The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-21
COngreSSlUOn1ar Luce Lauds CHS. Seniors
Sends Congratulatory Letter to Sponsor Of Motion to Reject D.A.R. Invitation To Compete for Citizenship Prize

CongresSwoman Glare Boothe Luce has forwarded a letter in full praise of the seniors of Crosby High School for their recent refusal to compete for the annual Good Ctti- zenship award sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revo- lution. The seniors on Jan. il re- jected the OAR. scholarship by a resolution which criticized the or ganizationS refusal to permit Negro artists Marian Anderson and Hazel Scott the use of Constitution Hall in Washington.
 The resolution was presented by Carol Wall, member of the class, to whom Mrs. Luce forwarded her let- ter yesterday. The Congresswoman a former member of the OAR, re- signed from the latter organization $ Greenwich Chapter following the incidents concerning the artists. Other letters have been received by the local students from chapters of the OAR. explaining the organi- zation's attitude.
 The parents and teachers of Wa terbury received high praise from the solon who told the seniors of Crosby that tomorrow the world belongs to you" and those like you.
 The text of the Congresswoman'S letter is as follows:
 T am writing to you and to the Seniors who voted with you to tell you how proud was when I read that, to be a representative from your state.
 These are hours all over the world when the power of dark ness is great-the darkness of hate. And this flower of evil blooms nowhere so lllxuriantly as in the soil of racial tension. Verbally, we all condemn racial hatred. Actually too few Of us do anything about 1t. An act of positive affirmation of love and brotherhood in racial matters is sufficiently rare that 1t shines like a bright light in a naughty world. It is all the more beautiful and astonishing when such an act is done by mere boys and girls in high school, for we adults are often-too often told these days that the younger generation takes no iTi- terest in the profound questions which lie at the root of the worlds unhappiness-that they care for nothing but good times," movies and live" By your brave action you certainly disproved that prop osition. If there be but twenty high schools in America where the pupils feel as you do, shall never again despair for the future of our coun- try.
 Tt seems to me that by con- demning the action of the Wash ington Board of the OAR. in dis eliminating against artists on strictly color line. you have twice earned Good Citizenship Award But this second time you have earned 1t from fifteen million oi colored people. and many more millions of white people. And, be. Aeve me, you have earned 1t. too from many truly patriotic Daugh. ter of the American Revolution who feels just as you do, but cannol make herself vocal, or prevail upon the reactionary leadership of thu Washington Board. As you know we in Connecticut have many lib- eral D.A.R. chapters-the Fairfield Bridgeport and Stamford chapter have all protested, just as you have
 Fundamentally. why do the. protest For the same reason tha you do. First. because it is unGodl. to abuse. look down, condemn, oI discriminate against any human being only because of the color O his kin. Love thy nelghbor a myself" is the second comman'