Bronze Reporter [Volume: 5, Issue: 25]

32 Weeks (1 year) <6 Weeks (% year) ~~ EDITORIAL POLICY The éditorial policy of the Bronze Reportey ta to reflect the thonght of the Negro, to epose those per sons and conditions which prove cémtfary ip the. American way of life, to protest acts or policies which s deny the Negro his full constitutional rights asa true American.. The Bronze Reporter is a non-partisan newspaper Its main objective ia to render a public service through good journalism and to this end, The mene Reporter is faithfully dedicated. 2~ BRONZE REPORTER, mee! MAY 31, 1958 ~-FDITO RIALS~ "An American Lady~ sate indignities suffered by Mrs. Richard Nixon in tin America. at the hands of a howling mob brings to mind another great American lady. A lady who, under similar circumstances, held her head high. and walked the gauntlet in dignity and with |. bravery. Her name is. Autherine Lucy. A name well known to all Americans and throughout the world. ~ She too was spat upon, jeered, threatened. Stones were hurled at the windows of her car. Attempts were <ven made to overturn her car. The two cases are remarkably similar, but with one heartbreaking difference. T he mob that raged at Mrs. Lucy was made up of her fellow Americans. How desolate Miss Lucy must have felt as she looked through the windows of her car at,her fellow country men, knowning that she had increased their wrath merely by abiding by the American constitution which guarantees equality to all people. bd Mrs. Nixon could, and did go home, home to an un paralled welcome and cheers of her fellow Americans. But Autherine Lucy was at ~home.~ To whom could she turn? We talk of bravery, Negro women and Negro children have shown their share of bravery. In Tuscaloosa, in Little Rock, and throughout the South. Their names may never be recorded in the pages of they will forever be etched in the hearts of men of ~good | will ca ge ance the world. American history books, but Human Roletions exnd Moral Challenge (EDITOR~S NOTE): - Because the following article is so befitting for these hat has exceedingly made progress, @ ~well wWriiien article, which Fisk tia Science Monitor. We want our times, and Fisk (| we reprint the-fé reprinted from thé ' readers to know something a bout vie activity and progress Fisk University is raking in Tennessee. nad baal oe The general purpose of the Institute is ar orient leaders of local communities in the problems, processes and methods.of implementing better intergroup relations. It endeavors to asses the status of current developments, proinformation on the _ psychological, economic and religious aspects of intergroup problems, and to evaluate techniques and vide authoritative sociological, political, Strategies. A continuing need in tnis field oz concern is for leadership which can help preserve the integrity of law, substitute reason for hysteria, maintain communication between, and pursue the steady course of justice founded in grou religious.conviction. WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU to share the provocative discussions of. the Institute. Parent and preacher, social worker and educator, college student and teacher, labor leader and industrialist~this opportunity we extend to you. Responsible leaders from 30 states, both North and * South, will be in attendance. to Rican, Spanish-Speaking groups of the Special delegations from Pueruthwest, church denominations, Indian American and other groups will help. to enrich this experience. Sessions are held in the air-conditioned facilities of Robert E. Park Hall,.the social science building. Living and eating mime are sity dormitories. provided in the Fisk Univer For fourteen years the Institute has provided lay and professional. community leaders the opportunity to develop new understandings of the major minority group situations, covering such subjects as: The Scientific Assessment of Prejudice; Sociological.and Anthropological Back grounds of Human Relations; Economic Opportunity; Hous Fair Employment and Equal sing; Integration on College ~ampuses; Church and Race; Successiul Practices of ~ School Integrati A faculty rawn from; Legal and Legislative Approaches. the country~s top authorities in social science, housing, religion and law will be available as lecturers and resource leaders. An average of 25 ~different resource persons come over the two-week period each year. The roots of the Institute are planted deep in the soil of religious and moral commitment. It was established by the American Missionary Association Division of the Congregational Christian Churches~ Board of Home Mis sions and enjoys the joint sponsorship of Fisk University. one of America~s leading institutions of higher learning. ~Fisk University~s placid campus is an odd candidate for the center of the' world on a sultry summer: evening -.... It is a quiet scene, and yet this is the center of the | in world for a moment. The question of whether the free world deserves to remain free is being masured here.. It is an immensely ref. experience to come here from the outside world of dense problems and dishearten ingly slew speed in solving them, to find that the slowest | a imomr ue eee with - ~Saville Davis speed.