The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
Ciric Rights Group
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MARY Brown does not intend q
fulfill a grave need and desire OF
the parents OF the pupils OF ne
school To create and promote q
Parent Teachers Association. AZ
fact. she has done everything in
her power 10 cause failure OF al
efforts in this matter Due nc
doubt 10 her advanced years ard
.nfirmities. Miss Brown is no long
er able 10 handle the situation. and
i would seeT advisable 10 has.
Us principa5A younger person q
more yii<rous mind and body
and 10 have Mss Brown assigne J
to less taxing position We also
feel thar the placing on the Balch
faculty of competent Negro teac,.-
le3s would 20 long way toward
alleriatng the fears OF The Negr }
parents and would restore III ~
conndenc, in the school
Th- petition believe that q seq
III 10. right direction ia NE field
Dc occupation guidance has been
made with the apponfmeni Of a
cilnrea man However "we fe +,
'hsi az time has arrived when tn
ene- ~ woman. trained al
,saianal guidance would be- u
iH, .imable value 20 ne Me-
-fi~ ~ Detroit
Because there a. colored
teachers in only one school on III
West sid. Sami son Sohool-;n'
committee peli'ioned for teachel
~ Wineeri ana McAIichael Schoo.,
stating thai The appointment
would be. not only imminenu.
fair but also most decidedly "a
he best interests OF both the
school and the community
Teachers A Northwestern
Northwestern High School adj
jacenr 10 McMichael Intermedialc
School contains over 600 Negro
students A. with rs neighbor. thus
enrolment is growing rapidly. The
situation is also similar in that
the great increase OF previous
4, numerically insignificant grOu.
presents problems requiring the
greatest possible amount OF under
Standing The existence Of a Negro
teacher a, this institution would
greatly assist in fostering success
ful interracial relations Northeast
ern High School whose attrac.
iiveness We are iold is rapidly de.
clining, would also benefit by N,
inclusion OF Negroes
1t was brought TO the attenti II
OF The members OF the board taa'
Out os 252 schools in Detroit
Negroes are employed in only l6.
With this fact evidenced the pets
TONERS said we would like L
know If the Board OF Education
elected by the people, instructe
superintendent Cody and his sub
ordinates TO confine Negro EN-
ployees 10 these is schools.
The committee also wanted e
know why they send Negro girl'
In physical education TO the Y "
c. A. TO take swimming instead D
going TO the pool at Webster Hal
like the others. We have PLEADED
for sometime to have this correct
! ed without taking it to court. W,
are making our final plea today I,
have IL adjusted without going
court
Colored Not Equipped
Frank A. German. member of tn,
board. In answer to the charges o.
failure to promote colored teach
ers. charged that colored teacher
are not as we'll equipped as white
teachers. He said he had mad,
that statement last year, and n,
one had approached him to refut'
H.
concerning the alleged discriml
nation al Webster Hall, Mr.. Cor
man said I'VE have told Webster
Hall 20 accept Negro students, Of
| we would cancel the contract
Webster Hall agreed. Now II Negr
students do not go to the pool
that is nj our fault"
The statementn made by Mi
German that the colored teacher
are not as we'll equippd as tn
whites. was challenged by the Re-
J ID. Howell. pastor OF st. Stephen
la. NJ. f. Church. III the colore
teachers are not qualified, then
Is the fault OF the system. becaus
our teachers are products OF ths
system"
DR. Angus Mclean reviewed ii
history Of the school system In D'
j. troit. pointing out that II wa
started just 100 years ago, at
I time when there were no colore
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