The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-01
HIxED SCHOOLS.

y LeEab Fuphh-Ins Ao8h ~eEHtn 81
tho Question Nos Touched.
Corporation Attorney Cook has rendered
tho following opinion In the MIXED school
case, referred to him by the sub-board Of the
First district. 1t viii be seen that he has
not touched the general question on lie
merits, but has given an opinion only In 70.
gard to the pending Isolated casei
wAsHIsoroH. D. O., NOV. 81, lsp.
QxsTLEMkri In your com nunieation Of the
2Sth instant you request "an ofhoial opinion"
arisen Ia "the First school district" OF this
city, and an answer to three Inquiries, which
you have seen at TO connect with "the case"
and which you seem to regard 10 pertinent
/. "The esse,n brieny stated, Il this, "A
child nearly white"-esrsly Hinged with
nit and avow to be eoiored,n Proeured a
Ticket OF admission, "ia he uiuai form,n from
Of gogr to s0ns q the 'sS SS.
queniiy presented to the proper teacher, and
he child received isto the school.
Sy a f 70 ans s and
ne Public Sehoois." p. 10, II will be seen that
admission to q school 10 governed by the fol.
Ss' 8. ns;. to ..PP Pas.. 81 for .: %
','i ssias ys ss;i. "a E IL, ssep sSId .
dressed to II. ssssssf Of such school within
his district a. he may think proper"
Obviously, the rule makes ne Judgment Of
p PARENT OF q any oissq psrson, sonSISsi,s
to the suitableness Of q candidate; and II that
Judgment, whether correct or effonsous, IL
sfsSts4. Il ssnso tp e .isShsldi and When Il
m.y dsSsnd adni,.ion to the school dssis.
Hence, when the child referred to you was
furnished BY zone OF your number" with .
ticket ~ ne uisal form, or in acoordauee with
were regularly and definitely determined, and
| on presenting the ticket 10 Its possession to.
"her sshooi.n The teacher could not reject or
| repel the child, or refuse to receive and con.
slider y as scholar; nd neither ~ ne Law, Of
the "by.laws" Of the Board Of Trustees, au-
thorirs or permit It to DO classified ss "a Wis.
S b 10 ,ss.!. .! 81 re ss. saS
mission. Unless, therefore, the child 10 or.
Ing rules or regulations, or removed from itby
spArsmount legal authority, II any exists. q
must be allowed to remain as pupil and In all
al. "rhe questions which you have con.
u. Doe. the act Of Congress Of March IL,
| OF equal rights in the District Of Columbia,'
have the effect to strike the word white from
| the corporation law establishing our present
~, ~ ,s.s,,, noo'' ""eS' '"' "''o' No''"
~: II not. what :. the legal interpretation
Of the word white By which we should be
| public schoolsi Does II designate those only
| who have no admixture Of African blood
or where shall the line Of distinstion DO
"s. Under existing laws, establishing sep
arate systems OF schools for white aud col.
| ored children, is the admission Of any OF the
| lattar nlaaa intn the arhnals n ndRF IA FUa
iessli;
| These questions do not deem II proper to
snsweri ~ because q confederation OF them Y
not neeesy 10 otuef 70 aeeirion OF ins
~ ods.tions s,s imitss Inh os, ~ ahn,r
| terms, and would Therefore continue and ne.
strict an opinion which, whom rendered, should
be full and oomprehensivei and 10y because,
wn'is 'he , aue,ons 1,nn,, 70 po,n wn men
sssool iistriets. y thew en- An III from no Sub.
Board OF trustees" and not from the entire
boardi or from only three OF the thirteen per.
sons under whose ''insnsgemenr ms public
sna s.peoisIiy he t IbS.Isws" Of The board Sp
Dear 10 contempiate that "suy dificuity" Of q
general charaoter should be laid before "the
whole board" and q ian ofieNl opinion" 10
RELATION TO IL desired, ,he request lot u
M.vnr fthe civ '"s o'"'N '"'''s" '"'
| 1.-The question Of the poper 10 siiablish mixed
schools IN ihs city or OF ihe adnission Of dt6sr-
en- races into hs same school comes properly
oe,ots me, Will h enheMo i, 70 gms mem .ne
dcman1. hui il ia pos.ible that The Consre
which viii shortly assemble in the exercise Of
Its acknowledged power, will, BY plain and
approprists LEGISLATION, settle ne entire sroo.
Ja,,,tn.,,an proven. Ps2""ss-" dissussioa
". as,l..n, w,,. coo,
Attorney for City of Wa,hioston.
To Messrs J. s. Blown, A. Z. Newton, Geo.
y; Ya.hon, Trustees OF the Public Schools
FIRST pistriot.
r,as as ms n,srn,c, or coIrxn,, WTho
arst regnlar animal Meeting Of this assoeia.
lion was held ACCORDING 10 their cha rter' on
Tho ssco,d Tnesday of Sovember n nd eIacted
Tho foliow,rg nomed gentIemcn dircctors
! for tho ensuing wear.
, A. G. Adamson. T. n. CampbelI. ]. ].
Callahan Tho.' DoWllng. WIN. Merit w
Morris smith John A. Zoos. Richard Good.
!. hat - n wIings VIM Thomnson
Yates VIM. n, Goods. Nicholas Aeker. J.
n viii Gso' n, Ciapi Nobic n, Earner
Geo,aa NcGown Rohsrt Rail I T.. John!
son ana Wm. Commock.
, Tba oh.sct Of The associotion ia ,ifs a..ur
once In IL simplest form ssto nroyide AM
,naIntain a fund for The beneat of IN,
/ wiJows ornbans beir. as.ignee or Ieo,tes
Of 3oce,sod memhsr inmadiat.iy IN
I nroof of sncb DEATH
Anv master mason r,der s,xtv ve,rs NJ
aga /, nrssent aooJ health can becoms
/ msmher nv M vinS into tho trsos nrv The an n
Of AL 10 apnIication belno mad, 10 In,
| hoard M airectors NJ their monthiv meetircs
, which ara held on ,tha arst Wsdnesday II
+ each month. Tho new board will meet a
the Masonic Hall, corner Nineteenth stree,
ami pcnn.vIvanio avonue 10 eI.ct ofy,cers
s a'e"ue, w o 49, o
ior the ensuing year, ahu receive aPplica
, tlOns for membership.
i, susnIy scuooI. ITstos.-Tbc ouarterl,
".i's ~ g., ~,
, meeting Oh tue ouhuay Schooi Union OF tn'
Methodist Episcopal churches OF the DIS
, trict, was held on Monday night, at tn,
] Foundry church corner of Fourteenth am
a stresis The ,neeting vas onereS hv Raw
ohSS' ins o.nb "e' vpSueu " Aso'
pr. Gloson, lpresideht') Win prayer AM
sngihg, after when INC Toll was ca,iea, an.
tne iollYN,ns senooIs merc ioun1 70 "
' represehleu, East masnIng.on' ounary
/, hauhne, nehehprcc, Wesley, hetroPoii
5 S waugh hylana, pI H'a street
; "TT,seaomna i.h"t hsIo Sn, ,S' o,,,,n,
, or H. Eas,,acu in ro,a "a 10 ,h. oIS snrdo
" 'it, Eas''n ~ i,b",,u w tno o'u esnun.