier University 563 395 958 Dominican College 202 202 Ursuline College 90 90 Sacred Heart College 93 93 1951 Loyola University 2,011 672 2,683 Xavier University 586 444 1,030 Dominican College 205 205 Ursuline College 82 82 Sacred Heart College 73 73 199 Anderson final pages 8/10/05 9:15 AM Page 199 MALE FEMALE TOTAL 1952 Loyola University 1,302 967 2,269 Xavier University 493 533 1,026 Dominican College 197 197 Ursuline College 72 72 Sacred Heart College 73 73 1953 Loyola University 1,638 713 2,351 Xavier University 465 575 1,040 Dominican College 222 222 Ursuline College 75 75 Sacred Heart College 65 65 1954 Loyola University 1,701 776 2,477 Xavier University 500 551 1,051 Dominican College 253 253 Sacred Heart College 72 72 1955 Loyola University 1,887 911 2,798 Xavier University 532 581 1,113 Dominican College 320 320 Sacred Heart College 78 78 1956 Loyola University 1,907 953 2,860 Xavier University 576 609 1,285 Dominican College 320 320 Sacred Heart College 56 56 Sources: Student population statistics from the Official Catholic Directory (New York: P. J. Kenedy, 1947–1956). The average attendance at a Southeastern Regional Interracial Commission (SERINCO) monthly meeting was 30, and the average annual membership of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) was 100; see SERINCO minutes, 1947–1956, and CHR minutes, 1949–1956, Joseph H. Fichter Papers. The Catholic population of the archdiocese of New Orleans, which included areas outside the city proper, increased from 421,262 in 1947 to 549,371 in 1956. Official Catholic Directory (1947), 173; ibid. (1956), 150. 200  Black, White, and Catholic: New Orleans Interracialism 1947–1956 Anderson final pages 8/10/05 9:15 AM Page 200 ...

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