18 20 1839 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/caebf85dee4324c49b3d20388a2ae063.pdf 3ccf7688ca692fcf70e4534141f98cd5 PDF Text Text FAIRFAX COUNTY COUNCIL ON HUMAN RELATIONS P . O. Box 170, Annandale, V irginia NEWSLETTER NO. 25 14 M arch 1961 *******%***************************************************************************** ANNUAL DINNER SET FOR 23 MARCH: MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW What: Fourth Annual Meeting and D inner W here: St. M ichael’s Roman Catholic Church, Annandale When: T hursday 23 M arch 1961, 6:45 p .m . Who: You, and our g u est speaker: P re sid e n t Thomas H. H enderson of V irginia Union U. P re sid e n t of the V irginia Council on Human R elations How: Make your re se rv a tio n now, with the form enclosed. DR. HENDERSON TO SPEAK AT FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF COUNCIL D r. Thomas H. H enderson, p re sid en t of V irginia Union U niversity and of the V irginia Council on Human R elations, w ill a d d ress the fourth annual m eeting of our Council at St. M ichael’s Church, Annandale, on T hursday 23 M arch. D r. H enderson’s talk w ill follow a dinner and w ill be p a rt of an im portant pro g ram including election of new B oard m em bers fo r the coming y e ar. The business m eeting w ill begin at 8:15. F our y e a rs ago, when the Council was founded, V irginia was in the grip of the proponents of "m assive re sista n c e " —including re sista n c e not only to school desegregation but to o th er fo rm s of p ro g re s s in human relatio n s on a b a sis of equality and re sp ec t. In the four y e a rs since then, much p ro g re s s has been m ade. U nder the p re s s u re of court o rd e rs and public opinion, m assive re sista n c e changed to "local option. " Several schools w ere desegregated, including a num ber in F airfax County. "S it-in s" and community p re s s u re resulted in w id e-scale desegregation of lunch counters, and, in N orthern V irginia, of re sta u ra n t chains as w ell. P ro g re ss was n u d e in desegregation of many public fa cilitie s. On the o th er hand, schools in c erta in localities w ere closed—and a re s till closed in P rince Edward County. H astily-passed tre s p a s s law s have m aintained segregation in many eating places, and have resu lted in the jailing of white and Negro students and o th er peaceful d e m o n stra to rs. In addition, re la ti\e ly little p ro g re s s has been m ade in housing and jobs fo r N egroes. These m a tte rs rem ain p re ssin g problem s throughout the sta te , and p a rticu la rly in N orthern V irginia. The F airfax County Council on Human R elations has been proud to have played a p a r t in the p ro g re ss m ade; and looks forw ard to additional efforts to solve the m ajor problem s rem aining. It has joined with o ther councils throughout the sta te and the V irginia Council on Human Relations in this effort. D r. H enderson, a s a lea d er in human relatio n s im provem ent in V irginia fo r many y e a rs, can bring us p ersp ectiv e. As dean a t V irginia Union during the Richmond s it-in s la s t y e ar, he can bring us first-h a n d knowledge of the happenings in V irginia, not only in the news, but in the h e a rts and m inds of its citizen s, both Negro and white. Come and h e a r D r. H enderson on the 23rd. Come and d ram atize your support for fu rth e r p ro g re s s in human relatio n s in our comm unity and sta te . (St. M ichael’s is south of Annandale C enter, e ast of Ravensworth Road, easy to find.) To: M rs. B everly Ringel, 311 Javins D rive, A lexandria, Va. From : _____________________________________ (Name) _________________________________________ (A ddress and Phone) P le ase m a k e ____________ re serv a tio n s fo r the annual d inner on 23 M arch. ($2.50 fo r each dinner reserv atio n ). Enclosed is$_______ P le ase m ail to M rs. Ringel by Saturday 18 M arch. If you forget, c all SO. 5-7779 by Monday night 20 M arch at the very late st. R eservations m ust be firm . If you can’t m ake the dinner, come to the business m eeting and to h e a r D r. Henderson at 8:15 p. m. �FAIRFAX, FALLS CHURCH AND ARLINGTON ACT FOR LOCAL PUPIL PLACEMENT O fficials of F airfax County, F a lls Church and Arlington have taken action to regain local control over pupil placem ent in public schools this w inter. In N orthern V irginia, only A lexandria has not y et taken action. The F airfax County School Board acted on 21 February, the sam e night it re v e rse d the ban on Negro student participation in in te rsc h o lastic sp o rts. The County Board of S upervisors had e a r lie r indicated its position in favor of local pupil placem ent. The F alls Church School Board also acted on 21 F eb ru ary . City school system . F a lls Church has its own APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSFER MUST BE MADE BY APRIL 4 D espite the action taken to resum e local pupil placem ent in F airfax County and F alls Church, action to tra n s fe r pupils to schools n e a re st th e ir hom es still w ill depend upon the initiative of the paren ts and still m ust be taken by A pril 4, 1961. In a statem ent prep ared by a Com m ittee of the Council, F airfax County paren ts w ere inform ed of the n e ce ssa ry pro ced u res. P a re n ts should m ake application prom ptly to the principal of th e ir local school. A p rim e e sse n tia l of this application is a b irth c ertific ate. This is p a rticu la rly im por tant in the case of children entering school fo r the f i r s t tim e this fall. Additional inform ation and copies of the statem ent may be obtained by calling o r writing: M r. C arl E. Auvil,1113 Nicholson Road, F alls Church, Va. JE 4-4085 M rs. E. B. H enderson, 307 W. F airfax S treet, F a lls Church, Va. JE 2-6030 o r any o ther Council Board m em ber o r official. SCHOOL SPORTS BAN RESCINDED; YOUTH COUNCIL PETITION AN IMPORTANT FACTOR Acting in response to a combination of fa c to rs, including a legal suit, P -T A opinion, and a petition signed by m ore than 2,500 high school students, the F airfax County School Board re v e rse d its ban on in te rsc h o lastic sp o rts com petition by Negro students a t desegregated high schools. The action cam e on Tuesday 21 F eb ru ary , upon motion by School Board m em ber Merton P a rso n s and seconded by M rs. Joan B utler, both of whom had voted fo r the original ban. The B oard's action w as unanim ous. On the f i r s t vote, the ban had passed by a 4-3 vote, with M em bers Thom asian, Ruhlen, and Leonard opposed to the ban. E a rlie r that day, 2,500 petitions signed by high school students throughout the County w ere delivered to the School Board offices by M rs. R obert Godwin, Human R elations Council Board m em ber and co-ch airm an of the Youth A ctivities Com m ittee of the F airfax County Council on Human Relations. The petition w as initiated and circulated by the Youth Council on Human Relations, of which Duane Lee of Springfield is presid en t. O ther high school students and groups throughout the County endorsed the petition and helped c irc u la te it in side and outside the schools. The petitions called upon the School Board to re v e rse its ban on in te rse h o lastic sp o rts com petition by Negro athletes in desegregated schools. E a rlie r in F ebruary, a legal action challenging the School B o ard 's ban had been instituted in the name of P re sto n Blackwell of Madison High School and Rayfield B a rb e r of Groveton High School. Rayfield had played one gam e la s t fall on the freshm an football team at Groveton without incident. Both young m en a re m em bers of the Youth Council, and th e ir m others a re m em bers of the Board of D ire cto rs of the F airfax Counly Council on Human Relations. �On January 24, 1961, the P a re n t-T e a c h e r A ssociation Council of F airfax County voted 30-5 for a resolution d irecting its executive board to w ork "tow ard" the desegregation of the F airfax County school system , including a th le tic s ." The Youth Council w as highly pleased by the response it received to its petition through out F airfax County high schools, and with the prom pt decision of the School B oard to re v e rse its ban. The Council received considerable publicity about its petition cam paign, many ex p re ssio n s of in te re s t and support, and se v e ra l new m em bers, as a re su lt of the driv e. LARGE CROWD ATTENDS MEETING OF EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS; SOME PROGRESS NOTED O ver 125 p e rso n s from A lexandria, A rlington, F airfax County and F a lls Church took p a rt in a p ra c tic a l d iscussion of em ploym ent problem s and opportunities fo r Negroes a t Tem ple Beth El on Thursday, 23 F ebruary. A c erta in d eg ree of p ro g re s s in A lexandria in hirin g Negroes fo r se m i-sk illed o r skilled positions w as noted by M rs. John L. Keddy, chairm an of the Employm ent Com m ittee of the A lexandria C ouncil on Human R elations. T hat Council has been in consultation with a larg e chain sto re em ployer who has ex p ressed w illingness to proceed w ith opening up additional em ploym ent opportunities fo r N egroes. M r. W alter Lew is, an official of the D. C. U rban League, rep o rted on exam ples of suc c e s se s and fa ilu re s in opening up employm ent opportunities fo r Negroes in the D is tric t of Columbia. He re p o rte d the re ce n t w illingness of a larg e local bank to s ta r t hiring Negroes in new occupations, but also re p o rte d that a s y et no N egroes w ork above m enial levels in white-owned financial institutions in the W ashington a rea . The n ecessity fo r a businessm an to consider p rofit and lo ss in his hiring policies was s tre s s e d by M r. R obert L. Henry, p re sid en t of P aktron, a local electro n ics m anufacturing concern. M erit hiring is one way to an im proved com petitive position, M r. Henry stated. His company has se v e ra l N egroes in professional and o ther types of jobs. This has been to the bu sin ess advantage of the company, M r. H enry rep o rted . V arious w ays of working to im prove em ploym ent p ra c tic e s w ere d iscu ssed in a lively question and answ er p e rio d . Em phasis w as given to im proved education, encouraging appli cants, and comm unity organization and individual contact with businessm en. It w as empha sized th at the approach to bu sinessm en had to be based p rim a rily on the econom ic advantage of a fa ir employm ent policy. Individuals can help by taking th e ir trad e to firm s which do not d isc rim in ate, and by pointing out the re aso n fo r th e ir patronage change to both the new and fo rm e r sto re o r business. NOMINATING COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES SLATE FOR BOARD Nominees for election to the Board of D ire cto rs, subject to action