The Omaha guide., 1939-10-21
COLLEGE DEGREES NOT
PREREQUISITE FOR A
GRANT; WILL CONSIDER
APPLICATIONS FOR AD-
VANCED STUDY IN
POLITICAL SCIENCE, LABOR
RELATIONS, BUSINESS &
THE MINISTRY
Real Test is Applicants
Fitness for Leadership

1@6@&&F -
not necessarily a prerequisite
for a fellowship grant, George NJ.
Reynolds, director for fellowships
for the julius Rosenwald Fund
this week indicated that there
has been a dearth of applications
of high calibre, especially in nom
academic fields.
Director Reynolds said the
Fund is interested in receiving
applications from colored special
lists in the fields of journalism,
political science, labor relations,
business, the ministry, etc.-those
branches of endeavor in which the
applicants likelihood for making
a unique contribution in his
chosen field.
Also according TO the director,
there have been too few really
high grade applications in the
academic, literary, artistic and
scientific fields where the bulk of
applications come from those who
have been awarded college de-
grees.
Some idea of the Rosenwald
program which grants financial
aid to leaders and specialists who
demonstrate they have fitness
and capability as well as adapta-
bility, can be gained by consider
ing the background of three men
awarded fellowships in the non
academic field las. year.
These Fellows and their fields
Of endeavor are as follows: Ed
win p. Jourdain, Jr., Evanston.
III. in political science; George
+. McCray, Chicago, in labor rela-
tons and Jacob l.. Reddix, Gary
Ind. in economies. The plan of
work of these three Fellows as
stated in their applications, is as
follows:
political Science Fellow Jour
dain for eight years alderman
9Th Ward, Evanston, and a real
tor: ''The assembling of data and
the study of the relationships be-
tween a minority group and its
government, the detail of the ex-
tensions of governmental func-
tions to the group and into its
area; the influence of the group
upon policies and functioning of
the government, and the efforts
of the group to express itself
politically and improve it's status
effecting social gains through po-
litical organizations"
Labor Relations Fellow Nc
Cray, assistant superintendent
labor research project, Illinois
State Employment Service and
WPAI: Through field work to
gather data on the handling of
interracial conflicts in the labor
movement in various sections of
the U. S., by personal observa-
! tion and interviews with union
members, officials and other as
sociated with the problem"
Reddix, teacher of mathematics
Roosevelt High school, Gary,
Fellow in Economics: my plan
is to secure a leave of absence
from my present position to do
a year of graduate work in the
University of Chicago. Main theme
of my study will be the 'possibi-
lities of Cooperative Societies
Among Negroes" The background
of this study shall be my practi-
cal experience in cooperatives."
Concerning the scope of the Ro-
senwald Fund Fellowships Commit
tee and the three Fellows men,
toned, Director Reynolds said:
ut is very difficult to give de-
tailed reasons why these men were
selected by the committee. l think
the most outstanding reason was
that all there showed promise of
leadership. In this connection |
think it would be well to empha-
! size that non-academic applicants
must show definite achievement in
leadership, and must have matu-
rity and experience in their fields.
Il might also be mentioned in this
connection that we do not finance
Undergraduate education except in
the case of those mature people
who have achieved other distinc-
ton which might be considered
equal to formal education.