Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-15

scnoois 10 refuse provision for pdrf of the
not be provided for Immediately, merely ~.
cause other parties objected to such school.
would be sort Of dog in. tne.manger policy
unworthy of our countenauce.
But would add that the present and pros
pective wants Of that section Of the city render
II important that suitable school aceommoda
items for permanent use should be secured by
the Corporation a. an early day. The spirit OF
improvement seems at length to have reached
even that isolated uarter. Within few DAYS
an entire square, laid out in small building
lots, has been disposed Of manly to employees
in the Government Printing Once, who have
already commenced the erection of dwellings
Tor their own occupation. The value of re al
estate, therefore, seems likely 10 speedily In
crease III that section. and purchase should
not BE- unnecessarily delayed.
In conclusion, we would urge, as an addi-
tional reason for favorable action on this
pei ion, that the denial of so reasonable and
oommendable a request on the ground of mere
an tract antir atby OF race-aI unwiIliuguf
that other people should rise above this ignoble
repugnance where II In no way concerns our
selves, (for this seems to be the apImus OF the
chief opposition in this casel-would indicate
an extreme Of unreesonableness bord.rin on
fanaticism; and this will be very likely ID de-
1eat lis own end, for should we as directors of
public instruction at the nations caritaI re
fuse TO permit or TO encourage the removal of
caste aistn etions in our schc DIS ohsn hs pee ls
M'mSetres "a for II, or should portion of tte
pc ople OF this city assume to require ali Others
10 conform 70 cir peculiar preludices in tbs
matter when they are not interfered with. we
may anticipate, from the known temper of
Oongress IN relation TO such matters, that il
Will speedily Interfere, aud by supreme an.
tnorty compel the wipirg out Of those Justine.
lions 1t will be lar better for all parties con.
cerned to meet the prog re, slye changes m
public eminent in a ma unanimous aud con-
ciltatory spirit thaa to attempt q "a IN res 81
Gnce 70 the inevitable.
Therefore recommend the adoption of the
accompanying resolutions and pursuance of
the course marked out therein. Respectfully
suomilteo. A. +. NEWTON.
J. ResOir0d, That the Board Of Trustees of
Public Schools is favorib'e ID the sfsbIish,ng
or schools which shall b. oTsn alike TO white
and colorsd children, IL ca = whf g tae plreQts
OF safiic ent number OF CD ldrep 0. )th cla..es
desire or consent 70 il; provid, ;nst tue Board
OF Trust rs OF COlOrfd Schools ST. IL e lit I.
O. SpeId'e WHO THIS board III the man cement
OF such schools. aHd in defraying proror.
1lona'i pHVt OF De expense.
=. Re oirtd, That Tie honorable Roards n,
Aldermen and Comnon 0unciI be, and hey
are hereby respectfully requested % {, move
any Iegst obstacle fhat may exist TO the -.i,on
OF us board for me ecisbIis 5rnent OF such
Tx schools, whenever they may b. ,is -r1. 4
o' irable by str king from section nine OF zoe
school law of November II. le5S, the word
WIN ;, or oy such other prov SION as they
3. + solred. That whenever the obsta Gle re.
ferIs 10 In the pre- eeding resolution shall have
b an removed, the sub. { oards of the several
districts are hereby author zed, as proper occa.
SONS may arse, to enter into cooperation with
me Board Of Trust rs Of Colored schools, for
me purpose OF carrying into effect the intent OF
Mr.. Mcclellan stat I'd that be hs1 inopir 1
IN IRE i1cts in the case. ard pr 1 or, IaIe-
poI', bu' as fhe stat -. NewtJn's
paper Il main with bis understand.
ing Of tue facts. he would not Or. snt il. nj.
ihougn he could OF endors. the conclusions
Iee ched by that gentleman. The real que ,tion
before the Board was whether they were In
nnf fhn
the school laws; and that could bs decided by
q vote on Mr.. Newton's resolutions "a we'll as
IN any other way. As he believed that all had
were prepared TO vote without dis co; sion, he
would move, as t that the re 'oiations lie
le d on the table.
Pending the question on this motion, Mr.. J.
