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an the st. Paul PIONEER PRESS
stated In its October 1 edition.
During his residence In Wash
ington. ID. c.. Leland attracted
considerable attention when he
requested that his daughter Susan
be allowed TO attend the school
closest to the family residence. At
that time Washington schools
were segregated and his request
caused controversy. The school
board refused 10 allow the Leland
child TO attend the all-Negro
school. Leland insisted that the
segregated school system was dis
criminatory against white as well
az Negro children.
In 1g45 he returned to Mime
apolis. where he became acting
secretary OF the newly formed
Mayors Council on Human rela-
lions. Later he became full-time
secretary and was in charge of the
agency when the Community Self
Survey was held
In i0t7 Leland WINS forced 20
resign the council Job because
Of dissatisfaction with his ser
vices. He WINS appointed 10 the
Minneapolis F'EPC dlrectorship
In ls47 and has served In that
post since.
Mrs, Eugene Anderson OF Red
Wing, chairman of the commits
sion said the selection OF the d.
rector was made after a full dis
cussion and that the vote for Le-
land was substantial. She said she
hoped that the public would now
get behind the agency 30 that II
could do an effective Job
Other applicants for the Job who
were interviewed Sept. 30 by the
commission were:
l.. Howard Bennett. Minneapolis
attorney; Kenneth L. Brown, Ro-
chester, NJ. Y. social worker:
Louis II. Erwin OF st. Paul. for
mer cIo-IuE official. recently
with the Chicago Urban League;
Shelton Il. Granger. executive sec
rotary OF the Minneapolis Urban
League. William NJ. Sesbron, OF
Detroit, former Minneapolis Ur-
ban League Industrial secretary
and present administrative assis-
tant to the director OF the De-
troit Urban League; Samuel l..
Schciner. Minneapolis, executive
director OF the Minnesota Jewish
Council, Worth Seymour, Brain
erd, public relations and news
paper man; Thomas Talley, execu-
tive secretary OF the st. Paul
Urban League, John r Thomas,
former Minneapolis man now with
the Intergovernmental Committee
for European Migration at Gene
va, Switzerland, Clifford C. Rue.
ker. of Minneapolis. executive
secretary. Governors Interracial
Commission. James Ingram,
Braincrd. MINI, liquor store
manager; Richard Bolgcr. st, Paul
attorney; Robert Burns, st. Paul
attorney: William ojaila, Virgin
Ia; Henry white, st. Paul and
Truman Pierson, Minneapolis
post office employee.
Applications for the assistant
director. civil service classifi-
cation are now being received by
the commission. The only apph-
cant 80 far Is said 10 be James T.
Tap warilaw OF Minneapolis,
presently in state employ, former
Minneapolis Urban League execu-
tive secretary who was dis
charged by the organization board
OF directors In February 1881,
The Minnesota FEP commission
was created by a 1875 law design
ed TO eliminate job discrimination
against citizens for reasons %
race, color, creed or national or
igin. The law was enacted after
IS years OF campaigning for its
passage.
Member OF the commission in
addition to Mrs, Anderson are
Blcn Chinander, South st Paul;
Ralph Shepard. worthington;
stephen Fligelman. Detroit Lakes:
William Cratic, Minneapolis; NJ.
J, Daley. Belle PLANE; Gladys
Thompson. wadena: Mrs. A. T.
Laird, Duluth. and Judson Bemis
White Bear,