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Burlington Hawkeye Gazette Article: "Local Group Told of Minneapolis Survey" Page 1

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LOCAL GROUP TOLD OF MINNEAPOLIS SURVEY
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Fager Describes Progress There
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"We felt that it wasn't what we said about democracy that counted, but what we did about it."
So spoke Mr. Frank Fager, executive secretary of the Mayor's Council on Human Relations of Minneapolis, at a meeting of Burlington's Community Self-Survey at First Evangelical and Reformed Church Monday night.
Mr. Fager, a surprisingly young man, recounted the history of the Minneapolis self-survey, describing in detail its problems, difficulties and successes.
Emphasizing that the survey's success will continue to be observed with the passage of time, Mr. Fager gave the Burlington group much reason to feel encouraged about its own survey.
Fager pointed out that although the Minneapolis survey can offer much material for other surveys, each town must face and solve its own particular problems.
Minneapolis had had some inter-racial conflict, Mr. Fager said, but its attitude toward agreeable race relations was decidedly improved by the influx of 3,000 Japanese-Americans who had been relocated from the west coast.
Assimilating this "alien" population illustrated to the city the advantages of understanding, or attempting to understand, its minority groups.
The Minneapolis survey had a slow beginning, Mr. Fager explained, as the people of the city came to learn its motives. Once the survey was underway, however, the co-operation of the general public was exceptional. Business groups, church groups, private organizations and official agencies all participated, bringing into focus the entire facilities of the city and making the success of the survey a virtual certainty.
The Minneapolis survey, Mr. Fager said, covered eight fields: employment, recreation, welfare, health and hospitals, housing, education, civic organizations, and civic administration.
The amount of information gathered by the survey was enormous, and, as Mr. Fager put it, "We learned a lot."
The Minneapolis Board of Realtors gave the survey its active support, and even now has a continuing committee watching the condition of human relations in that field. 
The teachers and principals of the Minneapolis school system have given their co-operation, and the gradual process of educating the young people to the responsibilities and advantages of democratic citizenship is well under way.
The progress has been equally encouraging in other fields, with outstanding gains having been made in employment and hospital service.
Community interest has been almost unbelievable, Mr. Fager said. Not only has this interest been maintained throughout the two years since the survey first
[[Bold]]--Survey, Page 8--[[End bold]]

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[[Bold header]] LOCAL GROUP TOLD OF MINNEAPOLIS SURVEY [[Subtitle]] Fager Describes Progress There [[End bold]] [[Article Text]] "We felt that it wasn't what we said about democracy that counted, but what we did about it." So spoke Mr. Frank Fager, executive secretary of the Mayor's Council on Human Relations of Minneapolis, at a meeting of Burlington's Community Self-Survey at First Evangelical and Reformed Church Monday night. Mr. Fager, a surprisingly young man, recounted the history of the Minneapolis self-survey, describing in detail its problems, difficulties and successes. Emphasizing that the survey's success will continue to be observed with the passage of time, Mr. Fager gave the Burlington group much reason to feel encouraged about its own survey. Fager pointed out that although the Minneapolis survey can offer much material for other surveys, each town must face and solve its own particular problems. Minneapolis had had some inter-racial conflict, Mr. Fager said, but its attitude toward agreeable race relations was decidedly improved by the influx of 3,000 Japanese-Americans who had been relocated from the west coast. Assimilating this "alien" population illustrated to the city the advantages of understanding, or attempting to understand, its minority groups. The Minneapolis survey had a slow beginning, Mr. Fager explained, as the people of the city came to learn its motives. Once the survey was underway, however, the co-operation of the general public was exceptional. Business groups, church groups, private organizations and official agencies all participated, bringing into focus the entire facilities of the city and making the success of the survey a virtual certainty. The Minneapolis survey, Mr. Fager said, covered eight fields: employment, recreation, welfare, health and hospitals, housing, education, civic organizations, and civic administration. The amount of information gathered by the survey was enormous, and, as Mr. Fager put it, "We learned a lot." The Minneapolis Board of Realtors gave the survey its active support, and even now has a continuing committee watching the condition of human relations in that field. The teachers and principals of the Minneapolis school system have given their co-operation, and the gradual process of educating the young people to the responsibilities and advantages of democratic citizenship is well under way. The progress has been equally encouraging in other fields, with outstanding gains having been made in employment and hospital service. Community interest has been almost unbelievable, Mr. Fager said. Not only has this interest been maintained throughout the two years since the survey first [[Bold]]--Survey, Page 8--[[End bold]]