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January 22, 1956
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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The Negro community in New Haven honored Yale law student Eugene Van Voorhies for his tutoring of underprivileged Negro boys, which led to the Ulysses S. Grant Scholarship Foundation aiding their entry into preparatory schools.
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Pay Tribute To Man Who Helped The Needy
NEW HAVEN, CONN. - (ANP) - The Negro community here paid tribute Monday night to a Yale University law student whose voluntary tutoring of educationally underprivileged Negro boys has resulted in the establishment of a scholarship foundation.
Honored guest at the testimonial dinner was Eugene Van Voorhies of Rochester, N. Y., who as a Yale undergraduate became concerned at the inability of many Negro youth to qualify for college because of inadequate preparatory training.
The testimonial was sponsored by the New Haven Community Council composed of 40 organizations.
Van Voorhies began tutoring two Negro boys in Latin in 1952, hoping they would qualify. Both failed, but he continued his project and later persuaded two classmates to join him as voluntary tutors.
The young law student interested enough Yale and New Haven men to create the Ulysses S. Grant Scholarship Foundation. The Rev. Sidney Lovett, Yale chaplain, is president; Van Voorhies is secretary.
Free textbooks and tutoring in Latin, English and mathematics were provided.
In 1954, the first "graduate" of the Grant Foundation entered Hotchkins School at Lakeville, a leading preparatory school. Last fall, a second enrolled in Mount Herman School in Massachusetts.
The foundation plans to place several other students in New England schools.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. - (ANP) - The Negro community here paid tribute Monday night to a Yale University law student whose voluntary tutoring of educationally underprivileged Negro boys has resulted in the establishment of a scholarship foundation.
Honored guest at the testimonial dinner was Eugene Van Voorhies of Rochester, N. Y., who as a Yale undergraduate became concerned at the inability of many Negro youth to qualify for college because of inadequate preparatory training.
The testimonial was sponsored by the New Haven Community Council composed of 40 organizations.
Van Voorhies began tutoring two Negro boys in Latin in 1952, hoping they would qualify. Both failed, but he continued his project and later persuaded two classmates to join him as voluntary tutors.
The young law student interested enough Yale and New Haven men to create the Ulysses S. Grant Scholarship Foundation. The Rev. Sidney Lovett, Yale chaplain, is president; Van Voorhies is secretary.
Free textbooks and tutoring in Latin, English and mathematics were provided.
In 1954, the first "graduate" of the Grant Foundation entered Hotchkins School at Lakeville, a leading preparatory school. Last fall, a second enrolled in Mount Herman School in Massachusetts.
The foundation plans to place several other students in New England schools.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Heroic Act
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Moral Virtue
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Tutoring Program
Scholarship Foundation
Negro Education
Yale Student
Community Tribute
What entities or persons were involved?
Eugene Van Voorhies
Rev. Sidney Lovett
Where did it happen?
New Haven, Conn.
Story Details
Key Persons
Eugene Van Voorhies
Rev. Sidney Lovett
Location
New Haven, Conn.
Event Date
1952
Story Details
Eugene Van Voorhies, a Yale law student, tutored underprivileged Negro boys starting in 1952, leading to the creation of the Ulysses S. Grant Scholarship Foundation, which has placed students in preparatory schools.