Box 9, Folder 5, Complete Folder

Box 9, Folder 5, Complete Folder

September 10, 1969
Miss Sue Zander
Executive Ass is tant
200 26th St . • N. W.
Apartment J - 204
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Miss Zander:
We are aware of the important contribution that you
made to the City of Atlanta through the Atlanta Urban
Corps this summer.
On behalf of the City, and personally, I wish to express
our grate.ful appreciation for your fine work.
Sincerely,
Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor
lAJr:lrd
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App2ndix A
Southern Regional Education Board
Resource Development Project
ACADEMIC YEAR INTERNS
1968-1969
Economic Development Administration
Intern, College or
University, Dates
Dickerson, Oscar
Holloway , I,ister
Al abama A & M College
(10/14--2/11.:.)
Grant, William
Paone, J ob.21
Ur..iversity of Virginia
Project Description
Assigned to assist Peoples Cooperat i ve of
Madison County, Alabama, through an improved record-keeping system and educational efforts to promote advantages of
cooperative efforts.
Assigiced to provide follow-up ass istance
in dcve lop::.ng Buc}j_ngham County, Virginia,
Buyers Co- op .
(11/6--5/30)
Everhardt, Jerry
UNC-CH
French, Nita
Guilford
He:~,ze son, John
w.c.u .
Participated in Pilot Study (conducted 12/6/682/8/69 ) to determine feasibility of major
service-learning study in North Car olina .
Part icipating i n stitutions and the SmithRichardson Foundat ion provided support for
this effort.
.Jolc.nson, Charly
N.C.S.U.
Ki ng , Gary
E.c.u.


Penick, George


Davi d.:con
Wassell, P~yllis
J .C. Smith
Wi~_liams, Garland
Mars Hill
Seninar on Economic
Development Administration
conducted for 12 interns by
·ch'= Departments of Poli ti cal
Science and Economics of
Middle Tennessee State Univer sity (1/1/69--6/30/ 69 )
Bas ic purpose of this pilot prog~am in the
Teaching of Economic Deve l opment Administrat i o:r.
was to intensify the l earning environment by
providing an opportunity to participate direct ...
l y in an actual community development effort.
Rural and urban-oriented Model Cities Programs
in Sm~thvi lle and Nashville provided learning
context. Each intern is pr epari1g a final
report and eval uation of the semj_nar . MTSU i s
preparing an evaluation report on this approach
to teaching Economic Development Administratic!'l.
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Economic Development Administration (continued)
Intern, College or
r_Tniversity, Dates
Haire, Douglas
Georgia State
Whelan, David
Georgia Institute of
Technology
Zauderer, Gail
Agnes Scott College
Project Description
Assisted with development of Atlanta ServiceLearning Program.
(1/6--3/14)
Goodrum, Lloyd
Leich, Joan
Mars Hill College
(1/20--5/23)
Hanzlik, Rayburn
Uni versity of Virginia
(2/20--5/30)
Sweet, Charles
Duke University
(3/18--5/30)
OfficE_~
Provided research assistance for Madison-Buncombe Rural Development Council, I nc ., to
examine economic and social impact of t he foo:i
stamp program and the commodity food program
in Madison County, North Carolina.
The Center f or the Study of Science , Te chnology
and Public Policy of the UniversitY. of Virginia
sponsored a project to survey existing resources within the university which are a lrend.y
or could in t he f uture pr ovide technica l
assistance t o the surroundi ng community i n
dealing with commun ity problems .
Examination of college Work-Study Program an~
its r e lati onshi p with SREB Servi ce-Learn5.ng
Internship Model.
_.· · :..:momic Oppor tunity
Munsc;.1, Cs.:,~ ~. t~o::-i
Un:l.v2~·:3 i ty of }!.':=;r yl and
(1.o/ 1;08--,:/ 3O/ 69)
Siffcy-,J , We..llac,·~
Mor ga;, St a i::-~ Cc.:ll ege
(1/ 20··-7/ 4/69)
With the Mar yl and Stat e Office of Economi c
Opportun i ty , intern cc 1duct ed comprehensive
revi ew of dimens i ons and implement a-: ions of
On-the- J ob Training i n Wes t ern Mar yland .
with Mor gan St at e College and De l aware Stat e
Offi c.8 of Bconomic Oppor tunity, proj ect des i gned to i Jenti fy causes of st udent unre st.
�Appendix B
Southern Regional Education Board
Resource Development Project
STATISTICAL ABSTRACT
Summer 1968
Project Subject Areas
Participating Host Agencies
Participating Universities and Colleges
Intern Profile
Counselor Prof ile
Former Intern Status - 1966-1968
Distribution of Int erns by State and Agency 1964-1968
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I
J.4
PROJECT SU-EJECT JI.RF.AS
Summer 1968
EDA
Public Adm. & Finance
Econ. Analysis & Planning
Coinm. Action & Social Service
Tourism, Travel & Recreation
Manpower
Education & Training
Health & Sanitation
Legal Needs
Housing
Natural Res. Development
32
19
2
8
8
7
1
OEO TVA
CJJ:A
1
3
15
8
6
l
1
3
6
5
6
3
2
Summer
Summer
1968
1967
ARC TOI1AL % TCII1AL %
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
- 35 23 . 1
33
17
16
1 15
11~
8
6
5
2
151
21. 8
11.2
10.6
10.0
9.2
5.3
3.9
3.3
1.3
6
7.1
16 19.C'
10 - 11.9
10 11. 9
14 16.S
5 .5,
5
8.3
7
11 13.1
5. 9
5
0
B4
PARTICIPATING HOST AGENCIES WITH
WHOM INTERNS SERVED - Sl001ER 1968
Community Action Agencies
Economic Development Districts
1}eneral Development Organizations
Ste,te Office Departments
Tr ibut ary Area Organizations (TVA)
Regional Offices (EDA and OEO)


2!:nployment Service Off ices


Model Cities
Number of Agencies
1967 Agenci E:8
Repeat ing j_n
1968
1968
1967
29
26
22
15
12
27
14
16
~-
---11
10
7
~-
4
10
9
2
1
0
5
1
0
0
0
109
78
42
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PARTICI~ATING UNIVERSITIES AND co~~EGES
(Summer 1968 Resource Development Internship Programs)
Graduate Institutions
Undergraduate Institutions
Agnes Scott College
Auburn University
Alcorn A & M College
Clemson University
Alderson-Broaddus
College
Delta State College
Arkansas
A.M.
&
N.
College
Duke University
Augusta College
East Carolina University
Berry College
East Tennessee State University
Carson-Newman College
Emory University
.Clark College
Florida State University
Florida Presbyterian College
Florence State College
Glenville State College
Frostburg State College
Hampden-Sidney College
Furman University
Knoxville College
Georgia Southern College
Lambuth College
Georgia State College
Little Rock University
Louisiana State University
Middle Georgia C0llege
Medical College of South Carolina
Pembroke State College
Memphis State University
Tougaloo College
Middle Tennessee State University
University of West Florida
Mississippi State University
Valdosta State College
Morehead State University
Wilmington College (N.C.)
North Carolina State University
West Liberty State College
Oklahoma State University
(w. Va . )
Salisbury State College
\·Test Georgia College
Southeastern State College (Okla.)
Universi.ty of Alabama
Fest Virginia Inst. of
University of Arkansas
Technology
University of Georgia
University of Houston
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland
University of Mississippi
University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill )
University of Oklahoma
University of South Carolina
SUWffiRY
University of Southern Mississippi
!
Lt,_
,,:;, '?,
Unj_versity of Southwestern Louisiana
Graduat e Institutions
University of Tennessee
'
University of Texas
Undergraduate Instit uUniversity of Virginia
tions
Virginia Commonwealth Universit y
Virginia State College (Norfolk)
Junior Colleges
West Virginia University
€5'"1 1
Western Carolina University
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1968 SUMMER I NTERN PROFILE
ACADEMIC MAJORS OF I NTERNS
Soc. Science and
Education
Bus . & Econ .
Law
Ar ch . , Eng. , Plng.
Humanit ies
Ag . , Rec., Home Ee.
Medicine
Natural Scienc es
EDA
OTA
29
4
27
5
8
6
1
7
1
3
1
OEO TVA ARC 1968 PERCENT
1967
%
25
7
1
66
43 . 7
40
41. 7
6
3
1
1
6
0
28 .5
7.3
7.3
4.6
3 .3
2.6
2.6
31
1
43
11
11
7
5
4
4
151
32 . 3
13 .5
6 .3
00 .
00 .
3.1
3. 1
5
1
1
1
4
2
13
6
0
0
3
3
9b
ACADEMIC STANDING
OTA OEO TVA ARC TOTAL PERCENT
EDA
Sophomore
,Tunior
3enior
Masters
Fh , D.
1-1 . D.
J. D. /Lavr


a. A. Graduate


1
14
21
23
8
4
8
79
4
4
4
2
1
15 _
1
7
2
1
7
10
11
1
4
5
5
1
-1
Ii3"
-13
1
26
1 43
4o ~
I
1 12)
4)
10)
15
1 151
47. 0%
43 . 0%
10.0%
PERSONAL DATA
OTA OEO
Male
12 35
70
Female
8
9
3
Average Age
22. 6 22 . 9 22 . 8
Aarri ed
21
29
7
Singl e
'.;O
8
22
Wh:i.t e
43
38
77
Non-White
2
2
5
REASONS GIVEN BY INTERNS FOR SEEKING
INTERNSHIP APPOINTMENT :
1967 1968
Relate academic theory
to real world
32.7% 33 . 1%
Contribute to developmental activities
22. 7 33 . 1
Research Experience
6.3 l6.1
Working with people
16,3 10 .5
Help with e: GrC!er cl10ice
18. 1
4. 8
3.6
2.4
Joh
EDA
TVA ARA TOTAL PERCENT
86.1
12
1
13 0
1
21
13. 9
23.1 22. 0 22.6
41..0
62
5
8
1
59. 0
89
142
94 . o
1
13
6 .o
9
FAMILY I NCCME LEVEL OF I N1I'ERNS
Below $5000
5000- 7~~99
7500-9999
10, 000-15,000
15,000-over
Total Responses
13
20
14
17
17
BI
16%
24.6
17. 2
21.
21.
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COUNSELOR PROFILE
Highest Degree
Attained
Ph.D.
M.A.
Other
1968
Percent
59
55 .6
34.9
9.4
37
10
106
Pos i tions Held
Assistant Professor
Ass ociate Professor
Dept. Chairman
Professor
Bureau Direct or
Instructor/Lecturer
Otner
Teaching Area
1968
Social Sciences & Education
Business & Economics
Agriculture, Home Ee. & Recreation
Archi tect ure, Eng . & Planni ng
Humanities
Law
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Medici ne
52
29
9
5
..,";/
3
3
2
32
23
,~
_j
12
10
8
8
106
Pe:!:·c:ent
49.0
27. 3
8
r:
!
,I
4. 7
2. 8
2.8
2.8
1. 9
106
Years at University or Coll ege
1-2 years
3-5 years
6-10 _years
11-15 y ears
16-20 years
20-over years
unknown
48
27
12
7
4
Average Age
20- 29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
y ear s
year s
years
years
years
7
1
106
Counsel ors Repeating f or Second Year :
24, or 22 . 6%
40. 8 y ee,rs
8
5l
27
13
7
106
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FORMER Ii~ERN STATUS - 1966-1968
(As of Dece~ber 31, 1968)
Current Educational Status
Graduate School
Undergraduate School
OTIIER
TOTAL
%
EDA
OEO
TiJA
48
37
29
16
16
11
1
65
99
28.5
17.8
8
6
-2
1
1
~,
r7
J+.9
26
5
2
0
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
42
10
3
13
14
12.1
2.8
o. 8
1.4
3.7
4.o
6
CurrE>nt Em-11loyment Status
Privr-tte In::lustry
Public Service
Education (Teaching )
F~der:=:.l Gov' t.
St atP. Gov't .
Local Gov 1 t.
T-::.~s ou:~-::e Dev.
Mili ts.::.· y
10
11
2
1
1
2
2
Unk.110-.,-~
32
19
14
2
67
20.0
9
1
2
0
12
3.4
187
90
58
12
347
Duplicat es ( Interns who
have serve(:l. in more than
one internship assig nment)
TOTALS
6
2
3
6
5
Intern· Evalua tion reg_uested "yes t1 or "no t1 response to followi ng
1\lould you be interested in receiving informat:'~ on concernquest ion:
ing emi:,loyment positions and educational opportunities i n community
or re s ource development?"
87.7% answer ed Yes
10. 7%
No
1.3%
N/ A
- - - - - - - -- - --- - -- - --- - - --- - - -- - - - - - -- --
�, ;fi'R~J:~-LiY P.ROG-f:Alv:S - J_J~)-~.-l Sf.:8
Distribution by s ·::-ate a nd Age:1cf Ri_~ ::msorship
ALA
Aff',_,

