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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30
Human Rights
Commission Meets

The Governors Human Rights
Commission held It's regular meet
ing Thursday, May %, In the Vet
Grams Service Building in ST. Paul,
Some 20 Of the total member
ship were present tsee picture else
whercl at the discussion which
covered many issues involving civil
and human rights throughout the
state,
The commission, formerly known
as the Governors Gnter-racial
Commission, IL one OF the most
active OF the state agencies. Its
membership includes 30 statewide
members ~ various racial. rclig
ious political and civic interests.
Among its areas Of concern are
those Of the Indian, migrant work.
ers, public Accommodations, hous-
ing and the promotion Of a general
statewide educational program.
Clifford Rucker is Executive
Director Of the commission with
Earl Larson serving as Chairman
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30
Southerners Bring Bias &
Resentments To North
The Southern Emigronfs
BY GORDON HANCOCK

Magazine there appeared an article
entitled The Shrinking by Holding Carter Pulitzer Prize
this article were set forth figures showing that thousands
the South annually.
newspapers filled with accounts of Negro migration
which has been under
proportions until World years
migration of Negroes
discussion But Editor Holding Illuminating article
points out aspect of this southern
whites than Negroes are leaving the South
According during years inclusive Arkansas
sent out $4,000 migrants Mississippi Alabama
and Kentucky $4,000 The article every
grants so white and 40 Negro these
ling revelation that whites looking
for other sections to spend their lives labours.
supply emgants large poor
veopd when compared with the lands that large supplies
immigrants Italy centuries among poor
% OF Europe and the explanation be found in the millions
millions of Italians who have migrated to other lands
Not until the coming Italy really
the respect of the nations great world 1t takes
able to bring child infancy maturity
proceeds to other land there
talents country deficit which
greatly multiplied will result country origin
50 the great emigration from the South has helped
ish the South
thing being emphasized not the relative poverty the
compared lag
but great
We
North and West Only yesterday the referred troubles
Boston with white and Negro youths involved
becoming and frequent
journals quick report exaggerae
outbreaks place
the South mob violence Intelligent and amnded
consideration for the ugly situation that at present obtains the South
intelligent
all the South what hoodlms doing II
that militant bringing
of the nation that blessed with millions millions Christian
minded and Of both and who often bear the shame
the tensions violence that afhict the
But wen that face the fact that much Of the
North between whites Negroes
been transplanted the South
Large North
prejudice numbers North and
which the
the North and
West, there is bound to be trouble.
nteaca troubles have in the North and West in
he
begoen resentment that finds the North and West
fertile fields for expression.
openly his
impementng his
unfortunately to settle
when North much Of the current nterrac
resenu Negro
JUDGED white
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30
Leslie Lawrence
Post Elects B. r.
Henderson Commander

The Leslie Lawrence Post Amer
lean Legion in it's regular meet
ing on May 10. elected officers
for the ensuing year.
They are: Benjamin r. Hender-
son, commander, Harvey Hopkins,
past commander, Eugene Wills
first vice commander. Calvin l.
Taylor. second vice commander,
Lawrence f. Tarver, adjutant,
Nicholas N Smith, finance officer.
Jurod w. Lee, service officer and
A l. Barksdale, chaplain
The Auxiliary officers, are Mrs
HELEN Wagner president. Mrs
Rookie Anderson first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Queen f. Taylor, past
president: Mrs. Blanch Everson,
secretary; Mrs. Eliza Smith treas
urer and Mrs. Louie Hopkins,
chaplain.
There viii be joint installation Of
officers on June IT 500 pm. in
the American Legion Club 81 West
It'll Street St. Paul A social hour
viii follow, and refreshments will
be served.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30
Ramsey Republicans
Nominate MdxwelI
Pass Strong Resolution

