St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-06
Building Dedicated;
National Urban League
DediCates New Home;
800 Leaders Present

Walton Rochester and William
Henry Baldwin, III.
A plaque was unveiled by Mr..
Rockefeller In memory Of his
mother, Abby Aldrieh Rookie
Teller. The inscription read,
what does the Lord require Of
thee but 10 do justly and to love
mercy and 10 walk humbly with
thy GOd4 Micah VI g. Win
throp Rockefeller, June 18th
1856"
Campaign Continues
The League has been engaged in
the past two months In a cam
paign to raise 100000 for the
building and development Of the
new headquarters. Louis J. Click
man, chairman Of the Building and
Development Fund, said that more
than half of this had been already
collected much Of II In small
contributions from individuals,
schools, civic and fraternal a.
gencies."
Included among these gifts are
contributions from the Board Of
the National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People;
The Supreme Council of Scottish
Rite Masons prince Hall Affilia-
tom; the National Urban League
Guild; the Administrative and
Clerical Council (which consists
Of secretarial employees of the
League; local League Executive
Secretaries; Shriners; members Of
the Board of Trustees and Ma
tional staff Of the National Ur-
ban League: and Delaware State
College, Maryland State College
and Kentucky State College fac
ulty members.
on Tuesday, June 10, a Sympos-
ium on the subject, THE Negro
Potential" was presented. Com
missioner Elmer A. Carter Of the
New York State Commission A
gainst Discrimination presided.
Mr.. Carter said, "the influence and
example which resulted from the
work OF ti-discrimination agen-
cies have had far-reaching effect
on hiring practices and resultant
employment patterns"
Habit Of Discrimination
Neither an expanding economy
with concomitant shrinkage Of the
labor market" Mr., Carter con-
tinued, NOR the petitions and pro-
tests OF well-meaning and nobly
motivated citizens is enough to
overcome the habit of discrimina-
ton which has characterized the
hiring policy of large and import
ant segments of American indus
try"
Douglas w. Bray, Research AS
sociate, Conservation of Human
Resources Project, Columbia Uni
versity, made the principal adj
dress. Recalling the fact that rela-
lively few Negroes complete high
school, $1,000 graduate each year
and that the quality Of the edu-
cation received is generally lower.
DR.. Bray said, There are two
primary causes for the fact that
such a small proportion OF Negro
youth can qualify as well-prepar-
ed high school graduates. One is
poor quality OF the schools Ne
groes generally attend from first
grade on. The other is the lack Of
motivation on the part of signifi-
cant number OF Negro children to
learn In school"
Lack of motivation to learn in
school," DR.. Bray continued, lis
a product Of discrimination and
segregation. Many young people
lose interest in school during their
adolesccnt years II they do not see
I the connection between doing well
in school and their future work
Employment opportunities for the
bulk Of Negro youth have been
limited TO the least challenging
| jobs, in which good educational
preparation is not required Many
OF them have, therefore, been
/ poorly motivoted TO study hard in
high school"
Or. George Edmund Haynes. a
co-touUder OF the League. assert
ed that changes in whitc-Negro
| relations were imperative because
! those seeking guidance were
largely the peoples OF Asia and
| Africa and because communism
sought TO discrcdit the United
States on the ground OF dlscrimin-
alton.