The state journal., 1884-06-28
A DISTARDLY OUTRAGE.
Two Colored Lady Graduates In
suited by Two Of their White
Glass Mates on Glass Day.

OICLOo IACt O1 S1ceGS Lay
On Wednesday morning the grad
yates of the boys and girls high
school assembled in the opera house
for rehersal. There being present
besides the class, both principles Of
the respective schools, Prof. Foose
and some of the teachers When
the class marched upon the stage TO
take their seats, Miss Katie Robinson
and Miss Annie Cooper, the only col
ored lady graduates walked out
together, but upon reaching the stage
or seats, the couples divided, thus
throwing each of them between two
of their classmates. Upon being
seated, Alice Speise, a member of the
class arose from her seat, burst into
tears and left the stage. This unlock
ed for demonstration surprised every
body and when Prof. Foose and Miss
Giyler, who followed the rebellious
scholar in her hasty retreat, was in
formed upon asking the cause of her
strange conduct, that the preponder-
ence of color phobia and the idea of
the eyes Of thousand people staring
at her, setting beside Of young lady
whose skin while darker in complex
ton, but far more prepossessing than
her own was to much for her, though
born IN poverty and reared in preju-
dice she could not help it. II four
years of preparation for competition
in life had failed to show that all the
fools are not dead yet. DR.. Eager, a
member of the board being present
Immediately upon inquiry into the
cause Of the difficulty, gave this most
refined and delicately constituted
young Miss to understand that such
conduct would not be tolerated and
unless she returned to her class the
law would be fully carried out, which
would of course deprive her of her
of her diploma. During this time
Prof. Foose, Miss Giviler and DIR.
Eager, were endeavoring to get the
refractory scholar to take as quietly
as possible the only remedy in this
case fer colorphobia. Miss Robinson,
Miss Cooper and Mr.. VIM. Johnson,
who graduated from the boys school
and owing to the excellent discipline
of Prof. Vert has not suffered any of
the many indignities the colored girls
have underwent in Miss Givler's
school, sat quietly with the rest of
the class. Miss Robinson who was
SO unfortunate as TO be thrown in
contact with one, in every sense her
inferior, felt her position keenly and
asked permission to retire, which she
did and went home, as soon however
as DR.. Eager discovered her absence
he drove to her residence and insisted
upon her returning to the rehearsal
which she did. The parents of Miss
Robinson were justly indignant, in
view of the fact that their daughter
has been made to suffer many insults
heaped upon her by her class mates
during her course Of study she was
ostracised and made to feel by these
wards of the public, that her color
was a bar not only to their social cir
Gle but their class duties, all of which
was borne without complaint to the
school board or the principle of the
school, but in order to fight down
this rancorous prejudice and pave
the road for those who are to follow
These young ladies have borne up
like martyrs. After all of this dis
graceful conduct on the part of this
prejudicial young woman, she was at
last compelled to accept the inevita-
BILE and sit by the side of her colored
classmate, after m9king record for
the class of 'S4, which will never be
forgotten, leaving a blotch upon its
record and casting a sad reflection
upon the poor discipline existing in
the Girls High School.
The time has now arrived when 1t
behooves the colored People to be