Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-25
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strong Opposition 10 the Building
gscing Handed over To COiores
People.
The colored people Of the city, repre-
ssnted by the most influential men Of
their race, committee OF the colorel
citizsns' Advisory Council, have mad,
tho definite rfquest OF the BoSrd Of Edu
cation that No. IL SCHOOL, at Ninth and
Scott streets, be transformed into col
ored school. For long timo il has beer
known by the white residents of the 10
cality that this request was to be made.
They profess extreme repugnanoe to the
proposition and have more than once pc.
titioned the Board OF Education against
1t. Hitherto the boards nnswer has been
that there had been no official ounsidera-
ton OF the idea of transforming No. ii
from white into a oolored school, and
there the matter rests, or did rest, until
Monday nights meeting, when peti.
tions for and against the project was read
from white and colored people. The
matter, aa reported, was left with the
committees of Nos. II and 25 to report
| to the board.
The new school No. % is located al
Fourth and Scott streets. II is nine
roomed building and will accommodate
5uO pupils. 1t 10 not quite COM
pleted yet. One argument made at the
time the demand was made for its cree
ton was that No. IL, which is only a
tour-roomed building, does not accom-
modnte one-half the children (white) OF
tue locality and that in view OF the ad-
ditlon OF SilyeTbsook to the city
(Which has since been incorporated)
No. IL would be entirely insult.
clent for school needs. This YVES
obvious aud the new No. 25 school
with accommodations for 600 pupils to
meet the needs OF the large district from
Broome to the city line, was ordered built
by the board.
i will be remembered that tho new
building il located Ave blocks from No. IL
ninth and Scott slreets.)
1t is supposed that tha colored people
who have al along been on tho lookout
for additional school accommodation and
whose needs in the locality ref ,rred to
has been unoffieially conceded BY the
board, jumped to the conclusion that No.
IL is TO be given up and therefore II
would be fms opportunity for them to
Eeaiize what they have been long looking
for. This is the cause Of the commotion
and the opposed petitions.
The white residents and taxpayers
strongly oppose the idea of giving MP
No IL. In addition they assert that
both No. 25 and No. ii afford little
enough accommodation for their school
needs. One of them stated to o reporter
Tuesday morning. "Why can't send my
children to No. 20. II il rather too far.
| don't Bes why should saorifi 30 my
rights in No. IL TO the colored people. /
alone pay more taxes to The city than all
OF them put together He added also
that he Is not opposed to the exiatsnea OF
colored school In the nSighborhood, bnt
ho does not want to see No. II sacrificed
at all, and certainly not under the condi.
lions exiting in the matter just now. He
thinks they have little or no right 10 ii.
Taey, the colored people, pay no taxes
and have no rights there, while he and
his tellow-ci.izens have paid for it all.
Members OF the joint committee of the
two schools, to whom the board has
given the hearing of the case, assert that
the ooloEed citizens are entitled to school |
accommodations aud that they will get
them. Il was not stated, however, uuder
what circumstances, at what place or
time these will be given. Residents of the |
neighborhood contest the claim in the col |
ored petition OF Monday night that there
are anything like 800 or 400 colored chill.
dren of that locality without school seat
ing. They cay the number is grossly
exaggerated.
On the other hand member OF the |
joint committee stated to the reporter
that there exists only one colored school,
No. n primary, in the whole OF that
region. 1t has only one room aud seat.
ing accomm odation for but 25 children.