The Evening critic., 1882-09-26
THE COLOR LINE,
The People of the County SIN Agi'
fnIcd Over The School Question.

Tho color question In the white schools ~
the Prescott building, in the county, mas lost
mono OF Its Interest, and since tho action OF
General Dlrney, president OF the Board OF
School Trustees, in refusing to stop the
attendance OF tho children OF Mr.. Gregory,
many OF the white residents OF the county who
have boon sending their children to tho school
are very bitter and complaining at the injus-
tice they believe done thom.
Trustee wormley says that tho opposition to
the admission OF tho children comes only from
one or two families, and they havo been per-
sistent in 1t. on the other hand tho white
people answer that they are merely claiming
and standing up for their rights and TO secure
only what the law gives them. They say fur
ther that II any perslstency has been shown,
It is on tho part OF Mr.. Gregory and those per-
sons supporting him In tho attempt to mako q
years ho has been trying to got his children
in one OF the white schools, and oven went so
far as TO invoke the aid Of tho court TO assist
him in carrying out his purpose.
This fact is well known to the public and 1t
is deemed suillcient proof TO show who IA per.
sistent. What the object can bo In thus forcing
the admission OF colored children into the
white schools has mover been stated but II Is
supposed that thoro Is only one purpose In Wow
and that Is 10 break down the barrier Of color
in the schools and establish precedent for
other colored parents to follow. To show that
Trustee Wormley is entirely mistaken In his
declaration that such n small number OF white
fnmiltoS are dissatisfied with the COlOrc1
invasion of tho prescott School II is only noces.
sary to say that the facts show that up to yes
terday
Twenty white Children Have Been
Withdrawn
from the school. This fact Mr.. wormely as
trustee is supposed TO be conversant with, and
when he made the declaration that he did, the
the proof Of Its falsity was either attainable by
him or In his possession. 1t Is supposed that
his statement was merely made for effect and
to lead the public to believe that those dissat
is1ed were few In numbers, and that the ma
iority OF parents with white children In the
law and the incoming OF tho colored children.
The true state OF affairs gives the matter q
different appearance, and shows that parents
are being pulldozed Into position repugnant
to them and decidedly unfair. Tho Withdraw.
als, II is declared, Will not cease with tho
twenty children gone out, but more Will fol-
low, and in many days, II Mr.. Gregory's chill
dren do not have the school to themselves tho
number OF their associates will be exceedingly
small.
The following is the law in relation to
primary schools without the limits OF Wash.
tngton and Georgetown:
SECTION 2s1-It shall bo the duty of the
School Board 10 provide suitable and conven-
tent houses or rooms for holding schools for
colored children; to employ and examine
teachers therefor, and to appropriate pro-
portion OF tho school funds to be determined
by tho numbers of white and colored children,
between the ages OF six and seventeen years I;
to- the payment Of teachers wages; to the
building or renting Of school.rooms, and other
necessary expenses pertaining 10 said schools;
to exercise general supervision over them
| to establish proper discipline, and TO endeavor
TO promote thorough, equitable and practical
education OF colored children In said portion
OF the district
SEC. 2S2--Any white resident shall be prlvl.
legged to place his or her child or ward Mt any
one OF the schools provided for the education
OF white children In said portion of the Dis
trict he or she may think proper to select
| with the consent OF the school board; and any
| colorod resident shall have the same rights
| with respect to colored schools.