The Ramsey County Republican
party and convention, Saturday
May "a at the Prom Center (st.
Paul, elected Walter Frcke, $50
Fairmount. Chairman and Mrs.
Earl Uowella) worner, l776 N,
Dunlap, Roseville, Party Chair
women.
Mrs. Connie Dillingham; made
Mr., Fncke's nominating speech in
which she told the delegates Of Mr..
Frcke's party activities and civic
activities, which included amongst
other things that he is board
member Of the Halle O. Brown
Community House.
Both worner and Fricke were
elected without opposition
Maxwell Nominated For Central
Committee
stephen Maxwell was nominated
as a member Of the Republican
State Central Committee from
Ramsey County In making his
nomination w. NJ, Bennett, retir-
ing County Chairman, made q
strong pleas for Maxwelrs cleo
ton. Mr., Maxwell was elected
Overwhelmingly leading the field
Of - outstanding candidates nom
mated. Maxwell also served as
chairman of the conventions Con-
stitution Committee.
The convention unanimously
passed a resolution on Civil Rights
vic was presented by John Culver,
Chairman of the Ramsey County
Republican Civil Rights Commit,
tee. Formation Of the Resolution
was drawn up by Mr.. Culver as a
Continued on Page ~
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30
CLUB UNO SCORE INVITES
PUBLIC To COMMUNITY
PICNIC AT MINNEHAHA

Club Uno Score is sponsoring a
community picnic at Minnehaha
Park on Memorial Day. May 80.
starting at II noon. and is extend
ing an invitation to the public to
bring your lunch and come out
and enjoy an old fashioned get
together and community fellow
ship.
There Will be games with prizes
for everyone. Refreshments Of ice
cream and punch win be provided
by the club without charge.
For a day Of fun, relaxation and
sports participation be sure to
bring your lunch and enjoy a days
outing with Club Uno Score
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30
Clarence Mitchell
Honored BY Maryland
NAACP Conference

Baltimore, May 22-In recogni-
ton Of his outstanding leader
ship in the field Of civil rights, 4"
Clarence Mitchell, director Of the
NAACP Washington bureau, has
been honored by the Maryland
State Conference Of NAACP
branches.
Presentation Of a plaque hailing
Mr.. Mitchelrs service was made
by Carl Murphy, publisher Of the
Afro-American Newspapers, at a
luncheon here on May IT in OBJ
servance Of the fourth anniversary
Of the United States Supreme
Courts decision banning segrega-
ton In public education
Also cited for consistent support
Of the Civil Rights Act Of 1857
were four Maryland members Of
Congress who had voted for the
bill and against all gripping am
endments The awards were made
to Senator J. Glenn BeaH, RePub-
hcan; and to Representatives
George H. Fallon, Edward A
Garmatz and Samuel N. Friedel,
all Democrats.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30

titude toward the seven remain
ing fraternities with bias clauses.
The local branches Of the fra
ternities are, in turn, blaming the
national offices Of their respective
organizations for their refusal TO
eliminate the clauses locally. IL
was pointed out to local represen-
tatives of the fraternities and un.
iversity officials at a meeting at
the Campus Club May 10 that
similar excuses were employed by
officials of New York State Univ
ersity until university president
William S. Carlson set precedent
by refusing to recognize fraternit-
les having no local autonomy
The case of an Engineering fra
ternity at Columbia university was
also cited, In this instance, the
fraternity itself determined to
pledge two Negroes in opposition
TO the national clause against such
a move, When il was expelled from
the national branch, the university
granted 1t individual recognition.
OF the seven fraternities main-
tanning bias clauses, four are ac-
ademiC: Alpha Tau Omega, Delta
Tau Delta Sigma Chi, and Sigma
M, while three are professional:
Alpha Theta Phi-Law, Psi Omega
Dentistry. and Theta Tau En-
cheering Only one sorority, Sig
ma Kappa, still has bias clauses.
The Campus Club meeting was
called at the request Of university
officials who ostensibly were con-
cerned over the position taken by
the State Conference of NAACP
branches.
NAACP officials, on the other
hand, are proposing that local
chapters OF biased fraternities pro
claim a state of self-rule or that
U of NJ officials refuse to recog-
nize them as in the case Of the
N. Y. university.
Since the move by the NAACP
began the U chapter has apparent
ly stood still. II has enrolled no
new members and its lines Of com
Continued on Page -
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30
Cooper Reports To
Housing Meet On
ST. PuuI Problems