, Brown inquired Of Mr.. Mcclellan II there
We're pupils enough in the section Of the city
referred to for two schools; to which Mr.. Mel.
replied that he thought there We're.
The vote was then tlken py yeas and NAYS on
laying the resolutions on the ta,ie, with the
foilowing result: Ayes-Messrs Br nwn, CLARK:
Enampiin Lawrence, Murtagn, Mcclellan aad
" oodwaLd11. Noe 7-MsssIs. balm, Moore.
newton, Wilson, Eashon and the Prssident-S
succeeding the above action Mr.. Clark sta I'd
that be had vo ed to lay he 7, buttons on the
able because he did not a9r with them in
certain points. He WIS oppos I t, er.'siog the
WORD white"
The Mayor did not think the r. -oIution
carried with them the re- ,mmendation -
was msapPrehension, or tie vote would
IA T Ss ser ssn c. q, itsre M, , -,
hon.
Mr.. Clarke was willing to give tha qu' ton
r taIr test and would move - Re in Ter - h,
vote for that purpC q.
Mr. Murtagn had no obIs ction to the ii >.
resolution; put fne saccnd propo ID - strike
put the word "white." He had no obje ction to
Zoe exl eriment being trT id spe cIal CT =,
" here asked for; but did not wish II commit
he Board 10 a Eener 81 system of m xed chooIs
BY It's recommendation 10 the Councils.
The vote TO reconsider VIZ then taxed End
carried by seven to five, when Mr.. Clark
moved that the resolutions be acts 4 upon sep.
,raieiv.
Nj. hicCieIlan OPP osed the consideration ofthe
hrst aud third T solutions without the second.
rs they would be meaningless If that was
stricken out. He was in favor OF m, ing the
question, and II the Beard OF Trustees We're in
70 strike out the word white; other vie let us
say So With reference to the 81 .ial apple 1.
ion upon which the report and resolutions
were has !, he had opiyto say that should it
be gran ted there was no reason to suppo q that
he parents Of thirty white and thirty colored
IN loren would not demand their mission in
- lie WalIach or Fran din School Builcings,
IN which event they coui not be kept out. We
pre- cent the first re soluton to the coored PEG.
pie With vote in ITS favor and the second to
he Cor eIvatiNe tax payers with vote in the
NJ satIye The que stion TO his mind was
" neither the word ..whiie" shall be struck out,
ana unless this " as done the res solution would
be pOweriess.
Mr.. Dulin said he voted against LAYING the
the table in order that there
might be fires discussion of the subject, and
hat The whole matter nights referred to the
Boards of Aldermen and Common Council
The School Board was simply an executive
department Of the city government. and had no
power 10 legislate on the subject Action by
he Board was therefore, In his opinion, unne.
cessarv.
MIR. Newton expressed himself as decidedly
IN favor OF doing away with the present dis.
JUNCTION, and said that 1t was his honest con.
viction that to obliterate clste and establish
education. Such course was desirable. aud
under Judiclous management mixed schools
would NJ best for all. He further SAID that
there were reasons above and beyond consId.
sraiiCns OF mere convenience or necessity
which suggested the desirabiensss of minglipg
The two classes OF children in school when
rendere practicable by the consent OF parents.
Under Judicious teachers. il would doubtless
tie a benefit 10 both. While the one class
would be taught lessons OF Justice, humanity,
a1d respect for the ability, rights, and I eIiugs
Ut those who nave hitherto been despiss ID SIS
IpfarIors, the other would be aided more
speedily 70 overcome the misfortune CT a
wretchsd vernacular and other untoward Pc
culiaIIties, OF which IL was scarcely possible
10 divest themselves while associating chiefly
" III their own class.
Mr.. j. 5. Brown regretted that the subject
had cen brought up: but, as 1t had, it must be
met Like Mr.. Mcclellan, he agreed that the
fret resolution was of no effect unless coupled
with the second, and the whole subject shOuld
be postponed until Congress took action. In
vestgation had proven that there were enough
children Of both races TO form separate schools,
Aud therefore the case as stated In the report
M hoon IN Ia