of the m em bership at the annual m eeting Thursday, 23 M arch, have been announced by Nominating Com m ittee Chairm an Noel Hernm endinger, as follows: Renominated: M rs. Ra.yfield (Beatrice) B a rb er, Spring Bank; M rs. B ernard (Sylvia) Goodkind, Vienna; M r. B e rt Seidman, F a lls Church; M r. Louis Boone, C hesterbrook; M rs. Max (Lee) Libman, Vienna; M rs. C harles (Catherine) Rock, F a lls Church; and the Rev. M r. John Schram m , Annandale. Nominated, not now on the Board; M rs. John (T erry) B eresfo rd , Tauxemont; M r. S. Stephen K egeles, Fairfax; M r. Alvord Sherm an, McLean; and Rev. W aldron Adam s, Gum Springs. M rs. B eresford has been chairm an of the L ib rary Com m ittee of the Council. She was educated in sociology at Antioch and the U niversity of Michigan, and has w orked in clinical psychology. �M r. Kegeles Is in sociological work with the Public Health S ervice. He w as active in human re la tio n s w ork at Boston U niversity, and once headed a sum m er workshop on teaching problem s in school desegregation. M r. Sherm an is a McLean builder, and a fo rm e r m em ber of the F airfax County School B oard. He has been active in civic a ffa irs, notably in school bond cam paigns. M r. Adams is P re sid e n t of the Gum Springs and vicinity Civic A ssociation and was V ice-C hairm an of the F airfax County C om m ission on Housing Hygiene Standards. F airfax County Council on Human R elations P . O. Box 170, Annandale, V irginia N on-P rofit O rganization U. S. Postage PAID P e rm it No. 19 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter 25, Fairfax County Council on Human Relations, 3/14/1961, 4 pages. Description An account of the resource Northern Virginia Schools, Transfer and pupil placement, School Sports Ban Rescinded, Employment Problems, Temple Beth-El, Annual Meeting, St. Michaels' Catholic Church Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fairfax County Council on Human Relations Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/13/57 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_15_1_4 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/1d956d4e00f3e080dcaa8cd98e874b40.pdf a306a072b91d2a26d31a0af7037e7007 PDF Text Text FAIRFAX COUNTY COUNCIL ON HUMAN RELATIONS P.O. Box 170, Annandale, Va. NEWSLETTER NO. 24 10 February 1961 MERIT EMPLOYMENT--UTILIZING HUMAN RESOURCES: MEETING THEME 8:15 Pom. Thursday 23 February 1961, Come at 7"45 for social period with coffee and cookies. Place: Temp Ie Beth EI, 3830 Seminary Rd., Alexandria. (Between Shirley Highway & Quaker Lane, on south side of Seminary Rd. Very prominent.) Time: Panel : Richard Wei Is, Director of Vocational Services Dept., Washington Urban League. Mrs. John Keddy, Chairman Employment Committee Alexandria Council on Human Relations Robert L. Henry, President, Paktron Moderator: Ralph Rose, Turnpike Press, Annandale, Va. Meeting Chairman: Morton Liftin, past-president, Arlington Council on Human Relations Sponsors: Human Relations Councils of Fairfax County, Arlington and Alexandria FIRST JOINT MEETING OF MEMBERSHIP OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA HUMAN RELATIONS COUNCI LS The first joint meeting of the Human Relations Councils in Northern Virginia has been scheduled for Thursday 23 February, as announced in de tail above. Although our Boards and committees have coordinated their work from time to time, this is the first occasion when all three Councils have been able to set a joint membership meeting. The theme of "Merit EmpIoyment--UtiI izing Human Resources," was chosen deliberately for this jointIy-sponsored meeting, since employment problems are uniquely area-wide problems in Northern Virginia. Many people who work in one area live in another, and many businesses have locations in more than one jurisdiction in Northern Virginia The place of the meeting is very easy to find. Temp Ie Beth EI is prom inently located on Seminary Rd., about halfway between Shirley Highway and Quaker Lane. This location was selected as being most convenient to all areas concerned. Rabbi Emmett A. Frank, who is well-known for his concern for improved racial relations, will be our host, together with his congre gation. Mr. Issac Fleischmann, former member of the Board of Directors of the Fairfax Council, is active in the work of Temple Beth El. Employers Should be Invited Mrs. Keddy will report on an employment survey of Alexandria recently made by the Counci I there. It is important for the success of this meeting that we not just be "talking to ourselves," but bring the problem and pro gress to the attention of employers in the area. Please ask employers of your acquaintance to attend. Assure them that they may participate in the discussion only if they wish, and that they will not be "put on the spot" at the meet ing. OUR COUNCIL ENDORSES GOOD NEIGHBOR CAMPAIGN Our Council has endorsed a "Good Neighbor Pledge" drive. The drive is designed to obtain pledges from resident of The Washington Metropol itan area that they will welcome into their neighborhoods any person of good character, regardless of race, color, creed or national origin. �2 The pledge was endorsed by the Board of Directors meeting Thursday, February 2= "Success of this drive is important," President Bert Seidman announced, "in order that our Negro neighbors and members of other minority groups can assured that they are welcome in our community, and that their desire for decent housing is supported by numerous people in our area," "Residents of Fairfax County and Falls Church, a great number of whom work for the State Department and other agencies of our Federal government concerned with international relations," Mr. Seidman continued, "should be especially conscious of the need for our Nation's capital and its suburban areas to be known as willing to welcome people for residence on an equal basis. Each instance of discrimination and segregation in our area degrades the image of America abroad, and impairs our efforts for world peace, in addition to being morally wrong and unjust to the victims of discrimination." Mr. Seidman invited other community groups, churches and individuals to participate in the pledge campaign, by signing and by obtaining signa tures from as many persons as possible inside and outside their groups. The Good Neighbor Pledge reads as follows: "I will welcome into my neighborhood any person of good character, regardless of race, color, creed or national origin. "I believe our community should make no distinction on these bases, and as an individual, I will endeavor to make my personal practices match my faith in these principles." This pledge is printed on cards, with an additional statement which gives the signer the privilege of indicating whether he is willing to have his name used in connection with promotion of the campaign. The area-wide drive is being sponsored by the Commission on Community Life, Council of Churches National Capital Area; the Catholic Interracial Council; and the Jewish Community Council. Mrs. Laura K. Popenoe is cam paign di rector. Further details on the drive may be obtained from Mrs. Popenoe on DE 2-2968, 2903 Que St., N.W., Washington 7, D. C. Cards are forwarded herewith, or will otherwise be furnished to members soon. PUPIL PLACEMENT APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY APRIL 4 FOR FALL TERM Under current regulations, which will continue in force regardless of action to regain local control of pupil placement, applications for transfer to new schools must be submitted before Tuesday April 4 to be valid for transfers next September. Parents of children who should be attending schools nearest their homes, rather than attending segregated schools further away, should immed iately act to obtain forms and information. Forms should be obtained from the School Board office or from the principal of the school to which appl i cation is being made. A flier giving details is being prepared by a Council Committee con sisting of the following: Carl Auvil, JE 4-4085; Lee Libman; E.B. Henderson; Edith Hussey; and Louis Boone. It will be distributed through churches and otherwise in the near future. COUNCIL URGES COUNTY TAKE LOCAL PUPIL PLACEMENT AUTHORITY Regulations under which local jurisdictions can regain control of pupil placement in publ ic schools were approved Friday February 3/ by the State Board of Education. The following day. Council President Bert Seidman ad dressed a letter to our School Board and Board of Supervisors urging prompt formal action to regain local authority for pupil placement. The regulations issued by the State Board of Education included five criteria to govern local assignments, according to newspaper reports. These criteria were: --Scholastic aptitude. --Availability of facilities and instructiona I personnel. �--Potential effect of the assignment of a pupil on his own edu cational progress and the progress of others in the same grade, --Avoidance of disruption in individual progress or in the school system by unnecessary reassignment of pupils. --Validity of the reasons given by a pupil's parents for the par ticular placement. Quite obviously, these criteria are open to considerable leeway in local interpretation, and might be used in a jurisdiction so minded to slow school desegregation. Certain of the criteria, also, are open to legal attack, especially if administered on a racist basis. Our President's letter to the School Board read as follows: "The decision of the State Board of Education on February 3 to permit local assignment of pupils now paves the way for Fairfax County to regain control of that important fuction of its school system. We do not hesitate to say that the criteria the State Board has adopted to govern local assignments are much too restrictive. Nevertheless, we believe the chances for fair administration of pupil assignments consistent with the Supreme Court decision on school desegregation and subsequent court de cisions would be greatly strengthened under local administration. "We understand that in order for our County to regain control of pupil assignments, formal motions must be passed by the Board of Supervisors and the School Board. We respectfully urge that the School Board pass such a motion as soon as possible so that pupil assignments under local control can go forward for the school year beginning September 1961. We are also writing Mrs. Anne Wilkins, chairman of the Board of Supervisors, urging similar action." Copies of the letter were sent to each member of the Board of Super visors and of the School Board. Members of our Council may wish to call or write their Supervisor or School Board member to urge action to regain County control of pupil assignment. (Our members in the City of Falls Church, of course, should contact their City Council or School Board members there.) 