The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-05-24

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menu OF the building because the colored
children were in attendance there. Tt
seems That ne IS now right willing to yield
70 mat preJadice and has selected a spot
exclusively Tor That class OF citizens with
a view to close them IN from our public
schooi ~hefe tney now have free access.
voted against the project of moving the
school buildings, simply because it was
indispensaDly necessary to build 2 second
school building, and so stated at the time,
and never opposed nor voted against the
enlargement or improvement of the build
ing, winch was a necessity, inasmuch as
the trustees did not favor the erection of a
second school building. Please allow me
to say that would be ashamed to deny
that was favorable to colored children
having the benefit OF our public school,
and also utterly deny the gentleman's
statement That | refused to help make them
comfortable In It. | never made nor heard
OF the slightesr Objection to any enlarge
ment or Improvement of II kind to the
present building. lie states that | did not,
al the meeting OF May 9th, mention Mr..
Aliens lot. The trustees were appointed
a committee at a previous meeting, whose
duty it was to inquire of Mr.. Allen and
others for a suitable location, but instead
Oh that reported that no ground either in
Me"toWn or oodsto"n was ~obtainable.
Inc trustees well knew that Mr.. Allen had
opened W new streets IN South Woods
town fronting at least a score of desirable
building lots, which for two years have
beea on the market. 1t is idle for the
gentleman to squirm. This attempted
ostiaclsm pY the trustees, sanctioned as il
IS by tue majority, Will be a lasting dis
grace TO the people OF this district.
was asked III the presence of the Dis
triet Clerk and another OF the board, prior
to their report OF May 9th, what thought
OF building another public sehooi-house,
my answer was that it was greatly needed
Where should 1t be located, was the
next question, to winch L responded some
where IN south Noodstown. where it
would be OF easy access to all classes of
pupils ana mentioned land now owned by
DIT. Alien, 20 Whlch one OF the trustees
SAID, why net bnlld 1t IN Balleytown-we
don't want the colored children in the
public schools l answered that they
could not close the doors OF a public school
against them. a gentleman present re-
marked-why not build 1t IN Aewtown?
put no. the trustees neither OF them could
THINK OF any suitable place but b~alleytown.
III looks as II | Would buy no ground at
all ana leave the school over crowded,
says the gentleman, thus forcing many OF
the children INTO pay schools, etc, when
the gentleman well knows that | have at
ail times advocated the building OF a secosd
pubic sehooi-house, with the several ce-
partmenIs for ali grades OF scnoiars. The
acton OF the trustees 10 placing the house
IN Baileytown Is IN opposition 70 the ex-
pressed views OF every citizen OF the town
IN when The mousse IS 70 De putt. they
clearly understand that 1t Is an attempt to
shutthem on from equal scaooi advantages.
Inc trustees shoula remember That It Is not
only THESE colored people u themselves
also, that are included IN tins boycotting.
am sorry the duty deVolved upon me to
arraign our otherwise worthy trustees, but
when no voice was raised BY saint or sinner
against MS unwafrantaoie action feit
that silence on my part would De 10 ignore
a piain moral ooilgation that owed Z TINS
helpless minority.
human nature Is the same N all ages
under IKE conditions, ana the trustees Ia
tins proscriptlye spirit together with those
OF ike sentiments, are but Placing them
selves over an avalanche which may END III
tragedy. ihe enslavement OF the mlnd Dy
shutting out from 1t the equal dement, OF IN
teilectuai. moral ana fehgious training Oh
certain CLASS OF citizens wlil not long De
tolerated IN this Tree republic lt was the
futile attempt OF the former masters in re-