Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-02-27

white nlgn ScnCOl ana cOlIese os"
dents in the South, courage that
challenges their parents and their
teachers to change Southern atti-
tudes and customs on the race Is
sue," DR.. Grambs declarde.
DR.. Martin Deutsch, co-director
of the Mental Health Research
Center at the Downstate Medical
Center, State University of New
York, served as moderator OF the
panel sympos. um. He called on
the nations schools to put forth
a greater effort in promoting a
sense of belonging to one nation,
with full participation among all
the country's youth, regardless OF
their color.
"Only if all our country's youth
share the same motivations and
feel that the same goals are OBJ
tainable will we truly have equal
ity in education" DR.. Deutscn
said.
Mrs. Caroline Davis of Detroit,
director of the women's depart
ment of the United Automoolle
Workers of America and a NOW
fer Equality" vice-chairman, pre-
sided at the panel session.
Thursday Conference Schedule
This afternoon Thursday the
conference will hear a symposium
on effects of Inequality on the
Educational Process" Fartlcl-
pants in the symposium will be
Col. Lynn Frank Woodwork, prln-
cipal of Eastern High School
Washington, d. c., and DIR. Wi,
liam J. L. Wallace, president OF
West Virginia State College. A
feature of the meeting will be 8
presentation of panel of Ameri
cans" with Mrs. Dorothy S. Baum
executive director, as moderator.
'NOW" Delegation To Meet With
Attorney General
At 2:30 pm. this Afternoon
Thursday a group Of Is leaders
of the "NOW for Equality" con
ference will be received by Attor
ney- General William P. Rogers a
his office in the Department o
Justice. Leaders of the delegation
will be Miss Dorothy Height o
Washington, president of the Ma
tional Council of Negro Women
and Mrs. William Sale Terrell c.
Greenwich, Conn.,, president of thu
United Church Women, Nationa
Council of Churches.
Bishop Pike To Speak Tonight
The Rt. Rev. James A Pike
Protestant Episcopal Bishop O
California, will be the principa
speaker at tonight's (Thursda!
| evening's) session of the "NON
for Equality" conference in thu
Shoreham Hotel. Bishop Pike viii
speak on Social and Ethical Con
sequences of Inequality"
Mrs. M. E. lilly of Atlanta, Ga.
vice-chairman of "NOW for Equal
ity" and director of women's work
of the Fellowship of the Con-
cerned, Southern Regional Coucli
will chair the meeting.
Justice POlier of New York to
Speak Friday os
Justice Justine Wise Polier OF
the New York Domestic Relations
Court will be the principal speaker
at the closing session of the "NOW
for Equality" conference at 1880
am. Friday. Earlier Friday, re-
ports will be presented on "Posi-
tive Community Experiences in
Promoting Equality in Education"
by Paul J. Cook, school principal
of Arlington Township, Abiding
ton, Penna., and Miss Irene Os-
borne of Washington, staff mem
Der of the White House Confer
ence on Children and Youth.
Friday morning the "NOW for
Equality" meeting will also hear
reports on conference workshops
dealing with what women can do
in their local church, parent-teach-
er and community groups to pro-
mote positive community attitudes
and action supporting school inte-
grafton. DR.. Orlie Pell, president
Of the Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom
and chairman of the "NOW for
Equality" program committee,
will preside.
The sixteen national women's
organizations that have joined
hands to form "NOW for Equality"
are:
American Jewish Congress, Ma
tional Women's Division; Associa-
tiCn of Universalist Women; Delta
Sigma Theta; Fellowship of the
Concerned, Southern Regional
Co,oo;l. Copo,.aI AIl;apco IF IIpi-