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SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 1960
Central State Negro Students
Outnumber Whites
, WH.BERFORCE, Ohio, (ANP)
- Whites living in the deep South’s
great blaek belt who wonder what
their fate would be were Negroes
who outnumber them, to grair^jpoli¬
tical control can find out by visit¬
ing Central State College h^tfe.
At this state-supported Institu¬
tion of higher learning^ Negro
students outnumber whites Vnore
than 20 to one and the School’s
chief officers are all NegrheA.
Out of a study body of '1,500
onlv 100-plus students are white
Nobody is quite sure of the exact
number because registration fig¬
ures are not filed accorAi®g to
race.
Integration extends from the
cut-and-dried business of registra¬
tion file to everyday campus life.
Integration at Central State seems
quite natural. Nobody thinks about
it very much.
Integrated classes learn from an
integrated faculty. Negro and
white students room together, be¬
long to the same fraternities - and
sororities, compete for sports
honors and for offices in student
organizations.
Only the visitors to the campus
pay much attention to race. When
they do, they usually ask: What
prompts a white student to attend
a predominantly Negro college?
The answer here seems to he
for the same reasons they would
pick any other college. Tuition
fees, convenience, athletic pro¬
grams are the motivating factors,
by and large.
Rarely have ideological reason 1 -
thrust a white student purposeh
into minority status. Few are out
to “prove” something.
“Curiosity,” however, is a word
you hear from some of the whitf
students.
For a Noblesville, Ind., student
curiosity played a large part ir
his selection of Central State. Hi
is David Myers, 20, sophomore
majoring in history
f‘I was offered scholarships at
two other colleges as well as at
Central State,” he says. “The
other schools were in Louisiana
and Kentucky—both segregated.
Well, I’d never known any Negroes
urAil I was 16 years old and I was
cuj-ious as to what it would be like
at .an almost all-Negro school. I’ve
had an opportunity to gain in¬
sights I would have missed at
other schools.”
Roberta Mowell, 20, of Dayton,
Ohio, also uses the word curious.
”T!he main reason I came here
Harris Harri* Area Area Trail* iraae ^cnooi Srhnol
D. Leon McCormac, Supt. of
Education, announces registration
for students wishing to enroll in
Trades and Business classes in
the Harris Area Trade School lo¬
cated at 502 East Harris Street.
Registration for veteran stu¬
dents was held Thursday and Fri¬
day of last week, and will continue
through this week. Non-veteran
students are registering-this week
beginning Monday through Wed¬
nesday, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15
p.m.
Courses are conducted under the
supervision of the Savannah Voca¬
tional School, and students over
the age of fifteen (15) who have
completed high school and those
who have dropped out of high
school that are able to profit by
the instruction offered, may enroll
in the various courses. Day classes
I will be held in the following
trades: auto mechanics, bricklay¬
ing, electronics (Radio and TV),
carpentry, cabinet-making, shoe
repairing and practical nursing.
Day counses in business educa¬
tion include typewriting, short¬
hand, business English, business
mathematics, filing, bookkeeping,
and record keeping for small busi¬
nesses.
Day classes will be conducted |
-Monday through Friday from 8:30
a.m. to 3:15 p.m. I j
the Harris Street School has
beqp extensively renovated by the
Board of Education. The Superin¬
tendent said that more than $50,-
000. worth of equipment has been
installed by the state m* 51 *'
mum opportunity tfti students for
learning valuable ,trades an< l
crafts.
Evening courses ^fjr ( person* offered
ov^r fifteen (15) will, ins
at The Harris Area Trade School,
Alfred E. Beach High School and
Sophronia Thompkins, High School.
Foreign subjects will be taught
Tuesdays and Thursday from <
to 9 o’clock pun. *’ BeSPh <*• ■ include j
Evening classes at
business administration, high
school subjects and undergraduate
elementary classes. Those will be
tai^ght two nights a week—Mon¬
days and Wednesdays or Tuesdays
and Thursdays.
Other Beach night courses offer¬
ed are beginning sewing, inter¬
mediate aewing, tailoring, brick¬
laying and carpentry.
At Tompkin*, bricklaying and
is because I wanted an education,”
she says. “And too, I was curious
ibuut the Negro. You see, I never
had a chance to know any Ne¬
groes.”
But for the most, the question
of why they came to Central State
; s passed off with a shrug.
“It never occurred to me I was
doing anything different,” re¬
marks David Beainer, 20, of Cleve-
'and, Ohio. “Now I know that
whatever I become in the world,
I will owe to these people here.”
Financial reasons and conveni¬
ence top the list of "why” for most
of the white students.