3 NOTE THESE IMPORTANT DATES: PLAN NOW TO ACT ACCORDINGLY --Thursday, 23 February, "Merit Employment," Temple Beth El --Thursday, 23 March, Annual Membership meeting & dinner --Tuesday, 4 April, deadline for pupil transfer applications --Right now.' Sign your "Good Neighbor Pledge" and ask your neighbors and friends to sign. SUPPLIES FOR TENT CITY CAN BE BROUGHT TO MEMBERSHIP MEETING Dried groceries, flour and canned goods for the re I ief of Negro fami Iies Iiving in "Tent City" in Fayette County, Tennessee, can be brought to the membership meeting 23 February. The supplies will be collected and sent to "Tent City," where several Negro famiIies are I iving to protest evictions from tenant farms in the County. For further information, call Rev. W. E. Costner, JE 2-1243, o * Dr. r E. B. Henderson, JE 2-6030. CHRISTMAS CARD RESPONSE LITERALLY OVERWHELMING Our Library Chairman Terry Beresford has a house full of Christmas cards donated for the use of Negro children in Prince Edward County, where publ ic schools sti II remain closed. Mrs. Beresford took prompt advantage of an offer by Bill Gold, Wash ington Post columnist, that he would publ ish the first appeal he received for used Christmas cards. The response was Iiterally overwhelming. The Beresfords now have over 20,000 Christmas cards at their home at 3 Alexandria Ave., Tauxemont, Alexandria. Arrangements are being made to transport the cards for use in the activity centers for Negro chi Idren in Prince Edward. �4 As an important by-product, the appeal for the cards reminded a number of people of the closed school situation in Prince Edward, Many people, Mrs. Beresford reports, asked what they could do to help,. Others indicated in terest in our Council, and at least three already have joined. Our congratulations to "Terry" for an imaginative public relations job, and our best wishes on her effort to get out from under 20,000 cards. COUNCIL NEWS AND NOTES The petition asking the School Board to reverse its ban on participation by Negro students at integrated high schools in interscholastic sports has been a great success. Additional signatures have been secured. A plan is being made to approach the School Board with the results. Mrs. Solomon Lee of Falls Church has accepted the co-chairmanship of our Welfare Committee. She replaces Mrs. Samuel Vanneman, who found the press of other civic duties prevented her giving sufficient time to the Committee, Mrs. Wi IIiam Wright, JE 3-8436, is the other co-chairman. Cal I her or Mrs. Lee if you can help in the work of this important committee. Our well-known vice-president, Ed Lynch, announced to our Board at its last meeting that the new Virginia Savings and Loan in Springfield provides loan and savings services on a non-racial basis. Providence Savings and Loan of Vienna has a similar policy, Negro families wanting to finance housing may find this information useful, especially if they are finding difficulty obtaining loans elsewhere, despite good credit standing. Noel Hemmendinger, SO 5-5825, chairman of our Nominating Committee, can be cal led with suggestions for Counci I office for the coming term. New Board members will be elected at the annual meeting of membership on Thursday March 23. DR. HENDERSON TO SPEAK AT ANNUAL MEETING ON THURSDAY MARCH 23 Dr. Thomas H. Henderson, president of Virginia Union University and President of the Virginia Council on Human Relations will speak at our annual meeting of membership scheduled for Thursday March 23Dr. Henderson was scheduled to speak to us in January, but the pre inaugural snow and traffic jam cancelled the meeting. The place of the annual meeting has not yet been set, but a dinner meeting is planned. Mark March 23 on your calendar, arrange for a baby sitter if necessary, and look for further word from us on reservations and place (probably in the Annandale area). > Fairfax County Council on Human Relations P.O. Box 170, Annandale, Virginia Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Perm it No, 19 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter 24, Fairfax County Council on Human Relations 2/10/1961, 4 pages. Description An account of the resource Meeting, 2/23/1961 on Merit Employment; Joint Meeting of Membership Northern Virginia Human Relations Councils, 2/23/1961, Student Transfers, Tent City Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fairfax County Council on Human Relations Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/9/57 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_15_1_2 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/98e7d90acfd7795257950cb73748a3f4.pdf 2e7a79df4d546ae1e358b1659b67619e PDF Text Text A P R IL CCSP- HEWS 19 6 1 CHALLENGING SPEAKER AND TOPIC SET FOR MEETING ON APRIL 23rd Dr. Yfi.lliam A. Banner, philosophy professor at Howard U., will be guest speaker at the regular monthly meeting of the Council. He will speak on "The Crippling Effects of Segregation on Children." But note that the MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHORCH will be our host for that evening. Take Queen Street from Columbia Pike to South lipth St. Then turn left on lijth and go two short blocks to the church (1601-llrth St., S.) Social hour at 7:30, with Hr. Banner's speech at 8. He is an outstanding speaker and deserves a big audience. SCHOLARSHIP, ANYONE? The Council has found a "rich uncle" who will pay the tuition for some Northern Virginian (preferably a teacher) interested in enrolling at one of two summer work shops on group relations this coming summer. One workshop, part of the Howard University Summer School, will involve ten daily meetings from 9 to 11 in the morn ing June 19 to June 30. Participants can earn three college credit hours. Purpose of the workshop is to examine (a) changes in group relations in the United States, particularly changes in relations between persons of different races, re ligions, nationalities, and socio-economic classes; (b) obstacles to good group relations; and (c) means of effecting better relations. A workshop with a similar program will be held at American University a little later in the summer. Anyone interested in more details should call Beverly Good rich at JA 8-2352. Considering the possibility of free tuition and college credit, this is too good a chance to miss. AND A WORKSHOP FOR OUR YOUNGSTERS, TOO! Another session of the Summer Workshop will be held at the Unitarian Church, Mondays through Fridays, June 19 to June 30. Mrs. Betty Ann Wolfe, who helped organize the first workshop several years ago, will be the Director. Any child who will be eligible for Kindergarten (age 5) in the fall and those who were in grades one through six this school year will be welcome. Registration fee will be $1.50 for a single child, with lower rates for families enrolling two or more children. Program activities will include nature study, arts, crafts and cooking. Watch for further details, but earmark those two weeks for your children now. Summer school will not begin until July 6, so no conflict this year! Registration forms will be available in various churches later on. CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR Don't forget Sunday evening, April 23, at Mb. Olive Church. Business; Nominating Chairman, Rose Rovin, with announcement of proposed officers for 1961-62. 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Title A name given to the resource News, Community Council for Social Progress, April 1961, 2 pages, verso has typewritten note Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Meeting 4/23/1961, Program: The Crippling Effects of Segregation on Children, Speaker Dr. William Banner, Howard University Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1961-04 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_25 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/9f5aea9e9b9e98c6c2f5106289848f6a.pdf 08914b8938ca7d0d027ef10f2aedbf89 PDF Text Text C M UN CO N IL POE SOCIAL PROGRESS C M IIY U C March 1 9 6 1 nans gBE SH PE OP THINGS T C .1B A O G CCSP's next meeting on March 26 p i l l bo an oxtromely /important one from i t s members' point of view, for lin e s o f action fo r the coining'' , i l l be thoroughly d is­ cussed. Listed bolcn are seme o f the things no could do. Between now and the meet­ ing think about them in regard to (a) which cnos in terest you most; (b) which need most to be done; (c) which o ffo r us the b est p o s s ib ilit y for successful action. Ihon bo on hand to discuss thorn, A D bring up any additional ideas o f your own. E Other business w ill includo oleotion o f a nominating committee fo r next year's o ffic e r s. B ut i t won't be a l l businoss: B e on hand promptly too for th is curtain raiser. The drama group o f United Us w ill give a premioro performance o f an o rigi­ nal musi-ccmedy, "Working Things Cut." United Us. including studonts in the 7th through 9 th grados, i s the Junior CCSP; so l e t ' s have a good turnout to witness th ie dramatic debut. I he meeting w ill be a t the Unitarian Church, UUbh Arlington Boulevard, a t 7:30 p.m ., Sunday, March 26. Posslblo Projects 1. C ampaign for doEogrogation o f Arlington high school a th lo tlc s . 2 . Support School Board mombor James Stockard in h is criticism of school o f f ic ia ls for impeding desegregation o f schools. 3 . Revise plans for redovelopmont o f such communities as Green Talloy, H a ll's H i l l , and Johnson H ill. U. Campaign — w ell in advance — fo r desegregation o f school county-wide music ovonts and training coursos for Christmas Jobs. 5. Work fo r integrated use o f public parks here. 6. Continuo comparison o f curriculum and f a c i l i t i e s a t Hoffman-Boston and other high schools. