Kelly Miller Smith was still not sure that they were ready to go ahead. If they were to sit in, there had to be sufficient money for lawyers, and money for bail, and the truth was that the local chapter of the SCLC was broke. It had all of $87 in the kitty, Smith reported. He and some of the other ministers wanted to wait until they were a little better prepared for the problems they certainly would face when they were arrested. A lot of money, Smith warned, was going to be burned up in court costs. But the students were restless. There had been too many delays already.