Paul Papanek, 19, a Dayton
sophomore in physical education,
explains: financial 21 came here For mainly one thing, for |
reasons.
the tuition Is less because this
is a state school. And I was offer-
ed a scholarship. Another thing
is that the school is handy to my ,
home. <
, / 0r , Dav ‘ d Youngblade, ^ 24, a |
j l ^ a n spn,m rom j
Brooklyn N.Y., attcndanee at Cen-
Hal State came in a more round- l
about way.
“I was attending William &
Mary College when I was offered ;
a chance to finish my degree here
and also work as assistant track | I
coach, so I came here when I was
a junior." *
VnunffchlH/le’* Youngsblades eyncricncci experiences aroh prob-
ably illustrate as well as anyone’s (
is increasing arrived’, here.
After he Youngblade in-
luenced . .. his . brother, .. w Wa ,. er, 1Q
.,
0 enroll. And when Walter came,
he brought with him three of his
ligh schoof classmates. |
Begdn hi T687 as a normal
ehool, Central State functioned as
state-supported wing of neigh- (
1
'wing ...... Wilberforce ..... University
un-
’41 iceredited 1947. Then and separate it became state a fully col- j
! ege. Since then, its total registra- ^
tion ifs We’ll as enrollment of white .
students ha? increased rapidly.
Three years ago, there were only
about 20 white students on a cani-
pus.
Although white and Negro stu-
dents mix well at Central State, j
occasional problems do arise.
White students report that
sometimes tfiey have problems in
being friendly with Negro stu-
dents who here from South- 1
come
efn stafes whlre they are not
accustomed to social relations with
whites.
car P entl 'y wi! ' be tau £ ht Tuesday
&nej Thursday njehts . Registra-
tion for all night classes at any
school will lie held from 7
to 9 o’clock p.m., September 27.
Classes begin September 29,
Rohert A. Young is the newly
appointed principal of Harris Area
Trade School and director of the
Adult Education classes.
John Lytgen is director of the
Vocational Education program for
Chatham County schools.
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. PTA I
Hodff€ School I
The first meeting of the Sa- !
rah Mills Hodgd PTA was held
on SepteiFbpr G. Mirs. Evelyn
E May was' in charge of the
orientation , ppgram. The!
theme was “Meeting
tional Needs." Presentations
were made of the faculty and ,
personnel, fTA officers, and
new parents who were welcom-
ed by the president.
The business session was pre-
sided over by Walker Stringer,
the newly elected president.' ;
The principal, Mrs. Eunice J.
Brown, made, remarks. The
attendance banner was won by
Mrs, Agatha. Morris’ fipst grade
with 22 parents present. An
enjoyable “Get Acquainted”
* 0Ur WaS *° U0Wlng the:
business session.;
Atlanta's Capitol
Cafeteria Closes
ATLANTA (ANP)— The ca¬
feteria in the basement of the
Capitol was closed last week so
the state can scuttle an tnte-
g»etion suit by showing the is¬
sue no longer exists.
The closing throws 16 people
out of work and the manager,
Mrs. Mary Clyde Leo, estimates
it will cost her $10,000.
The cafeteria was one of sev-
era) Atlanta eating places pick ¬
ed by Negroes last March for
a mass sit-dowm demonstration.
Denied service everywhere,
the Negroes filed suit in federal
court Peeking to have segregat¬
ed eating establishments out¬
lawed.
At the Capitol cafeteria, the
Negroes were told that under
its lease; it was operated for
the conveniince of state em-
*L h , Art
The Savannah State
Librar y wil1 exhibit eleven iiaint ‘
ings by the noted American Negro
artist, Mrs. Virginia Jackson Kiah.
Mrs. Kiah i* a graduate of the
Philadelphia Museum and School
Art. She is the recipient of the
Master of Arts degree and has
advanced work at Columbia
University where she was a scho¬
student and judged as an
painter. Having studi¬
at the University of Penn¬
and the New York Art
Students’ League, she has also
a pupil of the famous paint¬
Vincent Dumond and Robeit
Bracknian.