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource News, Community Council for Social Progress, March 1961 Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, Arlington Unitarian Church, Meeting 3/26/1961, Program: play by United US, "Working Things Out" Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1961-03 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_24 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/19c968979c9bebed43a2fe72eb22f804.pdf b5fae430264fe266443e40553d40dc54 PDF Text Text THE COMM UNITY COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL PROGRESS Arlington, Virginia NOVEMBER ARLINGTON HIGH SCH00IS: 1960 GOOD? BAD? N E W S L E T T E R INDIFFERENT? Our November 27th meeting will weigh our four Arlington high schools against the national standard as set forth in Dr. James B. Conant's report, "The American High School Today", Dr. James E» Bish, Educational Services, National Education Associa­ tion, will present the Conant recommendations prior to a panel discussion. Panel members will be Mr. Lutrelle Parker (president, Hoffman-Boston PTA), Mr. Donald Ingraham (supervisor. industrial arts, Arlington school sys­ of tem), and Dr. J. B. Johnson (assistant sunerintendent in charge of instruc­ tion, Arlington school system). Mrs. Jane Wilhelm (assistant orincipal, McLean High School) will be panel moderator. We have asked the .Arlington school administration more than two dozen questions about curriculum in Washington-Lee, Ihkefield, Hoffman-Boston, and Yorktown high schools, and this information will be the basis for aporaising each school against the Conant recommendations. The meeting will convene formally at 8:00 P.M., November 27, 1960, in the library at Hoffman-Boston, 1415 So. Queen St., Arlington. Those who wish to tour the building before the meeting begins, however, should come at 7:30 P.M. Although this is an information-getting meeting only, imnortant re­ sults can grow out of it. Please snread the word among parents and teachers who should be interested. UNITED US IS GROWING AND DOING! At their October meeting, some 50 members of United Us exoressed in­ terest in a wide variety of hobby groups, including singing, "Red Cross", modern dance, photography, drama, home economics, art, and auto mechanics. So far, adult hobby leaders have been found for only the drama group. If one of the other hobbies is Your Hobby, and you'd like to direct a small number of novices once or twice a month in your home, please call Mrs. Toni Lee, director, at OT 4-7240. And did you see the good publicity United Us received in Susanna McBee's story in the Washington Post, Monday, November 14th, on progress of desegre­ gation in Arlington? PHONE YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS TO ALICE MINIS, KE 6-9268. An organization of individuals of all faiths working for democratic principles in human relationships and an atmosphere of good will in our community. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Community Council for Social Progress, 11/1960 Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, Hoffman-Boston School, Meeting 11/27/1960, Arlington High Schools, Good? Bad? Indifferent? Speakers: James Bish, Lutrelle Parker, Donald Ingraham, J. B Johnson, Jane Wilhelm Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-11 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_23 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/7f7b3cb8a8bab1274ae613086b606331.pdf 64df0328474b23c645feb0e8c19461be PDF Text Text C S P Announcement Next meeting COSP November 22 Sunday A call has reached us from Front Royal for books of all kinds in whatever con Dessert & coffee 7s50, Meeting at 8 . dition suitable for education texts, or supplementary enrichment, of children Your friends w ill not want to miss th is from First Grade through Senior High. one, so be sure to in v ite them. The Bring 'em by the carload or by the handspeaker i s Henry N. Taylor, secured for us full. All books for kids in every cate by Captain Lee who served with him in the gory earnestly needed. A small library in a little ohurch in Navy in London. Harry Taylor, diplomatic correspondent the Happy Creek Community, two miles out of Front Royal has been started to assist for 19 Scripps-Howard newspapers, has been in 58 countries, a busy man not y et 30 , a the community during the integration in Georgetown bachelor. He has recent inside terim. Fourteen Happy Creek children news of Lebanon, Algeria, Ethiopia, the are in Warren High and are not made wel far e a st. Some o f h is la te s t chapters in come in the Public Library at Front clude h is exclusive interview in Cuba with Royal. "One father I know of has a Fidel Castro, other interviews with King card and has been two or three times in Hussein, with Nasser, Conrad Adenauer, you his life," v a the way it was told to is name i t . He was on the wagon train us. Some very valuable contributions through the la te Khrushchev v i s i t , has left after the Unitarian Youth Group been in Moscow, had the most recent in ter and the Burgundy Farm Book Fairs are view on record with Boris Pasternak. on their way down there ae a good start. Harry comes from a lib era l family back Won't you add yours? Bring them to the ground, was educated at the University of meeting, or call to make arrangements! V irginia where he edited the D l y news ai Faith Bissell JA 2-6262, Barbara Marx, paper and played varsity Baseball. His JE 2-4387. Books are necessary tools fascin atin g career, not y et to it s peak, in education. C has included a Geneva Conference, and be ing b itten by a camel. It w ill be a fun JUNIOR HIGH CLUB evening with th is talented young man, no Our Junior-high-aged offspring will t i t l e to h is talk , and we w ill watch h is hold their next event Sat. Nov 21 from future with in te r e st. 7:50 to 10s30 at the ARLINGTON JEWISH CENTER 2920 Arl.Blvd. Uniform of the day meeting SU D Y November 22 1959 7*50 NA is casual wear. The affair will be a "games and fun, talking and eating party" which, according to the group's own state ment, comprise their favorite activities. There is no meeting scheduled for Admission is 55^ plus 15^ dues for members December. Executive Committee next meets All comers are requested to bring at at Rigdons second Monday in January. least one item from the following Meanwhile, KEEP IN MIND A PLAN FOR NEW mysterious list: (1) any bits of make YEAR'S EVE. Drop in to the Rigdons' with up or equivalent, such as burnt cork, whatever you celebrate New Year's Eve with Halloween leftovers, etc. (2) anything to go into hat-making: feathers, doilies, and whomever. 1207 So. 20th St., Arl. 2. All CCSP members invited. You will re crepe paper, string, bottle caps, paper ceive another invitation with directions clips, Scotch tape, etc. (3) An idea for the club's name. The Club hopes some of for finding this CCSP open house, but keep the date in mind. the patents will come too, as a few un obtrusive chaperones are always needed. Reservations phone Toni Clark JA 7-9129. ------For the December Activity, Ann (Mrs Ron) Ross and Miss Callie Scott have volun_ Our seating case comes up in Arlington teered to contribute their considerable Circuit Court before Judge Medley Jan 14. talents to guiding the planning group. Mrs. Ross is the mother of one of our most - - - - - - - - - - vocal charter-member spark-plugs, Ronnie, and the attractive Miss Scott is known to many of you as an able physical education teacher in the Arlington school system. Date! Tuesday, 29 December, Unitarian Church, evening. More details later. �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Announcement, Community Council for Social Progress, n.d., Handwritten notes on back. 2 pages Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, Meeting 11/22/1959, Junior High Club [United US] , Speaker: Henry Taylor Scripps-Howard newspapers. Second page is of handwritten notes regarding Margaret Washington, Mamie Brown Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource No date Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_22 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/9e9f3f7f88df0a7de9135590caabe883.pdf 3af21006d1a2bf293da11784739936c5 PDF Text Text THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL PROGRESS Arlington, Virginia 0 0 T 0 B E R I 9 60 NEW S L E T T E E THE "GREAT DEBATO" IS COMING TO US Council members and. their friends will want to turn out in force on Sunday evening, Oct. 23. That's the night two prominent lawyers from the Kennedy and Nixon organizations will discuss and answer our questions on the policies and views of the presidential candidates on human rights and civil rights. Republican representative will be C. C. Ferguson, Jr., professor of law at Rutgers University, and a member of the Committee on Racial Discrimination of the American Association of Law Schools. He is a Unitarian. Speaker for Kennedy will be H. L. Wofford, Jr, associate professor of law at Notre Dame, on leave of absence since May to serve on Kennedy's staff. He has served on the staff of the Civil Rights Commission and was in charge of the Commission's study on discrimi nation in housing. He has also been an assistant to Chester Bowles on Indian affairs. These well-matched speakers deserve a good audience. Unitarian Church as usual. Coffee and dessert at If you have to miss the meeting and didn't pay your annual $1.00 dues last month, please mail check to Ireas. Clarence Halstead, 2608 S. 18th Street. WATCH THE PARERS OCT. 21 - 22 That's the time when we may know the final outcome of the Council's seating case. The Council has been attempting to get a court order requiring the School Board to let us hold integrated meetings in school buildings, but in August Judge McCarthy said the Council can't sue on behalf of its members. However, before he could down a formal written ruling to this effect, the School Board in a surprise decision reversed its previous policy and decided to allow unsegregated meetings. Further action by the Council or by the Court must await developments. There is still * possibility that the School Board will change its mind again, and if this happens and the Court still rules that the Council has no standing in court, we will, through Attorney David Carliner, appeal to the State Supreme Court of Appeals. SOUTHSIDE FREEWAY AGAIN AVERTED Following a decision by the County Board on Oct. 8, turning down for a second time the proposal for a freeway through south Arlington, the Executive Committee of CGSP sent a letter to Mr. Lutrelle Parker commending him for his testimony which probably did a great deal to influence board action. An organization of individuals of all faiths working for democratic principles in human relationships and an atmosphere of good will in our community. �- 2 - COUNCIL MANPOWER, UNITARIAN DOLLARS MAKE INTERRACIAL WORKSHOP BIG SUCCESS Under the direction of Gertrude Rigdon, CCSP this year undertook co-sponsor ship of the summer workshop which has Been held at the Unitarian Church for the past twelve years. Theme of the workshop was respect for each individual's worth, demonstrated more by method and action than by talking about it. Prom the beginning, the workshop has been interracial, and there are no formal religious observances because workshop participants always represent several different religions. This year 30 adult volunteers and many part-time helpers worked from June 20 to July 1 with l - children. Twenty of these were kindergarten age directed by h5 Mrs. Dorothy Bullock. Older children enjoyed classes in arts and crafts and sports and dancing. Registration fee was $1.00, and additional expenses of about $150 were paid by the Church. CIVIC ASSOCIATION POINTS WAY TO SOLUTION FOR DREW SCHOOL ... by John B. Johnson, U. D. Jhe elementary school deficiency in the Drew-Kemper area is now a critical educational challenge. The Drew school is already operating 18 over-flow class rooms