The Omaha guide., 1934-12-22
PRESIDENTS CCC PROGRAM
BOON TO NEGRO YOUTH
By Edgar G.. Brown

| Washington, D. c., Dec. IL. 1884
Announcement was made this week
of the appointment of light more col
cred camp advisors in the Civilian
Conservation Corps. This brings the
total number of colored advisors to
20 throughout the country.
Sixty-fve thou and picked colorec
youth, including s-veral thousand
World War veterans, have Joined the
corps and are engaged in clearing
swaaps, planting trees, and beauti-
flying the Notions parks, rivers. lakes
fore is, trails and camps.
"The boys enjoy health and whole
some work and play" said Harry L.
Hopkins. Administrator of tn, FERA.
"An average of $25 per month goes to
their parents for maint nance of the
family back homes, and too, the Ma
ton gains a ems of security in itc
future citi0 my"
A grand I'd al Of nearly $1,000 600
in the last Is mortths has been sen.
home by these color d boys The
youngsters each receive So a month
for incidentally according to G.. E.
Dick y, chief staitistician of the CCC.
Board and keep are taken care Of by
Uncle Sam New weaa h has be n
created by the labor Of these boys,
andcth " themselves are saved from
the establishment of idlenes,.
Not the least of the benefits to tn,
whole Nation. as well as The CCC
boys, has be n the unique educational
service program initiated aad super
VI ed by c. S. Marsh and his asso-
ciate, George Cant, of the United
States Office Of Educatian, worked
out in cooperation with the CCC
Chief, Rob TT Fechner, and the Wa
Department.
Director Marsh is a former regis
trar of Northwestern University and
his assistant, DR.. Cant, r-ceived his
Phi Beta Kappa key at Ndora. ka
University and his Ph.D from Wis.
consin University.
IN the responsibility af selecting
CCC camp advisors. equally high
standard hava been maintained
throughout the whole personnel. The
r Gently appointed eight colored adj
visors are:
Cyrus Turner:-Age 24-B.S. in
Education, Ohio State University. M.
A., 1884, from Wilberfarce: Teacher
IN Franklin County, EN- rgency
Schools.
Harry Cornelius Graves:-Age So
BIS. Michigan 81 ate College: MA
Ohio State University, 1888; Teach
ing experience, Wilberforce; Super
intendent of Health and Physical Edu-
cation.
V. Karl Howell:-B.S. Indiana State
TeachenJ College 1926; Taught six
years in all grades.
Charles Edward Brown:-Aee 10
A. b. Virginia Union University. At
t nded Hampton Institute, Va. Taught
Elementary schools for five a
high schools for thirteen years, and
managed farm; exp rience in civil
clubs, lodges, church choirs, and com
munity projects; Principal of YorE
County Training School.
Theodore Hubbard Thompson
Age ga. B. Wilberforce Univar.
slt-; Ohio tennis instructor for PIav.
ground Department; laugh; Lynch
burg Seminary and College one year,
at Balleville Industrial Schoo, Ports
Va, one year.
Ever tit Winston Carter:-Age %
B. A. Virginia State College. Post
Graduatee work at Temple University.
Philadelphia, Penn, and Y. M. C. A.
evening school; elementary and high
school principal; worked at Industrial
occupations.
William Burt Harper:-Age 30
A. B. in Education, Howard Uniyer-
sity (Honor GRADUATED; five years
teaching experience in North Carolina
principal of high school; Age 80.
John William Corneal, Jr.-Age
34-B- S. and M. S. Michigan Univer-
slty; teaching experience. l year ele-
mentary; two years high school; one
year College.
All OF these appointeea have from
two ITO five dependents