The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-03-20
sTAUNToN. VIRGINIA. MARCH 20. 1884.
No Negro Directors.
NORTON WANTS NONE OF THEM.
Dispatch ofSunday

No Negro Directors.
NORTON WANTS NONE OF THEM.
Dispatch ofSunday.
In the Senate Mr.. Atkinson called up
the substitute for House bill 212-a bill 70
| provide negro directors for negro schools
and white directors for white schools The
duties of these officers are set forth as fol-
lows.
5. The Board of Directors appointed by the
/ truste. s. shall hold regular meetings for the
transaction OF business at snch times as NAV be
designated by the District school Board of Trus-
/ tees and TT any o;her time upon the call of the
! president or any two members of the Board of
Directors. The several boards ofdirectors shall
on day designated by the several district school
boards of trustees, meet said district school
boards of trustees for the plrpose of recon-
mend1ng persons for t achers of their respective
! schools, said teachers to be selected from
| among the number licensed TO teach by the
COMFY snpe pc IN Of schools The COM com
! public funds, and also the time of opening and
l closing the schools, shall remain under the con-
troll or the District Board of Trustees
4. Each member Of the Board of School Direc-
tors shall have power to visit the school over
which he hascharge, anu it shall be his duty to
i report as to the conduct, management, and dis
clplfne OF said school to the District Board of
School Trustees, which Hoard shall continue to
| have ultimate power In ali matters pertaining
TO the schools Moreover, if the teacher any
~ re ST. IL any school shall feel a
any one of them, or by reason of the neglect 81
| duty or any improper conduct of any director,
such teacher, or other party concerned shall be
allowed ~, . Lodge formal complaint, In Writlng
ordireetors and tbe isfrct oard sholI deem
the complaint of sufficient Importance it shall
give due notice to both or all parties concerned
Seem proper by V. i.s tne a
director Or directors complained Of: provided
thar to either party is hereby reserved the right
TO the County school Trustee Electoral Board. i
Nj Nor,o., sa;d, 0's' = on o'' ~ p
NJ pras;1a a'lo ne al ~ ,o,.;.,t;
since W., =, OF ELL f al InI islsliol
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gro sclloois Us vlle olll now oeloIe snis pody.
ne o1loieu peupie aie NV ashlng lor Ills
1 1To e1e gu =, u'n ssA ~.
w. ao Sa aua ooll,' a S Seno15 SYSTEM. w
uoll ueslle . aeSlo .3Gluol Doaf9 we are
peilecDiy S.'Claieu VIII! en5 Doa!us as tley
Nc 1--WE - ~ ivy INV tAist.
w mo .oo ooiiie mere "SAihs ior allycilihg
| DO nesloes.
e,d nope e1'ose waao nave a.l lii.elesI IN tle
iloo-ooli9oi 1yo.tni, ..hu WHY uosno 70 see
y poUp ;I q; ~ q poSiIlon y! mai
noou. WIZ, ~ uou l''nlT, iay asiue tiie
propos tn "lLaigelHno ahoM W., ol no ne
49, 49, ay E''e'HSe' ~ ,ties.h-
NOUS expression OF the negroes-the in
telligent Negroes against asking for any |
sucn VII al the hahds OF the Legislature.
what IS t9e use OF the Dill you have |
estaDilsnea free sc4ool trustees ana elee-
G0ral boards. we nave llved under the Sys-
tenn since 1861 ~ we nave Deen getting |
along Wen, ana making progress with the |
help OF the lnteltlgent people who gave MS
ther adylce. NOW you propose 20 sepa-
rate us. IL we ran II VIII be said, You
nave got your own men to manage for you.
ask. senators, why consider this IN
polGlcal llghg Abandon thls enterprise,
and let us go along with the people we were
raised and nursed with,
This is a matter IN which my people are
Interested. Inc senators say my people
were complaining. want the senators to
dlstlnctly undefstand that there Is not an
lnteillgenG negro III the sCate. VINO possesses
q: ordinary euq qT WIG asks Ior
nllAeu School. w are MoI ASKING ~;
N.Y. iis.,o .asfe ~ nuHei eApec' " aSk u.
5 o az "ppoq e ~ Wv nu' w tSsuiuS Ialo
e olo1s iao ,a ssgoihg snese
sS e1oJ ap" tSa a'iu We naFe noe
no io yarons and disainct I hnsrdsy T"
ust llci eaSv e1penses anu ieSulG ~ heeLo
;ao nil o01 sot omu
,,,,, l,oar,a ~ So' youi
ybat eS,,a,;ey.. bva ON. ,,oorlh n Tho
edncation IF their raney What traininoy
IN what countv arc Tho non cnmnatant FL
look after the interest III these children
+ anneal to vonr reason To vonr GOOD indo-
ment edo not demand This. We are
ready to hear the burdens in times Of neace
and confnsion and to nav tayes hnt aslS
that Won will dismiss this hin and not mt
II unon NV neonle.
|
tive of NV race. T cannot sif silent when
thew are slanghtering these children. who
might come to occnny enlightened nosi-
tions and do credit to their native State
hIt are to he cr1nnled and made incomne.
tents Nv the fact that Won are iniuring
these institutions | ask senators to care.
frlly reflect. and dismiss this bili. 40 far as
the colored people are Concerned.
THE cOMPLAINTs OF COT.ORED PEOPLE.
81 t,,o Sl't'o
p iorfSiun !; =, smc 10y IL 90 "
h 90 oSoo W hoao
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a. JIG W. VI soaiools' 'nIugns
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s ttu " ot1 f Mi ~ ,aoI, N.Y. ai1 - Az
.Io iiu ~ tut Ie oenuo ~ ,iu t. elu aieAo
piauo ~ - wy y. .,.o M,r.o t;u4 w
euucaIe .ne coiuleu nlan ioL Hls palC II yile
gIselhn,en. n h;a .nouSnS no mtsi.ea 20
eake clia a. y. ms OWL scnoois, anu ~ ael-
erenGs " wllaI conceived 70 ne ms aeslie
i ylelueu 10y own VIEWS Eve !! Deleveu IL eii-
tllely agleeaoie anu naCterlng " MS prioe
70 accolu W hin tle management u
ms scllo oss Know Inele was great COM
colored teachers assigned to them. and
with that impression was inclined to ia
vor this bill, though reluctantly. l still
believe it the true interest of the colored
and white races that the best men be APP
pointed to direct these schools.
Mr.. Meredith: What fell from the lips
of the Senator from Augusta Mr.. Koiner)
so agrees with my own views that | need
thought they desired this measure, and in
the last canvass | told the colored people
IF NV countv that we intendad to 0iva |