St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-12


ton this year was Cornelius Scott,
general manager Of the Atlanta
Daily World and the Scott chain
Of newspapers serving several
southern cities.
Text OF Citation
The citation presented Newman
by University President Earl f.
Dawson, at the annual HeadHner
Banquet at the school read:
The Curators Of Lincoln Uni
versity and the Faculty Of the
School Of Journalism salute Cecil
Z. Newman, who during his near
ly quarter century as editor and
publisher of the Minneapolis
Spokesman and st. Paul Recorder,
has maintained the highest stand
ards Of professional integrity, and
whose belief in, and faithful adj
herence TO the ideals of human
brotherhood has won and in
fluenced for good, readers Of all
races. An advocate of improved
human relations in his state, he
has combined franllness and real
ism with diplomacy, faith and eff
fort, and has been unstinting in
his devotion Of time and self to
the cause Of good, in his commun-
ity, his state, and the world. an
admirable example Of the weekly
newspaper publisher whose life
touches all facets Of civic, re-
hgious, cultural and political en-
deavour."
The Headliner banquet and a.
ward presentations were the high
light Of the ninth annual four day
course held by the Lincoln depart
ment Of Journalism for staff mem
bers and faculty advisers from
high school publications in this
area. Students and faculty mem
bers from seven states were in
attendance.
Delivered Principal Address
MIR. Newman also delivered
the principal banquet address in
which he traced the Role of
the Negro Press in American
Life"
Newman and Scott, the Georgia
publisher, were the 18th and 18th
L. S. newsmen to be so honored
since the citations were founded
in 1919. The citations are con-
sidered the highest awards now
being presented to journalists in
the Negro press.
Previous winners were: 1919
Chester Franklin, Kansas CITY
Call, and Joseph f. Mitchell. St
Louis Argus: 1852, Carl Murphy
Afro-American; Carl T. Rowan
Minneapolis Tribune. the only A.
ward made to a daily paper journ-
alist; and George S. SCHUYLER
Pittsburgh Courier. 1858. Claude
A. Barnett Associated Negro
Press and Louis r. Lautier, Mn
PA Bureau. 1854, John A. John
son, Ebony and Jet Magazines and
John Sengstacke. Chicago De-
fender. 1855: PercivaI Prattis
Pittsburgh Courier and Roscoe
Dungee, Oklahoma Black Dis
patch. 1856: Irving A. william
son, St Louis Argus: Frank
Stanley Louisville Defender and
William o. Walker, Cleveland
Call and Post.
The Christian Century Maya
zine, independent weekly reIig-
ious publication received the an
nuh award for outstanding
service to the cause Of human
rights.
Newman told reporters here in
Jefferson City he did not con-
slider the award a personal tribute
but one he could hold in trust for
the people who made it possible,
the readers and advertisers OF
Minneapolis and st. Paul who
have supported the Spokesman
and Recorder newspapers for the
past % years"
Congratulations Pour In
Back in Minneapolis Monday,
Newman, the Spokesman and Re
corder publisher and his staff be-
gan TO receive a food OF congrat-
ulations BY phone, letter, tele-
gram and in person.
Among those who congratulate /
ed him were a Milwaukee station
red cap, Garfield Allen: L. How |
ard Bennett, member Of the state |
Athletic Commission and Mime
spohs NAACP president: Presi- I
dent J. L. Morrill, Of the Univer- !
city Of Aiinnesots: Sidney Goldfish. |
director OF the Star and Tribune
Minnesota Poll; Barbara Cyrus.
president Of the Minneapolis Ur- I
ban League Guild and Mrs. How
ard Darnen, past president Of the
Guild: Mrs- o L. Alexander. AME /
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