--·- EDA
C1.1A
OEO-CAP
- --
0:7-0-LS
·:,_:VA
su-67
su-68
su-66
AY-66-67
su-67
AY-67-68
su-68
su-67
su-68
su-67
su-68
su-66
su-67
su-64-65
su-66
AY-66-67
S"l.i·-:'.)'7
U,:;DOL
Tm'ALS:
su-68
su-67
Part-time
Full-time
Tota ls
%of Ail Interns
SUIIM/':..RY:
ARC
EDA
OEO
TVA
USDOL
1
3
1
ARK
2
3
2
".)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
FI.A
GA
3
6
5
2
3
6
1
2
42
3
2
2
1
3
5
4
l
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
19
21
5.9
2
196
90
58
10
356
KY
LA
MISS
4
1
3
NC
2
3
3
3
3
6
1
2
2
1
_)
3
1
3
4
5
1
OKLA
SC
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
4
T:r-;x
Vl\.
1
1
2
4
3
1
4
4
1
9
4
W
VA DC
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
-
3
l
1
2
3
4
l"
-/
25
28
24
79
4
5
2
3
2
5
6
5
1
11
6
5
5
6
2
1
1
1
5
1 3
0 1
0 0
8 0
19
12 39
16
5
6 11 · 16
63
1
r~ 4
82
6
11
24
1
13 42
17
5
Ll 1.1 3.6 10. 8 1.4 .4.8 23. 1 1. 7 3.1 6. 8 0.3
0
4
0
4
Tor.AL
1
1
6
4
-:>
TENl\T
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
0
0 9 7
13
7 70 20
13
7 79 2·:·
3. 6 1. 9 21. 9 ·;- . .-;
MD
19
10
15
27
43
10
10
11
14
10
10
13
10
50
306
356
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NEWS OF THE CORPS
Atlanta Urban Corps
Mr . Dan Sweat
Government Liason
Mayor's Office
City Hall
Atlanta , Georgia
30 Courtland Street, N. E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Volume IV
HlTERNS hA ·l fl ~
-1£!. CENTER
Located in the recreation area of Trinity
t·;e thodist Church , .265 Washington Street , is
t he Walk- In Counseling Center directed by the
the Atlanta Youth Council. The Center is a new
proj ect which is dedicated to serving the immediate personal problems of the 13-21 year age
group. Three Atlanta Urban Corps interns are
managing the program.
In an interview with Loyd Sanders , intern
from Morehouse College , it was learned that
Sanders , Bill Patter son (Univ. o f Indiana) ,
and Jo Ingle (Georgia College at Milledgeville)
spend some seventy hours per week counseling
young people whose problems range from general
feelings of dejection and lack of personal
value
drug addiction and illigitimate pregnancies.
As the problems of the Center's clientele
vary in degrees of urgency and acuteness, Loyd,
Bill and Jo have learned through sessions o f
debriefing that each must be handled quite
s eparately. The interns are fully aware of
their own limitations in the field of counseling although all three are upper-level psycholo gy
majors at their respe£tive colleges . Therefore,
the Center relie s heavily on the relationship
i t has est abl ished with various social service
agencies which are prepared to offer professional
assistance in the treatmen t of more severe cases
of adolescen t problems.
Loyd praised Georgia State College ' s willingness to donate professional time at a moment ' s
notice . Hours of psychological testing and the
like are administered by Georgia Stat e professionals who cari be at th e Center within five
minutes after having_ been contacted. Great
assistance has come too from Mr. John Cox, director
of the Atlanta Youth Council , Nr. Lewis Dinkins ,
assistant to t,,,r. Cox, Mrs. Yvonne Bingham, counselor from Atlanta University , and Mr. David
\'/eddi nton, director of the Walk-In Center.
Of concern to Sanders and to the other t wo
interns is the location of the Walk-In Center.
Trinity Methodist is located under the shadow of
City Hall itself, and though the Center is grateful to have the comfortable space in the Church,
it seems that the Walk-In pDogram might be far
more effective were it located in the area of the
city were young people live and feel most natural .
As Loyd pointed out , 11 Who is i;oing to just 'Walk
in to 265 Was hington Street and bare their souls? 11
Sanders feels that the Center might more effectively be located in the Capitol Ho mes area.
For the present ,1 .. however , the Center is operating with as much effec tiveness as these three
interns can foster . A campaign is on to publicize the program so that young people can learn
where they can come for personal counseling and
professional help. Loyd , B811 and Jo man the
Center from 11 a . m. to 11 p . m. six days per week.
They find that most young people respond to th e
Center ' s pro gram in the evening and t hus have
geared t heir working .hours to meet the needs of
the people whom they serve. If the Walk-In Center
proves s uccessful in i ts initial operation it is
hoped that an expansion program will result in
branch offices out in the areas of the city where
counseling for adolescents is so desperately needed.
At the Walk-In Counseling Center are three Urban
Corps interns who are applying their experienc e
and educational training to a real need of the
city, who are realizing their limitations and
finding ways to supplement their own service capaci ties, and who are creatively planning for a
more effective program. Theirs is a job of
responsibility and relevancy .
ATLANTA .!Lfil?Mi CORPS REPRESENTED llL NEW XQEK
In a fiv e day trip to t he national of fi c e
of the Urban Corps in new York City, Sam Williams,
direc to r of the Atlanta Urban Corps , learne d of
the operations of other Urban Corps throughout
the na tion and represented our Atlanta procram
reporting on its progress, its problems and
successes. At th e meeting were directors from
ei gh t different Urban Corps and represen tatives
fro m six other cities which at present do not
have Urban Corps but are considering establishing
the Urban Corps program .
After hearing reports from the directors of
Urban Corps in cities such as New York, Boston ,
Dayton, Detroit, and San Francisc9 , Bo.11l concludes
that the Atlanta program is unique in its empl1asis on the educational aspect of the intern experience. Only in Syracuse, N. Y. does there exist
a like effort to involve an educationally sound
learning experience for Urban Corps interns.
In that city I s Urban Corpe program fairly succuss:fUl attempts have been made to develop
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academic cour se-c redit f or Ur ban Corps i nterns hi p experi en c e . Generall y , however , Urban
Co rps i n citie s other t han Atl anta a re basic ally pro grams for s ummer emplo ymen t wi th very
lit t l e emphasi s place d on educat io nal r el evan cy or s tud ent admi ni strat io n.
FALL URBAN CORPS PROGRAM !l.filliQ PLANN ED
Under the direction o f Dave Wh elan, the
Placement and Development br anch o f t he Urban
Corps is i n t he proc ess of planning i ts
continuing pro gram. City and a gency s upervisors hav e expres sed gr eat s atisfac t io n
wi t h t he wo rk tha t Urban Co rps i nterns
have ac co mpl ished t has summer and are anxio us
to employ more s tudent s throughout the year .
Students may co ntinue their involvment wi th
t he Urban Co rps in any of several ways . The
pro gram al ways v,el co mes volunteers , t hose co mmuni ty mi nde d s tu den t s who will be abl e to find
t ime duri nG t h e s chool year to devote a pa rtial
work week to ci ty probl em areas . For t hose
studen ts who qual ify f or Collet;e Work-St udy
f unds , the Urban Co rps will be able t o f i nd
both f ull- t i me and part- t i me jobs , There al s o
may be funds available for a limit ed number of
s tudent s who nee d t o work dur i ng t he scho ol
year but who are no t eligi bl e fo r c.w.s.P.
funding . Another \'Jay by whic h s tudents wi ll
be able to work with t he Urban Corps pro gram
beyond i t s summer 1969 schedule is through
coll ege a c creditat i on of the Urban Corps i nternship pro gr am. Several col leges have already
a greed t o offer course credit in the f or m of
special co urses, s ociology , independent study
and the l ike to t heir students who work during
the s chool term wi t h the Urban Corps. Two
major Atlanta school s will giv e c r edit for
Urban Corps i nterns hi ps and/or r elated courses
whic h will be trans f erabl e t o t he other colleges.
The r e will be t hose s tu den ts v,ho will want to
take a qua rter off from re gular course work and
devote an en ti re three months to Urban Co rps
work .
Just as studen ts are urged to continue
their involvement nith the Urban Corps con t i nue d
prograr:: so i nstitutions are urged to involve
their facult;,r memb ers and staff as advisors and
consultants to both Urban Corps students and
er,, ploy4n- a-genci&a .
Dave indicates that if enough Urban Corps
staff is available this fall there will be
provisioJP.s n!ade to establish an office of
co1ur.unity projects. This office will aid individual students and student g~oups in finding
oor,uJunicy projects or the in-training equipment
for· all·eady existing projects which stude:ets
JT.iC;1t sponsor or assist.
7he expansion plans of the Urban Corps
are still quite flexible and any comments or
suggestions from students, faculty, and others
interested in the program are welcomed. Applications for fall participation will be made
avaialable in the near future.
IN'rERNS A'rTEND HUNGER £NQ. MAL.l'iUTRITION HEARING
Representi ng the Ur ban Corps at the Hunger
and Ma l nu tri t io n Hearing July 11 and 12 we r e
i nterns Ral ph Mar tin and Charli e Br own. Char l ie
de scribed t he heari ng i n t erm s o f its attempts
to bri ne to t h e a tt entio nc of Fu+ ton County
o ffi cial s t he i nade quacies of t he county's
s urplus fo od pr oGrarn .
At pre sent the Food VJarehouse i s open t o t he
publ i c b etwe en the hours o f 9 a . m. and 4 p .m.
As Char li e pointed out, it is dur i ng these hours
that the peopl e who ar~ dependen t on surplus
food fo r exi stence need to be on the job. The
f ood pro gram has only on e di stributi on point
whic h often make s it very di ff ic ul t f or people
who live i n the l a r c e met r opoli s of · Atl anta t o
Get t o t he warehouse. \'/hen ask e d if th ere mi ght
be other point s of !tis tribution made avai l able
a11d more appropriate hours s chedul ed, o ff icial s
o f the pr o gr am admitted that the fe a sibili ty
o f s uc h plann i i1G had never been dis cussed .
At t he he aring it was learned, too, t hat
t he f ood pro s ram makes no att empt to me e t the
spe ci al diet problems of i t s cus t omer s . ~efe rre d to by the offici als a s " recipi en ts ,"
a t erm 1,hich t o Char lie connot e s degradation ,
the people who depend on surplus f ood u s ually
are peopl e who are s ick or undernouri s hed i n
t he f irs t plac e . Several cas es were heard of
peopl e who have received strict medical orders
for special diets, eg. so dium di et s f or he a rt
patien ts, whol e milk requirements f or cancer
.patien t s , and who have been unable to mee t
these diet s because of their dependency on a
fo o d surplus program whic h is deaf to their
needs. Charlie notes that there is no interaction at all between Grady Hospital and t he
Food Warehouse whi ch could alleviate this
situat ion.
Another di s tnrbibg fact is that the Warehouse
makes food pick-up avail abl e only once per month.
Food issues wei gh 130 pounds for an average
welfare fami l y t hus making transportation necessary. Cha rlie has r ecogni zed t he fact t hat
taxicabs cost approximately $3 . 50 fo r an average
t r i p to the warehouse, and f or each package an
addi t ional $.75 is charged. For a fami l y dependent on surplu~ food , such money just fo r
~ae transpoFtat-i-on of that tee seem£ outrageous
t o this intera.
The Hunger and Malnutrition Hearing was sponsored by the Health, Education and Welfare
Department and chaired by Mr. Maynard Jackson.
Personal testimony was given by people 1·1ho Imo\'/
t he effects of hunger in Atlanta. Panels
discussed the problems and directed their comments to Fulton County officials. It is hoped
that from the uncovering of such inadequacies
as those of the Commodity Foods program some
relief will be found for the hungry people oi
our city.
�ATtANTil '-J'RBAN CORPS
30 COURTLAND STREET, N.E .
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PHONE [404)
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ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30 303
July 30, 1969
Dear Intern Supervisor:
As you know, we are presently planning our fall intern program
and also trying to project needs for next summer. In order to support
a year-round operation and adequately prepare for a large summer
influx of interns, we need funds for a full-time staff.
We are approaching private donors and government agencies
for administrative funds, but need some proof of performance of
interns from you.
Will you please write a letter to us to be used for fund raising
that gives a brief outline of y our opinions of the Urban Corps and the
interns placed with your agency. We also welcome constructive
criticism.
_Your prompt cooperation will be greatly appreciated.