Mrs. Kiah has exhibited in the
Baltimore Museum of Art, the
__
Philadelphia Museum and School
f Art, New York Art Students’
league, New York Baptist Minis-
Conference, Philadelphia Re¬
p U t,]j<. H n Club, and Wilderstein
Calleries on 57th street, New York
Thg ^ , g a member of many
professional organizations and is
member p . Lamba
„ Honorary „ Soclet . ,
y-
Among her works to be exhibited
Portrait of Mary McLeod
Bethune, Dr. I.iHie M. Jackson
(mother of the artist), Mirrored
Reflection, Feeding the Pigeons,
Nephews, Godmother West,
I ittle Boy, Anna Lueasta, and
and Sister. .
works b ,y Paul R - William3 ’
Fax ’ and an unknown , artist,
Mrs _ ... Kiah . . . . i collec- m
s persona
will also be displayed,
The exhibition will be held in
Seminar Room of the College
and may be viewed by the
during regular library
Mrs. Kiah is also Youth Director
tbe National Conference of
- (- the present time she
s s
R <. orn pj]i n p rnaterials for a book
art for Junior Hieb School®
she anticipates publishing In
near future.
Wallaro Rereives
Fellowship
Mrs. Mariorie F. Wallace, secre¬
to the Librarian at Savannah
Collc"o. is the recipient of
P Ham-Pt D. McPherson Grad
Fellowship in L i b ra r y
of the Graduate School
Librarv Science at Drexel In¬
of Technology in Philadel¬
Mrs. Wallace will be on
from her nost at the Sa¬
State College Library to
her graduate study during
school vear 1960-61.
Mrs. Wallace is a graduate of
State College. She is
wife of William E. Wallace,
member of the Detective Staff
the Savannah Police
and the daughter of Mr.
Mrs. John Frazier of Thun-
Commenting nn Mrs. Wallace’s
E. .T. Josev, Librarian
Savannah State College states,
we will be without the
of an excellent staff
r during the coming school
Savannah State College
’ s ™ proud ° f the fao
Wa ,ace ‘ be Tec '^ .
,
for sbp wjl , bp the first
, ero to bo]d thig f e llowshio and
bonor to our institut; „ n .
is a great shortage of libra-
j ana and jvfrs. Wallace will he an
XCP |] en t addition to the profess-
.”
The Negro demonstra-
were then arrested when
refused to leave.
At City Hall, also a target of
demonstrators at the
time as the Capitol, the
administration Issued a
that it is closed to all but
employes. It is still open.;
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
will remain open daily,
Saturdays until further
Dial AID 4-3432 or AD
for further information. 1
17 WEST McDONOUGH
SEE
EDGAR C.
ACME
FOR
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE, KAY AWN AH, GEORGIA
Things You Should Know
| Pklttf&t-
TSIRANANA
.. .Presici: :.cf.!IER0F
~ CAR'S MA* C,HE REPUBLIC ,
cuzr.z: :tlya french celeg/kteto the
u .n - -; :z i$ also an advisory minister
tot::: ~r.z::: ::r: :ment for the community of french
* »**<*•* - ^ -
RE r z .7: :ere to inform Americans /
Pearl Lee Smith School
The PTA executive commit-
| tee of Peail Lee Smith School
tow met Mondav. Sent.emher September 12.
1 Z?
held Tuesday, September September 13, 13,
r» 7:00 . nn p. *■* vm m. ttilfVi with the vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Anne Smith, presid-
ing ‘
Chairmen for the following
committees were appointed:
Budget, Mrs. Moxley; Founders’ |
! ~ Day, Mrs. Lipsey; Procedure i-roceaure
Book. Mrs. Stiles; Beautification,!
Mrs. Ora Lee Brown; Beautifi-
cation, Mrs. Stapleton; Health,
Mr3. McGee; Auditing, Mrs.
Henry Mack; Lunch Room, Mrs.
V. Pennington; Welfare, Mrs.
Tompkins; Summer Round-Up,
Mirs. J. Mack; Program, Mrs.
Duncan; Ways and Means,
Mrs. W- Gwyn.
Many pupils came to school
before pre-week to pull the
weeds out of the flower gar¬
dens. The Fathers’ Beautifi¬
cation Committee, Mrs. Staple-
ton, chairman and Henry Mack,
co-chairman, will paint the gar¬
den fence and posts on Sat¬
urday.
The regular inservice meeting
of the faculty was held on Wed¬
nesday. Members of the in¬
structional committee for 1960-
61 are Miss J. Brown, first
grade; Miss S. L- Jordan, sec¬
ond; A .Habersham, third;
Mrs - M. Stiles fourth; Mrs. A.
Bostic, fifth; Mrs. J .Cogswell,
sixth; Mrs. J. Reid, seventh,
Mrs. S ,L. Cartledge, principal
The school js grateful to the
Chatman County Board of Ed¬
ucation for the beautiful Gen¬
eral Electric Television. This
set will enable the classes to
see more educational programs
this school year.
