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CoLORED CITIZENS WHO WANT SEpA-
RATE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE DISTRICT
On Saturday evening an Informal meeting
OF cOiored citizens was held at the residence
OF Mr. "A. Patterson to consider the adverse
decision OF Mr.. Stanton, attorney for the Dis
trict of Columbia, as TO the right of the trus-
'es OF cOlOred schools to purchase sites and
erect schOOl buildings for the education OF
colored youths in the cities OF Washington
and Georgetown.
DR.. C. b. PrIviS presided, with Jerome A.
Johnson secretary. In stating the object of
the meeting, DR.. Purvis said II was for the
purpose OF insisting that the Congressional
law made for the government and protection
OF the color ed schools be adhered to, and IL
necessary 10 appeal TO the courts and test the
right 81 the Commissioners OF the District to
set aside Congressional enaCtments. He was
now. as heretofore, in favor OF one school
system, but II is evident there is little hOpe
at present Of securing it. The cC!ored schools
should be placed absolutely under the coz
froi of the colored people, subject to the Jaws
referred 10.
On motion of Mr. Sampson. 8 committee
of three was appointed to draft resolutions,
as follows: messrs. Sampson, Clark and
Emerson. A general discussion ensued reIa-
tive to the status of the colored schools, and
al were unanimous n their opinion as 70
The lllegality OF the Order OF the Commits
sloneTs, consolidating the colcred schools
with the whites Of the District OF Columbia,
and the same unanimity of feeling was ex-
pressed favorable 10 the government OF col
ored schools by cOlored people alone.
The committee reported resolutions, which
were adopted, To the effect that the re-
cent opinion Of the attorney OF the District
of Columbia, relative 10 the power OF the
trustees OF schools for colored children, is
subversive Of the best interest OF COlored
schools. and misconstruction OF the plain
provisions Of the laws OF Congress pertain
ing TO said schools; that section 29i of the
consolidated statutes OF the District provides
I" that there shall he a board of trustees for
colored schools I'm the cities OF Washington
ana Georgetown, consisting of nine persons
seven OF whom shall be citizens OF Washing
ton and two of GEORGETOWN that the best
interest of the cOlOreu schools demand that
The law be obeyed; that they disagree with
the District attorney in his construction OF
the law; that the Commissioners be respect
fully requested to re-estsblish the board OF
trustees OF schools for colOred children in the
cities of Washington and Georgetown in ac-
cOrdance with the law; that committee OF
FIVE he appointed 10 present the resolutions,
and the views Of this meeting as to it's wishes
concerning the schools for coiored children,
To the Commissioners of the District, and
report the result of the conference al the
next meeting. The following were appointed
the committee Hon. Frederick Douglass,
DR.. c. B. Purvis, j. y. Sampson, J. A. Elmer
son, Rev. William Warning and Cornelius
Clark.