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FEPc Appointment
Continued from page ~
as the st. Paul PIONEER PRESS
stated In Its October l edition.
During his residence in Wash.
ington. %. c.. Leland attracted
considerable attention when he
requested that his daughter Susan
be allowed TO attend the school
closest to the family residence. AZ
that time Washington schools
were segregated and his request
caused controversy. The school
board refused 10 allow the Leland
child 10 attend the ali-Negro
school. Leland insisted that the
segregated school system was dis
criminatory against white as well
m Negro children.
In ig45 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 l947 Leland was forced 90
resign the council Job because
OF dissatisfaction with his SER
Vices He was appointed to the
Minneapolis fEPC dictatorship
In l9a7 and has served In that
post since.
Mrs. Eugenie Anderson OF Red
Wing. chairman of the commits
sion said the selection OF the al.
rector was made after a fun dis
cussion and that the vote for Lee
land was substantial. She said she
hoped that the public would now
get behind the agency so that II
could do an effective job.
Other applicants for the job who
were interviewed Sept. 80 by the
commission were;
l.. Howard Bennett, Minneapolis
attorney; Kenneth l.. Brown, Ro-
chester. NJ r., social worker;
Louis II. Erwin OF st. Paul, for
mer CIo-IuE official. recently
with the Chicago Urban League;
Shelton b, Granger. executive sec
Rotary OF tho Minneapolis Urban
League, william NJ Seabron, 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.,
Scheincr, 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,
Brainerd. MINI. liquor store
manager; Richard Bolger. st. Paul
attorney. Robert Burns, ST. Paul
attorney: william ojalia. Virgin
la: 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 spph.
cant 80 far is said to be James T.
(Tsp) wandlaw OF Minneapolis
presently In state employ, former
Minneapolis Urban League exeou-
tive secretary who was dis
charged by the organization board
of directors In February 1881.
The Minnesota FEp commission
was created by 1885 law design
cd to eliminate job discrimination
against citizens for reasons OF
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 10 Mrs, Anderson are;
Blen Chinander. South ST Paul;
Ralph Shepard. worthington.
stephen fhgeiman. Detroit Lakes:
William Cratic, Minneapolis; NJ.
J. Daley, Belle PLANE: GLADYS
Thompson, wadena: Mrs. A, T,
Laird, Duluth. and Judson Bcmis.
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