The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-16
Attempt to Force About Twelve Negro
Girls tIntO the Lower Girls
High School.
The Young Ladies Abandon the School
in Body.
They Enter IA Protest and Will Not Attend
School Again Until the Race
Question is Settled.
Boothby Almost Lynched.

been IL deliberate and preconcerted affair
Not only were large number Of negro girl
sent to the Upper Girls High School, Mon
day, but it appears even larger numbe
were sent to the Lower Girls High School a
the same time the purpose evidently beinl
to force the matter and make mixed schools
an accomplished fact in New Orleans Their
was concert of action on the part of tn
School Directors and tile negroes, and we ar
gratified to announce that there was pertec
accord in the action of the white pupils.
The young ladies Of the Upper High Schoo
at once withdrew, and signifed their deter
mination to abide by their action, in no Ill
certain phrase while the young ladies of the
Lower Girls High School have likewise with
drawn, and have drawn up digniticd protest
which We append hereto.
About twelve of the negroes that were pre-.
scented to be examined for admission to the
Lower Girls High School were very dark. SO
much So that charcoal would have made
rather faint mark on their faces, while quite
number were of snbdued coffee color.
The young ladies very naturally and very
properly rose at this offered indignity, and
have resolved to leave the school until such
time as the color question is definitely settled,
We cannot too highly applaud the action of
the young ladies OF both schools, and we call
upon the scholars, girls and boys, of all
the schools to make common cause with their
comrades and friends, who have been so
grossly insulted. This is the time to strike
for
SEPARATE SCHOOLS.
Let there be unaniinity and concert of ac-
ton on the part Of all the white school chill
llren, and the mixed school system
will be killed for all time to come. Where are
the young gentlemen of our High Schools
that they do not respond to the indignity
which was perpctrated upon the young ladies
of the High Schools? Why have We not heard
from them? Do they fear they may not OBJ
tain their diplomas if they take part in the
struggle against mixed schools?
FIG FOR THEIE DIPLOMAS.
We tell them and we tell the young ladies
Of the public schools that diplomas issued BY
he present School Board. and signed by
Brown and Boothby, are not worth the paper
or parchment upon which they are written.
They are not worth the keeping, and SO far
from being documents which they might
exhibit with pride in the future. they will lie
ashamed that they accepted them from men
who are incapable Of Judging Of merit or
capacity.
Cbo in. nj 1,ocf 1,,<1
hemispheres are opposed to mixed schools,
and the most worthy Of the colorcd people do
not desire them. 1t is enough that colored
children have equal advantages. and that the
whites ply for their schooling; to ask that
our children must sit side by side with Afri-
cans is entirely too much. and will not be
tolerated. The young ladies have acted like
HEEoINEs,
and deserve all credit for the spirited manner
in which they resented the afiront which
Brown and his pals would have put upon
them.
BooTHBY IN HOT WATER
During the affair yesterday ut the Upper
Girls High School it was rumored about that |
Boothby the sanctmonious little dandy ex-
tailor, who plays the part of Superintendent
Of the city schools, had used insulting Ian
guage to the ladies, scholars and teachers. OF
the school, and party OF gentlemen deter
mined to teach the little fellow lesson.
About half-past ten o'clock Boothby on
his way to the High School, stepped ont Of
a Jackson street car corner Of Chestnut street
when he was Immediately grabbed by num-
Der of men who assaulted him with language
more forcble than polite, and subjected him
to little showing and shaking that made his
teeth chatter. and caused him to recall some
OF his catechism that had quite escaped his
memory till then
There was some talk about rope and some
glnncinS about for convenient tree. in order
TO trightcn the little fellow. Some of the
ladies ran ont on the balcony Of the school
ana implored the men not to hurt him.
Iherenpon Boothby was taken into the school
and told to apologize for the affront lie had
offered yesterday. BY This time it appeared,
from the statements of the ladies, that it was
not Boothby who had insulted them but ayounr
man named Adams. an attache Of the Repuya;
can, who, it is alleged. treated the ladies ruJe-
ly when they called at his Office on Monday to
represent the intrusion Of negroes into their
school. This greatly Modified the parties who
had taken charge of Boothby. but knowino
him to he an advocate of mixed schools. and
believing that he had been instrumental in
sending the negroes to the school. they re-
quested him to sign the folio wing document:
This is to certify that | will exert my intlu-
ence to prevent the occurrence of any event
similar to that occurring IN the Girls High
School. upper District. or in any school in the
city having reference to the mixture of white
and colored pupils in the public schools.
CHAs w. BooTHBY,
9th District, State Louisian
Thereupon Mr.. Boothby and the crowd
withdrew from the school, and the children
resumed their studies.