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We're pleased to enclose the report on our inaugural meeting of
June 30 - July 1, 1969.
Please note that the next two sessions of the Conference are scheduled
for Monday and Tuesday, August 18 and 19 in Atlanta. ·
The session to be sponsored by the Service Work Group is to be held
August 18 at Central Presbyterian Church (across from the Capitol),
201 Washington Street, Atlanta. The meeting is to begin at 10:00 a.m.
and run until 5:00 p.m.
The session to be sponsored by the Learning Work Group i s to be held
August 19 from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. also at the Ce ntral Presbyteria n Church.
This is the only notice you will receive of these meetings. We hope
you will attend and bring friends interested in an exploration of the
service-learning conc ept . Both groups are planning a brief general
meeting at the beginning and end of their sessions with the bulk of
the time devoted to small dis cussion groups .
The Conference Staff
Sally Ca ntor
Don Eberly
Kytle Frye
Babs Kaivelage
Melinda Lawrence
�The
Atla ta
.... The critical thing about the
service-learning concept is the
hyphen.
Lee Heubner
Staff Assistant
to President Nixon
.... When the Urban Corps interns came here in
June, we discovered there was no baseball
league for inner city kids and nearby
facilities were closed to them. \Ve called
a meeting, talked with some key people, and
now have two leagues operating for 200 young
men.
Karl Paul
Atlanta Urban Corps Intern
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Co ference
.... The need is to concentrate on ways of helping the young to realize the
potential of their new sense of purpose and spirit for service .... It places
upon our colleges and universities the obligation to examine their policies
and practices and to make those adjustments necessary for the proper
exercise of student participation .... Of the 35 0, 000 young people taking
part in the College Work-Study Program, most have been employed on
their campuses. We would like to see the ratio reversed, with the majority working off-campus.
James E. Allen, Jr.
Assistant Secretary for
Education and lJ. S.
Commissioner of
Education
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June 30 - July 1, 1969
�TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.
Introduction ..•.••••..•.•••.•.••..•..••.•....•. 1
II.
Address by Dr. James E. Allen, Jr •••.••.••....• 6
III.
Ina.ugura.l Meeting Summa.ries .••••••••••••••••••• 14
IV.
Inaugural Meeting Work Group Reports •••••.•••.• 23
V.
List of Participants •••.••••••.••••.•••••..•.•. 31
Further information on the Conference ma.y be obtained from:
Atlanta Service-Learning Conference
c/o The Atlanta. Urban Corps
30 Courtland Street, N.E.
Atlanta., Georgia 30303
404-524-8091
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INTRODUCTION
The Service-Learning Concept
To serve and to learn ; these fundamental goals of our society are engrained in the American rhetoric.
But how to serve? and how to learn?
An institutionalized, bureau-
cratized 20th Century America has effectively limited the answers to these
questions.
For "servtce to country" America legislatively requires mili-
tary duty only, which many of today's young people find morally questionable.
For "learning" we have complex university systems with :!.imj_ted abi-
lity to respond to the individual and with oftimes old-fashioned views of
what is education and what is not.
However, considerable attention is currently being given to the role
of uni versitie s i n service to soci ety.
At one extreme, a r guments a r e
heard that community involvement by an academic institution thr eatens its
integrity and dra ins its r e source s.
At t he ot he r end of the spe c trum of
opinion i s the v iew of the unive rsity as a shaper of s oci ety with speci al
social responsibi lities
because of its objectivity , standar ds, and resources
of knowledge .
These arguments abou t campus - in- c ommunity may obscure fundamental
que stions of the r ole cf the community a s an educati or.al resour ce.
Can the
univ ersity pe rform i ts primary func t i ons of education and t he discove ry of r;.,,,w
knowl edge without an involvement in s oc i e t y ?
Can educational institutions
dev elop the type of manpo~er needed by a r apidly changing soc iety, both as
professional s and as citizens in a democracy, without i n cludi ng the resources
of socie tal experience i n t he educational process?
How migh t community
service, sought by many student s, best be deslgned as a learnlng experiec1ce
and integrated with other. acpects of a total educational program?
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It is the thesis of the ,::onvenors of this Conference--many cf whom a.re
a t the interface between education aud community--that by combining the ne eds
and resources of education both will better be served.
It is hypotlies i zed
that the tensio~ between the practical urgent demands of community and the
requirements of disciplined rational thought of education can be a very productive force for the development of society and for l earning and the advancement of knowledge.
This combination of action and reflection, of experience and examina t:i.c,:-. )
this integration of service and learning can foster a style of life where
education and vocation are parts of the same fabric and the gap between
community and education is closed.
Simply stated, then, s e r vice-learning
is a n integration of the accomplishment of a needed task with educational
growth.
I t is clear tha t greater student involvement i n community affa irs i s
coming--it i s already here in many ways bu t i t i s grouing .
Student s want i t ,
agencies need their servi ces, colleges increasingly are encouraging it.
Na.tional l egi sla t i on to supplement Peace Corps, VISTA, Teacher Corps , and
o ::her programs i s under consideration in Washington:
a r e we prepared t o
utilize these growing opportunities productivel y f 0r all pa rties?
A new approach is both ne cessa ry and pos s ible.
It r equires new meaning
for upracticality," new openness to change, new commitment to experiment ation, new acceptance of the ability of youth, and indeed new social institutions and attitudes • • • • t o say nothing of competent human beings who
are prepared to function in the new s ociety.
It is to search for these new attitudes and processes that the Atlanta
Service-Learning Conference is convened.
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Th2 Atla·,1ta Service-Learning Conference
Although there is a grow:!.ng incJ.i.nati.011 to accep t t he service-lear..1.i ng
concept a s a valuable element of a l earning expe·.dence, ther e is relatively
l ittle un.deratandi ng of how the abstraction can be t :rauslated into a pra ct icab l e model.
model.
Local lea Gers recognized the urgency for develop i ng thb
Consequently, the Atlan ta Service-Learning Conf erence was organized
ir;. t h e s priu g of 1.969 to explore the i mplications c,f the serv:!.ce- l e arniue;
conce:pt, to define the elements necessary fo r a succe 3s ful program, a.r:.d t0
structure and implement a program in the Atlanta area to s e!'.'ve as a moo.el
for similar pr ograms in other urban center s.
The diversi t y of the spon-
s oring or ganizati ons is evidence of the broadly bas ed interes t and support
a t both national and local le,.,·els for the developmen t of t h is prog!.' am.
The
list of sponsors includes:
The Ci ty of Atlanta,
The Atlanta Urban Corps ,
Economic Oppor. tuni ty At lanta,
The Colleges and Universities of Atlanta,
Depar tment of Healt h, Educa t ion , and We l f are,
The Sout hern Regional Education Board ,
Vol un t eer s in Service to America, and
The Pea ce Corps .
With the a ddition of Atlanta businessmen a nd per sons f r om outs ide Atlant a ,
the s ponsor s ar e representati v e of the per s o~s who a re participating in the
confer ence .
In the o:.:gen:i.,laticmal me e t ing, the s p onsoring agen::::ies de c ided
on a six-month period for t he conference during which the participants rn:l s ht.
uti l i ze all avai lable resources and examine in depth se,,eral i mpor t an t aspec t s of the service-lear ni ng concept.
In order to faci l i t ate this t ype of
s tudy , the con fer ence has been div ided into s i~ wor k groups:
namely, s er vice,
learning, curriculum and i n ter- institutiona l relations , .:esear '!h, fin.nn ce,
and methods and progl'.'ams .
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Each of the work groups will meet in a number of individual s~ssions
in order to study the topic, r aise pertinent questions, and suggest possible answers.
During the six-·month period each work group will chair a
formal session of the conference,
These sessions will have the dual roles
of first, allowing the host group to profit from the e.xperie:'.J.ce of the
other participants and, second, giving each participant the opportunity ~o
relate his area of interest and study to the complete work of the conference.
Having profited from this exchange of ideas, each work group will
produce a report to be submitted to a Steering Ccmmittee, composed of· work
group chairmen and re~,resentatives of the sponsoring organizations.
Th:ts
Steering Committee will chair the final session of the CuJ ference, to be
held in December,
At this session the integrated report will be presented
and a program will be proposed for implementation.
The first session of the Conference was held on June 30 and July 1
and attended by over 300 persons.
The format of t h e initi al meeting in-
cluded a number of speake r s, s eminars to introduce par ~icipants to the
concept of service-learning, and organi zational meetings of the work
groups.
The balance of this r eport contains the keynot e address by U.S.
Commissioner of Education, James E. Allen, Jr., s ummari es of o t he~ speeches
and discussions, and a list of participants who attended the inaugura l
session.
Coincide nt wit h t he l aunching of the Conference has been the creation
in 1969 of t he At lant a Ur ban Cor ps , a gr oup of 220 student s ser ving ful l time throughout the summer with 15 city and 35 private non-pr ofit or ganizations i n Atlant a.
Most Urban Corps memb ers are fund ed on the ba sis of
80% frrjm the f ederal College Wor k- Study Pr ogram and 20;~ f rom t he employing
a gency.
The Souttlern Regional Education Board under gxauts from t h e
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Economic Development Administration, Office of Economic Opportunity and Department of Labor is providing support along with the Atlanta businessmen and
foundations to cover administrative costs and stipends for interns not
eligible for the Work-Study Program.
VISTA has assigned 25 associate
positions to operate under Urban Corps auspices.
Sam Williams, director of the Atlanta Urban Corps, points to the
relevance of the educational aspect of the program.
Nine staff members
make up the evaluation team which is responsible for developing and
assuring an education dimension for each intern's summer assignment.
Five professors serve as counselors to lend technical c:.nd educational
assistance to individual interns and groups of interns , and one professio1m:1•
~nd three student staff members in the office plan seminars and coordina te
oi:h er means of helping the interns make their summer work experiences
e.,:ucationally relevant.
Each student is required to present to the Urban
Corps a report on his internship at the completion of his service period.
Thus the Urban Cor ps, in addition to accomplishing needed tasks in the
community and offering both a summer job and a relevant educational experj_ence to its members, provides a practical service-learning laboratory for
the Confer ence.
Through observation of the Urban Cor ps and participation
of its members, the Confer ence is assured the necessary dialogue be tween
theory and practice.
This is the setting in which the Conference is convened.
Each of a
variety of perspectives has a distinct contribution t o make to the enterprise .
Additional participants, assistance and information are welcome.
I t i s only a beginning.
But if theory and practice, students and faculty,
public and private bodies int eract in the manner outlined, the Conference
will have something significant to say to Atlanta and the nation by the eLd of
1969 .
�II.
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY
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Remarks by James E. Allen, Jr.
Assistant Secretary for Education
and
U.S. Commissioner of Education
None of you would be here today at this conference on service-learning
if you were not aware of how different the educational needs of young
people are today from those of past generations.
All of you know
that the needs of the new generation are defin°ed by its aspirations.
And that aspiration is the edge of the great divide between the
generations.
For past generations,--and I mean not only the parents but the
older brothers and sisters of today's young people--the touchstone was
vocation.
well-being.
The career as a means to the economic ends of material
The career as a means to the psychological ends realized
in achievement, success, and prestige.
Sometimes, of course, members of preceding generations thought
of the career as an avenue of service to conceptions beyond the
self--there are many professions with a humanitarian dimension in both
theory and practice.
But for most people, the furtherance of such ideals
as the betterment of society was accepted as an extra-curricular activity.
Something to be done after the serious business of the day, if time
permitted .
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For large and increasing numbers of young people today this
sj_tuation is not only changed but reversed.
It is the pursuit of
goals beyond the self that comes first and the money and success that
take second place,
Clearly it will take a new kind of educatj_on to accommodate such
a change in traditional ways of thinking about man and society.
We
are still in the process of identifying it, but some things we know.
For example, we can be sure that an education that fits the needs
of young people today must be broader than the school.
Among the many
artificialities the young reject is the idea that the classroom and
the library are the best, if not the only, places for learning.
Today's youth is as bored with four wall abstractions as it is with
materialism.
Today's youth want an education geared to realities more vital
t han eit,her· theory or things.
values.
It is less interested in ideas than in
Young people want their education to take them past knowledge
to wisdom, and past wisdom to action--the kind of action that ca n
translate their energy and their vision into new patterns of life.
The "now" generation doesn't want to wai t for any of th is.
finds the old hierarchies an ineffectual structuring of society.
It
It
has no use for the protocol of power as we have known it.
The new attitudes of young people toward education and the life
for which it is presumably preparing them are sometimes crit:i.cized as
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irresponsible.
asking for.
But it is precisely responsibility that they are
Some people think youth wants to start at the top and
rearrange society without bothering to find out what makes our institutions operate.
In my opinion, it is the other way around.
Young
people want first-hand experience with our institutions to teach them
their sociology.
They want to learn the mechanics of social change
by experimenting where it can actually happen.
This is the positive side of activism.
This is what has taken
students out of classrooms andaway from well-paid, conventional jobs,
leading them instead into the Peace Corps, Vista, and the Teacher Corps.
This positive activism has moved young people past the Peace Corps,
Vista, and the Teacher Corps; it has inspired them to invent their own
ways of reaching people who need help.
Store-front schools, street
academies and many other innovative institutions testify to their
enterprise.
By nm,,1 it is quite clear that the activism of the 1960's is much
different from that of other decades.
The meaning of the difference
has been captured in the words of Arthur Mendel, professor of Russian
. history at the University of Michigan "Youth no longer speaks for
itself; it defines an era."
At the same time, in all their eagerness for a chance t o deal
directly with the raw stuff of history, in the making, today's young
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people continue to want what school in the old classroom-and-library
sense of the word should and can give them.
They want background
against which they can measure their experience.
They want an education
that breaks down the old barriers between school and community without
breaking down either the school or the community.
This is what work-study programs are all about.
There is no trend
in education more promising, and the Federal Government is wholeheartedly
behind it.
Secretary Finch and my colleagues i n the Office of Education
are convinced advocates of the work-study concept, and the Department
of Health, Education, and Welfare is actively involved in promoting it.
It is very much in line with President Nixon ' s emphasis on volunteer
effort as the key to community renewal.
The President has called for
a national clearinghouse on voluntary activities, with a computerized
data bank to make available information about what has been t r ied a nd
wher e , how well i t work ed, and what the problems were.
The student
emp loyees wor king at HEW this summer will hel p assemble i nformation
of t his kind on t he volunteer activi t i es of the young.
As you know, HEW is r e spons ib le for administering a pr ogr am of
Federal grants t o co lleges which pr ovide s s ome 350 , 000 s t udents with
the opportunity t o work on or off t h e campus duri ng their co l l ege ca reer.
HEW can pay ap t o 80% of the wages of t he s tuden t s as they partake of
the edu~ational expe riences of working in a wide range of socially
constructive projects.
the social scene.
The s cope of their activities is as broad as
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Of the 350,000 young people taking part in such work-study programs,
most have been employed on their campuses, but increasing numbers are
employed in local government agencies, schools, hospitals and other
organizations, public and private.
We hope to learn from student community service activities wherever
they are taking place.
In Michigan, for example, we know that students
are leading the way in productive volunteer activities for various
segments of the population of their state .
Currently, some 10,000
student volunteers on the 27 differ8nt Michigan campuses, are engaged
in projects many of which they have developed on their own initiative
and maintain without much fin~ncial help from government sources.
As
an example of the varied and numer01.1s proj ,:,cts, agriculture students
from Michigan State University work together with inner city people in
developing community garden cooperatives.
Elsewhere in the nation we find students contributing
social service to their communities.
other types of
There is the Memphis Area Project
South which sponsors "clothes closets " for needy families.
Through
this project, students also collaborate in planned parenthood programs
in South Memphis and help in nutrition classes for low-income people.
Your own city has always been noted for its progressiveness.
The fact that Atlanta is hosting the opening of the six-month conference
is a fine example.
It is equally encouraging to see Atlanta adopt the
program of the Urban Corps as a model to meet urban needs .
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Last summer there were 76,000 students employed in programs
supported by Federal work-study funds.
This summer, the Office of Education will have 225 students on
its own payroll.
I should like to tell you something about the projected
activities of these summer employees.
A goal of the summer program
is to promote communication between government and the youth community.
Some students will be organizing seminars for the Office staff. on
topics of concern and "relevance" to students today.
Such topics
include curriculum reform, university administration, urban universities ,
and an urban extension service.
Other students will be researching
programs and practices of the Office as related to student and youth
participation.
In particular we hope they will gather and analyze
information on activities in the areas of work-study and volunteer
community service, in order to help us determi ne where Federal involvement might be most constructive .
t~e can already begin to see the shape of some of the problems to
be dealt with .
One is how to get more of the students involved in
work-study programs off the campus, into the communi ty.
We would like
to see the ratio of on- campus to off-campus work reversed, with the
majority working off-campus instead of t he opposi te situation which
prevails now.
Another problem is how to overcome the dilemmas and disadvantages
of t he work- study pr ogr am.
Such as the difficulty of int egr a ting new
people i nto es t abl ished or ganizat ions on a short- t i me basis.
The
accreditadon dilemma--it i s agree d tha t there should b e recognition
of service as a part of higher educa tion, ye t some univers ities have
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found that formal accreditation of cot!lIIlunity work turns it into a
nine-to-five routine and diminishes dedication.
However, other
universities and colleges have developed means for granting academic
credit to learning-service activities , making them integral to the
academic life .
These are not impossible problems.
Like you, we believe that what
Aristotle said is t r ue , "What we have to learn to do , we learn by do_ing . "
We, too, will l earn by doing.
We feel that we are opening up avenues of many kinds--between
youth and the larger com.~unity, between youth and government , between
the generations.
We are committed to the new view of educational needs
that this implies.
The experience of gLoups like yours will be helpf ul to us as we
try to adapt the Federal Government's role to the changes taking place
i n our society .
We look forward to your r ecommendations as you r eview
and study the l e arning-servi ce concept i n the months ahead .
I hope we
~an draw on t he r eport of your del i berations as a source of new models
f or student contribu tion to community renewa l.
With so much of the business of Ameri ca
a nd the wor ld still
unfinished, it i s hear tening indeed to obser ve t ha t per ha ps t he
greates t awareness of this unfinished business exis t s in the young.
The need, therefore, is to concentrate on ways of helping the young
to realize the potential of their new sense of purp ose and spirit for
service.
This involves intens ive efforts -- far greater than yet
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evidenced.
It also places upon our colleges and universities the
obligation to examine their policies and practices and to make those
adjustments necessary for the proper exercise of student participation.
So rather than challenging youth, it is they who are challenging us
and it is, I believe, a most heartening and hopeful situation when
exhortation is more needed by age than by youth.


