St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-03-07


script one of Americas Oldest Minneapolis This what Mr.
newspapers a signed column by Conant wrote
Luther Conant Jr, white writer
The Heritage of the AbOlitiOnists
North of the Mason and Dixon Line
impossible year baby to be delivered
by Negro in a hospital.
impossible Negro patient be treated by Negro phys
clan Negro in a Boston hospital.
is infinitely harder Negro student to gain admiance to
outstanding generations There
have been no Negro students at the Harvard Medical School for the
last 10 years.
learn only hospital where
Negro girls admitted to the nurses training school or to stan
position
There are many complex sociological
Some of them beyond the control Of hospital hospitals
them The Boston Council of Social Agencies
authority the that there Negro physician the
regular consulting courtesy staff of nonproht city admins
hospital private hospitals for small
per of total bed capacity)
Thus example, hospital
have the privilege of attending patients they bring in Negro doctor
refer his patient to white doctor.
There have been individual of Negro nenes but they
very increasingly difficult Negro medical students
obtain the clinical experience their white classmates Boston
University many Negro than
today very frankly they incoming Negro
this difficulty They of the fact however that they have
been able provide sufficient clinical experience.
spokesman Medical School told merely
by there had Negro students enrolled since 1927
graduated There would he said
Why? ~ ., n.....,. ..,,.., ,..,.u. o.,.. ...s
% minority gave the that they considered Negro doctors
dissenting opinion seemingly based
considerations the real obstacle
We obtained no such impression in talking with the others doc
Massachusetts Memorial where incidentally there
retired Negro physician the consulting staff, said simply it
question cannot do what we'd like to-"
Hospital Negro staff phys
There occasional Negro In recent there
and
white patients According to DR. James Manar the
system has worked "excellently"
The remains however, Negroes
directly indirectly and that they cannot be treated
the City Hospital by Negro doctor surgeon.
At the City Hospital others, Negro physician "vst
his patient and accorded the observation privileges
n any "closed staff hospital"
At the Boston Dispensary noted Negro scientist Dr. William
A. Hinton, is head of the research laboratory.
On the Record
Hugh physician, only
willing speak publication He made himself clear
"a situation such exists Boston illogical and improper
said sympathy hospital in the problem but
respect for those who exclude Negro physicians"
The Result
The obvious result of this blank wall for the Negro physician
particularly that the New England trained Negro
willing and his community forced by and large
Observation-Disclosures COnant Jr in the Boston Daily
Transcript
milancy, only
when people fight that they survive" George Schuyler
parallel England country
America that plan what world
to have after the fighting over" Kansas City Call
Ministers pompous, dgnifed sefim-
porant every
sits before them Sunday mornings Dr. Cotton presi
dent the Presbyterian Theological Seminary Chicago
That should position
Connecticut is sad reflection American democracy
policy of jim Army Con-
emphasizes exposes brings startling
articles of Walter Merguon famed Courier correspondent the tragic
workings of racial Separation in the French Army
Hundreds of thousands of black slaughtered
military machine because they segregated thus
could be conveniently placed the front lines to do the fighting and
while French and British
This always great danger when soldiers placed in units
according color and socaed especially when Army command
prejudced against them.
Our experience during beyond
doubt that some will against
units effort dscred the Negroes soldiery qualities
and when coored and white soldiers side by side in
same units the Negroes peril the white peril
hesitate eessy send units almost death because
lives whites well Negroes will be sacfcedPtsburgh
We UCLA that individuals
qualities human being his ability
take note-Daly
California student