TD Agents to Meet
October 9-12
AUSTIN Texas (ANP)—The
National Negro Home Demon¬
stration Agents’ Association
will hold its annual meeting,
October 9-12. Theme of the
meeting will be “Techniques in
Evaluating Programs in Home
Demonstration Work.”
C - M CLEANERS
1318 W. Gwinnett St.
Announces
New Pick-Un and Delivery
Servic..
DIAL ADams 4-9412
Expert Dry Cleaning
Shirt Laundry Service
Open Six Davs Weekly
4-Hour Service
James Kennedy, Prop.
DIAL ADams 2-2113
FRIENDS
— L. B. TOOMER
AGENCY
Moses Jackson PTA j The Thrift Committee will be
Moses Jackson PTA met in given $40 00 to purchase , savings .
t,he school’s cafetorlum on Sep- stamps. All parents were urg-
: r :ri“’
tional ............. PTA Congress. . ”” Jackson’s ~ Mrs. J. B. Hayes, the princl-
procedure book was rated excel- PX tended a cordial wel-
lent by the National Congress. come lo p ar , en ts to become an
Parent* were urged to co- Integral part of all PTA and
operate wit h the chairman of school activities. She stressed
the membership drive b y pay- ! regular attendance and punctu ■
t.L»eir membership dues. I ality by all pupils for the pres-
f)c tober is membership month. ' ent school term.
# i.. A
iliXTRA. It’s always a good idc
to keep Bud in good supply.
Instead of one, buy a couple
of 6-paks of Blldweiscn today!
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ISAAC D. HIRSCH CO.
DAVID H. HIRSCH, PRES.
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
Suit Filed to Desegregate /
Atlanta Taxicabs fl I
ALANATA (ANP> A Milt to
desegregate Atlanta's taxicabs
was filed In federal court here
recently.
The plaintiff. Len Holt of
N irfolk, Va , sought $99,999.03;
in damages. !
He was joined in the suit by j :
Wyatt Ter Walker. executive
director of the Southern Chris-
| tlan Leadership Conference,)
; pro-integration organization
! headed by the Rev. Martin Lu-
ther Kir.'’, Jr. |
Walker said he filed as an
individual The plaintiffs art-
id as their own attorneys.
The suit alleged that Holt
was denied service by -everal
nbs at the Atlanta airport on
August 30. i
Tompkins Elementary PTA
„ _ i
1’ir first Pi A meeting 0 1 1( '
.Tompkins Elementary School
I was held on September 13 - !
The re-distribution of some of
the children made it necessary
f to re-elect some new officers.
| The vice president, Mrs. Doro-
[ dent; thy Kennedy, Mrs. Lizzie is the Graham, new presi¬ vice
! president; and Mrs. Albertha
j Vaughn, assistant reporter.
| Edward tFletcher, visiting
)r „ l( ,, aor brl ,, fpd paren t,s on the
function of the visiting teach-
ance and warned parents if
they neglect to send their
children to ehool, they’re sub¬
kc.t to be called into court,, If
lmnul
PIuns a re being made for a
<”«*'nival which is to be held on
October 28.
Mrs. C. Y. Cox, principal,'
Holt said in the suit that
one driver told him “the etty
won’t let me carry you.” ‘ 1
The suit alleged that catt4
are segregated by “various ens-
toms, rules and regulations” of
toe city. It called the practice infl
'insulting, humiliating
“nauseating ... an undue tjur-
den on all forms of commerce”
and a denial of equal protep-
lion guaranteed by the 14th
amendment. ■
Holt declared in the suit that
earlier on August 30, he had giv*s
en a pledge at a Viriginla meet-
ing of the Petersburg and Hope-'.
well Improvement Association
"to refuse to accept raci'U a*g*
rogation in any form unless
completely unavoidable.” r
the changes pertinent made information^ in the school
} nis anc j personnel since -thi*
pf thp school term.
Miss Margaret Lewis’ class*
won the bannei for the larg¬
est number of parents prestht.’
iUUlfl
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Pemhroke High PTA,„ 'll
,fpr 4
The first PTA meeting
the 1960-01 term at Pembroke
High School was held on SeP-*
tember 6 with the president,,i
Mrs. Alberta Smokes, presiding.
Greetings eame from the newr
ly employed pupervisoe, Mlrai
! ula Adams. Principal Lao*.
Dingle also made remarks. *’■:
The PTA plans to secure'o W
fninteln and s^age cur-’
for the school. l '“"®
Mrs. Leona Henley, Homt*
Demonstration Agent, aqkeif'
m e m b c r s of the PTA to
they desire having a TB Skin'
submit their names to hef 1t'
In October. ''
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