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III.
I NAUGURAL MEETING SUMMARIES
Welcome by Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
Atlanta.'s Mayor Ivan Allen opened the Conference on June 30 by
focusing on the problems of the cities and the effect t hat young


p0ople can have on the solutions.


Allen defined the foremost urban


problems as race, t r ansportation, and financing of city services.


He said tha.t although
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the structure of government is capab1e of
coping with these problems ••• it is the failure of man to a.dapt
which prevents the solution. n
"Atla.nta, 11 sa.id Mayor Allen,
"welcomes the entrance into city government of a group of
concerned young citizens."
He concluded that if the need is going
to be met, it will be met by the youthful generation "that has
the concern."
Service- Learning in Action in Atlanta :
Cha.irman :
Members:
An Up-To- The-Minute Report
Sam Williams, Dir ector of t he Atlanta Ur ba.n Corps
Don Nel son , Georgi a Te ch Communi ty Services Coordi na.tor
Don Roe, Special Assi s tant to t he President of Ci tizens
and Southern National Bank
Charl e s Pyl es, Associate Profess or, Polit ica.l Science at
Georgia St ate College; Stern Int ern Coordinator
Tara Swartsel, At l anta Ur ban Corps I nt er n
Dan Sweat, De:put y Adminis t rator, Cit y of Atlanta
Atlanta Urban Corps
Sam Williams explained its purposes as:
(1)
providing students with the pra.ctical educational
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expzrience of learning through servi,:!e to tne local
cormnunity.
(2)
giving needed manpower to local agencies and community
organizations
(3)
encouraging students to not only learn about urban
problems but to pursue careers in urban affairs.
He said that the Atlanta. Urban Corps plans to grow from 220 interns
in the summer of 1969 to 1000 interns in the summer of 1970,
Also,
plans a.re being made for a number of internships during the forthcoming
academic year.
Georgia. Tech Community Services Office
Don Nelson reported that the Georgia Tech community had thought
that money could solve the problems of urban America.
Now, he said,
we are discovering tha.t we can't live in a major city and not respond
with some kind of feeling or action.
It's no longer a question of
money but how one commits himself to what's happening around him
that really counts .
Dean Miller Templeton and he got together in November, 1969,
and found that fifteen or twenty programs were being spons ored by
Tech students,so the t wo of them formed the Community Services
Coordinating Staff.
Their primary objective was to coordinate the
pr ojects then operating and to try to get more students and f aculty
i nterested and i nvolved.
In the last few months he's had troubl e
j us t keepi ng up with what' s going on !
Some of t he pr ojects students are i nvolved in are :
Hi gh Step,
Free Universit y, Techwood Tutorial , YMCA Ins titute of Understanding
and the Te ch Acti on Committee.
£~£Bank Communit y Act ion Programs
Don Roe r eport ed that C & S Bank instituted the "Georgia Plan",
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peo:ple to people proC:; ram
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i n May of 1968.
He said that it was an
action program on the part of private enterprise , without government
funds, to provide business opportunities to low income and disadvantaged
Americans.
It is based on simplicity and sincerity and on four basic
assumptions:
(1)
Two of the fundamental principals of democracy are government
by reason, not force, and the most good for the most people.
(2)
Everyone wants to improve his standard of living.
(3)
The incentive method is the best way to accomplish things.
( 4)
Government steps in to f ill needs when business does not.
He -said that the 1'Georgia Plan" was inagura.ted in Savannah with a.
" spring cleaning" in wh ich most of the volunteers came from two local
colleges, Armstrong and Savannah State.
This was such a. success that
in ensuing months thirteen other Georgia. cities had clean-up operations.
In Atlanta., Vine City wa s the area affected.
Altogether approximately
74, 800 Georgians have participated in these clean-up endeavors.
he s aid , a one day clea n-up won't solve problems .
is most i mportant .
But ,
What comes afterwar ds
So t he C & S Community Development Corporation was
est ablished la.st winter with a. budget of one million dollars.
The
purpose of t his organization is to pr ovide funds f or down-payment loans
so t hat first mortgage home f i nan cing can b e obt ai ned and to provide
equity capital f or new busine s ses .
So f ar, 1 ,000 fam ilies and t wenty
businesses have dir ectly bene fitte d f r om t hese loans .
The Ster n I nter ns
Charle s Pyl es reported t hat three ye ars ago t he Stern Foundation
approached t he American Societ y for Public Administration and said
that they had $30 ,000 avail able and would l i ke to sponsor an internship
program, specifically for black students in public administr ati on .
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The challenge wa.s not met at that time, but in the summer of 1968
the Georgia. chapter decided to explore possibilities in this area.
After one year of planning fifteen students from eleven colleges and
five faculty advisors began a ten week work assignment . in state and
local government agencies.
From over forty applications, the students
chosen were selected on the basis of academic achievement, written
expression, personality and character references.
Manpower Survey
Tara. Swartsel reported that the Department of Labor is conducting
a survey to find out how student manpower is being used in Atlanta.
One student on each of ten campuses in Atlanta is researching to try
to find out what is now available and wha.t the potential is for
service-learning a.tea.ch college.
When a.11 the reports a.re compiled
the schools will be compared and variations will be considered.
The Service-Learning Concept looks good, she said, on paper and
looks like it would apply to everyone, but how can the concept be
applied on all campuses without the curriculum becomi ng "gimicky" ?
Curr iculum committees are jealous of cla.ss t ime.
They don't want to
use a. professor's time and skills and have students taking time out
of the classroom unless they see definite re sults in the field work
as it r elates to t he cla ssroom.
She thinks t his is t he problem t he
participants of the service-learning conf erence must keep :for emost
i n their minds.
Atl ant a 's Urban Obs ervatory
Dan Sweat r eported t hat f i ve years ago Rob er t Wood, Under Secret ary
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), saw a nee d f or involvement of
the academic community i n t he affairs of t he local community.
The
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mechanism he envisioned wa.s a system of urban observatories in major
metropolitan areas.
The passage of the 1968 Housing Act enabled HUD
to assist in establishing urban observatories in Atlanta., Albuquerque,
Baltimore, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Nashville, and Washington, D.C.
The Atlanta Urban Observatory is based at Georgia. State College and
has a close working relationship with City Hall, from which it originated.
It is also in the process of developing linkages with the other colleges
and universities in Atlanta.
Mr. Sweat said he believed tha.t the Atlanta. program ha.s a headstart because the Urban Corps program, whose philosophy is so close to
that of the urban observatory, is already in operation in Atlanta.
Address by Lee Heubner
Lee Heubner, staff assistant to President Nixon, addressed the
Conference at the dinner session on June 30.
He struck a note of
caution, a note of perception and a note of hope for the participants.:
Let's be sure we have projects that make sense in
terms of the people being served and the person being
educated. Unless we're willing to do this rigorously
and precisely and uncompromisingly, I don't think the
service-learning program will be as successful as .it
really ought to be •..•
The critical thing about service-learning is
the hyphen .•..
One thing under discussion in the White House
is a federally- assisted program to support the
position of campus service coordinator, someone to
whom the students could visit to inquire about
specific opportunities in community service. Also,
the service coordinator would discuss with faculty
members questions regarding academic credit and
curricular changes related to community service.
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Addl'ess by William Allison
Bill Allison, Director of Economic Opportunity Atlanta, spoke
on June 30 on the "Needs of Urban America."
are troubled times .
Our
He said that 1'these
campuses a.re witnessing a revolutionary
r esponse by young people who want to do something about the world
they live in.
Wha.t happens on campus cannot be separated from what
happens in the larger society. "
Allison urged cooperation between
the academic community, government, and private agencies to solve
t he problems of the cities.
He expressed a faith that the nAtlant-a
Service-Learning Conference is destined to spearhead the development
of t his union."
long ov-erdue.
He sai d that the idea. of cooperation and union was
"Now is the time for them to work together."
Allison
concluded that par ticipation is the key factor and, "service-lear ning
i s one way partici pation can be r ealized. "
Service-Learning and National Programs
The national and i nternational components of service-l earning
were highlight ed at a symposium that i ncluded Tom Houser, Deputy
Director of t he Peace Corps; H. Jeffrey Binda, Exe cutive As si stant to
the Director of VISTA; Paul Cromwell, Special Assistant to the Director
of the Teacher Corps and Michael Goldstein, Director of the Urban Corps
National Development Office.
Dr. Carl Wieck of Morehouse College was
the moderator.
Noting that the Peace Corps had been in the service-learning
business for eight years, Mr . Houser reported that "most returning
volunteers say they l earned more than they gave. u
Mr. Cromwell said
colleges could become more relevant by working with businesses and
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government agencies in arranging work assignments linked with classroom
studies.
Mr. Binda stressed the service aspect, saying it was vital, when
arranging for aid to the poor and disadvantaged, to assign persons
who can do the job well.
Mr, Goldstein, former director of the nation's
first Urban Corps in New York City, outlined the program in which college
students serve with municipal agencies and are funded largely by the
College Work-Study Program.
The panelists agreed that experience in a service-learning
program would be valuable background for entry into a long term service
program.
Also, it would help the participant to decide whether to
apply for such a service program.
Remarks by Edward DuCree and Arthur Hansen
The final session of the Conference dramatically focused on the
diverse and sometimes conflicting interests which must have a part in
determining the nature of a service-learning program.
Ed DuCree ,
director of Emory University's Upward Bound Program, called for the
examination of goals and effects of current service programs.
Quoting from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" , DuCree said the question
remains, "to be or not to be. 11
he s tated .
Black people want to be , to exist ,
Service programs which fail to help people to exist as
human bei ngs are of l ittle or no use, he said ,
For exampl e , he said
that some tutorial pr ograms i n whi ch white vol unteers teach black
ch i ldren have the effect of impr ess i ng on t he childr en the value of
being white rather than t eaching them t he a b e's.
Dr. Hansen, Pres ident el e ct of Georgia Tech, reminded the audience
of the university's traditisma.1 roles of learning and research.
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Service to the community , ,·rhich became a major goal of many universities
following the land-grant a.ct of a century ago, is also a legitimate
goal, he said.
The question is whether service per~ is a learning
experience and therefore deserving of academic recognition.
Hansen
said he would not want to accredit service experiences until he was
convinced of their learning inputs.
A small demonstration decrying the effect of Georgia. Tech's
expansion on nearby residents interrupted Dr. Hansen's speech and led
to an extended session in which heated debate gradually gave way to
some fundamental problems in the areas of service-learning and
black-white relations.
A partial report on the exchanges is contained
in 'M r. DuCree' s reply to a participant who described the role he was
playing.
.Mr. DuCree said,
you to be a. person."
';We don't want you to play a role; we want
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Seminar Summaries
. :Midway through the inaugural meeting, seminars were held to discuss all
aspects of the service-learning concept and to assist participants in
selecting a work group.
The seminar chairmen were:
James Austin, Georgia. .Municipal Association
Robert Clayton, Spelman College
Clavin Cox, the Atlanta Constitution
Phillip~ Ruopp, Peace Corps
Russell Williams, Atlanta University
No conclusions emerged from the seminars, but among the comments and
questions were the following :
How is learning-by-serving different from learning-in-the-classroom?
The service-learning concept may lead to a radical change in the
concept of the university and education in general.
Government administrators mu·s t control service-learning programs,
not colleges.
A consortium of colleges should run the service-learning program
in Atlanta.
Can cultural empathy be taught?
High school students, drop-outs, and housewives should be in servicelearning programs.
Urban Corps interns should receive academic credit for their learning
experiences.
Wha t er:iteria should be applied to matching an intern with an opening
to insure th::it pot~. p e r-fht·1nnnoe ;:ind 1An.rnine; wi 1.1 be a·t a high
level?
These observations, t ogether with the questions posed in Section IV,
will be considered by the r e spective work groups.
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IV.
WORK GROUP SUMMARIES
The Conference is functioning primarily through its six work
groups:
service, learning, curriculm and inter-institutional
relations, finance,research, and methods and programs.
Each work
group is to marshal available resources, study in depth its assigned
topic, sponsor a session of the Conference, and submit a report
describing its observations and reconnnendations leading toward a
comprehensive model for a continuing service-lear n i ng pr ogram.
Sponsorship and dates of subsequent Conference sessions are as
fol lows:
Service
Learning
Curriculum
F inance
Rese arch
Me t hods and Programs
Steering Committee
August 18
August 19
mid-Se ptember
Octobe r
November
November
December
Below are summaries of the first wor k group me et ings on July 1
and some of t he questi ons each i s exploring .
Service Wor k Group
Chairman:
Ross Coggins, Regional Dir ec t or of VISTA
Ros s Coggins opened the di scus s i on by a sking t hose pre s e n t to mention
what services students are now doing or could do in regard t o servicelearning.
The dis c ussion of this question raised many others, most of
which were left una nswered .
I t will be the purpose of t his group t o
answer such questions as :
(1)
What criteria define . relevant services and who should have
priority in determining the relevance or potential learning
experience of a service-type job?
(2)
Can agencies and colleges cooperate among themselves and with
each other in the rendering of services?
(3)
Who is to be served: the student, the college, the agency or
the people, or a combination of all?
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(4)
Are universities attuned to the needs of the community and can they
accept the idea that a service career mode is vital to our society?
(5)
What should be the size of the service rendered, in comparison with
societal needs?
(6)
Should service be full-time or part-time and how long should it last?
(7)
What services can agencies accept and what
accept youth in service?
(8)
Does tutoring, etc., satisfy the needs of the "now generation" with
their sense of urgency and need to see quick results?
(9)
What do students think are the major service needs and will the
university allow the student to work for meaningful change in the
system?
kinds of agencies can
Learning Work Group
Chairman:
Sally cantor, Atlanta Urban Corps Intern
The meeting of the section on Learning was begun by a description of the
Mars Hill Project, its origin and outline.
One enthusiastic professor was
given a grant to instigate and develop interest in the concept of servicelearning .
He looked into curriculum and local service oppor tunities .
with a tutorial program and then a recreational program,
work for physical education, sociology, etc.
It b'egan
This be came the ~i e J_n
The communi c1:1t.ion which is
necessary for this to come about smoothly is possible in a small school.
There is a problem in the structure of a large university which makes it almost
impossible to integrate this kind of learning.
How might this be overcome?
Many segments of society are concerned with this kind of l earning taking
place.
Students are the l argest mass of participants .
Thus the training
ground for students, i.e. the university, must be changed first.
There are
places in the traditi onal college stl:ucture which could be changed to be more
in line with this new concept.
an education major.
For example, in the practice-teaching part of
Instead of being a. complete b l ock of time at the end of
the learning period, it would be more relevant and thus valuable to have the
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practice-teaching interwoven with the academic study, over a greater length of
time.
Practical experience makes theory more concrete but it requires a pl~ce
to plug into the traditional curriculum.
Practice-teaching is an easier area
to see the possibilities; but how can this type of learnj og be given academic
credit in other courses?
You can learn something from anything you do if you
are pGrceptive, but to be given academic credit what one is doing must be put
to acaa_emic analysis.
Learning is not just of one type; it consists of different processes.
What kind of learning happens when one is put in a context of people and
problem-solving?
If the ultimate goal is being sensitive to each other, how
can one avoid complete relativism?
Perhaps this is only a part of the desired
goal and can be fitted into the whole as a matter of degree.
It would be
valuable to question a.n intern to see if his learning can be classified , i f
an analysis can be made of the learning possibilities .
It is very important,
however, that this not become Step 1, 2, 3 on how to become a successful learner.
There is always the problem of how to bring out what has been, or is
learned.
l>e in g
It is difficult to bring life-style to a conscious level where it
must be for our purposes.
It will be necessary to compare the goals and
patterns of both traditional university-learning and service-learning.
For
example, a university stresses committment to truth, to principle; service
stresses committment to people , to becoming involved with those a.round you.
In univers ity-le13rriing ,<lecisions are mArt.e after all the facts are gathered
and a logical assessment of them has been ma de.
situation demands that a<.:t:ion mnsl:;
With service-learning, the
0 1·1:;en he +Aken wj t.h out
all the facts, by
a "feel" for the right moment of what seems the most viable alternative.
One
must have confidence to do this and live with the consequences, be willing to
make changes as factors change priorities .
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Questions to be consider ed by the work gr oup include t he following:
Can learning take place i n roles which students consider socially irrel evant ?
How can students be helped to grasp the broader i mplications of what they
really learn by serving?
What relationship exists between individual student goals and the choice
of alternative service opportunities?
How can students be helped to raise the important, r elevant questions
about their service experiences?
How can interested, knowledgeable, and accessible f aculty be identif ied
and enlisted in t he service-learning exper ience ?
What i mplicat i ons of exper ience-ba s ed learning a.re pertinent t o hi gher
education in general?
How, in fa.ct, do students learn from exper ience ? How can it be mea sured ?
How can community needs, student inter ests, and uni ver sity programs i nt er act
to yiel d s ignifi cant l e ar ning on the part of everyone i nvolved?
What methods and techniques are most effective in pr eparing students for
their job and community roles?
Curriculum and I nter- Inst i t uti onal Relations Work Group
Cha i rman:
Dr . William W. Pendleton, Prof essor of Sociol ogy, Emor y Uni versity
In t he openi ng meeting of the curriculum work gr oup t here was a very
general dis cussion of t he problems invol ved in i ncorporating a s ervi ce-J_e:=irnj np;
program into est a:t lished academic f r amework of hi gher education.
A question wa s rai sed as to whet her a service-learning program was a
l egitimat e element of any a.cademic program .
There was s ome debat e as t o
whether it coul d be considered the responsi bi l ity or even a l egitimate function
of a university to provide the student with a broadening experience~
It wa s
decided that one of the maj or tasks of the work group woul d be t he development
of a structure which would i nsure that thE> stnaent utilized t he full learning
pote ntial of the service eA'J)erience.
Several suggested elements of t his str uc ture were:
seminars, and student reports.
facu1 t )r advisors,
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There were other questions concerning the basic structure of the program.
For example:
How would service-learning experiences be integrated into the
existing departmental structure?
On what basis would credit be given?
What
would be the ratio of hours worked to credit-hours received?
How many credit-
hours of service-learning could be counted toward graduation?
What channels,
such as independent study, special programs or seminars with labs, aJ.rea.dy exist
which could be used as a. mechanism for giving credit for a service-learning
course?
Certainly the most valuable product of this initial meeting was an
awareness of the complexities of the problems confronting the work group.
A number of questions were raised, several others will be focused on at l ater
meetings.
The following questions a.re a few of those for which the curriculum
work group will attempt to provide conclusion.
What courses now exist as training for other forms of service which could
be relevant to service-learning programs?
What inter ...institutional relations now exist which could be utilized and
developed for internships and program development?
What effects will the service-learning experience have on student
expectations in the curriculum area ?
What are the potentials of a fa culty consultant ser vice?
What a.re the possibilities for utilizing community members a s instructors
or resource people within the classroom ?
What a.re the possibilities for and problems of cross--~r editing
institutions?
among
Finance Work Group
Chairman:
Presiding:
William Jones, Department of Health, Education and Wel fare
Charles Hamblen and Charles Moore , Department of Health , Education
and Welfare
The first questions raised about funding were :
who, how much, and bow?
It wa s stated that the program was not to be directed by the Federal gover nment ,
but t hat t he government should be. a source of funds , pr imarily t hrough l ez ~~sla.tion.
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lv'T.r. Hamblen reviewed what was available through Federal programs.
He said that perhaJ>s the best sources have suffered a cutback in appropriation
( the Cooperative Education Program and Education for Public Service), b~t they
might be refunded in the next fiscal year.
Mr. HambJ.en was asked how to go
about requesting Work-Study funds.
He sa.id that the application must be made
by an institution by November 1st.
If the institution includes a proposal for
meaningful off-campus activities it will receive priority in the allocation of
Work-Study funds.
It was remarked that many colleges did not use a large
amount of their funds or did not include descriptions of off-campus activity in
their requests for funds.
The funding for such a proposal would be 80%
federally fund~d and 20% funded by the agency.
Discussio~ then centered on the study made by 22 Republican Congressmen
concerntng student unrest.
Their recommendations were:
1.
Don't cut off funds to institutions which have experienced student
rebellions.
2.
Establish a Na:tional Youth Foundation to encom:age student pa.r ti cipation
in community problems.
3.
Incr ease funds fo:i;- student ai q.
4.
The government should expand its lines of communication wi th stu<i..ents .
I n addition to raising money from f ederal programs , it was suggested
that ser vice-learning -pr oje~t. s approach . f'oundations and bus i nes ses as t hey
might have grea.ter fle xibility in a:wa.r ding funds for the purposes of the
particular proj e ct .
It was stated that a progr am al r eady under way might
stand a goo<;l chance of obtaining support as it would demonstrate committment
to the idea .
Other suggestions were that s t udents are good at max imizing funds if
all owed to go after them, and that students should be a par t of the decisionmaking process when financial a.i d of ficer s submit pla.ns for uti lizing WorkStudy funds .
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Additional questions to be examined by t he work group are:
(1)
In funding service-learning programs , what share should be borne
by the agency being served ? by the student of a.n educational
institution? by t he government?
(2)
How should the Atlanta Urban Corps be financed in t he future ?
(3) What pr oportions of Work-Study funds should be spent on off-campus
service activities ?
(4)
Should all student s i n a. service-learning program receive a stipend
f or t heir E2Tvices?
Research Work Group
Chairman :
Timothy R,\·:.e s, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Georgi a.
State Col l ege
The i mmediate obje ctive of t he research work group i s t o determine the
av ailab i lit y of student manpower f or s ervi ce -learning programs i n Atlanta .
With over 40,000 college student s in metr o Atlanta , a Confer ence-relat ed
survey i s being made to f i nd out how many of t hem would be interested in
service-lea:rning projects , and under what conditi ons (such a s s tipends and
academi c cr edit) .
Survey s are also being conducted t o deter mi ne t he demand
for students in service-learni ng pr ograms , attitudes of employers t owar d t hem ,
and attitude s of student interns .
Over t he longer r ange t he work group plans to cons i der ways of invoJ.vj ng
st udents in resear ch and ways of linking r e search on ser vi ce-.lean1ing with
the curricul um .
It was agreed t hat the quality of research should not be compromis ed
s impl y t o give students respons ibility f or it .
Thus , s ome students will need
t r ai ning in research methodol ogy .
The work group a.gr eed t o try t o i dentify 11 wha.t we don 't know about servicelearni ng . 11
As an exampl e of a practicci J. resear ch proj ect, i t was suggested
t hat a s t udy be ma.de of what makes a "good" Urban Corps placement and what
makes a i;bad" one.
Such r ese arch woul d be conducted in close cooperation with
t he Urban ".;orps staff.
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Methods and Programs Work Group
Chairman:
Presiding:
William W. Allison, Economic Opportunity Atlanta
John Cox, Atlanta Youth Council
The work group decided to begin by finding out what.methods are used
·by other intern agencies in the nation.
chairman of this field work group.
Michael Goldstein was named national
Other members are:·
Phyllis Atkins, Truly Bracken, and Cynthia Knight--Atla:hta
Margaret Davis--Athens, Georgia
Gordon Drennen--Georgia
Tim Collins--North Carolina.
John Bromley-Kentucky and Tennessee
Alga Hope--Florida
Sanar~ Mincey--Alabama
Kent Christison--Virginia
After obtaining basic information on existing programs in servi.c elearning, the work group decided tA consider alternative methods and examine ·
possible ways in which +.be . .Conferen e.e should relate 'tl1 other programs.
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V. ATL.fu\J'TA SERVICE·-LEA...'R.NING CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS
Ivan Allen, Jr.-City of Atlanta
James E. Allen, Jr.- U. S. Office of Education


William Allison-Economic Opportunity .Atlan·ta (EOA)


Walter Anderson-EOA
James Austin-Georgia Municipal Association
Yvonne Bankston-EDA
H. Jeffrey Binda-VISTA (Washington, D.C.)
John Blakley -Stern Intern
William Boone, Jr.-Stern Intern
David Bootier-Southern Regional Education Board (SREB-Tennessee)
John Bromley-Peace Corps (Tennessee)
Norman Brooks-U.S. Office of Education
Charlotte Buford-SREB (Georgia)


Linda Bulloch-SREB (Georgia)


Stephanie Bush-Stern Intern
Russell Caldwell-SREB (Georgia Municipal Association)
Kenneth Christisori,:SREB (University of Virginia)
Mary Ann Carroll-Peace Corps (Georgia)
Robert Clayton-Spelman College
Lee Clowers-Florida Governor's Office


