Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-10-18
Mrs. Bofes Tells
Liffie Rock Story

Liftle Rock Story
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ers NEGRO and WhitsJ IL was felt
that little Rack vas ready 20 &c.
cep, Indignation ~ it's public
schools
There are about 200 Negro
students living In the Central
High district and there were many
requests by the Negro students TO
transfer 10 Central" Mrs. Bates
said.
The nine Negro students select
ed 70 enroll at Central were chos-
en- by the school board on the
basis Of their scholarship, intsln.
gence and social stability. abe
stated,
The Little Rock school board
must be commended for their
selection Of the nine students, :"
she said
When asked IL there was any
difference between the Negro
high school and Central. she re-
piled that there was little or no
difference between the physical
plants or the quality Of the fac
uitiea
However. Central offers more
courses and some If the teachers
At the Negro school have 10 d..
vide their time between TIVE
schools, she said
A AN example, she pointed
out that Central has course In
American government and that
the Negro school doesn't.
We would be- guilty Of the same
thing we're fightiug Mrs Bates
answered 10 a question II Negroes
in Little Rock had any anti-white
feeling
Mrs Bates was enthusiastically
welcomed during her two day stay
IN the Twin Cities
Sine was met a. the airport by a
delegation headed up By Mime
sofa Attorney General Miles Lord
Saturday night she was the
guest II honor at banquet spon-
aofed by the Unique coRnotoios
g,afs unit No. 220
The local brauticiaus pledged a
minimum ~ 500 10 each of the
Twin CITY NAACp chapters and
the came amount to the Arkansas
HAACP.
At Sundays meeting. one N the
largest civil rights rallies heldaan
Minneapolis la recent years. $685.
was raised.
Mayor = Kenneth Peterson vel
coined Mrs Bates 10 Minneapolis
ar Sundays meeting Rev Carl
storm. First Unitarian society
gave the Invocation aud Rev NJ
L. simmons &C. Peters AME
church welcomed The speaker 20
the church.
Rev DcnEil \. Ourty, 81,
Philips Episcopal church and
president Of the Minnesota con
ference Of the MACE weicoma
81 her 10 Minnesota In bs,haif Of
the NAACr,
She was introduced by L. H.
Bennett The appeal for funds was
made by Rev Marlin Hendrieth
Wayman AME church.
Curtis G Chivers, vtcc-president
Of The Minneapolis NAACp was
general chairman Of tho meeting
The glee clubs OF Central High
and Bryant Junior high under the
direction Of Omer Schooner and
Jeanette Mcintyre along with
Ralph Pum and conncs Bowman
rendered the music for the affair
Members of Eta chapter u the
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority were
the ushera
AZ Saturday nights banquet the
attractive editor was introduced
by the president ag the bcauH.
etsu.s organization, Mrs Theresa
Granger
Mrs GoneNtcve Jackson was
mistress az ceremonies Mrs
Bates was welcomed 90 ST Paul
by Ftaak smith president Of the
81, Paul NAACp and the iuvpgp-
ttan WAS given by Rev pcrzI
Carly
Also seated at the speakers
table was Mrs John Cowlrs t.
Howard Bennett and Mrs Helen
Wagner
A part NJ The meeting was dr.
voted Co official business 81 The
Minneapolis NhACp branch. A
nominating committee Of sovru
persons was nominated and elect
ed
These named we're Shelton
Granger Ceeu Newman. James
Lager Marjorie curry Jonas q
sehwartz willard Merrill Eay
Harrison ana Edward blackwell