The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-18
Three Social Work
Experts To T e a c h
E r A tn d e nts

Three OF the best trained and
most experienced colored social
workers In the country have been
procured by the Atlanta School OF
Social Work 10 assist the teachers
of the school in the field work
supervision OF 81 Negro student
workers who are now studying at
the Atlanta School OF Social
Work through the support OF vari-
Gus State Emergency Relief Adj
ministrations.
These three additional supervi-
sors are Mrs. Gladys Garrison
Gray. graduate OF Fisk Univer-
sity. Nashville, Tenn. She has al
so had graduate work at the New
York School of Social Work. AT
the time she came TO Atlanta Mrs.
Gray was serving as district sec
rotary to the st. Louis Provident
Association, a post she has held
since 1924. Forty other employed
workers are under her supervision
and. II Will be recalled. the st.
Lois Provident Association was
Louis Provident Association was
ca TO have a Negro district secre-
tary. Mrs. Gray, who has served
on the Citizens Committee on Re-
lief and Unemployment OF st.
Louis, Mo. is a member OF the
American Association OF Social
Work; the Family Welfare Asso-
citation of America and the Ma
tional Conference of Social Work.
The second member of this trio
OF experts is Mrs. Snow +. Grigsby
who came TO Atlanta from De-
troit. Mich, where after being ap-
pointed as supervisor OF a group
of colored workers. she has spent
some time as a protective" case
worker. Mrs. Grigsby who was
graduated from Fisk in 1925. ma
jored in sociology with special
work at the Bethlehem Center.
Nashville. Tenn. From there she
went to Western Reserve Univer-
sity. Cleveland. Ohio. receiving
her Masters degree in Social Ad-
ministration from that institution.
Her fellowship at Western Re-
serve having been granted by the
Cleveland Associated Charities
she remained with that organiza-
ton from July 1925 to June 1880.
The third member OF this group
Is Mrs. Faith j. Jones. Supervisor
of the Stoclyards District OF the
Cook County Bureau OF Public
Welfare. Chicago. III. She is the
wife OF Dewey l.. Jones. well
known member of the Chicago
Defender editorial department.
Mrs. Jones received her academic
training at Crane Junior College
and the School OF Social Admin
istration at the University OF Chi
cago as we'll as at New York Uni
versity. Her work as social
worker began with the United
Charities as a junior case worker
In 1926. In 1923 she was given
position as a junior case worker
with the Cook County Bureau OF
Public Welfare.
The district OF which Mrs. Jones
IS in charge Is used as training
center for students in the School
OF Social Service Administration at
- University OF Chicago. When
che left Chicago 10 come TO At
lanta nine OF the 10 student work
ors M Of whom were white,
came from Georgia.
These three supervisors have
con loaned nv their organizations
% which they will return at the
cud OF the six weeks period OF
field work which followed the six
weeks OF classroom work nj the
"'a School OF Social Work.
the GO students
viii return TO their former Emer-
"ency Relief positions from which
'hN"v have been on leave of alb
cpncQ for this pariod ~ ofudv