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7. of the NAACP and both are flourishing. Among many projects in which these groups have cooperated with the Mayor's Committee is the interviewing of all Negro students above the elementary grades, along with their parents. The students were urged to continue in school in order to become qualified for better jobs now beginning to be available. This was prompted by the fact, brought to light by the Self-Survey, that the percentage of drop-outs among Negro students is significantly higher than among white students. None occurred this year. It is interesting in this connection -- this eager self help -- that well over one-third of those answering the recent employment questionnaire indicated they wished to attend adult education classes. One result: a Saturday stenography class is now meeting at the High School. And have the actual practices in Burlington been affected by all of this activity? My answer is that they have been changed but in an uneven, spotty fashion. Changes have been numerous in the field of recreation. Since the beginning of the Survey, movie theaters no longer require Negro patrons to sit in a reserved section. Segregated bowling alleys have given up this practice and the newly furbished Municipal swimming pool opened its doors this year with an equally new policy: no segregation. The attendance broke all records. In the important field of employment, developments
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7. of the NAACP and both are flourishing. Among many projects in which these groups have cooperated with the Mayor's Committee is the interviewing of all Negro students above the elementary grades, along with their parents. The students were urged to continue in school in order to become qualified for better jobs now beginning to be available. This was prompted by the fact, brought to light by the Self-Survey, that the percentage of drop-outs among Negro students is significantly higher than among white students. None occurred this year. It is interesting in this connection -- this eager self help -- that well over one-third of those answering the recent employment questionnaire indicated they wished to attend adult education classes. One result: a Saturday stenography class is now meeting at the High School. And have the actual practices in Burlington been affected by all of this activity? My answer is that they have been changed but in an uneven, spotty fashion. Changes have been numerous in the field of recreation. Since the beginning of the Survey, movie theaters no longer require Negro patrons to sit in a reserved section. Segregated bowling alleys have given up this practice and the newly furbished Municipal swimming pool opened its doors this year with an equally new policy: no segregation. The attendance broke all records. In the important field of employment, developments
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