Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-07-01
TOWNSEND PARK is q center

TOWNSEND PARK is center of activity now be-
cause it has a facility for recreation which has never
before in the history of Pine Bluff been available to
black boys and girls Pine Buffans proud of the
new swimming pool The achievement is now regard
ed as one Of the best things to happen in this
growing city. The die-hards who never believed that
Negroes could get together to do something for the
community good convinced now that it can be
done; and fully acquiesced in the fact that
the Townsend park is a necessary and worthwhile
community project We will pause only momentarily
to rejoice and then must be about the business
of stimulating the inactive forces in this community
that the goal might be reached
Our girls and boys have a place where they
may up the energy which has had other ia
cility for outgoing except the honky-tonks. II is
heartening to the citizens of tomorrow enjoying
clean and wholesome fun. Ii is fine to know that
many Of them taking shower baths prerequisite
for entering the pool, for the first time in their
lives. their homes have few facilities for modern
bath! -..-..... Then, there at Townsend park is
baseball diamond where the kids are playing soft
ball .--... Then, again, there is the Bathing Beauty
contestants and their well-wfshers These things
community. This development is within stones
throw of the center of great educational institu-
ton and it is hoped that the great gulf which lies
between the community and the college will soon
be brdged with a working relationship which will
insure permanent progress in the Negro community.
With the huge reservoir OF talent and ability which
the college possesses it is to be hoped that direct
aid can come to the community in its all out struggle
to improve the social economic, and political condi-
ton of the community
EMPLOYMENT FOR NEGRO YOUTHS who are
coming out of schools and colleges is very
serious problem. Young people ore prone to take any
job which will afford them some of the things
which they have never had or have been forced to
do without. They found to be eager for work and
are chiefly motivated by burning desire for MON
EY
So compelling is the personal ambition that many
actually foregoing the opportunity to continue
the struggle to complete their schooling | know sew.
era young men of the community who should now
be entering upon their lfe's work. but they, drop
ped out of school simply because they were of the
opinion that they would have to work in order TO
make ends meet and to provide them the needs re-
CURED in furthering their education. young man
told me yesterday that he was going to take Job
teaching school in order to get ready to go TO
school Seldom do we find this to be the proper pro-
cedure for one who is really interested in doing
particular work Aside from being unfair 10 the Me-
gro children under whose influence they must ling.
err for nine months, it makes way for complacency
dulls the ambition, and usually terminates in doing
something that one did not want TO do ANY hard
working student nowadays can make it in any
school IN America The wages received by workers
no" make 1T possible for The student TO earn his
| way through school with much more ease than stu
| dents who worked their way a decad, apo So
why not encourage our young people to pursue UNI
s"ervinsly their objective Of FINISHING SCHOOL
The things of the world which usually provide the
! attraction TO sway away oncs detectives can. be at
tanned upon completion Of the MISSION OF EDtI.
CATION Get in sackclohs and ashes now perfumes
and positions LATER,
SUPREME COURT RAISES BAR REQUIREMENTS
In order TO insure the people Of well trained men
and women in the practice Of law This comes "a, an
opportunc time ior We need better GAINED lawyers.
and any lawyers trained in law schools will be cx.
posed TO what BIS meant by democracy and some Of
them VIII be fool enough to try TO practice &c. We are
informed that there two or three candidates for
admission taking The bar exams at Little Rock this
week We trust that they viii pass and enter tho
practice Of l1w hero in Arkansas We have had an
addition in 1859 ia Edward V Trmble. who is as.
ISOLATED with Flowers & Flowers sheppsrson vii.
burn of Helena was admitted to practice but at pres
ent is not practicng We welcome Negro lawyers in
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