in temporary quarters outside the school grounds. A 22-roora proposed addition to Drew would be filled to capacity in a year or two at most by the present overflow and the normal increase in pupil population. Such an addition, would also be uneconomic because it would expand an old building no longer in keeping with the high standards set and maintained for Arlington schools in general. To arrive at a better and a long-range solution, the Central Arlington Civic Association engaged a distinguished architect, Hilyard Robinson, to draw up plans for a completely new building, taking into account a more desirable site a building designed to fit an Improved instructional program, to have utility in the civic and cultural life of the community, and to give a greater dollar-fordollar value in the long run. Mr. Robinson looked over available land and chose a site in the Douglas Park area adjacent to existing playground and recreational facilities and topographi cally well suited for a school. When the School Board met on Sept. 26, Mr. Robinson, on behalf of the Civic Association, presented lantern slides and dia grams of the building be proposes, showing the land area suitable for the 22classroom-and-kindergarten space immediately needed and additional building as later required. The building would be of the 1campus-cluster" type suitable to 1 elementary needs and planned for community use as well. This functional school design has already proved its practicality in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Missouri and Washington. Now is the time for team action by community groups and individual citizens to ensure that a progressive rather than a piecemeal, basically uneconomic course is followed in meetiig this crucial school problem. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, Arlington Unitarian Church, Meeting, 10/23/1960, Representatives of Presidential candidates Nixon and Kennedy discuss human rights, Arlington southside freeway, Seating in Arlington schools and public meetings Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-10 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_21 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/f7f2ddad2351d5912292838d0f89154b.pdf 01e72f395d3f2d13574de5c4e2ecfca0 PDF Text Text C C S ? announcement Next meeting Char le s Edward W illiam s, a federally-enployed Sunday evening January 22j, i 960 atto rn ey who liv e n in Washington, has sued “ 8 P.M.” ------------ ----------the Hot Shoopea f o r re fu sin g him se rv ic e in Mr. L u ttfs l l a F. P arker, newly-appointed one of t h e i r V irg in ia o u tle ts , on the b a sis member o r the',If33Egt5n'County Planning o f h is c o lo r. His case comes up January 25 Commission, w ill be the guest speaker, in th e C irc u it Court of D.C. a t l»th & Con­ s titu tio n Ave. Unitarian Church January 21 j 'fta Norfolk Seating case was s e n t beck to S tate Courts, T$y > •judge Federal Court. Mr,, Parker hac a c i v i l engineering degree Our own seatin g cage was postponed ( S ta r t from Howard U niversity and i s a part-tim e the New Tear r i g h t f j to Feb, 9 in A rling­ teacher th e re .. He has a Issr degree from ton Court. Conferences now underway. For Georgetown U niversity. He i s vice-chaim an f in a l tin e and place, c a l l Barbara Mars, o f th e F isc a l a f f a ir s advisory committee to JE 2-U3B7. There w ill be no fu rth e r notice the County Board, A man whose in te re s ts and before th a t d a te . Try to a tte n d . Demonstra­ a b i l i t i e s touch so auay fie ld s w ill have a tio n of public in te r e s t i s v i t a l to the l o t to say th a t we w ill want to h ear. Ha democratic DrocesB. and liis wife L ilian and th e ir three sons United Ua our 12-15 y ear olds group, w ill n est gather a t the U nitarian Church on Friday resid e in South Arlington. January 29 from 7*30 to 10 P.M. A featu re movie, "Everything But the Truth" i s planned, Tho f r u i t cake which w ill accompany our a comedy with Maureen O’ Kara, John Forsythe, ooiTee"hour a t 7*3C preceding the meeting, was donated by Marion Weston, wife o f the and Tim Hovey. The theme i s an innocent in cty.iaaic new young m inister to the Unitarian hometoim p o litic o . There w ill be games, Church o f Evanston, I llin o is . popcorn and other refreshm ents, a l l fo r 60j! admission. Reservations e a ll Toni Clark, In the obaenaa o f our president- who w ill be JA 7-9129. Parents axe urged to come and out of the country a t the tine of the meet­ see your children in group actio n . Tour ing. our popular V ice-president, Dr. John B. ideas and suggestions are much needed, your In te re s t even more so. Mrs. Hallion and Mrs Johnson, w ill preside. Johnnie Ra» Moore have contributed generous­ Mrs. Barbara Kara w ill report b rie fly csa tha ly of th e ir time to planning th is January 'anticipated rash of Virginia barratry t r i a l s . meeting. Their e ffo rts are deoply appraciated. For our February event, we have re­ A ll re serv a tio n s must bs in by Wednesday, served the swimming pool a t the Ambassador January 2 0 , f o r a fa r e w e ll te stim o n ia l b u ffe t Hotel fo r Monday morning 9=11 A.U. February dinner a t $h per poraan planned fo r Friday 22, Washington's birthday. L e t's a l l be n ig h t, January 22 a t 7 P.M. a t the O ffice rs' thinking in terms of car pools to the seimT 721*0. Club, Naval Weapons P lan t, 3th and M Sts $.Eo ming pool Volunteers c a l l Toni L ee, O i*™ “ Washington, D. C. This i s a public denonstratio n to honor Ross and Marion Weston before Asbury Methodist Church 11th and K S ta . N.W. th eir departure fo r Chicago a t the end o f the w iTTagain hoot the Volunteer C iv il Rights month. Their many frien d s in CCS? and the Commission Maas M eeting. Speakers include community a t large are welcome to p a r tic ip a te . Bishop G,. Bromley Oxnaa, Dr. Charles 0 . The price in clu d es contribution toward* a g i f t , Oomillion o f Tuskegee, former Gov. Theodore to be presented th ere. C all Martha Gertvragen, McKeldin o f Maryland, Rt.. Rev. George W . E Baber, presiding Bishop o f the AJf.E, Church, FL L-9I|07, or Colonel Ir ish K 8 - 7001 to a sk e reservations by January 20. Quick* Mrs. Angela Bambaca, Vice Pres, o f the In­ tern al '1 Ladies' Garment Workers Union, m anyr e lig io u s and c iv ic leaders fron a l l over the Program Chairmanship beginning w ith tills meetSoutheastern U.S. Reports from the fie ld * an in s l e now lr ” tho capable hands o f Rev. Robert opportunity to see the Larger picture more Reed. Mrs. Rose Rovin and Dr. E, B. Henderson c le a r ly , ouraalves in persp ective. Try to go* servo on h is committee. Suggestions and vol­ unteers welcome. 3*30 P.M, Sunday January 31 Front Roy a l thanks y ou for generous response to tTxtbook appeal! Whatever you continue to send In n. C. FULL REPORT O TH SO TH TCDAf N E U lr w ill be added to the growing lib r a r ”. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Announcement, Community Council for Social Progress, n.d. Description An account of the resource Court cases on Hot Shoppes, Norfolk Seating, United US, Meeting 1/24/1960 Arlington Unitarian Church, speaker Mr. Luttrelle Parker, Arlington County Planning Commissions Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource No date Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_20 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/387fca43210d3a69ec58b4b7decc9979.pdf c2cef57b99ccaad3a61e12cc40ed8a97 PDF Text Text C C S P N E W S L E T T E R 0 C T 0 B E R 1 9 6 NEW ORLEANS PASTOR TO BE CCSP SPEAKER ON OCTOBER 22 Rev. Albert D 1 Orlando, pastor of the First Unitarian Church in New Orleans will bring to the Council an eyewitness, firingline account of the desegregation troubles and progress in New Orleans. He will speak on Sunday evening, October 22 when the Council will again be guest of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1601 lbth Street, South. He will speak at 8:00 P.M. following a social hour beginning at 7:30. 1 For this outstanding opportunity, let's make every effort to bring new people to learn about Council work and to hear and talk with this crusading churchman. DREW ADDITION CAN BE DEFEATED ON NOVEMBER 7 — IF IF We will all vote against the item on the ballot to provide $950,000 to build the 22-room addition on the Drew School, and if in the meantime — that is before ELECTION DAY, TUESDAY NOV 7 -- we will continue to educate others to vote NO with us by giving them this information: The addition will perpetuate the pattern of segregation in the County, no doubt about that. The plan to build on the present Drew site is bad planning because the present Drew site is only eight to nine acres and minimum size for an elementary school of this size, as set by state standards, calls for iL acres. The Nauck area is already congested. A school serving a community of row houses and duplex houses should have play space available around its schools. To build a 37 room elementary school is to act contrary to existing County policy -- there is not another elementary school in the County as big as Drew would be with this expensive and undesirable addition. This Drew item probably will not use the name Drew on the ballot, but it will be the only item providing for school construction. You can vote NO on this item, and still be free to support with a yes vote, other desirable County improvements. Provisions for buying LAND are perhaps the most important, be­ cause land for parks, playgrounds, libraries and schools is getting scarcer and the price goes up every year. CCSP urges you also to vote yes on pro­ posals for parks and libraries. These facilities are becoming more and more for the benefit of all the people. Among the other organizations opposing the Drew addition are the Jennie Dean Club, the Central Arlington Civic Association, a special committee of the Nauck Citizens Association, and influential members of the Arlington Civic Federation and the League of Women Voters. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Community Council for Social Progress, 10/1961 Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Meeting 10/22/1961, New Orleans Desegregation, speaker: Rev. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_19 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/ff8f9ee27ce0fbef83487f01f510a2bb.pdf 6265e2d3e416b28c19eb6c33fa20575e PDF Text Text COMMUNITX COPMCIL FOR SOCIAL PROGRESS NEWSLETTER — JANUARY 1961 LEARN FROM THX NEIGHBOR: On Sunday evening, January 29, the Council mill consider the steps which were taken in our neighboring Montgomery County (Md.) to smooth and speed school integration, hoping to pick up pointers which will be useful in Arlington, Phillip M. Stern, editor and publisher of the Northern Virginia Sun, Till moderate the discussion following presentations by two guest speakers. Mrs. Rose Kramer, who has just completed two terms on the Montgomery County School Board which coincide with the time in which those schools have become well in­ tegrated, will talk on "How Montgomery County Desegregated Its Schools." Mrs. Margaret Jones, Negro principal in an all-white elementary school, will speak on "How Desegregation Has Affected the Teaching Staff." Also on the panel will be Robert A. Eldridge Jr, Negro parent, whose two children attend "white school." Coffee and dessert at 7:30; meeting at 8; Unitarian Church of Arlington, Virginia lUUUi Arlington Boulevard, Arlington. HELP THX NEIGHBOR: Fayette County (Tennessee) Negroes, victims of economic re­ prisals for attempts to vote, are in desperate need. A cash collection for them will be taken at the 29th meeting. Clothing, canned food, etc. will be collected and sent to them by the D.C. Non-violent Action Group. Call Gwendolyn Greene, LA 6-2093 or Paul Bietrich, EM 2-7226. PLEDGE THX NEIGHBOR "A 'Good Neighbor Campaign' (to quote the Washington Post-TH) aimed at breaking patterns of residential segregation in the Washington area, has been launched by leaders of the three major religious denominations." The campaign has been endorsed by the Council of (Protestant) Churches, the Catholic Interracial Council, and the Jewish Community Council. The drive is scheduled to begin with a meeting of volunteers on February 2, at 8:30 p.m., at All Souls' Unitarian Church. It will culminate in Brotherhood Week, February 19 to 26. Goal of the campaign is to get at least 10,000 Washington area residents to sign this pledge: I will welcome into my neighborhood any person of good character, regardless of race, color, creed, or national origin. I believe our community should make no distinction on these bases and, as an individual, I will endeavor to make my personal practices match my faith in these principles. An opportunity to sign the pledge will be provided at the Council meeting on the 29th ENROLL THX NEIGHBOR AND THXSELF W & L Night School became desegregated early this month when Mrs. Margarite Archer paid her fee and registered for a course in intermediate shorthand. Other re­ gistrations by Negroes are important follow ups and may be made for the second semester anytime before January 30th at the Adult Education Office, 1212 North Quincy Street, Offered are courses in business and management training, secre­ tarial and commercial, woodworking, basic metal, auto mechanics, electronics, etc. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Community Council for Social Progress Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, Unitarian Church of Arlington, Meeting, 1/29/1961, Montgomery County Md integration: Speakers: Philip Stern, Rose Kramer, Margaret Jones, Robert Eldridge Jr. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1961-01-29 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_18 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/59fe1401026d075cf489cb4868877950.pdf d909395811f7a1b080a49d2450cdfce4 PDF Text Text c c HEIGH-HOi s P NEWSLETTER M 1961 AY COME TO THE PICNIC The Community Council for Social Progress will hold its annual picnic on Saturday afternoon. May 17, reinforced by its "junior" members from United Us. Lubber Run Park is the place, specifically the Camp Fire Glen, shelter and playground. Park at the park entrances off Arlington Boulevard at either North Columbus or Edison Streets at Second Street. (See map on back side of this sheet). Fun will begin at four o'clock and finish when picknickers and food are exhausted. Bring your own food and beverages, and anything else you need to eat in comfort if not in style. But please note that park rules prohibit beer and any other form of alcohol except that left in your radiators. Highlight of the entertainment will be a soft ball game between CCSP and United Us. If you have a ball, bat, or glove, please bring along. As this will be the first year the parks have been officially desegre gated (an improvement where CCSP has led), we have special cause to celebrate our year's end and to enjoy ourselves as never before. TENNIS, ANYONE? The A r lin g to n R e c r e a tio n D epartm ent w i l l o p e r a te t e n n i s c l a s s e s a t v a r i o u s p la y g ro u n d s t h i s summer, a n d o u r young p e o p le a r e u rg e d t o show t h e i r i n t e r e s t an d ta k e a d v a n ta g e o f t h e i n s t r u c t i o n i n a s p o r t t h a t ca n g iv e them a l i f e t i m e o f p l e a s u r e . S ix te e n l e s s o n s a t 25$ ea c h ( t o t a l $U.OO f o r t h e c o u r s e ) w i l l b e g iv e n each e n r o l l e e . T hese a r e t h e r e g i s t r a t i o n d a t e s : June lU a t th e G r e e n b r ia r P la y g ro u n d ( a d j a c e n t t o Yorktown High S c h o o l) fro m one t o f i v e i n t h e a f te r n o o n ; same h o u rs on June IS a t Y fak efield an d F o u r M ile Run D riv e p l a y a r e a s . C la s s e s w i l l b e g in t h e w eek o f t h e 2 0 th . F o r f u r t h e r in f o r m a tio n c a l l JA U -7000, S p o r t s . W h ile we c e r t a i n l y d o n 't a n t i c i p a t e r a i n , i f i t s h o u ld b e p o u r in g a t t h r e e o 'c l o c k , ch eck w i t h P r e s i d e n t Diman a t KE 6 -6 S 2 2 . �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Community Council for Social Progress, 2 pages Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, picnic 5/17/1961, with United US, hand drawn map Lubber Run Park Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1961-05-17 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_17 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/1dab90fa846461e420a6a1d7ed48f62c.pdf 11f4ea551169d8e46cdb67031ff3abcf PDF Text Text C 0 c S P H E W S L E T T E R c T 0 B E R 1 9 6 NEW ORLEANS PASTOR TO BE CCSP SPEAKER ON OCTOBER 22 Rev. Albert D'Orlando, pastor of the First Unitarian Church in New Orleans will bring to the Council an eyewitness, firingline account of the desegregation troubles and progress in New Orleans. He will speak on Sunday evening, October 22 when the Council will again be guest of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1601 llfth Street, South. He will speak at 8:00 P.M. following a social hour beginning at 7:30. 1 For this outstanding opportunity, let's make every effort to bring new people to learn about Council work and to hear and talk with this crusading churchman. DREW ADDITION CAN BE DEFEATED ON NOVEMBER 7 " IF IF We will all vote against the item on the ballot to provide $950,000 to build the 22-room addition on the Drew School, and if in the meantime — that is before ELECTION DAY, TUESDAY NOV 7 — we will Continue to educate others to vote NO with us by giving them this information: The addition will perpetuate the pattern of segregation in the County, no doubt about that. The plan to build on the present Drew site is bad planning because the present Drew site is only eight to nine acres and minimum size for an elementary school of this size, as set by state standards, calls for l t acres. The Nauck area i is already congested. A school serving a community of row houses and duplex houses should have play space available around its schools. To build a 37 room elementary school is to act contrary to existing County policy — there is not another elementary school in the County as big as Drew would be with this expensive and undesirable addition. This Drew item probably will not use the name Drew on the ballot, but it will be the only item providing for school construction. You can vote NO on this item, and still be free to support with a yes vote, other desirable County improvements. Provisions for buying LAND are perhaps the most important, be­ cause land for parks, playgrounds, libraries and schools is getting scarcer and the price goes up every year. CCSP urges you also to vote yes on pro­ posals for parks and libraries. These facilities are becoming more and more for the benefit of all the people. Among the other organizations opposing the Drew addition are the Jennie Dean Club, the Central Arlington Civic Association, a special committee of the Nauck Citizens Association, and influential members of the Arlington Civic Federation and the League of Women Voters. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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He will also outline other elements of the.program, including the Job Corps and the Work-Training and Work-Study Programs designed to enable young people to work their way through high school and college. 9 6 1 * The bill is expected to be passed by the Congress before adjournment. It authorizes almost $1 million in expenditures for new kinds of activities, many of which will be organized by local communities, to identify and eliminate the causes of poverty in the United States. There will be a brief business meeting, including election of officers for the coming year. The nominating committee has prepared the following slate of nominees: President: Mr. Hugh E. W atkins Vice Pres: C a p t. George S-. B urke Treasurer: Mr. Lawrence K. Losee Secretary: M rs. A lic e R i t t e r Board of Directors: Dr. John B. Johnson (Mrs. Edith Lohman and Mr. Charles A. Funn are currently serving unexpired terms on the Board.) Nominations may also be made from the floor, if the consent o . the nominee f has been previously obtained. Redrawing of school boundaries: The Arlington County School Board has set a pattern of postponement of discussion on this subject.... including the proposal to set up a citizens' advisory committee to study and make recommendations on rezon ing. It may be helpful to make your ideas on this known to the Board. News of UNITED US (CCSP's teenage offspring): Members and their families recently enjoyed a Family Pot Luck Supper and evening of fellowship. On the seri ous side, they have also held a Candlelight Forum, discussing "The Teenager's Re sponsibility to the Community" and attended Dvorak's Requiem Concert. Cur sincere appreciation to Mrs. Betty Ann Wolfe and Mrs. Margaret Fisher for their sponsor ship this past year. Teenagers who have not received notices of UNITED US activi ties are urged to phone Pam Ritter, KE 6-8318, immediately to get in on the summer fun. Job Opportunities: YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (YES) provides employment coun seling and places teenage boys and girls in after-school, weekend, summer and odd jobs. Register at Room 105, Dept, of Recreation and Parks, 300 N. Park Drive, Arlington, between 3:30 and 5:00 p.m. on June 3, 5, 10 and 12th....also between June 15 and August lU, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Arlington County is now accepting applications for Arborist (supervision of forestry activities, park landscaping, construction and maintenance) and