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          that prohibits students from engaging in interracial dating and             
          marriage, and the Supreme Court found that policy to be contrary            
          to public policy.                                                           
               Petitioner's charter states that petitioner was organized              
          for the following reasons:                                                  
               To operate a museum and art gallery which will be open                 
               to the public with the hope that it will contribute                    
               substantially to the need of the Southeastern United                   
               States for cultural and artistic opportunities akin to                 
               that of other regions long recognized for their                        
               outstanding art galleries which enrich the lives of                    
               their people.                                                          
               To solicit, collect, receive, accumulate, administer                   
               and disburse funds and property in such a manner as                    
               will, in the sole discretion of the board of directors,                
               most effectively operate to further religious,                         
               charitable, scientific, literary, or educational                       
               purposes, either directly or by contributions to any                   
               organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the                     
               Internal Revenue Code, with the exception of                           
               organizations testing for public safety.                               
               In essence, petitioner is taking over all of the operations            
          of the museum previously managed by the University.  At the                 
          outset, the museum operated by petitioner will display the same             
          artwork, retain the same employees, and be housed in the same               
          building (the Building) as the museum operated by the University.           
          Unlike the University, however, petitioner does not prohibit                
          interracial dating or marriage.                                             
               Petitioner and the University entered into a 3-year lease              
          agreement beginning January 1, 1993, under which petitioner is              








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