Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-08-15

one Of The Tne Hundred Liv-
ing Great of Minnesota"
In May, 1850 the publisher Of
the Spokesman and Recorder was
initiated into the Minnesota chap
ter Sigma Delta Chi, top profess
sional journalism fraternity in the
us. and Is stiI an active member
of the Minnesota professional
chapter.
In 1857 Lincoln University, JET
ferson City, Mo-, through its Board
Of Curators and faculty Of its De-
partment Of Journalism cited
Spokesman and Recorder editor
and publisher Cecil E. Newman.
"WhO during his nearly quar-
ter of century as editor and
publisher Of the Minneapolis
SPOKESMAN and the st. Paul
RECORDER, has maintained the
highest standards of profession
al integrity, and whose belief In
and faithful adherence to the
ideals of human brotherhood has
won and influenced for good
readers Of all races. An advocate
Of improved human relations in
his state, he has combined
franIxness and realism with dip
lOmacy, faith with effort, and
has been unstinting in his devO-
ton Of time and self to the cause
of good, In his cmmunity, his
state, and the world, an admir-
able example Of the weekly
newspaper publisher whose life
touches all facets Of civic, relig-
ious, cultural, and political en-
deavOr."
The Spokesman and Recorder
publisher was the ninth Negro
newspaper publisher to receive the
coveted award from Lincoln Univ
ersity.
Despite the diminudve size Of
the first Spokesman and Recorder
office in Minneapolis it was shared
by the late Harry L. Scott, at
torney, for a couple of years.
In the only time the papers en-
tered a editorial excellence con-
test among the Negro papers of
the nation they won third place.
The papers not only have con-
tinually urged readers to partici-
pate fully in the civic, cultural,
social and political life of the Twin
Cities but have set the example
by staff membership in a multip-
hcity of groups, organizations and
movements.
The editor was the first Negro
to head a local Community Chest
board as president. Staff members
have served on the boards of
churches, the National and local
Urban League boards, the NAACP
boards in both cities, as Mime
apohs Sunday Forum presidents;
as members of the board Of Phyl-
lis Wheatley House, Minnesota Ne
gro Defense Committee; the Min
nesota Council for Civil and HUI
man Rights; the Committee for
Fair Employment Practices, the
Governors Human Rights Com
mission; the Minneapolis Mayors
Council on Human Relations, now
the Mayors Human Rights Com
mission; the Hennepin County T.
B. Assn: the Minnesota United
Nations Assn; International Cent
er for Foreign Students and Wis.,
itors; Governors Youth Advisory
Committee; Governors NJ en- t a |
Health Advisory Committee; Min
nesota Prisoners Society; Mime
apolis Military Manpower Com
mittee; the Minnesota Advisory
Committee Of the us. Civil Rights
Commission; Hennepin County In
fantile Paralysis Committee Boys
Club, the Minnesota Thea tire
Guthrie Theatre) Corporation,
the American Religious Town Hall,
and a score of other groups includ-
ing fraternal organizations.
The Minneapolis SPOKESMAN
was a factor In the establishment
of the Minneapolis Council Of Ne
gro Organizations which though 1t
had short life was instrumental In
improving a number Of conditions
in the Mill City which required