Librarian (professional and administrative library work). For further information, phone Personnel at JA 7-^800, Ext. 301, or visit the Personnel Dept, at the Court House. �rOMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR SOCI -■W North Evergreen Street l/ Arlington, Virginia - 22207 PROGRESS Mrs. Barbara S. Marx 5726 Arlington Boulevard Arlington, V?. 22204 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Community Council for Social Progress, 6/1964 Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church, Meeting 6/14/1964, War on Poverty, speaker: James Sundquist, United US, Job opportunities Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1964-06-14 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_15 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/70b3c711597d226229d510def90a14a9.pdf ddeb03d2a9e488259591bc89f0ba3a5b PDF Text Text c c s N E W S L E T T E R M A Y The Community Council for Social Progress will hold its next meeting on May 26, 1963 at Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church, 2704 South 24th Street, Arlington, Virginia at 7:30 P.M. A panel, moderated by Dr. John B. Johnson will discuss urgent problems facing the newly formed Arlington County Advisory Commission on Friendly Re lations. The panel will consist of the presidents of the Nauek, Central Arlington, Arlington View and Lang ston Civic Associations, representatives from the social action groups of the Unititarian and Rock Spring Congregational Churches, several Commission members and other community leaders. p 1 9 6 3 The Advisory Commission on Friendly Relations was created by the County Board as a re^nl^-^rf^T^esoiuti?5xi~pH¥sed nay 1963. A maximum of ten member appointed by the Board will serve for one year. Two of the present appointees are Negroes. The function of the Commission as outlined in the resolution is to " assist the County Board in alleviating and preventing discrimination in the following ways: (1) When requested by the County Board, by collecting information on intergroup activities throughout the country, with special regard for techniques applicable in Arlington, County. (2) By making such studies with reference to situations involving intergroup relations as may be requested by the County Board. (3) By cooperating with civic, religious, veterans, labor and busi ness groups, and civic leaders in the development of educational programs dedicated to the improvement of friendly inter-group relations and community understanding. (4) By receiving complaints of discrimination referred to it by the County Board and by seeking conciliation of such complaints. As presently envisioned, an individual or group wishing to present a problem for consideration by the Commission must first go through the County Board which will then decide the advisibility of including the item on the Commission's agenda. Approximately 70 applications for transfer from segregated schools have been filed by parents in the Hoffman-Boston area. The Supreme Court decision on the Knoxville case, due any day may make these transfers possible. The nomination Committee for C.C.S.P. will present a slate of officers for election at the May meeting. Willing workers may volunteer for service by calling Toni Lee, 0T4-7240 �[V I m . Ct *n m p . • M * . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Community Council for Social Progress, 5/1963, 2 pages. Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church, Meeting, 5/26/1963, Arlington County Advisory Commission on Friendly Relations Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1963-05-26 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_14 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/4995fe152746e53d7dfa8133448d11c4.pdf af8b9e648bd5a016380ba01b36102903 PDF Text Text c C S P N E W S L E T T E R The Community Council for Social Progress will hold a meeting on February 16 at 7:30 at Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church, 2706 24th F E B R U A R Y 1 9 The Arlington County government operates under a non-discrimina k tory policy and early in the summer of 1963 voted unanimously Road, South. Jack Foster, Director of Personnel for Arlington County, will discuss "Job Opportunities for the Negro in Arlington County Government.'’ 6 to remove racial designations from job applications. However, most of the Negroes who apply and most of those employed are for the job of laborer; of 5 * Negroes who applied for a variety of county jobs during 1962-63, 3+ 354 were examined, and 219 placed on eligible lists. were for the job of laborer. Of these eligibles, 214 There are Negroes in professional or supervisory positions in fire fighting, public service, recreation and public health. Recently a data processor became the first Negro to work in the Court House building itself. There are no Negro policemen or librarians in Arlington be cause none who could qualify have applied or accepted appointment and Mr. Foster is most anxious to rectify this situation. He has been the County's personnel director for 12 years and is prepared to answer very specific questions about the type of jobs available, qualifications required, and how to make appli cation. Youngsters who are finishing their schooling in June, or their parents, should find this of special interest. Mr. John Robinson, Chairman of the Employment Committee of Northern Virginia CORE, will also be present to discuss recent break-throughs in nondis criminatory employment in the department and grocery store field. N \ ----- \ f C k j& A . �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Community Council for Social Progress, 2/1964, 2 pages, includes handwritten notes about local hiring Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church, Meeting, 2/16/1964, Job Opportunities for the Negro in Arlington, speaker: Jack Foster Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1964-02-16 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_13 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/9bbbc2b445d1429e94083a2ae5d9f640.pdf 84a1b850f73fbf7a8799e3ff334716dd PDF Text Text The Community Council for Social Progress will hold a meeting F E B R U A R Y on February l6 at 7:30 at Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church, 2706 2^th 9 The Arlington County government operates under a non-discrimina- b tory policy and early in the summer of 19&3 voted unanimously Road, South. Jack Foster, Director of Personnel for Arlington County, will discuss "Job Opportunities for the Negro in Arlington County Government." 1 6 ' to remove racial designations from job applications. However, most of the Negroes who apply and most - f those employed are for the job of o* laborer; of 53^ Negroes who applied for a variety of county jobs during 1962-63, 35I were examined, and 219 placed on eligible lists. + were for the job of laborer. Of these eligibles, 2lU There are Negroes in professional or supervisory positions in fire fighting, public service, recreation and public health. Recently a data processor became the first Negro to work in the Court House building itself. There are no Negro policemen or librarians in Arlington be cause none who could qualify have applied or accepted appointment and Mr. Foster is most anxious to rectify this situation. He has been the County's personnel director for 12 years and is prepared to answer very specific questions about the type of jobs available, qualifications required, and how to make appli cation. Youngsters who are finishing their schooling in June, or their parents, should find this of special interest. Mr. John Robinson, Chairman of the Employment Committee of Northern Virginia CORE, will also be present to discuss recent break-throughs in nondiscriminatory employment in the department and grocery store field. �Community Council for Social Progress 2317 N, Evergreen Street Arlington, Va. '22207 Mrs.:Barbara S, Marx 5726 Arlington Boulevard Arlington, Va. 22204 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Community Council for Social Progress, 2/1964, 2 pages Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church, Meeting, 2/16/1964, Job Opportunities for the Negro in Arlington, speaker: Jack Foster Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1964-02-16 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_12 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/7f2106eda8b48fcc62c53cb7a596950d.pdf b623d7895ec5e1b1f807a52264579112 PDF Text Text c c s ^ •• N E N p W S 0 V L E E M T B T E E R R 1 Q 7 £ O U * ****** * * * ************** * * * * * * * Meeting: * Sunday - November 22 - 7:30 p.m. * * * * Place: Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church * 270U South 2bth Road (near Glebe Rd.) * * * Arlington * * Speaker: Simeon Booker * * * * Topic: "Implications of the Election — With * * * Reference to Human Rights" * * ****** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Mr. Booker has served as a prize-winning reporter in Washington for many years, formerly with the Washington Post and presently as the chief Washington correspondent for Ebony and Jet magazines. His book Black Man1 America pub s lished this year (Prentice Hall) has earned critical acclaim for its sense of the American Negro's painful history, an agonizingly slow march to equality that more recently has taken on the aspects of the never-resolved chase in a nightmare. It is with this historian's eye that he has interpreted the significance of con temporary events and his own personal experiences while covering much of the shameful denouement in Mississippi, and will for us discuss the election of 196^. No election in this century had more implications in the sphere of human rights, whether tacitly or openly expressed, and perhaps no man may perceive them more accurately than Mr. Booker. * * * * CCSP is proud and appreciative of its members who aided in the Negro regis tration drive, the Get-Out-The-Vote effort and the Mississippi Project appeal. **** . *• At an exciting executive committee meeting held last month, CCSP officers and board members elected to chart a course of more action for CCSP. With color bars tumbling in our community the feeling was expressed that many Negroes have more opportunities and rights than they are prepared to take advantage of — either because of a cultural or training discrepancy, timidity and fear, or just ignorance of their existence. Good jobs are not being filled at the same time high school graduates are taking custodial or domestic work; many Negroes are not availing themselves of recreation and vocational facilities which are no longer white-only; more non-discriminatory housing is available than bu2- r 'es or renters. It was felt that CCSP could fill a real community need by: 1. Providing a direct communications link through hand-distributed flyers to the Negro communities about opening opportunities. 