In his report to the Urban
League Conference on Housing and
Redevelopment in Milwaukee, Ern-
est Cooper, executive secretary Of
the st. Paul branch, described st.
Pauls housing conflict between
rising non-white population and
the decreasing area In which II can
live.
The conference held in Milwau-
kee last week was attended by Ur-
ban League and housing and re-
development officials from all
parts Of the country.
According TO the report, 93-per-
cent Of the total non-white popul-
alton Of some 1850 persons is
housed in eight census tracts. In
cold mathematics, Cooper's figures
imply a density rate Of 1900 non
whites per square mile as com
pared with 5000 whites per square
mile.
Private home construction in the
past 3 years continues the report
has seen some $500 new housing
units built in st. Paul with an es-
timated $1,000 more units con-
structed in the suburban areas.
OF this total Of 23.5OO new homes
in the area fewer than 35 units
have been made available 10 nom
whites
OF the 14Os privately owned
multiple dwelling units constructed
since 1947 with FILA assistance
none have accepted non-white fam
lies.
Rental housing for non-whites
Continued on Page A.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30
PhiIIY Elects
Negro Conqressman

Philadelphia (ANP) - Rob
crt N. G. Nix, attorney became
the states first Negro congress
man last week when he won a
special congressional election 60
fill the uneNplrcd term Of form
er Democratic Rep. Earl Chud-
off Of the Fourth district.
Nix won by nearly 2-I mar
gin over his COP opponent,
also a Negro, Cecil Is. Moore.
The vote was IS,i72 10 1905.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30
The
HIGH
And Low
I'D @ wv M
BY BAuEE THOMAS

FRONT PAGE: There were two
news events which rated top Of
bold front page photos in Mon
days Minneapolis STAR, One APP
peared the other was no where to
be found.
The one which appeared was the
gaping mouth picture Of one Jack
Parson who was arrested Monday
as a dope peddling suspect. He
was pictured in two column pic
ture top position in columns two
and three.
The other news report which
was not found on the STAR
front page or even in the paper
was the visit of His Excellency
the Ambassador from Ghana
David 1. Chapman whose smil-
ing dignified face would have
made as much news as Dope
Suspect Jack ParsOn.
Editors viii give you dozens Of
reasons why a Negro who is ac-
cused of crime usually gets his
mug on the front page and a
distinguished useful member Of the
race is relegated to the inner
pages. Some of the reasons they
offer are legitimate and others
just so much "hog-wash" However
the sum total is that the Negro
community always alert and sensi-
tive to such things is resentful
and dissatisfied and is not apt to
accept any suggestion that a man
arrested for narcotic peddling, Is
more important news than the
Continued on Page 81
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30

ated by an anonymous benefact0r
were Mrs. Paul Curry, Mrs, Rob
ert Charlton, Mrs Lloyd Hale,
Miss Kathryn Parsons, Cecil New
man. and Miss Esther Sherwood
who is chairman Of the committee.
Also aiding in an ex office cap
acity were Clifford Rucker. presi-
dent Of the Whcatley House Board,
and Henry Thomas, head resident
Of the Wheatley House.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30
YOUR CLUB NEWS
SOLICITED & WANTED

This newspaper extends a
special invitation to all new
clubs and old ones, 10 submit
your reports Of meetings to
these columns. All clubs are
welcome. medium sired and
large clubs These are your
columns. use them by making
the deadline WEDNESDAY, IL
NOON. There Is no charge, ex-
eept for money making events,
the space Is yours for the re-
porting.
We welcome your jOttings
from the northside. sOuthside,
east and the west sides Of both
Minneapolis and So. PAnL
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30
GRADUATES WE'D
LIKE YOUR PHOTOS

o This June as In all past
graduation months this paper
viii print the pictures Of this
years crop OF graduates from
high schools and colleges
. Graduates please send US
your photos. They win b. re-
turned TO the sender after en-
cravings have been made.
Photos should be mailed to 242
Third Az. s., Minneapolis Is,
MINI.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30
moy Lose Charter
University Chapter NAACP
Criticised For G0-EaSy
On Biased Greek Units

met with unforeseen opposition in their eliminate racial
and religious bias clauses from University Greek raternes
The University chapter of the NAACP of which Robert Peae
is president.
According reports from the campus and parent branches
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30
p. w. Scholarship
Awards Made

-Four young high school seniors
were awarded $3.50 scholarships
by the Phyllis wheatey scholar
ship committee last week. They
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30
VACATION.

