St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-01-08

Oarl Rowan Is An INSPIRATION
The naming Of Carl r Rowan of the Minneapolis Morning
TRIBUNE staff Of the en Outstanding Young Men Of
1852 by the National Junior Association Of Commerce should
be received with considerable pride by the state of Minnesota
Minnesota.
Mr. Rowan Is the sixth be honored in the
20 years Of the annual the third American of Negro
win the honor Joe Louis the former worlds heavy
weight champion and John H. Johnson magazine publisher
the other Negroes who have received this outstanding
national distinction.
Winning national writing honors for his newspaper ar
tclcs How Far From Slavery series which eliminated in
his authorship Of the book South Of Freedom in demand for
platform appearances all the country Rowan is
known turnout the nation The 28 year old Minneapolis writer
has become Of the best known American daily
reporters age when newspaper writer's barely
getting started
Carl Rowan has ability a writer and public speaker
Also he has demonstrated quality which is woeuly miss
ing in many Negroes who achieve recognition beyond
the confines of the Negro community That quality is his in
tense interest in the and advance Of the Negro
community maintained along with equal interest in the prob
lens OF the total community, state and nation.
Of the faults crop young college trained
Negroes who north teach good jobs in plants
factories that they do recognize their duty the
munity whose work made possible their opportunities high
level Only small number OF these who have found life pur
suits and opportunity in Twin Cities may be found
ing In the main stream Of the Negro community may
that social acceptance by the majority group which had
Of them have blinded them their duty to make some
contribution the life OF the people who helped make Their
chances posbeong before they appeared the
Carl Rowan he has pulled his weight both the Negro
community and in the total community.
He could have during his here gone his work
reporter without spending minute working in the
Frontiers, the NAACp the Urban League the United
Negro College Fundus many Of the persons similarly
situated as to opportunity and jobs have done
Instead he has chosen believe that il is his duty to work
in those which viii advance the just cause Of those with
ha lst A..
that all people Of whatever religion deserve social
justice II has been his belief that everything can do to
help advance the Of the Negro helping insure that the
children Of fellow citizens and his win experience the
obstacles and barriers which those before them have been han
capped
This newspaper pardonaby proud Carl Thomas Rowan
because il its staff tina, he his first story for
Minnesota newspaper has watched his tremendous growth
component readable writer and citizen comparatively
few years II has marved that young should
mature mind such excellent pose such energy ability and
splendid philosophy II watched such signs his settling down
TO life in Minnesota, buying home and bringing his parents
and sisters to the north from indications Of the
sody OF his thinking This newspaper watched he moved
from the desk of daily paper general assign
ments ON its repororial staff earning there reputation
crack journalist.
With all of the watching did of his career up 10 the
present timehc thing which has thrilled and pleased
most than the honos he has received been the
manner in which he has carried himsewakng erect yet
with feet planted firmly the ground feeling knowing and
understanding the problems OF his people and all people
Minnesota and Minneapolis in particular should be proud
of Carl Rowan and the honor he has All who
have had part in his growth and rewarded
that their faith and confidence in him have so wonder
fully justified
great many of us who admire Carl will be there in
Seattle Washington January % in spirit when he along
with nine other young Americans from north south east
and west receive the plauds of the nation
This newspaper has the feeling that there many other
undiscovered Carl Rowans in the land needing only the op
portunity TO demonstrate their value II duty to
young and who have ambition ability and
energy.
The greatest reward which come to man like Carl
Rowan that his be inspiration other young
people, white red yellow His far has been one
which exhibits graphically that the will work hard do
good job ability put ones training active use plus
sincere interest the welfare of Others the essence
success.
II has taken Russians "a years recognize that YOU
can't win friends by pushing other nation in the face