The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-28
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CoIorcd schools tset No support. \
The colored school children of this 1
clty cannot be counted as part OF tho |
school population OF this State. This
d acision has been made by Attorney
General Nicholson Ia answer to qucs
lions submitted by State Treasurer
Burnite, who had decided that the GEN. (
sus of the school children OF this city. 1
required by the now law. maker to-
provide basis for npportonment of
the State school fund, should not have
inc uued this colorsd children OF this
city.
If the decision IL sustained by the.
court IL will divert about 5000 OF the
school fund superintendent from this
city. Peter l. Cuopsr. NJ on the advice,
Of the Board OF Educ cation, included
the 1900 co ored pupls in the census,
figures, claiming for them the same
~ alta interest in the fund thaS was
To o awarded TO the white people.
Tr asurer Burnite's question was
"Nnether after the payment OF the
sum OF $3.50 from the Aforesaid fund
TO eaca and every slngle district and
to each district contained In every
united, consolidated and Incorporated
district in New Castle county. the bal
unce Of the said fund should be dlvid-
ed among the school districts in pro
portion to the number of Children en-
roll d In the white schools. or, In p:o-
portion TO the children enrolled in
both tile wlite and cOiored schools
within the limits of each districtY'
In answer TO this question Attorney
General Nicholson makes a decision
which deprives the colored schools of
this city of all state support. In the
/, school law OF 1857 it was provided that
an appropriation OF $4,000 should he
IN ade annually for the support of the
D 20 oreu schools and TINT the none!
. bo divided equally among the schoo
dist rcts. In 1861 the appropriation
was Increased to $1,000 A new sec
= ion OF tho law provided however
tl.t the law should not apply to Thu
, ct'u. The Board OF Education Il lime4
tina Wilmington WIS entitled to ~
6 equal share with other school districts
a in this increased appropriation, hu
r the court, in case OF appeal, decided
that the act of 1891 made an origina
grant I Or school purposes and pro
: vided that Wilmington should no
share in the grant OF funds.
, Under the decision Of tie court tn
State Treasurer refused to make an
= appoI tionmsnt OF money for Whining
II toms colored schools, and their sur
a port was put entirely upon the Boar
49,.
Il in asking an amsrdment of the nc
during tine last session of the Genera
a Assembly was to correct the fault o
. the INV OF 1891. II was believed tina
70 the result had been attained in III
T. lnew law.
,el Tho basis of the attorney general
,, answer to the etae treasurer's quee
ton denying the right OF the colore
IS school children to the participation 1
q the benefits OF the state school fund
IL. apportioned to this city. Is the recogn
a, ton by the lew OF two distinct schoc
funds. lie calls attention TO sectio
III chapter Coz. part 2 volume 10, Fan
lis phlet Laws OF Delaware. which pr,
>, vides that: IAN 81 hool funds appr'
: priated by the state for the use au
~ support OF the A ee schools OF Ne
ut Castle o1unty, excepting tile alnGui
40 annually appropriated for tho use al
in support OF tho colored schools OF gu
"a county"
in He snys; This section, nfter J.
4. cogniziug the existence OF n separaI
"a and distinct fund for the support
colured schools OF said county and o
prrssly excepting that fund from i
operation. pr ocssds to direct the dl
Itlibution and apportionment OF u
no funds to which IL does apply, in Ii
- manner following viz: To each hi
IS every single district ana 10 each oil
N trict contained i'll every united, CO
nd suiidated and Incorporated district
nr New Castle county shall lie paid u
va sum of $3.50.
IN "Iha aggregate sum thus appropl
las ated to and distributed among the Sc
ld eral districts sh1ll then be deductt
from the whole state fund due and al
49, pr1priatcd to New Castle county al
III, TIE remainder shall be divided anon
xt tho school districts in proportion
-, the number of children enrOlleh i'll Il
i'u schools thereof; provided. however,
In the Npportionment aforesaid IL u
Ssh pears that at any time there are q
.,,. rolled in the schools of the city
Wilmington mere than lO.0n0 pIpi
or the said city shall receive its app,
ar tlunment Tor 900 pupils and Tor I
nod more.
~, at would seem that by recognize
'hd colofed schools as a distinct class
cry schools. and excepting tho fund p:
in vided for the support o. such seAo,
,,,., from the rule OF distribution rrovid
"'' Ia this section that the Legislatl
III meant schools other than color
/ 0. sthoOls when 1t provided as \ meast
Own for the appOrttonment of funds OIL
than the coured school fund amo
nus the several school districts The NJ
ak ter OF children enrolled III Tbs echo
ed thereof.'"