The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15
NATIONAL URBEl LEAGUE
ADDS new DEPARTMENT
Thrifty Race Organization Opens
Workers Bureau at Nashville, Tenn.

After several years Of experience the
National League on Urban Conditions
Among Negroes has been convinced of
the need Of some general agency for
helping graduates Of Negro institutions
to find occupations in fields suited to
their ability and training. In trying to
work out some plan to help in this
particular the league has decided to
open q workers vocational bureau.
In announcing the opening Of the
bureau DR.. George e. Haynes, one of
the executive secretaries of the league,
states:
'This bureau will try to get in touch
with various fields Of work that are
seeking trained people and connect up
with the graduates Of the schools who
show evidence Of efficiency and charac-
ter. 1t will be the aim of the bureau
to bring those offering the positions
and those seeking the positions to-
gether. Whenever the bureau has suf-
ficient first hand information to recon-
mend candidate it will do so. but its
general policy will be to furnish the
employer with the school record and
recommendations of those who know
the candidate, leaving the final opinion
as to the candidates qualifications to
those who wish to employ him.
'@The league wishes to make clear
that this workers vocational bureau
does not intend in any way to interfere
with the present or future work Of any
institution in placing its own graduates
in positions. The aim is merely to sup.
plement the efforts of individuals and
Institutions. TO this end we welcome
any suggestions and criticisms at any
time, and for this work the bureau
earnestly solicits the cooperation of
every one.
"This bureau is located at Nashville,
Tenn, southern headquarters Of the
league, IN order to be In closer touch
with the larger number Of Negro insti-
tut1ons located In the south.
'The bureau offers its services to
schools, colleges, business firms and
other organizations desiring the serv-
ices Of trained men and women. Cor
respondence is invited, and a policy
Of frank, honest, straightforward deal
ing will be scrupulously followed. The
bureau was formally opened for serv-
ice about April 1. No charge is made
for the services Of this bureau. Cor
respondence Is invited. Address COM
munications to George e. Haynes,
Southern Headquarters, National
League on Urban Conditions Among
Negroes, Nashville, Tenn"
Besides the bureau, the league seeks
to show social welfare agencies the ad-
vantage of cooperation, to secure and
train social workers, to fit workers to
work and for work, to help secure play
grounds and other clean places for
amusement, to promote probation over
sight Of delinquents and to investigate
conditions of city life as a basis of
practical work. The following well
known persons are among the men,
bers Of the executive board and off,
GERS:
L. Hollingsworth Wood, chairman;
Kelly Miller, vice chairman; r. r.
Motion, vice chairman; w. II. Baldwin
Sd, secretary; A. s. Frissell, treasurer;
Felix Adler, Roger N. Baldwin, James
II. billiard. Paul d. Cravath and Pro-
fessor Edwin X. A. Seligman; execu-
tive secretaries. George e. Haynes and
Eugene Kinckle Jones.