The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-09
WOULD eNJolN SCHOOL BOARD
FROM euiLplNG ON SITE.
SCHOOL BOARD QUESTION
Puts the Negroes IN Proper light.
Board Did Best II Could Under
Circumstances Everything
Considered.

Claiming that their wishes and pc
titions in the matter had not been
given the slightest consideration by
the school board OF Ardmore and
that the board had purchased piece
Of land In the city, whereou to place
the school building for the colored
children OF the city which was un
healthy. uudesirably located and un-
suitable for the establishment OF a
school for any people two hundred
colored citizens OF the city. both men
and women In mass meeting at the
court house last night passed resolu'
tons that an injunction be secured
restraining the board from placing the
proposed building on the site Twenty
dollars OF sum to employ a lawyer
to put the Injunction through and
fight the case was also raised by sub
scriptiOn auda committee appointed
to raise as much more a. vas need
%!
The meeting last night was prob
ably the most spirited the cOlored cit.
liens of the city have ever held. Half
/ the negro business men and church
members of the city were present
The speakers. OF which there We're
a number. were in earnest, and the
crowd sympathetic.
The matter was taken up and hand.
led energetcally from the start. It
was the sense of the meeting that the
board had failed to investigate the
condition which they had purchased
for the location OF the colored school,
and had not taken the proper precau.
tinn that was due the colored chill
dren.
The fact that the school board had
asked the colored people to select a
place for the location OF the school
building for their children, and after
the selection had been made. the
board overlooked their selections al
together, was forcibly brought out
. lf lufd was lAN ahllA'h AAliN NAi'
board had made the purchase through
the belief that the place was the To-
cation desired. but that this had been
a mistake. and the board had failed
to investigate thoroughly before max
ing the purchase.
\ committee was appointed to draw
up the proper resolutions and the
following was adopted
Whereas. The ground purchased by
the school board upon which to place
the second school granted us, is low,
full of malaria, damp. near sewer
age ditch through which the greater
part OF the filth in East Ardmore
flows. and wholly unsanitary, and.
Whereas. The board itself first stat
ed that the grounds for school pur'
poses must be high and dry, and,
Whereas. This place because of its
low altitude. and because OF its sit
uation. is vertiable breeder OF all
sorts OF disease germs, according TO
the statements OF several good doc
tors. And,
Whereas Acting upon the special
request OF the school board itself,
certain colored citizens went and
looked out several places that We're
high and dry. according to the in.
structions OF the school board, and
submitted them TO the said school
board The board said that they
would give the places selected by the
committee every consideration, and.
Whereas. Without the knowledge
OF any one. some. few, a very few
the board purchased the property nov
in question, property that is not only
low and unsanltary, but ugly shaped,
too small entirely ana in an obscure
and out OF the way place, ma,
Whereas. After having gone To the
board concerning this matter they
tell Us that Il IL now too late. not.
withstanding the fact that the Board