VACATION
II consists OF 2 weeks
which are 2 short
after which you're 2 tired
2 return
2 work
and 2 broke
not 2!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30
Mecorfhy Wins Nod:
Mecurfhy Wins Nod
Minnesota DFL Passes
Strong Civil Rights
Plank At Convention
BY STAFF WRITER
Spokesman and Recorder Papers

Rochester, AIinn.-The Minnesota Democratic Farmer
Labor party convention assembled here May % "a and 25
passed strong party plank civil rights.
Chief portions Of the civil rights asked the mobilization of
the national Democratic party for vigorous augmentation of
the Supreme decision school Indignation II urged that
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-30

II frequently happens that the
self-made man is an outstanding
example OF unskilled labor.
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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-09-11
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The Deserted Farm

mile there is an old deserted farm Often
drive by feeling would like to stop and have look
A of lonness hovers about the place
gate time shut that little home apart from the
rusted away from lack OF use
all things do that not used wisely
Just the HILL where stood the tine
chard sragley remain 1t is said here
abou Johnny Appseed planted of the apple trees
these hills No seems to bother
about planting trees, especially orchards
of devastation have wrogh havok ABOUT the nome
buildings has oted the garden
gone the roof of the barn has tunbled
all broken the chimney has toppled
all this where generation children romped and
played hard working father mother reared their large
family and spite of hard mite for rainy days
The keeper of the home have migrated
remains returned to dust The
children left the old home their fortunes
left sacred and the old home die
in solitude
generation will have returned wild
wilderness set pioneers to clear the fields
and build the old home again
down the ridge ache has
and you that things they
However the wheels and perhaps
and grander things One thing matter how modern
take it rub the
glorious days that longer with
Uncle Sam Stille
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-09-11

even though their annual pay is lower than
such professions as medicine, law and engi-
neering.
Proportionately, he asserts, teachers
salaries have risen more than the national
per capita income, more than the pay of other
public employees, and more than the wages
OF workers in private industry.
MIR. Freeman maintains that the teach
ing profession itself is chiefly responsible for
y. S. educational ills. He says the decline in
education has stepnmed from introduction
of courses in marriage and family relation
ships, child development grooming, junior
home-making for boys, teen-age problems
beauty care, date behavior consumer buy
ing, square dancing and fly casting-courses
which have replaced rather than supple
mented basic courses in the curriculum.
The author also contends that the union
type" method Of paving teachers on the ba-
sis of seniority without recognizing special
skils or qualifications has introduced SER
ious handicap which cannot easily be over
come.
Conclusion of Mr. Freeman's study is
this:
IF methods arc adopted for a fuller and
more effective utilization of teachers and
school facilities, if television films and other
chronological methods of widening the range
of good teachers and saving manpower are
adopted, if the schools concentrate on sub
Ject-matt ar teaching and eliminate frills the
quality Of school education will be lifted, bu
school funds will not need to rise much be-
yond the growth rate of the national income
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-09-11
School Needs

