St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-10-18
Mrs. Bates Tells
LiffIe Rock Story

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ers Negro and whiteJ it was felt
that Little Rock was ready 10 ac-
cept Indignation Of its 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 to Central" Mrs. Bates
said.
The nine Negro students select
ed to enroll at Central were chos-
en- by the school board on the
basis Of their scholarship. intelli-
gence and social stability, she
stated.
The Little Rock school board
must be commended for their
selection Of the nine students, !"
she said.
When asked II 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
ulties
However, Central offers more
courses and some OF the teachers
at the Negro school have to di-
vide their time between two
schools" she said.
As an example, she pointed
out that Central has a course In
American government and that
the Negro school doesn't.
we would be guilty Of the same
thing we're fighting" Mrs. Bates
answered to 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.
She was met at the airport by a
delegation headed up by Mime
sofa Acknowledgement Miles Lord
Saturday night she was the
guest OF honor at banquet spon-
sored by the Unique Cosmetolo-
gists unit No. 220
The local beauticians pledged a
minimum Of $50 TO each Of the
Twin City NAACP chapters and
the came amount to the Arkansas
At Sundays meeting, one Of the
largest civil rights rallies held in
Minneapolis in recent years, $685.
was raised
Mayor r. Kenneth Peterson wei
coined Mrs Bates 10 Minneapolis
at Sundays meeting. Rev. Carl
Storm, First Unitarian society,
gave the invocation and Rev. NJ.
l.. Simmons, st, Peters AME
church welcomed the speaker TO
the church.
Rev. Denzil A. Carly, st.
Philips Episcopal church and
president Of the Minnesota con.
ference Of the NAACP welcom-
ed her TO Minnesota In behalf of
the NAACP.
She was introduced by L. H.
Bennett. The appeal for funds was
made by Rev. Marlin Hendrieth
Wayman AME church.
Curtis c. Chivers, vice-president
OF the Minneapolis NAACP was
general chairman Of the meeting
The glee clubs OF Central High
and Bryant Junior high. under the
direction OF Omer Schooner and
jeanette Mcintyre along with
Ralph Prim and Connee Bowman
rendered the music for the affair
Members Of Eta chapter OF the
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority were
the ushers.
At Saturday nights banquet the
attractive editor was introduced
by the president OF the beauu-
clans organization, Mrs. Theresa
Granger.
Mrs. Genevteve Jackson was
mistress of ceremonies. Mrs.
Bates was welcomed to st. Paul
by Frank Smith, president OF the
St Paul NAACP and the invoca-
ton was given by Rev. Denzll
Carly.
Also seated at the speakers
table was Mrs. John Cowles, l.,
Howard Bennett and Mrs, Helen
Wagner.
A part OF the meeting was de-
voted TO official business OF the
Minneapolis NAACP branch. A
nominating committee Of seven
persons was nominated and elect.
ed
Those named were Shelton
Granger. Cecil Newman. James
Luger, Marjorie Curry, Jonas C.
Schwartz willard Merrill, Fay
Harrison and Edward Blackwell.