Ross Coggins-VISTA (Georgia)


Timothy Collins-Guilford College
William Combs-Peace Corps (Texas)
Calvin Cox-Atlanta Constitution
John Cox- Atlanta Youth Council
William Cozzins-Georgia Tech
Paul Cromwell-Teacher Corps (Washington, D.C.)
Terrence Cullinan-Stanford Research Institute
Kenneth Darnell-Defense Contract Administration Service
Margaret Davis-Stern Intern
Sue Day-U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (Georgia.)
Michael Douglas-Atlanta University
Edward K. Downs, Jr.-Stern Intern


Carthur Drake-Morehouse College


Gordon Drennen-Stern Intern
Eleanor Duckett-Mars Hill Community Development Institute
Edward DuCree-Emory University Upward Bound
Noel Dunivant-North Carolina Resource nevelopment Internship Program
Roscoe Dunlap, Jr.-Stern Intern
Elizabeth Dyer-Peace Corps (Georgia)


Donald J. Eberly-National Service Secretariat


David L. Edwards-SREB (Lynchburg College)
James Elens-SREB (Mars Hill College)
Davie Ford-Stern Intern


Members of Conference Steering Committee


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Casey Fredrick-Mars Hill College
Michael Goldstein-Urban Corps National Development Office (New YorkJ
Claude B. Green-Clemson University
Katherine Griggs-SREB (South Carolina)
David Grubbs-Middle Tennessee State University
Douglas Haire-SREB (Georgia State College)
Charles Hamblen-U.S. Office of Education (Georgia)
Grace Hammonds-Stern Intern
Arthur G. Hansen-Georgia Tech
Michael Hart-SREB (Georgia)
James Hertenstein-Georgia Tech YMCA
Lee Heubner-Office of President Nixon
Richard Hoffman-Mars Hill College
Lois Hollis-Stern Faculty
Solomon Hollis-Stern Faculty


Edward Holmes-Emory University


Alga Hope-SREB (Florida A & M University)
Martin Hope-Georgia Department of Family and Children Services
Roma Hopper-Georgia State College
John Hough-Mars Hill College
Thomas Houser-Peace Corps (Washington, D.C.)
John Howard-Wheat Street Baptist Church
James Irwin-Georgia Municipal Association
Enoch Johnson-EOA
Joy Jones-EOA


William Jones-HEW (Georgia)


Tyrone Joubert-Stern Intern
Ernest M. Kahn-University of Maryland
Anders Kaufmann-SREB (South Carolina)
Patrick Kelly-Georgia Tech
Daniel Kendr i ck-Georgia Department of Family and Children Services
Jane Kibler-Ur ban Training Organization


Joseph D. Kimmi ns-Peace Corps (Georgia)


Earl O. Kline~Georgia State College
Paul Knipper- Pea.ce Corps (Louisiana)
Joseph Kushner- Valdosta State College
Al ex Lacey-Georgia State College
Ant oi ne Laiche-Peace Corps (Georgia)
H. Page Lee-Mars Hill College
Ear.l Lei ni nger-Mars Hill Coll ege
Carol Li m- American Fr iends Service Committee
Ele:arnor Main·~Emor y Uni vers ity
John Mallet-Psychologis t, At l anta
Thomas Manley- Nor th Carolina Sta t e Planning Task For ce
Kathy Marks-SREB (Geor gi a)
Jenifer Mauldin-Fulton County Health Department
William E. McMurry-Geor gia Stat e College
Lou Moelchert-Mars Hill College
Toby Mof fett-EEW (Washington, D.C . )
Charles Moore-U.S. Office of Education (Georgia)
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E. Phillip Morgan-Emory University
Robert Mostellar-Southern Regional Council
Ukanga C. Mudakha-Stern Faculty
Donna Mull-SREB (Georgia)
Ryland Needam-Stern Intern
Donald Nelson-Georgia Tech Community Services
Gloria Nelson-Peace Corps (Georgia)


Robert Nelson-Peace Corps(Georgia)


John Niblock-SREB (Georgia)
Jerry Norris-Stern Intern
Patrick Ntukogu-Morehouse College
William O'Connell-SREB (Georgia)
David Palmer~Georgia State College


William Pendleton-Emory University


Mario Perez-Reilly-Middle Tennessee State University
Rogbert Phillips-Stern Intern
George Podelco-City of Nashville
Roger Prior-U.S. Department of Commerce (EDA-Washington, D.C.)
Charles B. Pyles-Georgia State College
Frank Raines-White House Fellow


William R. ·Ramsa~SREB (Georgia)


Sara H. Reale-Georgia State College
Doris Richardson-YWCA (Georgia)
David Roberts-Southern Education Foundation
Donald Roe-Citizens & Southern National Bank, Atlanta
J ack W. Rollow-Georgia State College
Thomas Roth-Mars Hill College
Marlene Rounds-SREB (Atlanta University)
Phillip Ruopp-Peace Corps (Washington, D.C . )
Roger Rupnow-Georgia Tech
Wendell H. Russell-Oak Ridge Associated Universities


Ti mot hy Ryles-Georgia State College


Logan Sallada- U, S. Office of Education
Char les Sanders- Stern Faculty
Paul Sholar - Mars Hi ll College
Rob er t Si gmon-SREB (Georgia)
Doris Sims-Stern Inter n
Peter Skinner-Peace Corps (F l or i da )
Dora Skyp eck- Emory Uni versi ty
Margaret Ruth Smith- SREB (Geor gia )
Janis Somervil l e- Nor th Car olina State Planning Task Force
Sandra Sprui l l-City of Atlant a, Avia t ion Departmen t
Gideon Stanton, III-Tul ane Univers ity
Mary Stevens-Emory University
Lonnie Stewart-SREB (Geor gia State College)
Daniel Sweat-City of Atlanta
Levi Terrill-VISTA (Georgia)
Barbara Thompson-National Student YWCA
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Sherman Thompson-University of South Florida
William Traylor-Emory University Legal Services Center
Wallace Tyner-Peace Corps (Texas)
Simeon Udunka-EOA
Princella Wade-Stern Intern
Merle Walker-Agnes Scott College
Phil Walker-Georgia Tech
W. P. Walker-Mars Hill College
Frank Walls-City of Savannah
Oliver Welch-State Planning Department
Plemon Whatley-EOA
Anthony Whedon-Morehouse College
Daniel White-Georgia Tech
Carl Wieck-Morehouse College
Larry R. Williams-Office of Economic Opportunity (Georgia)


Russell S. Williams-Atlanta University


Dorothy Wilson-Atlanta Public Library


Prince Wilson-Atlanta University Center Corporation


Kenneth Wittemore-Fulton County Health Department
Michael Wittman-Florida Governor's Office
J. McDonald Wray-University of Georgia Institute of Government
James Wyatt-Mars Hill College
Gayle Yates-HEW (Georgia)
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ATLANTA URBAN CORPS INTERN PARTICIPANTS
Linda Alexander
Rudine Arnold
Phyllis Atkins
Burnley Bainbridge
Stanley Ball
Edwin Barrett
Franklin Benfield
Manie Berk
Solomon Berry
Jacqueline Blackwell
Walter Bloom
Marianne Boder
Carol Bonner


Truly Bracken


Regina Brackston
Jane Bridges
Charles Brown
Lisebeth Brown
Robert Brown
James Bruce


Sally Cantor


Raines Carroll
Steve Chandler
Roosevelt Childress
Charles Choice
Dan Chri stenberry
Nancy Coenran
Richard Combes
Brenda Comer
Di ane Cousinea
Carea tha Dani e ls
Mary Danie ls


Ma rk Dash


Sylvia Dawson
I nmond Deen
Sarah Dennard
Pame la Do zier
Wal ter Dricer
Peggy Durrah
Joanne Flemister
Michael Floyd
Grange Fretwell


Kytle Frye


Beverly Gaither
Maggie Gerber
Frank Goodson
Mary Ellen Gordon
Beverly Grimes
Alice Hamilton
Resna Hammer
David Hanley
Charles Haynes
Rose Haywood
Ernest Henderson
Janice Herring
Dorothy Hicks
Joseph Hill
Elizabeth Hillbrath
Joan Hollenbach
John Hotard
Mostaffa Howeddy
Narma Ingram
Martha Irby
Tormny Isaac
Margaret Jaccino
Rudolph Jefferson
~c Babs Kalvelage
Alvin Keck
Kathleen Kennedy
Lloyd Keys
Steve Kiemele
Ria Kirshstein
Cynthia Knight
Maur.een Kreger
Judith E. Lange


Melinda Lawrence


Stephen Lester
Diane Lewis
Ki ng Fun Liang
Andrea Luce
Gordon Lurie
John Mann
Jon Martin
Jenifer Mauldin
Anna Mayeaux
Emmett McCord
Alber tin~ Mccrar y
Patr ici a McLaugh lin
Joseph Menez
Bill Mil lkey
Alan Mi ller
Ken Millwood
Sandra Mincey
Addie Mitchell
Madie Moore
J ames Mulligna
Carmencita Myrick
Haroli;:i R. Nash
Helen Newman
Nancy Ann Norbert
Shirley Owens
Richard Padgett
Bill Patterson
Belinda Pennington
Betty Peters
John Petzelt
Susan Pickard
Sanford Prater ·
Bessie Quillens
Gene Roberts
Linda Robinson
Tim . Rogers
Russell Rucker
Lloyd Sanders
Valerie Scalera
Michael Silberstein
Carol Simmons
Teia Sinkfield
Deborah Small
Christine Smith
Jani_e Snider
Tom Snider
Valinda Spalding
Jim Spence
Julius Stephens
Michael Stubbelfield
Evans Sturdivant
Tara Swartsel
Charles Thomas
Jerry Thompson
Constance Thurmand
Valerie Tomlinson
Bill Tr avis
Sally Tucker
Larry Tully
John Tuml i n
Betty Underwood
John Waggener
Car ol Watkins
Pa tric i a Watki ns
Paula Wha tley
Col oria Wheeler