Have you read Roger Freeman's report
on School Needs In The Decade Ahead?"
If you are parent, taxpayer if you are the
least bit interested in our educational system,
his report is MUST reading
So much has been written by the NEA
on how niggardly we Americans have sup
ported our public schools and how shabbily
our teachers have been treated, that it is il
Illuminating to get the facts from an indepen-
dent investigator like Mr.. Freeman, who
points out very emphatically that the blame
for u. S. educational ills lies with the schools
rather than the taxpayer.
Who is Mr.. Freeman? An acknowledged
authority in his field, who among other
things, was consultant on school finance to
the White House Conference on Education
Americans have given phenomenal fl
nancial support to their public schools in the
last half century, he declares In fact the
amount of money going into school funds has
increased much more rapidly since 1900 than
has the gross pational product, national in
come personal consumption expenditures or
any other economic yardstick
He says that while the number of chill
dren in public schools has doubled since 1900,
the amount of money spent on schools has
multiplied so times
Expenditure per pupil in dollars of con-
stant value has doubled every 20 years." Mr..
freeman states. Despite cries Of overcroWd-
ing, he finds the ratio of pupils to teachers
has been declining consistently even during
recent years OF huge enrolment increase
Generally speaking, Mr.. Freeman con-
tends, American teachers are not underpaid
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-09-11

Offering cross-section of typical test
questions, Sen. Goldwater was able to con-
vey a distinct impression that any pupil of
interest to professional testers is a walking
collection of resentments, hatreds, malad-
juStments, and abnormalitieS In hundreds of
questions there was not suggestion that any
child might possibly be normal, happy, low
ing, os secure. The questions were directed
toward disclosing botched personalities and
nothing else.
Here are some statements which the
child is supposed to check if they apply to
him:
My skin itches Sometimes I wet my
bed i. People don't like me very much
| don't like school I don't like school
books . don't like history =. don't like
geography -. don't like teachers tell
too many lies l feel mad most of the time
=. l wish we had more money :. I wish
would come back Our schoolroom is too
dark Our schoolroom is too dirty :. /
can't read very well l can't write very
we'll -. can't spell very well i. :. l can't do
arithmetic very we'll =. feel bad about
things | do :. Sometimes l wish l was dead
On such hopeful notes as these Sen
Goldwater said, the government embarks on
the Identification of genius.
"Have we gone SO far down the ladder on
rubbery legs" he inquired, "that we are
frightened to death by Russia and must say
to the parents of the country, DO not bother
with your children. We are going to take
them over. We will tell them what to study
and what we want them to do, and how to do
it. You keep on drinking your beer and watch
ing television'? If SO, this country is going to
pot in a Cadillac, and not in chariot, as
happened in the days of Rome"
But testing of this kind, to the tune of
millions, was triumphantly approved by Con-
gress in its WISDOM. so that the children of
the nation are to be invited to check off their
fears and deficiencies and an all-wise gov
ernment may lead them into the light
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-09-11
Check One

Congress has sen to the White House
bill fixing 900 million dollars as the right
figure to finance federal intrusion into edu-
cation during the next four years. This was
an administration program supposedly need
ed to put American education abreast Of the
Russians, especially in science and languages.
What emerges is catch-all bill omitting one
of the central provisions of the original pro-
eram-provsion for 10000 national de
fense" scholarships.
Nevertheless, this legislation is wholly
Objectionable and unnecessary. 1t gives the
federal government, for the first time, voice
in educational programs, which until now
have been wholly within the province OF the
states and communities And, as the office of
education in the department of health, edu-
cation, and welfare is substantially the crea-
ture of the educationist lobby, that lobby has
finally succeeded in getting the principle of
federal aid to education written into the sta
uteS
One phase of the program provides for
88 million dollars to establish institutes for
teachers to learn the mysteries of counseling
and to finance guidance, counsellng, and test
ing procedures The idea to that the tests will
disclose personality adjustment and special
aptitudes of pupils at an early age, SO that
they may be guided into courses OF study to
which they are best suited.
Sen GoldWater of Arizona offered OBJ
lection to these provisions on the ground that
they represented direct federal controls over
state participation in the program. Guidance,
counseling and testing grants from the gov
ernment must be matched by the states. The
federal grant will only be approved if the
federal commissioner of education is salts
fled that the state plans conform to some un-
specified federal standard.
Sen. GoldWater said that guidance is the
natural function of the family and the teach
err He then read from number of standard
tests which he said he had obtained "despite
the opposition of the educational branch of
the department of health, education, and well
fare"