The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-16

Roaming Citizen
By KNS
By KNS

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bids will be opened. Those of us who
read the newspapers to obtain an edu-
cation must have noticed what a diff
cult time the residents near the Mis-
sion Hill Housing Project are having
in their efforts to obtain jobs there
These persons are all white so no
question of racial bias is responsible
for their unemployment on that pro-
ject. However, unless a man is a
member of the required union, and is
in good standing, he is not hired.
Accordingly we must join the building
wreckers right away if those of us
who are building wreckers, profess
SiOnal of course, wish to work on the
LenOX ST., Project. We understand,
not officially, that the fee for this
membership is approximately one hun
bred dollars. However, it is not paw
able in lump sum. 1t is usually
accented bv the Union in small pay
ments weekly, after first payment of
five dollars. We urge you therefore
to join this union right away if YOU
are not a member, and if you are
member, be sure that you are in good
standing, since the contractor who
gets the job will hire only union mem
bers. A word to the wise is sufficient.
DIR. Frederick Irving Gray Shows
the WAY to Our COlOred Young Men
When so many of our young colored
men who have spent years of study
in professional schools and who gradu-
ate with honors sometimes only to be
content to work in the Post Office, the
Pullman Service, the Railroad Red
Can Service and like Jobs which paw
well, if money is the measure of SER
vice: it is refreshing that some colored
Young men actually practise their
professions and eventually acquire a
standing among the highest and also
do well financially. Such a colored
Young man is DR.. Frederick Irving
GRAY, dentist. who after graduation
from Plymouth High School came to
Boston and here studied dentistry at
Harvard Dental School. He has made
good as dentist, the same as MANY
OF our best young colored men might
in their respective professions if they
would give up their sinecures. We
wish First Lieutenant Frederick
Irving Gray of the United States
Army, Dental Corps Reserve, a long
and active career as a civilian dentist.
He was one of the real good privates
in the 372d Infantry only few years
ago.
Archbishop SpelIman Our Hope
We Catholics who since birth have
been of that faith, can not believe that
the Roman Catholic Church in New
York City under Archbishop Francis
c. Spellman, a Whitman, Massachu-
sets bow, is serious when it is re-
ported that parochial high school is
proposed there primarily for colored
girls who are Catholics, as stated in
the Guardian of August 10, 1889. in
the column labelled Harlem. This
suggestion must have been advanced
before Archbishop Spellman took
charge of that diocese; because such
an idea could not even enter the bril-
liant mind of one of the most demo-
cratic princes of the Catholic Church
anywhere.
This princely gentleman, was asso-
riated closely with His Eminence,
William Cardinal O'Connell, right here
IL DOoCOil, anu: d buDll Oh SO llluSUG1-
Gus master could not for one mo-
ment entertain a thought of segrega-
ton because of race.
1t is hoped. therefore, that the
Catholics of New York have called
this proposal of a segregated Catholic
HIGH School for colored high school
pirls to the attention of Archbishop
Spellman. Also we here in Boston
can afford to inform His Eminence,
William Cardinal O'Connell of Boston,
that is all you need to put on the
envelope whenever you write to him,
obout this proposed segregation in
New York. His Eminence undoubt-
edlv will use His influence with Arch
bishop Spellman, who in turn will see
that no such school is established. At
least that is our hope.
Congratulations COlored Boys of
LenOx st. and Vicinity-The Lenox st.
Project bids are to be opened on Sept.
Is at 10 Oliver St., Boston. It is
hoped as many colored as possible,
from the top down, will be employed
by both the Boston Housing Authority
and the successful contractor, whom
ever he may be. The contractor must
be big enough to construct the new
buildings and the demolition of the
old buildings is only incidental to the
"ntire contract.
The Boston Housing Authority will
have an engineer in char0a nc uya11 &c