Dave Whe lan


Ben White
Dawn White
Ros liad Williams


Sam Williams


Olivia Williamson
Diane Wilson
Susan Windom
Mike Winston
Gary Wood
June Woodward
Carolyn York
Sue Zander
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Dr . James E. Allen, Jr .
Assistant Secretary for Education
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Dep rtment of Health, Education & Weliare
Washington, D. C.
Dear Dr. Allen:
On behalf of the 225 intern of the Atlanta Urban Corps , I thank you
for addressing the recent Atlanta Service Learning Conference. Your
interest and presence indicated to college students that the national
leadership of higher education is indeed in tune with their concern.
Your statement about college work- tudy funding and the reversal of
off-campus expenditures is, in my opinion, a mild tone to college
involvement in community action. I only hope that colleges will encourage thorough planning by off-campu agencies to develop m aningful
progr-ams for student involvement.
If our project can be of any help to you for material or ideas, please
let me know. 1 am •ending under eparate cover a 1,000 p ge re e rch
book on community-colleg program in twelve cities which 1 compiled
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Mr. Daniel Sweat
Governmental Liaison
Office of the Mayor
City of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mr. Sweat:
Your participation in the seminar was very much appreciated by the
student interns. The tough realities of how you move people and
ideas for the development of an area is a new concern for most of
these students. I believe that you and Dean Stephens were able to
raise some of the right issues for these students from their
scattered questions.
I want to personally thank you for spending the morning with us and
for adding a significant dimension to the seminar experience.
Robert L. Sigmon
Internship Coordinator
Resource Development Project
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Mr. Roy 0. Elrod
Director
Atlanta Civic Center
395 Piedmont Av nue, N .. E .
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Roy:
l wa vef!y disappointed to hear that the Municipal Building
nd Athletic
Committe have taken an action, the effect of which i to prohibit th centr 1
staff of the Urban Corp Project from utilizing the available parking space
at the M unicipal Atlditorium. I am e pecially di appointed that,, not being
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community in th futur . It i dUficult for u to ,q,lain to them th t w
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�July 14, 1969
Mr. Le Heubner
Staff Assistant to the President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvani Av nue, N- W.,
Washi.n gton, D. C.
ne - r Lee:
It wa a pl aeure me ting you and having th opportunity to di cuss
thing of mutual inter st.
I appr ei te you ssi ting ou~ young coll ge students in making th
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Dr. James E . Allen, Jr.
A s sistant Secretary for E ducation
and U. S . Comrnl ioner of Education
U. S. Department ot He th. Edu.cation and W lfare
Washington. D . C .
Dear Dr. Allen:
I want to thank you
in for taking the tun to come to Atlanta
and support the Uort of our coll ge tud nts .
The Atlanta Servic Loaming Confer nee wa
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1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N o W .
Washington, D. C
Dear Lee :
Thank you very much for taking an extra effort and interest in
addressing the recent Atlanta Service Learning Conference.
It was mutually ~greed upon by our staff members that your talk
was an excellent ynopsis of the service-learning concept and the
idea 0£ college involvement in communitie . We are presently
transcribing your speech and 1 will send you a copy when it is
completed.
Dan Sweat and Mayor Allen have both indicated their pleasure of
being able to s e young enthusiasts (and liberal ) such as yourself
in the White House.
As we di cussed, I am sending you a list of people instrwnental in
the Conf rence that you may be interested in contacting later. I
only hope your next vi it to Atlanta allow u more time to relax
nd enjoy some of our "eouthern hospitality."
Sincerely,
SAM A . WILLIAM$
Director
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Possible Viait To New York City
Persuant of our rece nt dis c ussion about a pos ible vi it t o Ne w York
in c onnection with the Ne w York Urban Corps , I re c eived a call fro m
Mayor Lindsay offi c e inquiring about po · s i ble dates you might be
available for such a visit . Mrs . Mo es gav e me severa l dates whi c h
I passed along to Mayor Lindsay ' aide .
Today, I received a call from
yor Lindsay ' s taff, stating that they
would invite you to spe lt to the New York Urban Corps intern , du.ring
the fina l se sion, August 19 . All thi information will be c oming to you
soon in a letter from Mayor Lindsay himself. A you suggested, thi
would be n ideal time to give more e xposure to the Atlanta U r ban Corp
by t king few of our interns with you.
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dvil!le me of your a ction after rec iving Mayor Lind ay 's letter .
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�July 18, 1969
Mr . Andrew Glasberg
Urban Corps National Development Office
250 Broadway
New York City, New York
Dear Andy:
I am leaving Atlanta the first week of September for Harvard Business
School and we n ed a Director . I ' ve been talking to M ike Goldstein
about possible directors and he suggested you. I don ' t know your ogligations at pre ent, but Mike thought you had a con.tract to teach through
June, 1970 .
As you know , Atlanta ' s Urban Corps is progressing very well . We have
cooperative re ources from area colleges, busine s donors, city government and private agencie • I have no doubts about expansion possibilities
only through planning . City government is co-sponsoring an Urban Life
Center with Georgia State College through a sp cial grant from Housing
and Urban Develop m nt . It is a "kind' of" university relation office with
promising opportunity .
Th Mayor ' s a sistant say that if_ a deci Jpn'\ was made to hire a per on
of your caliber that you could po sibly be a professor in the Urban Life
Center as w 11 as direct the Urban C o rps .
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30 Courtland Street, S. E., Atlanta, Georgia, 30303 Phone - 524-8091
THE ATLANTA URBAN CORPS IS OFF THE GROUND!
To those of you nho have worked closely with the program
this is welco me news , and in the follo wing summary several
areas of the program will be outlined to date. We hope by
way of a regular newsletter we can keep you informed of progress made in the program as it develops throughout these
next months and on i nto the summer. The Public Relations staff
will be publishing the ne wsletter, and we will attempt to cover
all areas of interest within the Urban Corps program.
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Locate d on the s econd floor of the old city auditorium,
30 Cour t land Street, is th e ne w office of the Atlanta Urban
Corps. Wi t h the gen erous help of the City the office is beginning to be equipped more adequately with desks, typewriters,
fili ng c a bine t s and gen eral office supplies. Full-time staff
now i nclude s four: Sam Williams, Dianne Wilson, Sue Zander and
Arl en e Bi r d . Melvin McCray and Stephen Mwamba of Georgia State
Coll ege al s o hav e been employed part time to develop payroll
and f i nan c e pr ode dur es. Volunt ee rs hav e be en in th e offic e
to help with the vo lume s o f mail a n d a pplic a tio n s, etc . whic h
have begun to come in ,
STUDENT RECRUITMENT
Our student recrui tmen t ef f or t , s o vital to t h e quality
of our summer program, was begun t wo weeks ago on the campuses
of the participating colleges here in At lanta. Recruitment is
being handled by the College Re l ations Board, chaired by
Marc Dash. The Coll ege Relations Board has been working quite
effectively on the campuses and is to be commended for representing the A. U. C, well, A report submitted by Marc on
Apr il 29 sho wed the following figures:
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Agnes Scott College
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Morris Brown College
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Georgia Tech
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Formal recruitment c.losed on the campuses Friday, May 2.
Marc Dash predicts that an overall fi gure of 1000 applications
will be in hand to be reviewed for student placement.
A REPORT ON FINANCE
Bill Adams, Private Fund Raising Chairman, has submitted
the followin g report on e fforts being made in this area of
the A. U. C.
In t he initial conception of the Atlanta Urban Corps , the
idea of soliciting the business co mmunity for financial a s s ista n ce was co n sidered to be absolutely necessary in order to make
the A. U. c. a r epre sentative student pro gram. Without finan ci al
as sistanc e f r om the bu si ne ss s ector only students who could
qualify f or colle ge work study money would be able to s e rve as
int e rns in the A, U. C. unles s they volunteered their time .
Business support will enable the Atlanta Urban Corps to i nvolv e
s tu dent s fro m all l evels of i n come in th e program and also will
allo w i nte r ns t o work i n a gencies that cannot afford the cost.
Presentl y we ar e in t h e proc es s o f con tacting the major
busin esses i n the Atl an ta a r ea. We f e el t he A. U. C. pr ovi des
busin e s s t he opportuni t y t o co n tribut e t o a wor t hwhil e urban
proj ect as well as to provi de t hem a n exc ell en t avenu e f or
public · re l ations.
Money avai labl e t o da t e can be bro ken down as f ollo ws:
College Work St udy Gran t s ( approx. 220 i nterns )
$1 95,000
Southern Regional Educ atio n Bo ard
20,000
City Finance Depar t ment Gran t
9,000
Fulton County Health Depar t men t
5,500
Stern Foundation Gran t
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non-city agencies such as YMCA, DeKalb County Government,
etc. At present in our administrative department we need
twenty-four interns. If private businesses contribute
l40,000 we will be able to operate at planned capacity.
Our financial effort has been greatly enhanced by the
assistance of Mr. Dave Houser of Arthur J. Anderson and Co.
Mr. Houser has been very beneficial in directing our approach
to the business sector.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS
The Board of Trustees of the Atlanta Urban Corps met
officially for the first time April 17, 1969 in the Wilby Room
of the Georgia Tech Library. Mr. Bill Ramsay of the Southern
Regional Education Board presided. Rich Speer, Student Director,
spoke to the Board on the A. U. C. overall concept, followGd
by an organization report given by Sam VJiJ.liams, Staff Director.
R0por ts vrnre made by David Whelan, Internship Development
Director and by Sam Williams and Bill Adams who both reported
on the financial aspect of the program. Tara Swartsel, Secretary
of t he Colle ge Relations Board, gave a short report on the work
being done on the campuses by our College Relations Board
representatives, and Marc Dash, Director of the College Relations
Board described the actual program of student recruitment.
Mr. Dennis Webb of Nall, Miller, !Cadenhead, and Dennis reported
on the legal status of th e A. U. c., explaining to the Board
that our charter ha s been approved by the State of Georgia and
is being presented to the Internal Revenue Service for taxexempt status as a non-profit organization.
BUSINESSMEN'S BREAKFAST A SUCCESS
On Tuesday, April 29 at 9:00 a.m. a breakfast was given
in the tea room of Rich's downtown, made possible by
Mr. Harold Brocke of Rich I s and hosted by i'-'i r. Kavanagh of Ric I s
personel department. Forty leading Atlanta businessmen were
invited to become personall y adquainted with the A. U. C.
program. Good attendance and obvious interest proved our belief
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that the Atla.nta business community will play a vital role
in the success of our program. Mayor Ivan Allen and Georgia
Tech:s past president Edwin Harrison each made opening comments
on the Urban Corps, and Sam Williams, Rich Speer and Bill Adams
made reports on specific areas of the Urban Corps concept.
The businessmen were invited to commit themselves to the concept
of the A. U. C. and if possible to make a financial commitment
as well. Bill Adams is to make personal appointments to talk
wi t h individual businessmen from the group soono
INTF.RNSHIP DEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY
In ord e r that the students who work with our program this
summer serve in rel evant positions, the A. U, C. is utilizing
students in the field to develop the job slots, or internships,
in which students uill be placed . Twenty-five students are
no w working on this development procedure, including students
fro ~ Agnes Scott College, Georgia Tech, and the Atlanta
