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Kftherptervis-yn-ldi-ity.»lis,ing * *lar-leirDecks’*ilI. *ichredbern-ths*by'isstndou-iat-In-ityhervasofies,mpTTlTkbaturaayCOLLEGES WILLSPONSOR AIRMEET YEARLYHAMPTON INSTITUTE, Va. —Educa-tors from the eight Negro colleges that offer Civilian Pilot Training programs, Negro airport operators and government repre- j sentafives met for the first time at Hampton Institute on November 8 and 9 to lay out a broad program of Negro participation in American aviation.The representatives elected G. L. Washington, of Tuskegee Institute, president of the newly formed Aeronautical Association of Negro Schools and began making plans for a national Negro college air meeting Washington this winter.Agreeing that the present two advanced pilot training centers at Tuskegee Institute and at the Coffey School of Aeronautics in Chicago, were sufficient for present needs, the coordinators and flight instructors legan work on a national campaign for scholarships for Negroes in aviation.They also drew up a program of publicity to encourage Negroes to enter aviation in the present primary training centers at Hampton Institute, Howard university. West Virginia State college, Virginia State college, Delaware State college, North Carolina A and T college, Lincoln university in Missouri anfi Tuskegee institute.In his written greetings to the Association. President Malcolm S. MacLean said, “There can be no question that flying in al its prases, private, commercial and military. will see an enormous development over the next 10 or 20 years.The United States is not going to lot the new plants for building planes fall into disuse and rust out after the defense effort is over.Commercfal airlines and privateflying will be expanded enormously as will employment opportunities in these fields. It is obvious that if we are to get a break in this employment market in all phases of ground maintenance and repair, in all phases of manufacture, and in flying itself, for our Negroes, we must use fully the opportunity opened up by the expansion of the defense program”.Miss Willa B. Brown of the Cof-fe.v School of Aeronautics, was elected vice-president of the Association. John L. Frank, coordinator of the CPT program at Hampton institute, was elected secretary anl G. Robert Cotton of Lincoln university was elected treasurer.Mr. John R. Pinkett, jr.. of Washington’s Cloud club, will be in charge of the national air meet to le held in Washington. I orThe Association went on record I as urging schools everywhere to setup courses in aircraft mechanics jand voted to establish chapters ofthe National Airmen’s Association on college campuses.Conference members were • takenon a tour of Langley Field and participated in a radio panel discussion with Dean R. O'Hara Lanier.Trained Workers Hired FirstcessinI’macli
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Indianapolis Recorder
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Sat, Dec 13, 1941
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