~ Davis in the CHRISTIAN. SCIENCE MONITOR GOOD THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER _ ~And ae Joss paseed by, he saw a man who wes blind from agers repey agent ~ Ne ( IR ANG Slaw Gee pros bes: BRUTALI We Hive to Sow American ism, If We Wish to Reap It _. é HAMPTON, Va. ~ Michi gan~s Gov. G. Mennen iW1 -liams, who gained national| attention last week at the Governor~s Conference in Miami, wil. lspeak ~again in the| - South when he. delivers. the major address at the 88th annual commencement exer- |~ cises at Hampton. Institute on June 2. His speech is scheduled for 10:30 am. in the college auditorium, Monday, June 2, when spproximately 250 bachelor or masters degrees will be awarded to Hampton Iastitute~s 1938 classes. Yeutenants in ithe U.'8, Army], Reserve, by Lt. Gen. Herbert B. Powell, deputy commanding gen eral for reserve forces. ~ The. baccalaureate service | will be held Sunday, June 1. at 10:30 a.m. with: Major Osborne]: E. Scott, chaplain of the U. 8; Army School, Fort Clocum, New York, delivering the sermon. The 42nd annual meeting of the, alumni association~ will also be held during the weekend with Mr. Hugh V. Brown, president of the National Hampton Alumni Association, presiding. - Elected governor of Michigan on the Democratic ticket in November, 1948, Mr. Williams was successfully reelected four times before 1956 when he gained an unprecedented fifth term amassing a majority of over 290,000 votes. Gov. Willams began his | political career in 1936 as attorney for. the Social Security Board in Washington, D. C. He has served as assistant attorney general for Michigan, executive assistant to U. S. Attorney General Frank Murphy and special: assistant to the U. S.. Attorney adage Criminal Division. ~Following four years of~ naval service, he was Deputy Director f of O.P.A. for Michigan. A graduate of Princeton University, he. cecaived his J. D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School. He has re-| ceived honorary doctorates from |, University of Michigan, Wilber-|' force University, Lawkence Institute of Technology and Mich igan State University. He is aj, member of the Federal and the Detroit Bar Associations. A 1938 ~graduate of ~Iampton 'nstitute, Major Scott received iis B. D. degree in education ~rom Oberlin Graduate School/{ xf Theology. and his M.A. from Teachers College, Columbia Uni versity. Commissioned ember ~ the United States brian ns fae 8: Ger. ~ Mennen Williams |s ~ Hampton's Commencement Speaker 1946, Major Scott served for} Division. While serving as a three years.as member of the| member of the Chaplain Section staff and faculty of the Chap-| of the U. S. Army Ferces.in Jalain School.. He served in Ko-| pan, he was instrumental in esee ~aes Assistant Division Chap-/|tablishing the first religious re a, fe and 13.648. Army test House the Eee Dae. School during the seeg fo f During this period of time,. site school and in the community. has worked: Johnson, Sr. and Gertrude S., years. Mrs. Patterson has been -|Teacher-in-Charge at ~the Lincoln. * School for the past few years, }~ _|She succeeds Douglas D. Bethune: ~as Principal of the Lincoln of the Woodson School. Mrs. Patterson~s recommend3 -tion was made to the Board of Education by the Superintendent of Schools. An Advisory Commit: tee worked with~ the Superinten has gained an excellent repute | {tion -as-a willing: +Shedhas- taken an active part*in} - - bee |the St. James Methodist Church): mw. jis a member of the Phi Delfi 2 Kappa Sorority, a \closely with the P.T.A./the Lin-, } |coln School Parent-Teacher~ As. i 1 sociation, and has served two \years as President of the Inkster if | Federation cf Teachers.; | Lorraitie Johnson Patterson ~. ~ ithe daughter of the late Hugh J. School, who will now devote all |~}of his time to the principalsh. P her!. from cir Medd. She hes das one addiWayne State Ui, She began > Schools in 1944 as a fifth Johnson of Nashville, Tennessee. |, |Lorraine~s father -was principal of the Cameron Junior High} School of that city for many |. "af < a:peaple served on ~this commitee:. ~Frances Tyler, teacher; Juarena Davis, nonizacher, iiilda Morrow, teacher; Rev. Esaias Lee, parent from ~the Lincoln School ~area; Josa Martin, member of the Board of Education, and Ran~dall Frazier, representative from dent in screening the candidates for this position. The following the Administrative Staff. Patronize Our Advertisers | DRESSING | FREE! When Beri; FOOD VALUES ~ Gan Be Had. You il Get Them teeta? HAMS SWIFTS PREMIUM Fully Cooked Full Shank: Half ~Meaty. | 7 Choice Butt ib 5 C Center ~ Portion i Site Jell- O Ten Delicious.: Flavors MARKETS Open 9-9 Mon thru Sat. Gelatin Seen Libby's FRESH FROZEN Pink or Regular It~s Good Hot or Cold! LEMONADE 6 = a BIG CHIEF MICHIGAN PURE Fine Granulated SUGAR 10-Lb. 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Bronze Reporter [Volume: 5, Issue: 25]
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May 31, 1958
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