Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-20

fair trial should have been given.
At the next meeting OF he board n
gentleman arose and said the committee
reports progress. Then we were to wait
another two weeks.
I'll tell you q little secret. This was
on Monday night. overheard gentle
man exclaim to another, "Did you get
that letter superintendent Harlan sent
you 7" But they struck on Miss Lewis
name, and that oanght my attention.
That's all fixed, he continued, .ske'll
go over Eleventh street bridge"
This was the night before the commit
tse met. II was all ready and done and
frienda had been told of it. 1 heard from
one OF our aide, q friend, whom met
and he told me the Hemo as had heard.
We called on the president OF the Board
of Education the following Thursday and
he told us nothing had been done. He
must have been cognizant OF what had
beon effected for he said the committee is
going to see Mr.. Bird, Miss Lswis' counsel.
Two weeks after the committee reports
at the next regular meeting and Miga
Lewis is transferred ACROSS the bridge to
school No. ~ with salary reduced from
$500 to 1865. lady rs competent as
most OF the whites, far above the average,
with markings in the sos and away up in
the sos. The board approved the report
| What do we see in this? The committee
:, had no faith in the charges. For il they
believed in the charges why did they not
dismiss her. Why? Because they found
| the charges frivolous and didn't, Gs we
used 10 sny down in Ksntucky, amount
to shuoks. The board acted very ahsb-
billy to the ooiored community in regard
to their desire for Hiss Lewis reinstata.
ment. II should have insisted on her re-
| instatement.
DR.. Morgan was right when he said
you. petition will not be heard again.
1t was buried deep, 10000 feet deep.
| Gabriei's trumpet wouldn't wake it up.
IT'S gone where it wont be- heard OF
again.
We didn't call our public meeting until
the board and its committee had closed
their work, We havs in our possession
q letter from Maryland showing that
Mics lewis has not an ungoyernable tenn
per. 1 think social matters among us
should not be mixed up With the otlioisl
life Of any one. Our white friends say
il you do so and SO, or il you ooncede
suoh taings, they will ask to sit in our
parlors and go with our daughters. l
know OF numbers OF white men wouldn't
be seen in the street with, laughter
aad ooiored people too whom woulaa't
GROSS tha street. to speak to. | think it ia
no reason because | occupy higher
position than you do that should strike
at you. That is cowardly. II suoh things
exist in our schools, it would be better to
CHANGE the whole thing turn it all up
side down and discharge every one.
We are threatened if you oppose we'll
hit you on the month ard turn your
schools over to the ectuary OF tho colored
schools ia the State. They say there's no
politics Whatever In educational matters.
But all laugh at such nonsense. One
party wishes to govern always I'm en- old
JacksoniRn Democrat and believe in the
right Of the majority to govern. A signii
can't point was there was mot single
Democrat signature ON the report. The
white people don't care for rs. In Don
gress they wanted to pass bill to send
US all across to Africa and they didu'l
care il we sank to the bottom OF tbs
ocean when over half way across. IL
Kentucky, except at eleotion time when
the whites wanted my vote, was alwayt
trembling, the Kukiux always had me
on the run.
/ think it ia the duty OF this meetint
tonight 20 speak in no uncertain tones
It must condemn the Board of Eduoa
ton in its action in removing Miss Lewis
) There should be no mistake. You mus
J speak clearly on these points.
! The COMMITTEES on resolutions here ap
peared and handed in the following:
} YHGRrA4. The committee on No. Il
| school, viz, Dr.. james Fl. Morgan and A
y. Bailey, did on the 3l5t of January sus
, pend without notlca OF charges preferred
: one Miss Frances p. Lewis, first assistant o
!, said school, from further service In sale
school aud
WHEREAS, After investigation the charge
were found TO be, first, an ungoverna6l
Z temper; second, a failure TO co-operate Will
3 the prtnelpalj third, failure as disclp
llnnrian; and
WHEREAS, Said charges were not proven
at the hearing given said teacher befor
the committee OIL teachers, held at tho Gus
Q tom house on Friday afternoon, the 2ls
] day of February, 1899; and
& WHEREAS, said committee on teacher
/. did fail to confirm the suspension and Il
lieu thereof did offer for Miss II. q. Lewis
! acceptance No. "a, a primary school and
= WHEREAS, Tho salary OF said teacher a
U first assistant In No. 16 was s525 and b
9 said transfer was reduced to 1855 per an
mum; and
e OF sald tpacnor to her former position Il
. No. IG school was circulated among tn
= colorei c.tz3ns OF Wilmington and EeArl
? 900 names ptgned thereto; and
q WuEREAs Upon said petition being for
u warded to the B)art Of Pablo Education
i was referred TO COMMITTEES on teachers; IN
O WHEREAS. SAID committee on teacherE di
!. ignore the voice Of 600 psoplein NOT gtvin
, the citizens n hearing ct tueh investigation
therefore bs 1t
Reso,gea, That we do respectfully, carr
,. estly and publicly protest against tins mar
d ner In which said board considered sal
L petition.
If conduct az tho prinGipGl OF No. 16 schoo
"a Miss Edwlna S. Krusn, Is detrimental TO I'll
adyuueam snsot our children, that we uni
all our efforts to cause the removal OF sal
e. teacher from the prlnclpalsn.p VI sli
u school; and be 1t further
A. ReSOuei, That rs this members OF sal
Il hoard did sustain saii principal in b.
"a action, and Ia the faca of petition yolcln
i, tho ssntlmen Of thrse-rourth Of the oolore
!, ci,i2ans OF Wilmtugton.
y ReSolUed, That should any member {
y said board-oonsistirg of the ioilowlu
It named gentlemen viz: CHARLES Bair,
1. president; Jose X. Baylls. John Pyl
+. Meyers Hayes, P,yton G.. West, Villa
% Turner, John Il. Dandy, S. Redmond Smtt
"a Samuel II. Baynard, Samuel b. Bolts, Abn,
p. Bailey, James FL. Morgan, ii, D., ID.
"A Smith, L. q. shortlidge, Thomas o'Doana
"a Samuel NJ. Trump, Patrick Mag6rit
~ Samuel Harrls, Joseph PYla-aver con
40 before the p Bile for political preferme
to that we, the eolored ctlzsns of Wilmtngto
as will not only d5ny them cur support, bI
20 do all IN our power TO defeat them In al
u end all their political aspirations, believiI
- that II will be detrimental to the progre
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