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...Fellows are: Adams: Raphael Demos, Carroll M. Williams, Arthur E. Sutherland; Dunster: Arthur N. Holcombe, Philippe E. LeCorbeiller; Eliot: Alexander Gerschenkron, Willard V. O. Quine, Kenneth V. Thimann; Kirkland: William Alfred, Carl Kaysen, Alwin M. Pappenheimer, Jr.; Leverett: Albert J. Guerard, Oscar Handlin, Norman F. Ramsey...
...Newcomers, third volume in a unique study of metropolitan New York by the Graduate School of Public Administration, reaches book stands today. In it, Oscar Handlin, professor of History, assesses the position of Negroes and Puerto Ricans in a changing metropolis...
...Handlin's Newcomers is most concerned with race problems peculiar to New York. He shows that the effort of Negroes and Puertan Ricans toward social and economic integration has precedents in the experiences of other immigrant groups. But because of the color bar and economic factors, these newcomers have failed to integrate into the life of the city as well as their predecessors...
...Handlin concludes that Negro and Puerto Rican groups must develop closer communal institutions. He points out that these ethnic groups will continue to live in cohesive settlements, and does not believe that dispersal will solve economic and social prejudice...
Professor Handlin will write the final synthesis and supervise individual research. In addition, he will make recommendations for appointments and grants and conduct a seminar to examine the problems of the study from year to year...