The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-10

"Practicing Democracy at Home"
will be the general theme of the
Willow Run Region Intercultural
all-day conference at Charles Nc
Kenny Hall Thursday. Jan. IS.
The Conference. which is spon-
sored by the Willow Run Commit
tee on Race Relations and the
Michigan Council OF Churches and
Christian Education. will begin its
program at 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing in general session at which
the topic, Basic Concepts for In
tercultural Understanding will be
presented in three talks by men,
bers OF the faculty Of the Univers-
ity OF Michigan. The first. on the
subject OF anthropology, will be
given by Leslie A. White, depart
ment of anthropology; the second,
on psychology, by William Clark
Trow, Bureau OF Educational Ply
chology, and the last, on sociology.
by Lowell ], Carr, department of
sociology.
Six sectional conferences will
take place in the afternoon ses-
sion. beginning at 2 o'clock, on
the subjects OF Industrial and EN-
ployment Problems. Housing,
Health, and Community Improve
ment. Education in School, Church.
Home and Community, Social Eel
lowship and Recreation, Public
Economic and Business Relation
ships and sixth and last, Legisla-
tive and Governmental Problems
These themes will be dealt with
as they grow out OF or are affected
by racial. religious and nationality
differences.
Industrial and Employment Prob
lems-Chairman, Mrs. Margaret
Slavery, United States Employment
Service; discussion leader, Miss
Geraldine Eledsoe. Detroit office.
War Manpower Commission: re-
source leaders: Frank Seymour
committeeman, Local so. JAW
CIO; William X. Green, foreman.
Michigan Aluminium Casting Co.;
Arold Brown, Standard Labora.
tories: Claude Williams. Peoples
Institute of Applied Religion. De-
troit; Frank Marquart educational
director Local PIP, UAW-CIO, De-
troit: Alex Barbour. director OF the
War Chest, UAW-CIO.
Housing, Health and Community
Observation-Disclosures Amos s.
Washington, superintendent of
buildings and grounds. Ypsi Lodge,
Park Ridge: discussion leader,
Prof Robert W. Kelso, director,
curriculum in social work, Exten-
sion Department, University OF
Michigan: resourse leaders: De-
Hart Hubbard. Cleveland regional
office. F. p. II. A.: Wendell p.
Gee. Detroit office. War Relocation
Authority: Lowell ]. Carr, depart
ment of sociology. University OF
Michigan; Charles Thompson,
manager. Ypsi Lodge-Park Ridge;
James Alden. Local 600, UAW-C1O:
Amos H. Hawley. department of
sociology. University Of Michigan.
Education in School, Home,
Church, COMMUNICATIONS G.
Eugene Beatty, principal, Harriet
School. Ypsilanti; discussion lead
err. Ray Pilon, educational director,
Local 80, UAW-CIO; resource lead
ers' Miss Laurentine Collins, divi'
sion OF school-community relations
Detroit Board of Education; Dr.
NJ. B. Rogers. superintendent OF
Willow Run Schools; DR.. f. w
Brakeman, counselor in religious
education, University of Michigan
T. Scott Miyakawa, graduate stu
dent, University of Michigan, can.
didate for PhD.; DR.. Ernest Chap
pelle, superintendent Of Ypsilanti
Schools; Edgar G.. Johnston, Blu
reau of Cooperation with Educa'
tional Institutions, University OF
Michigan: Otto w. Haisley, super