The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-05-31

have the two organizations, except as to
the General Superintendent. separate and
distinct. This desire is natural and rea-
sonable, and should be acceded to.
All the clamor and Juror that have been
raised about this matter, only serve to
show that latter-day democracyin Virginia
is on it last legs, and is grasping at straws.
Their claim that the two colored men on
the Richmond Board will be able to con-
troll the other seven members is even more
silly than their effort to convince the I'M
rejecting and the outside world that there
is danger OF negro supremacy in Vir-
ginia. Their own party men have time
and again perpetrated the same outrage
now charged against Gov. Cameron, and
nothing was said OF thought of it. The
facts stated below will be interesting reda-
ing to those who have been bowling them
| selves hoarse about the ''unparalled'' in
suit offered to Virginians. We mention
them not i'll justification of the Board of
Education, for they have done nothing
that calls for justification, but to convince
the Democratic public that precedent is
not wanting.
The Richmond Wig has been overlook
ing the record, and this is the result of the
| first haul
In King William, Iverson Lewis, colored Is a
trustee under appointment of the Holiday
Btso; Board when Rufiner was Superintendent and
In Petersburg, April, 1871, under the Walker
Board, kufner superintendent, p. G. Morgan,
co!ored and H. Williams, colored, were an,
| pointed on the school Board of that city for
terms of three years. In the same city April.
| 1871, under the kemper Board with Ruiffner Sn
| perintendent, and Daniel Acknowledgement.
| George Washington and j. H. HILL both colored
| were 'ppointedschoolt trustees for terms three
| years.
In King and Queen county, Newton district
| Henry Taylor, colored and in same county. STE,
VenSy1lle district, Beverly Sparks, colored were
appointed school trustees in 1885, Isl by the HoI
| liday Board, Ruffner superintendent, and Field
| Attorney General.
These are enough.
Note particularly, however, that taoice at least
there haze been taoo cotored trustees appointed I,j
BonJon Fnder State Boards fo, the schools OF the
| city Of Petersburg.
| Yet the Dispatch & Co. only think of bowling
when these Bourbon-Fund presidents are
! followed by the Cameron Board.
| The Dispatch ought also to recollect that its
oaem son, now President of the Common Council
ored men members of The School Committee of
| this city; and that there are now two colored
| heiHDeIS Vi IUat committee DIV his aDDOint-
ment. We say that these colored committee
men have at least as much power of control and
Visitation over the schools ofthis city, white and
coiored, as the trustees have and that their APP
polntment is none the less offensive Qf either is
ofiensive) than the appointment of the trustees
Now, as the Dispatch may have some control
over us own son, and has none whatever over
the Governor and the State School Board will
II please turn its attention to its lial offender
ana eXhort him to recall his appointment of
these colored committeeman.
Inc Bourbon-F under presidents we have cited
above show conclusively how truly did Super
lntendent Rutfner speak for the State Boards of
EDUCATION when he made the following official
| declaration:
DEPART OF PUB. INSTN
OFFICE SUPT. PUB. INsT'N
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. |, 1870. J
The question has been asked whether the
Board would appoint colored men on district
boards of trustees. In reply, allow me to state,
| i'll behalf of the Board of Education that col
ored and white in that particular stand upon
| precisely the same footing.
w. HI. RUFFNER.
Supt. Public Instruction.