University Compl ex; Dianne Wilson and Marlene Rounds are both
~orking out of the A. U. C. office on this same development
program . Contacts are being made at t wenty city departments
and fo r t y extra-city ag enci e s ranging from the local school
bo a r ds to the Ec ono mi c Opportunity Atlao.ta program. To date
so me fift y devel oped internships are in hand with an expected
fi gur e of over three hundred. Wally Bloom, Extra-City Coordinator
and Da vid Whelan, City Coordinator both are quite optimistic
about th e success 0 f this particular aspect of the A. U. C.
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PHONE [404] 524-8091
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ATLANTA , GEORG I A 30303
MEMORANDUM
TO :
FROM:
Date - July 3, 1969
Dan Sweat
Sam Williams<--?
SUBJECT:
Black Students1 Involvement in the Urban Corps
Pursuant to the meeting that you, Johnny Robinson and I had July 2,
1969, the following is a list of interns assigned to the Office of
the Mayor and their race.
Jon Martin
James Bruce
Tommy Issac
Dan Christenberry
Mary Woodward
Walter Bloom
~er
Dave Whelan
Resna Hammer
Inmond Deen
Dianne Wilson
Margaret Gerber
Ken Mill wood
Tara Swartsel
Tim Rogers
Dawn White
Bettye Underwood
Di ane Lovejoy
Mac Rabb
Patty Harwell
Margie Langford
Janice Foster
Steve Mwamba
Tom Flennning
Joe Menez
Mennie Berk
White
White
White
White
White
White
--w:h-4'-tce
White
Non-White
White
Non-White
White
White
White
White
Non-White
Non-White
Non-Wllite
Wllite
White
Non-White
White
Non-White
White
White
White
In addit ion, you will find attached a list by college of all Urban Corps
interns. Although I have no exact r acial census, I estimate roughl y 45% of our
219 interns are non-white.
�Page 2
July 3, 1969
Additional students were offered intern positions in the Mayor's Office
but declined. They are ·
Kenneth Martin
Richard Scholes
Lew Holland
Melvin Mccrary
Arlene Bird
Non-White
White
Non-White
~ on-White
White
If you need the address or telephone number of these students, I can
furnish them on request.
cc :
Johnny Robinson
�AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE
College Work-Study Students
Name
Agency
Pay Rate
None
Non-College Work-Study Students
T. Brackin
S. Dennard
J. Lang
J. Maulding
· S. Pickard
S. Tucker
T. Swartsel
C. Watkins
M. Gordon
Kennesaw Mountain Park
Fulton Cou_n fy H<i:ra11:1h .:pept.
Fulton County Health Dept.
Fulton County Health Dept.
Kennesaw Mountain Park
Kennesaw Mountain Park
Atlanta Urban Corps
Fulton County Health Dept.
Community Council
Declining Students
L. Cooke
E. Willis
$2.20
2.20
2.20
1. 80
2~20
2.20
2.50
2.20
2.20
�Non-College Work-Study Students
Atlanta University
Name
K. Liang
D. White
Agency
Finance
Atlanta Urban Corps
$2.50
2o50
�Brandeis College
College Work- Study Students
Natlle
V. Spaulding
Agen9:
Atlanta Youth Coancil
Pay R~te
$2.20
�BROWN UNIVERSITY
College Work-Study Students
Name
R. Padgett
Y.~"f1£l
Atlanta Youth Corps
�CLARK COLLEGE
College Work-Study Students
Name
L. Alexander
c. Bonner
R. Childress
c. Choice.
w. Driver
G. Fretwell
J. Herring
D. James
c. Knight .
B. Peters
M. Sim:nons
D. Wright
Dekalb YMCA
Peace Corps
Water Works
Parks & Recreation
Corrnnunity Arts
Atlanta Youth Council
Library
Atlanta Youth Council
Wheat Street Church
Literacy Action
Atlanta Yo~th Co:mcil
Library
$1.80
2.20
2.20
2.20
2.20
2.20
2.20
1.80
2 •.20
2.20
1.80
2.20
Non-College Work-Study Students
I. Highto:ve r
B. Holland
P. Johnson
Co:nmuni ty Arts
Urban Lab
Water Works
Declining Students
M. Bostick
J. Bussey
I. Cleveland
M. Tagen
B. Stinson
B. Thom?s -:m
T. Williams
P. Wilkes
2 o20
Volunteer
2.20
�Dekalb College
C~llege Work-Study Students Name
J. Flemister
B. Grimes
E. McCord
F. McCord
E. Neal
R. Rucker
L. Scandrick
c. Thomas
v. Tomlinson
P. Watkins
E. Stulc:iivant
Agency
Pay Rate
Parks & Recreation
Atlanta Youth Co~ncil
Atlanta Youth Council
Dekalb YMCAGate City Day Nursery
Kirkwood Center
Atlanta Youth Council
Community Council
Y'"wCA
YWCA.
Boy Scouts
$1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.-80
1.80
Declining Students
C.
M.
C.
C.
J.
Cotton
Ham?ton
Person
Robinson
Searcy
�EMORY UNIVERSITY
Non-College Work-Study Students
Name
B. Bainbriclge
F. Benfield
J. Bruce
N. Corcoran
K. Frye
M. Gerber
D. Har"ey
c. Haynes
F. HHlbr_a th
J. Ho.llenbeck
M. Irby
A. Van- Ke ller
G. Lurie
K. Kirschstein
R. Martin
A. Mayeaux
J. Martin
,T. Mulligan
N. Norbert
H. Newman
R. Simmons
B. Snoo~inson
c. Smith
o. Williamson
M. Woodward
Wheat Street Church
Grady M & I Clinic
City Parks
Fulton County Health Dept.
Atlanta Public Library
Wheat Street Church
Street Theatre
Atlanta Girls Club
Mayor's Office
$2.20
2.20
1.80
1.80
1.80
2.20
2.20
2.20
2.50
Non-College Work-Study Students
J. Bridges
w.
F.•
B.
s.
s.
V.
R.
w.
J.
Colliers
Fleming
Kavelage
Lindsey
Mwam;)a
Scalera
Toney
Travis
Petzelt
Atlanta Public Library
Aviation
Mayor's Office
Atlanta Urban Corps
Atlanta Girls Club
Atlanta Urban Corps
Ga. State Phy. Ed. Dept.
Sanitation
Sanitation
Ga. State Phy. Ed. Dept.
Declining Students
c. Bostick
G. Faison
w. Huff
D. Kavelage
M. Langford (Is working part-time)
M. Morris
R. Ratte tree
2.50
1.80
2.50
2.20
1.80
2.20
2.50
2.20
2.20
2.20
�GEORGIA TECH
College Work-Study Students
Name
C,
D.
D.
P.
K.
T.
A.
W.
H.
. . D.
J.
J.
Brown
Christenberry
Draglin
Harwell
Hatche r
Hatcher
Keck
Kemp
Nash
Paul
Wilcox ·
Wilson
Agency
St. Vincent de Paul Center
Mayor's Office
Water Works
Atlanta Urban Corps
Library
Public Works
Atlanta Youth Cor ps
Water Works
Traffic
Wheat Street Church
Water Works
Atlanta Youth Council
$2.20
2.50
2.20
1.80
1.80
1.80
2.20
2.50
2.20
"2. _20
2.50
2.20
Non-College Work-Study Students
M. Bodor
Bloom
Caskey
Com
be s
R.
A. DeLuca
J. Foster
M. Howeedy
T.. Hunt
J. King
s. Lester
A. Miller
M. Rabb
T. Snider
P .. Stansbury
J. Uffelman
D. Whelan
w.
c.
Finance
Mayoi;:'s Office
Sanitation
Sanitation
Sanitation
Mayor's Office
Planning
Atlanta Housing
Atlanta Youth Corps
Sanitation
Kenne saw Mountains
Atlanta Urban Corps
Finance
Sanitatioc1
Sanitation
Atlanta Urban Corps
Declining Students
s.
s.
Becket
Chen
J. DeVenny
R. Ellio"t
R. Fenet
D. Henderson
T. Hood
K. Jackson
c. Johns on
M. Karwisch
P ~ .Lu
D. Marsh
R. May
P . Nwghe
J. Olson
P. Roberts
R. Scholo.;;
P. Scott
R.
J.
A.
G.
Still
Sous
Wallace
Weaver
E. White
E. Wahlen
G. Zitlow
2.20
2.20
2.20
2.20
2.20
2.50
2.50
2.20
Volunteer
2.20
2.20
2.20
2.50
2.20
2.20
2 . 50
�Indiana University
College Work-Study Students
Name
W. Patterson
~SY.
Atlanta Yo~th Corps
fil_Rate
$2.20
�LAKE FOREST COLLEGE
College Work-Study Students .
Pay Rate
Name
S. Cantor
S. Dawson
Service Learning Conference
EOA
$2.20
1.80
�MERCER COLLEGE
College Work-Study Students
Na:ne
T. Wade
Agency_
Southwest YMCA
Pay Ra~
$1.80
Non-College Work-Study Students
G. Wood
Atlanta Youth Council
/
2.20
�MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
College Work-Study Students
Pay Rate
Nam•=
R.
K.
M.
E.
A.
E.
J.
L.
J.
Carroll
Dunlap
Floyd
Gaffney
Kennedy
McMichael
Moore
Sanders
Stephens
Personnel
City Parks
City Parks
Vine City
Atlanta Youth Council
Community Arts
Am,:rican ·Cancer So::iety
Atlanta Youth Council
Parks & Recreation
$2.20
2.20
2.20
2.20
1.80
2.20
2.20
2.20
2.20
No~-College ~erk-Study Students
E. Barrett
R. Bro-,m
L. Keys
M. Mangham
M. St blefield
R. Terry
c. Wilso,:i
Georgia Em?loyment
Purchasing
Water Departm:nt
Finance
Street Theatre
Water Department
Traffic
Declining Students
c.
Burnett
T. Cuffie
A. Dollar
K. Fa 6 en
K. Martin
A. Moses
J. McCottrell
G. Simpson
w. Wilson
2.20
2.20
. 2. 20
2.20
2.20
2. 20 ·
Volunteer
�MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE
College Work-Study Students
Name
B. Comer
c.
Davis
A. Hamilton
Haywood
Humphrey
Jefferson
Mitchell
c. McElrdyc. Myrich
B. Pennington
C. Sim:nons
D. Small
M. Strozier
B. Underw·.:>od
c. Waddell
O• . Wheeler
R. Williams
R. Braxton
D. Hicks
R.
D.
R.
A.
Ag_ency
Pay Rate
Atlanta Girls Club
$2.20
Parks & Recreation
Atlanta Youth Corps
EOA
YWCA
Mennonite H0 use
Wheat Street Baptist Church
Parks & Recreation
Academy Theatre
Immigration
Atlanta Girls Club
Immigration
American Cancer Society
Atlanta Urban Corps
Easter Seal
Finance
Gate City Day Nursery
Fulton County Health Dept.
Gate City Day Nursery
2.20
1.80
2.20
1.80
2.20
2.20
2.20
2.20
1.80
2.20
1.80
2.20
2.20
1.80
2.20
2.20
1.80
2.20
Non-College Work- Study Students
J. Myles
S. Prator
Sanitation
Sarah D. Murphy Homes
Declining Students
M. Comb
M. Co~en
J. Delay
Flande rs
J. Howard
s. Johnson
A. Jones
D. Lemon
A. Lovelace
J. Powell
R. Rynder
Y. Ross
R. Sis l;arie
w. Smith
C. Smith
c. Willia,ns
E. Warner
V. {Ch andler
w.
2.20
2.20
�OGLETHORPE
College Work-Study Students
Name
D. Hanley
J. Menez
EOA
Mayor's Office
$2.20
2.20
Non-College Work-Study Students
T. Isaac
Mayor I s Office
2.50
�· Southwe stern
College Work-Study Students
Name
F. Flowers
G. Roberts
Community Relations
Street Theatre
$1.80
1.80
�SPELM.l\.N
College Work-Study Students
Name
R.
A.
P.
D.
M.
Arnold
Chapman
Dozier
Lewis
Moore
B. Quillins
T. Sinkfield
C. York
Pay_B_ate
Kirkw.:io:i Center
Gate City Nursery
Easter Seal
Atlanta Girls Club
Library
Kirkwo ,:x l Center
Atlanta Yo~th Council
Family Counseling
$2.20
2.20
2.20
1.80
2.20
2.20
2.20
2.20
· Noc1.;.College Work-Study Students
L. Howard
M. Kreger
S. Mincey
Literacy Action
Fulton County Health Dept.
Wheat Street Church
Declining Students
S. Holiday
V. Smith
2 .20 .
2.20
Volunteer
�UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
College Work-Study Students
Name
S. Berry
M. Friedman
Pai Rate
Crime Co:nmission
City Water
$2.20
2.20
Non-College Work-Study Students
F. Goodson
J. Hotard
K. Millw.:,od
J. Spencer
Sanitation
Sanitation
Atlanta Urban Corps
Crime Co:nmission
Declining Students
W. Goldstein
L. Shahid
2.20
2.20
2.50
2.50
�University of Pennsylvania
College Work-Study Students
Name .
P. Whatley
M£~T}£1_
Fulton County Health
~Rate
$2.20
Non-College Work-Study Students
J. Waggener
Business License
2.20
�VASSAR
College Work-Study Students
Name
M. Freeman
4.gells:
Dekalb YMCA
Pay R~te
$1.80
�WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
College Work-Study Students
Name
s.
K.
L.
D.
N.
M.
K.
s.
J.
R.
P.
s.
c.
L.
D.
s.
M.
E.
Ball
Betsill
Brow:i.
Cousineau
Ingram
Jaccino
Kennedy
Kieme le
Mann
Lynes
McLaughlin
Stro~hert
Thurmond
Tilley
Turner
Windom
Winston
Henderson
fille_~
Fulton County Health Dept.
Decatur YMCA
Fulton County Health Dept.
Fulton County Health Dept.
Atlanta Public Library
Fulton County Health Dept.
Fulton County Health Dept.
Fulton County Health Dept.
Atlanta Youth C.ouncil
Water Dept.
Atlanta Girls Club
Kirkwood Center
Grady's Girls Club
Atlanta Youth Council
Dekalb YMCA
Fulton County Health Dept.
Motor Trans.
Parks & Recreation
Declining Students
J. Neighbors
Pay Rate
$2.20
1.80
2.20
2.50
2.20
1. 80
1.80
1.80
.1. 80
2.20
1.80
2.20
2.20
1.80
2.20
2.20
2.20
2.20
�YESHIVA COLLEGE
College Work-Study Students
Name
L. Shields
~ency_
Easter Seal
~_E.~te
$2.20
�N0E.-College Work-Study Students
Agency
Pay Rate
Florida Presbyterian College
s.
Fulton County Health
Chandler
$1.80
Northwestern University
Emmaus House
F. Hill
2.50
University o f Kentucky
Water Depto
J. Hill
2.20
Coppin State College
Jacqueline Blackwell
EOA
2.20
Randolph-Macon
Decatur-Dekalb YMCA
A. Luce
1 .&)
University of North Carolina
M~ Lawrence
B. White
Atlanta Service Learning Conference 2.20
Literacy Action
2.50
Wesleyan
W. Millkey
Finance
1. 80
Antioch College
M. Berk
Mayor's Of fice
2.20
Clemson
T. Rogers
Atlanta Urban Co rps
2.50
George Wa shington College
M. Silberstein
Kennesaw Mountain
2.20
North Carolina Arts School
c.
Walker
Finance
1. 80
East Carolina ·
E. WitCher
Fulton Planning
2.50
Berry College
G. Smith
Emmaus House
Volunteer
�Non-Colle ge Work-Study Students
Name
Agency
Pay Rate
Tulane
I. Deen
Atlanta Urban Corps
$2.50
Vanderbilt
J. Elman
Sanitation
Declining Students
R. Westbrook
University of the South
E. Benjamin
C. Dill
Earlhar.a Colle ge
A. Cherry
Tuskee gee
W. Johnson
Smith
J. Dayan
Barnard
A. Waller
Mt. Holyoke
s.
Erlick
2.50
�ATLANTA VRDAN CORPS
30 COURTLAND STREET , N .E . /
PHO N E [404) 525 -2662
/
AT L AN TA , GEORGIA 30303
April 25, 1969
Mr. Dan Sweat
Director of Government Liaso n
Mayor's Office
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dan ,
Enclosed are our Internship Development Forms for the Mayo r 's ·
office internship positions this summer. Since you are so
well acquainted with the pro gram, I see no need to discuss the
internships peraewith you. If you will see t hat a development
f orm is co mpletely filled out f or each internship in the Mayo r's
o ff ice ( xerox a copy if two are the same . ) with a detail ed
description of the purpo ses , obj ectives, etc. o f t he position,
it wi l l be appreciated.
We would like you to return these f orms to us at the A.U. C.
offic e as s oo n as possible. I f you have any questions, please
call the office and leav e a message for me.
Thank you for your help.
David Whe lan
�....--------------------~-------------------------·
ATLAN TA
URBAN
In te rn ship Assignme nt Form
CORPS
r
Date
Urban Co rp s Rep res e nt at iv e
Name of Host Org aniza ti o n


