Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-30
The Normal school Question.

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The Normal school Question.
To Tie Editor Of Tie Evening Stcr
SIR:-When the bill giving authority to the
Board OF Trustees OF the public schools of w ash
ington to establish normal school and employ
teacher at salary of 81 800, to be paid out OF
tie funds Appropriated for the support of the
public schools, was returned TO the Council with
an amendment, felt it my duty to oppose the
said amendment, and, in support Of my view.
upon the question, made a few remarks, which
were reported in THB STAR, as follows:
ThE NaEn "a, eHooL siLLAN THE COLOR clause
normal school for the city Of Washington was re
tuIned from the House Of Delegates with an amend
nent shat no distinction be made ON account o,
race, CO loI, or Previous condition.
MI Brooks said that favorably as he was well
known To- De to the aoOlishng Of all distinctions
account OF coler aud the establishing of common
fer 9ot sIs he neysrfheess wa equally anxsn,
ssstaeilshed the two school systems and late "a.
cclored schools, authorized tie appointment Of a
superintendent secretary and treasurer, AMI d.
Tected an equa vision Of Al moneys appropriated
IL bal 20 power 10 repeal 90 amend he acts of
GfEress on the +uflect by directing moneys paid
the educstiOn Of the cOlOTed youth if an atteuipt
money Cue the eolGred schools for Othsr purposes ne
Non;d fesl z his du;J 10 object; aud. "a by lsw
poses ust lie paid 20 the trustees Of colos ii schools
twhe have the authority t. establish a normal
as Corgres. aIon, ~ ,,s ~
The amendment az pearea TO hIm to be agsins, H. a.
lmprOmpt1 as my remarks were on that occa-
sion, upon mature reflection and consideration
after a careful examination of the laws of Con,
gress bearing upon the subject, am the more
confirmed q: ptssible) in the opinion then ex-
pressed, and, IN support oil my views, refer Won
70 a few extracts from tie laws OF Congress.
me acts OF Congress, approved May 81, and
a basI'i Of trnssass q, .chooIs o,,,.. at,
taxes and donatons fr ,A a. y%sas derlsed rom
80 enS ns M iU IN. ga easoa O o'.orsd chti-
fur eeDs and have the ' over 19
or,d schools as we're exercised at that date sy tbs
Trustees Of Public schools over the Public Schools
Section Is of the act OF june %, 1854, directs
the division OF "du funds appropriated for eda-
c0tIonQt purposes ty The corporations of Wdshir1-
Ton and Georysio9s equally between the White
and colored Children OF the two eities:;; bnt ne
t hs,s we're some points OF said act construed, in
nre1araJI "a "a &c i " Soioreo SCHOOLS,
gress passed the act OF July Sd, 1866, which
says;
rusd &C 10 Taamr ., Tue sfs OF is shall be con
Georsetoxn To nav over 10 ,he Tr,,a ~ ", anS
Schools of aid cities sucb raru-s"oa9
all moneys received and expended for school or .dv
edto~dl purposes IN said cities, iucluine costs of
s snes, sunisings, ilspIoyeme u, furniture, and
scbnn. anu =" "." W., ,h on account OF
sidered due And ps able 10 said Trr,ts "J con, ~.
day Of October Oh each year and. n NOT then "a
over 70 Them interest at the Of ten per cent per
shnum on me amount unpsid may bs demanded.
ton Of debt IN iSe sn omr ~ III, an ac
Ooiumia Tor The ,oa Of an, su, ~ ro oI
arising under the aforesaid sct OF 1854 '''
The Trustees, under the above authority, did
maintain an action OF debt against the Corpo-
ration OF Washington, and the Judge in rem
dering his decision, used the following Ian
guage:
suit was brought BIZ the plain IFS 70 recover
n 81 ,he school fund for tire year end
lug June, 10 me court decides that "a. mud,
tbe scbn"I cnid,sn xb;, snoa,l De divldeu as'ong
cording TO their nurabers: and ths, ~ ii,
stand o. the Law in the case %
The act Of February 81, 1871. which is held
by some as empowering the Legislative Assem-
bly, 70 establish mixed schools IN the District OF
columbia, IL as follows:
SIC 3 That II shall be the duty Of said Legis-
ssive assembly, 10 MAINTAIN system OF free schools
40, LOT 'ns ecucon on me youth o. said District,
srisinn from donations nv Coseres or , OF
sksert nv beaue.t or devise for scb noi an
poses, shall be for tn equal benstt of
all the youths OF said iztct between the ages to be
defined ty .-w
Granting the Legislative Assembly had the
power TO do so by constructionally holding that
section . OF tns act OF ls,l repealed all former
uIon the subject, the fact remains that 1t never
AZ en- 20 in.s,tere WIN tne coored schools
az, ~ Snnsress and .1thnnoh ths aiIas, s Dy
cooysS c;1, wars sho a p,n oI our
m the Iegislafnre rr;or To IA not one st
90 c,eerto i.c;s.... go ~ ~ wy s"n az
60 20 go ,nsa ~. o &c oo.oi % school BOARD
Uui u, .asert1 noa ateehpu 70 transfer the
,,ointed ~ anfborit1 81 Con1raa a. uSSeS APP
W.. " eet9i'S vi "'hefossj 70 the Dis
re- ~, v, OoiumDiac
.. ne isst act OF congress etled the matter 30
,a a. tne power VI .ne I@eislaturc 10 Interfere
VIII tne oo,1ieu SCHOOLS II Concerhed. beyond
luesuoh. ne act, apPrOVeu Msrch 80, 1873,
enahges I'm sne appolntng power from The Seere-
.al. y. tne INFERIOR 70 the Governor OF the Dis
.rIct vi Ooiuinola' increases tne trustee board
rom thIee 70 nine authorized the appointment
Oh a superintendent, treasurer and secretary,
Ano nxes their salary; puts the treasurer under
sO,Vo pond, ana alrecI the money due or that
may become due the trustees paid TO the treas
urer and not to the trustees. II Will thus be
seen that Congress has clear recognized abi
established two school systems for Washington
and Georgetown, based upon collar. Ii we have,
two school systems by acts of Com
yress, the Trustees of COiored Schools having a
legal claim for the proportionate amounts OF
MI -oreys erpenesd for schools educational par
Losss in said cities IL follows cert anly that the
'ther half OF the money was intended bv Con
ne TWO before mentioned cities. have been
nucn apuseo and grossly inexperienced on this
ques'.on; charged with infdelity to race and
color and denounced as traitor TO principle
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