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SPAC Receives Green Card Funds from SC
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 9, 1962 reporting on a debate over whether Green Card Funds could be given to social-political campus activities. The article announces that the Swarthmore Political Action Club (SPAC) wins financial support from Student Council (S.C.) and that the funds will go toward cooperation with the Chester NAACP Youth Council, along with other civil rights projects. Further news on funding and S.C. developments are also mentioned.Tags 1962, Allan Berlind, Chester NAACP Youth Council, Chester Tutorial project, Christian Association, Club funding, Dorothy Earley, Eastern Shore Civil Rights Project, Green Card Funds, Mike Manove, Mimi Feingold, National Student Association, Paul Booth, Student Council, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore Political Action Club, WSRN -
Volunteer Tutors Flock to SPAC
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 9, 1962 reporting on a Swarthmore Political Action Club (SPAC) meeting where the amount of volunteers for the Chester Tutorial Project exceed expectations. Changes in leadership within SPAC and the Chester Tutorial Project are discussed. -
SNCC
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 9, 1962 announcing that the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) will resume their fundraiser following the lifting of legal roadblocks. Details of the week-long fundraiser are disclosed. -
Socialist Thomas Will Seek $ to Support SNCC and CORE
Article from the Swarthmore PhoenixTags 1962, Bail fund, Civil rights movement, Club funding, Congress of Racial Equality, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gail Malmgreen, Law enforcement, Marion OH, Nonviolence, Princeton University, Socialism, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Swarthmore College, Thomas Norman, Young People's Socialist League -
Chester Tutorial Survives Setback
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 16, 1962 reporting on a meeting for the Chester NAACP Youth Council where the continuation of the Chester Tutorial Project is announced, despite the Chester Public School Superintendent's withdraw of support from the program. Spokespersons from the Youth Council, Swarthmore College, and other organizations speak about the details of how the program will proceed. -
Civil Rights Sellout
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 23, 1962 arguing that President John F. Kennedy has fallen short of his campaign promises, especially as it pertains to the civil rights movement and the Black community. The author highlights areas that President Kennedy had failed to adequately address political inequality: education, voting, housing, employment, law enforcement, and poll tax legislation. -
AAUP Adopts Waiting Policy on Univ. of Miss
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on November 2, 1962 reports about the decision by the governing body of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) regarding reaction to the University of Mississippi's segregationist policies. It is reported that the AAUP will wait to respond and extend support until it hears about any actions taken against professors opposing the policy. Concern is focused on professor's safety as well as threats to the freedom of students, faculty, the University, and higher education. The AAUP predicts its possible reactions, including recommending the University's loss of academic accreditation or providing lost wages to professors who take a position on "the Meredith matter." -
SNCC
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on November 2, 1962 reports about the upcoming election day demonstration by the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). The sponsors of the demonstration are listed, and plans to spread information and collect donations are disclosed. SNCC expresses a need for funds to continue its voter registration campaign for Black people in the South in efforts to combat the suppression of voting rights, citing a statistic by the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. -
Dean Requests Student Tutors To Confine Classes to Chester
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on November 6, 1962 announces Dean Barbara P. Lange's request for student volunteers with the Chester Tutorial Project to conduct lessons off campus. A project spokesman, Charlotte Phillips, responds to Dean Lange's request and expresses a desire to continue inviting tutees to campus. -
Tutorial — On Campus?
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on November 9, 1962, quotes a note by Dean Lange to the Chester Tutorial project, asking tutors to conduct lessons in Chester. The dean wrote that if it is not possible to do so, they should advise him before making arrangements to tutor on campus. The author expresses an objection to the announcement and criticizes it's divergence from ideal student-administration cooperation.