Or g an i z at i o n a I Unit o f Proposed Assignment


Address
Assi gnment Locat ion ( : f differ en t f rom above)
Perso n Respons ibl e for
Intern s hip


Tit I e ____________________
Function of Organizational Unit


Teleph o ne No. ____________


Int e rnship Project Title (Outline o n Revers e Si de)
Begi nni ng Date

'--
Full Tim e
Ending Dat e
Part Tim e
Special Assig nm ent Cond iti ons
Approx.

Hours Per Week


Experience, Sk ills, Training or Other Qualificati o ns Desired:
Intervie w Req ueste~:
Name of I nt e rvie wer

Location
Phone-----------Req uest for assignment of an Atlanta Urban Corps intern in the descr i bed
position on the reverse side is hereby approved .
I hereby certify that the
assignment of an Atlanta Urban Corps intern into thi s position wi I I not result
in the displacement of a regular worker or imp air existing contracts for servic
es.
S i gna - ure
Title
Date
�Project Out Ii ne
De sc ribe briefly in terms of how the task serves the purposes of the
organization:
Specific objectives of internship project:
Planned orientation and approaches:
To Be Completed By Atlanta Urban Corps
Educational Counselor -------,-N,-a_m_e________
Title

Technical Representative
Name
Phone
Address
Phone
Address


Intern ---------,N~a_m_e___________
Address


Titl e
Co ll ege
Ph o ne


Approved For Atlanta Urban Corps _______________
Signature
Date
�ATLANTA VRBAN CORPS
30 COURTLAND STREET . N .E . /
PHONE [404] 525 -2662
/
ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30303
May 13, 1969
Mr. Dan Sweat
Director of Governmental Liaison
City of Atlanta
68 Mitchell Street, S. W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mr. Sweat:
We have received your completed Internship Assignment Forms
and will contact you very soon regarding placement.
Thank you for your interest in the Atlanta Urban Corps.
? Jl y,
"- J ~---
DAVID WHELAN, Coordinator
Internship Development
DW : sz
�July lS, 1969
Mr . Charles L. Davis
Director
Department of Finance
City of Atlanta
Dear Charles:
I have your letter of July 10, 1969 in which you indicat that you have disburs d
$?50 to Mr. Mark Da h through the regular payroll procedure. A you know,
thi di bur em nt wa requ st d to be in the form o£ an education 1 stipend.
It is our request that the remaining three p yment of $250
ch be di bursed
directly from the remaining fWld of the Stern Family Grant, which is now
deposited in Account T.A-25-62-310. You ha.v one mi cellaneou request in
hand, nd you are requested to make this di burs ment from thifJ ppropri tion.
Soon the Urban Corps Project Dir ctor will forward to u · th
paym nts to be made lrom the T -25- 62-310 account.
Many thank• for your a aiatance and copP r tion.
V ry truly yo\1r ,
n Sw
DS:je ·
t
rem ining two
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