The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-29
FORCES NEGRO EQUALITY.
Pennsylvania Has 4 Remarkable Law
Concerning Schools nit At Kenneth
Square-Complaint Because Stupid
Blacks Are Placed In Different Room
From Mentally Quicker Whites


Special Dispatch to the Baltimore sun.
WEST CHESTER. Pa, October 23.-Ihe case
of John Taylor. a negro. against the school
directors and principal of the school at hen-
nett Square the past week has caused much
discussion and considerable Indignation among
white parents who do not relish the idea OF
having their children sit beside and associate
with negroes in school.
Taylor complains that his children are sep
arated from the white children in school.
On March 4th last Taylor by his counsel,
filed petition for mandamus to compel the
school authorities to admit his children to the
school with the white children. In his peu-
ton he set forth that be was the father OF four
cbildren-two boys and two girlS-all OF whom
are between 6 and - years of age; that until
recently his children were allowed 10 attend
the same school as the whites The Court
granted an alternative maudamuS.
The defendants answered that they had eS-
tabiished first second. third and fourth prl-
mary. intermediate. grammar ami high school
grades; that each child Il assigned tn the grade
10 which be or she properly belongs.
Taylor, the negro plaintiff, testified:
Il have lived for several years in kenuett
Square found no difference made between
colcred and white children IN the schools prior
to tlls year | pay taxes amounting altogether
To q little over s. a year. | believe that It my
children were allowed 10 attend school ln the
same rooms with the white children 10 would
be 10 Iheir advantage.
On cross examination iayior stated that The
furniture where his children are now instructed
was older than Ju the others. but, So TAR rs be-
knew. books maps aud other supplies We're
the same.
David " Eutriseu, school director, stated
that the present arrangement went into sfcc;
hy ID desire for the good ut all concerned bat
prior tn thai time there we-r na pupils under
one teacher IN Oh, primary department. bi-
vision was necessary. Tha experience OF the
directors led them Go THE conclusion hist as
rule tine goIoFcd children did not advance -
rapidly ru Do. lower grades ss Ibe white chit
dncu. They remained iD tine PRIMARY depart
menr longer.
The school authorities believed be- ,aIt.
ttar fHs negroes could bee uurv successfully
taught % Is 1urm ny themselves. Tie s,1e that
'hi- uss uuf dome out 90 suf rae" aniaE'1s,ui
desire 'a discriminate, rut simply because
lhe aus54 ltHugAi that Pa 'be bower grades ut
The sgaea. g WIS better ter a.N tAai % ,huu.a
be- done
CoIusca children at'-uI school iH jhe same
roams vifh fhs whites rn r.. grades above The
PRIMARY, Be- alli
JuIze BafIar. aG.r having heard the case
So far. rs.a i ,bas although d ~as manifest thai
this separating ih- ca5grrd gkairen from 'he
vhtta bad orra dome aEfb crwwv"aaaHr
aarpese Go yiew. be duuaTrl II +. uAs 'sg a'.
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whatever eu aces..s1& % rsgs- or r..ur.
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be iuaae .as5 rha Judge
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case uu tr.s.-
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