St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-01-01


SEES bin making II unfair educa-
tionai practice for institutions OF
higher learning to accept gifts or
endowments conditioned on teach
ing dactrine OF racial superiority.
| Denver. Colo; Coiorado-wyo-
ming Association OF Collegiate
Registrars and Admission officers
votes to delete references to race,
religion OF church preference from
application blanks.
| Nashville. Tenn; Vanderbilt
university admits first Negro stu
dent TO School OF Religion.
| Atlanta. Ga. Voters elect first
Negro member Of board Of educa-
ton
| Gadsden. Ala: General Assem-
bly, OF Cumberland Presbyterian
Church votes to admit Negro stu
dents to the theological SEMINARY
scwannee, Tenn: Board OF
trustees OF University OF the
South votes to admit Negro stu
dents to School OF Theology.
| Peoria. Ill: American Fedora
ton OF Teachers votes to void
charter OF any local teachers union
practicing segregation.
Blacksburg, Va: Virginia Poly
tcehnic Institute admits first Ne
gro undergraduate.
| Employment
Los Angeles: Board Of education
appoints first Negro school prin-
cipal
| Chicago: Governor appoints
Negro cabinet member as state
director OF public safety.
| philadelphia; Mayor appoints
FIRST Negro battalion chief in city
fire department.
Milwaukee: Board OF education
appoints first Negro vice principal
| In city's elementary schools.
| KankalSee. H., Board of edu-
cation hires first Negro teacher.
| Washington; President issues
executive order establishing gov
eminent Contract Committee to
supervise compliance with federal
fair employment policy in govern
ment contracts. District board Of
commissioner order inclusion OF
anti-bias clause in all future con-
tracts let by the nations capital.
] New York: Police commissioners
appoints first Negro deputy In
spector. state Commission Against
Discrimination successfully nego-
tiates TO modify employment
policy OF Pennsylvania Railroad
Company hires first Negro brake
man.
Topeka. Kan. Legislature n
dopts FEp bill patterned after
Wisconsin's educational plan
Des Molnes, Ia: Legislature
sets up commission 10 investigate
problem Of racial and religious
prejudice In state. 81
Los Angeles: Negro and white
locals OF musicians union merge.
indianapolis; Railway hires first
Negro trolley drivers
Housing
Allegheny County, Pa; Pitts
burgh. pa; Toledo, o.: Housing
authorities rule that public and re-
development housing units shah
be aIlocated without discrimina-
ton or segregation.
Chicago: Housing authority
rules Negro tenants win be adj
mitted TO previously all-white
public housing projects. state
Circuit Court refuses to permit
condemnation Of property owned
by Negro doctor. thwarting at
tempt 10 drive colored family out
OF neighborhood by turning their
land into a public park
Washington; National Capital
housing authority ends segrega-
ton in 1000 public housing units,
making II percent of all disrticts
public housing interracial. U. 3.
supeme court fBarrows w. jack
SOM rules that under the f4th
amendment a state court may not
award damages for breach OF
racial restrictive covenant.
st. Paul. MINI: Legislature
prohibits race restrictions In real
estate contracts.
New Haven, Conn: Legislature
broadens non-discrimination pro-
visions Of civil rights law to in
ciude IAN forms Of publicly-as-
sisted housing.
Denver. Colo. City council bars
approval and recording Of subdi-
visions containing racial restric-
tive covenants
Evansville. Ind: Federal Dis-
trict court enjoins local housing
authority from segregating Negro
tenants In public housing project
Toledo. Ohio: Federal Dry
court holds that municipal "
ing authority may not ds9