Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-06
Building Dedicated;
National Urban League
DediCates New Home;
300 Leaders Present

Walton Rochester and William
Henry Baldwin. III.
A plaque was unveiled by Mr..
Rockefeller In memory of his
mother, Abby Aidrich Rookie.
fsIler. The inscription read.
what does the Lord require Of
theo bat 10 do justly and 30 love
mercy and To walk humbiy with
thy God? Micah vi. g. Win
throp Rockefeller. June 18th
1888"
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 CoIOred People,
The Supreme Council Of Scottish
Rite MasOnA prince Hall Affilia-
tom the National Urban League
Guild. the Administrative and
Clerical Council (which consists
Of secretaial employees OF the
League, local League Executive
Secretaries, Shriners; members Of
the Board of Trustees and Ma
tlonaI 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-
tum 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 anti-disCTimination agen-
cies have had faT-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-meaninH 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
Aociate. Conservation Of Human
Resources Project. Columbia Uni.
versity, made the principal adj
dress. Recalling the fact that rels-
lively few Negroes complete high
school, %. 900 graduate each year
and that the quality of the edu-
cation received ~ generally lower.
Or Bray said. There are two
primary causes for the fact that
such q small proportion Of Negro
youth can qualify M well-prepar.
cd high school graduates. one Is
poor quality OF the schools Ne
groes generally attend from first
grade on. The other IL the tack Of
motivation on the part OF stgrit-
cant number OF Negro children to
learn In school"
Lack of motivation To learn in
school. Dr Bray continued. is
product Of discrimination and
segregation Many young people
lose interest IN school during their
adolcsccnt years II they do not see
the connection between doing well
in school and their future work
Employment opportunities Tor the
bulk OF Negro youth have been
limited 20 the least challenging
iohs in which good educational
preparation Is not required Many
IT them have. therefore been
poorly mctivatcd to study hard IN
high school
pr George Edmund Haynes a
founder " the League. assert
"a that changes iu white Negro
relations were imperative hcrause
those seeking guidance wore
I largely the peoples " Asia md
Africa and because Cummrrn sn
sought to disyre,ht the UNIT I'd
states on the ground % d,syru1 ~.