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will the United States be able TO
rally the rest Of the world to the
side of democracy was the opin-
ion of the panel members.
Tuesday nights program was a
twin bill. The first part OF the
program originated in New York
with the broadcasting of Ameri-
cas- Town Meeting Of the Air"
Those participating in the New
York broadcast were DR.. Sadie
Alexander, Edward Weeks, editor
of the Atlantic Monthly, George
s. Schuyler and the moderator
was George V. Denny Jr.
After the broadcast, the audi
ence of over $50 persons began to
pepper the three experts on hand
with questions that covered the
whole field Of the so-called race
problem" Judson Bemis presided.
Speakers at the Minneapolis
meeting We're Robert c. Weaver,
director of the John Hay Whitney
Founration; Carl T. Rowan, staff
writer Minneapolis Tribune; JOS
eph d. Lehman, professor Of soci-
ology, University of Chicago and
the moderator was l.. Howard
Bennett, attorney ana vice chair
man of the Minneapolis United
Negro College Fund.
The United College Fund. Inc,
and the Minneapolis clubs of
Mount Holyoke College. Benning-
ton College, Bryn Mawr, Rad
cliffe College in cooperation with
Americas Town Meeting OF the
Air" presented the Mill City
symposium.
Education VS.. Legislation
One Of the questions asked was
whether education or legislation
was the best solution TO solving
the problem. Weaver answered
that II was not a question of leg
islating against peoples preju-
dice, but one of legislating against
prejudiced acts such as the poll
tax. lynching, segregated schools
and the many other undemocratic
acts that prejudice results In.
Churches
Because churches are social
institutions rather than Christian
institutions Is the primary reason
that churches haven't done all
they can do" Rowan answered to
question that asked what the
role OF Christianity Is in this
problem that is confronting us.
Private Colleges
Doesn't the United Negro Col
lege perpetrate segregation" was
another question asked.
In answering that, Weaver
said that to his knowledge he
didn't know of single Negro
private college that wasn't dedi-
Gated to abolishing segregation in
education. He went on TO point
out that at this particular time it
would be disastrous to attempt TO
abolish Negro private schools in
the South. That would result in
there being almost no higher edu-
cation for Negroes, since those
states still do not properly pro-
vide accredited schools.
Citing the example Of the Ma
tional Association for ColOrrd
Graduate Nurses, Weaver said
that ten years ago that Organiza-
ton was formed because there
was a definite need for such an
organization to look out for the
welfare Of Negro nurses, but re-
Gently that organization was dis
banded because the group felt
that enough progress had been
made to the extent that the prob
lem could be solved within the
American Nurses Association.
SchnyIar TbaIIpn0ed
Lehman took Schuyler TO task
and challenged the statistics he
used in the New York broadcast
and he also doubted the vcracity
Of his statements about conditions
in Washington, ID. c. and employ
ment. Lehman was the author Of
a report by the Committee To
Abolish Discrimination in Wash
ington, d. c.
Schuyler tried TO leave the i'm
preston that Jim Crow wasn't as
bad as most people thought and
that we had almost solved the
problem. Lehman said that 1t was
very easy to make figures do any
thing you want them to do and he
also accused Schuyler of using
half truths.
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