2. Surveying the community to determine the vocational and cultural deficiencies existing which prevent Negro citizens from accepting the challenge of equality. 3. Implementing the Economic Opportunity Act (poverty Eill), the Vocation al Education and Manpower Retraining Acts to provide funds and set up facilities to end these deficiencies. To repeat: It was an exciting and stimulating meeting. But this is very tall thinking, calling for help and money. So - please send the completed form below with $1.00 annual dues to: Community Council for Social Progress 2317 N. Evergreen St. Arlington, Va. Checks may be made payable to Treasurer, CCSP. �C O M M U N IT Y C O U N C IL F O R S O C IA L P R O G R E S S 2317 N o r th E v e rg re e n S tre e t A rlin g to n , V irg in ia - 22207 Mrs. Barbara 3. Marx 5726 Aril rig-ton Boulevard Arlington ■ Va. 22204 , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Community Council for Social Progress, 11/1964, 2 pages. Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church, Meeting 11/22/1963, Implications of the Election, with Reference to Human Rights Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1963-11-22 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_11 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/961ecc94c602138fff102349a3070feb.pdf 17e5ad4be492cd192079881a749e5420 PDF Text Text c c s N E W S L E T T E R M A Y The Community Council for Social Progress will hold its next meeting on May 26, 1963 at Lomax A.M.E. Zion 1 Church, 2704 South 24th Street, Arlington, Virginia at 7:30 P.M. A panel, moderated by Dr. John B. Johnson 9 will discuss urgent problems facing the newly formed 6 Arlington County Advisory Commission on Friendly Re­ 3 lations. The panel will consist of the presidents of the Nauek, Central Arlington, Arlington View and Lang­ ston Civic Associations, representatives from the social action groups of the Unititarian and Rock Spring Congregational Churches, several Commission members and other community leaders. p The Advisory Commission on Friendly Relations was created by the County Board as a result of a resolution passed May 4, 1963. A maximum of ten member appointed by the Board will serve for one year. Two of the present appointees are Negroes. The function of the Commission as outlined in the resolution is to " assist the County Board in alleviating and preventing discrimination in the following ways: (1) When requested by the County Board, by collecting information on intergroup activities throughout the country, with special regard for techniques applicable in Arlington, County. (2) By making such studies with reference to situations involving intergroup relations as may be requested by the County Board. (3) By cooperating with civic, religious, veterans, labor and busi­ ness groups, and civic leaders in the development of educational programs dedicated to the improvement of friendly inter-group relations and community understanding. (4) By receiving complaints of discrimination referred to it by the County Board and by seeking conciliation of such complaints. As presently envisioned, an individual or group wishing to present a problem for consideration by the Commission must first go through the County Board which will then decide the advisibility of including the item on the Commission's agenda. Approximately 70 applications for transfer from segregated schools have been filed by parents in the Hoffman-Boston area. The Supreme Court decision on the Knoxville case, due any day may make these transfers possible. The nomination Committee for C.C.S.P. will present a slate of officers for election at the May meeting. Willing workers may volunteer for service by calling Toni Lee, 0T4-7240 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Community Council for Social Progress, 5/1963 Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church, Meeting, 5/26/1963, Arlington County Advisory Commission on Friendly Relations Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1963-05-26 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_10 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/e42ea910a5349114f5c961f17a6be92d.pdf ef0a115515b20439b0c37bc3eb833680 PDF Text Text •* C c s P N E W g L E T T E R The Community Council for Social Progress will meet at the Mount Olive Baptist Church, 1601 S. lUth St., Arlington, Virginia, on January 19, I96U, at 7:30 P.M. The speaker will he the Reverend Jefferson Rogers who will discuss "Problems of Integration for the Religious Leader." -Mr. Rogers, a native of Florida, has served as the National .Secretary for the Racial Relations Committee of the Evangelical Reformed Church (now the United Church of Christ). Presently he is pastor of the Church of the Redeemer, 15th and Girard, in Washington, which sponsors an exciting and dynamic forum on the racial revolution that has attracted the participa­ tion of civil rights leaders of national repute. The church, while Negro in leadership, is now interracial, giving Reverend Rogers unique insight into his topic of discussion. J A N U A R Y 1 9 6 k * * * * * * * Since the beginning of a new year is traditionally a time of looking back to see where we've been, in order to decide where we're going, here is a list of Arling­ ton County desegregation milestones: * As a result of a Supreme Court ruling in I9U6 , all interstate public transportation was desegregated. * In 1950, public libraries were opened to Negroes. * In February 1959 four Negro students were admitted to formerly all-white Stratford Junior High School. In December of 1963 the County Board announced that Hoffman-Boston Senior High students would be transferred to other high schools effective next fall. * In May 1961 public parks, playgrounds, and other recreational facilities were desegregated. In June 1963 all theaters were desegregated. * Following sit-ins, in the summer of i960 drugstore and other lunch counter facilities were desegregated. * In the summer of 1963 a group of apartment houses announced an open occupancy policy. * In the summer of 1963 the Arlington County government voted to remove racial designations from job applications. It seems from this much over-simplified resume it may be concluded that: 1. The summer of 1963 was indeed the Summer of our Discontent--and Progress. 2. Demonstrations and other pressure brought to bear on authority, in which many of our membership participated, are effective in crumbling segregation barriers. 3. Discrimination in housing remains virtually unchallenged. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Community Council for Social Progress, 1/1964 Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Meeting 1/19/1964, Problems of Integration for the Religious Leader, Rev. Jefferson Rogers, list of Arlington desegregation milestones Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1964-01-19 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18_3_6_5_9 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/58eef2f9765102488bf22f22849d07d6.pdf ffc1ff1559177db8a109ab5dbd43dc2a PDF Text Text COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL PROGRESS w E H E E D E V E H I M E M B E E 1 Meeting: Sunday, October 2U, 1965 - 8?30 P.M. Place: Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church 270U S. 2^th Road (West off Glebe Road) Speaker Ruth Cox, Member Arlington Gouty School Board Topic: HOW WE CAN GET OUT THE VOTE FOR THAT NEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BOND ISSUE! 1 1 VOTERS, WE MUST NOT RELAX! OUR SCHOOLS STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO! It will take all of us, and every persv.as5.ve argument we can stock pile, to help pass the $U.25 million bond issue for the badly needed new Junior high school in South Arlington, MRS. COX will tell us the whole story: the arguments that are being used to defeat this bond issue, and the facts that flatly contradict them: 1 - The tremendous building program for dependents going on over at Ft. J t e , which will bring at least 300 more Junior high frr school students into the Thomas Jefferson-Hoffman-Boston district. 2 - The ages (some 20-odd years apiece) of Thomas Jefferson and HofftaanBoston Junior High Schools; their smallness and inadequacies. 3 - The cost of trying to enlarge either or both of these schools; almost as much as building the new one; and their status if this were done; still substandard. U - The antiquated and outdated facilities of these two schools down grades our whole highly rated county school system. With the rest of these bond issue items, every other secondary school in the county will be brought up to top standards. 5 - We must appeal to every voter’s sense of (a) fair play, or (b) sound educational Judgment or (c) county pride, not to close the door on TWO SKEI.ETCN-IN-TEE-CLOSET Junior high schools, which will crowd every South Arlington Junior high and give its students EDUCATION UNEQUAL to that of the rest of the county. NOTE THE UNUSUAL HOUR OF THE MEETING. For this one meeting only, it will be at 8:30; no refreshments will be served. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH ACAC? "The Arlington Community Action Committee is a united effort by representatives of Arlington churches, civic associations, civil rights groups and other citizens who seek to assist low-income Arlington residents to identify and solve their problems through their own resources and appropriate public and private agencies. The first project of ACAC is to identify and recommend solutions for problems of employment, education, housing, health, legal protection, recreation and general welfare in the Green Valley Area* ACAC meets on the first and third Sundays of the month; the executive committee on the first, the open membership meeting on the third; at Lomax Church, at 8 o’clock. �‘■1 OJt '= • t i ; p© ■ •• ,?p.;crr i:;‘« ;-T e 1 > c T oee - . ■ »<A» OX. . . . . . . ' ‘'J r L - 4' 0 CJ.i C .' j V . -> t : ■ o;. V -. ( P ) ; 4 OAU"• jv t b ’> • . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Meeting Announcement for 10/24/1965, Community Council on Social Progress, 2 pages. Description An account of the resource Community Council for Social Progress, Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church, Meeting, 10/24/1965, How can we get out the vote for that new Junior High school band issue!, speaker: Ruth Cox, South Arlington Green Valley areas, Arlington Community Action Committee Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 18, Personal Papers of Barbara Marx Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Community Council on Social Progress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965-10-24 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. 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