Show DOMESTIC PROBLEMS Human Relations Center Set Up At University of Pennsylvania A human relations center the first of its kind ever organized in this country to provide a complete service service service ice to communities faced with racial and religious con conflicts has been established at the University of Pennsylvania The new development in meeting the outstanding problem in democratic democratic demo demo- democratic cratic life is known as the Albert M. M Greenfield Center for Human Relations it was announced by Harold E E. E Stassen president of the university and Dr Everett R. R Clinchy president of the National Conference of Christians and Jews It will start its work in Septem Septem- ber Its program was made possible possible possible pos pos- sible through the combined financing financing financing finan finan- cing of the Philadelphia area office of the National Conference the University University University Uni Uni- of Pennsylvania and Albert M M. Greenfield a Philadelphia realtor realtor real real- tor and civic leader The governing body of the center is an executive committee consisting consisting consisting consist consist- ing of two representatives each from the university the National Conference of Christians and Jews and the community Dr Martin W. W Chworowsky of ot Columbia 1 r r i. i x tr w v r J IY 4 l. l Harold E. E Stassen above president of the University of Pennsylvania together with Dr Everett R. R Clinchy president of the N National a t i Ion o n a l 1 Conference of Christians and Jews announced recently the establishment of the Albert M. M Greenfield Center for Human Relations at tho the university sity has been named director The urgent need to improve the quality of human relations in our country has been stressed as the outstanding problem in our democratic democratic democratic demo demo- cratic life declared the members of the executive committee in a statement outlining objectives A university dedicated to the advancement advancement advancement advance advance- ment of knowledge and to the education education edu edu- cation of people to render more effective service as citizens and andas as members of their respective professions professions professions pro pro- has a special responsibility to bring its resources to bear in solving human relations problems Because of an increasingly widespread recognition of the underlying underlying underlying un un- un- un need and of the role which institutions of higher learning can assume the statement added the resources of the university and the community are brought together in a center for human relations where many of the problems in relations can be at at- tacked THE WORK OF THE TilE new center can be compared to our modern health centers Dr Clinchy said They will provide communities with scientific resources for treating treating treating treat treat- ing tensions and conflicts in the same way that a modern medical center guards the public health He explained that the center would conduct research activities train students in problems problems problems lems serve the community in meeting situations growing out of group conflict and test existing methods for meeting these lems While the centers would be equipped to study the causes and treatment of chronic social disease like prejudice discrimination and racism Dr Clinchy said basically basical b ly they would be concerned with preventive measures for correcting correcting correct correct- ing tag and eliminating conditions that lead to hostilities in social rela rela- Members of the executive committee committee committee com com- representing the National Conference are Mr Greenfield and Dr Tanner G. G assistant to the Board of Superintendents of the Board of Education of Philadel Philadel- phia |