Bisbee daily review., 1912-04-13
RACE SEGREGATION IN SCHOOLS SURE
 10 BECOME ISSUE
Arguments Pro- and Con. Are Not Difficult
 10 Be Pound
WILL BE AGITATED

Shall separate schools be furnished for ihe Mexican and negro children Of the Bisbee school district, is a mat. fer which will soon be brought prom inently before the people of the dis irict. It was dwelt upon by Professor fhiltrook this week when he ad- dressed the board of directors of the Commercial club on the subject ot schools and later Parker Woodman, one of the school board spoke on the same subject It will present numerous phases in it's consideration, not the least of which win be expense. the cost of building schools or if these Ge not built of making some other ar rangement or else letting matters rua as they do now
 There are two reasons for the ques- ton Of school segregation Of the races being brought up at this time. One of these is that 1t is now made possible 10 do So without any danger of litigation such as the Douglas dis. trict has had by forcing the issue The other cause for the revival of the agi tation which appears sure 10 come is the recent disclosures in the investi sation as 10 trachOma. It is not q new subject for consideration as it was before the school board once before when it was proposed to build a sepa rate school on the site occupied by tha old burying ground. but at that time the project was abandoned because of the fact that the issue of segro gatio1 was being Dtigated in the Douglas district and it was deemed advisable 10 keep off the subject until it was iudicially settled. and the question of finances also had it's bearing on the subject
 Al the present time in the schools. it is stated, a system Of segregation has been adopted 10 take those af, fected With trachoma away from those who are unaffected. It is further stated that in the neighborhood of sixty per cent of the Mexican children are affected and not over twenty per cent of the white children. It is there. fore claimed that the disease is brought 10 this country from Mexico, by them introduced into the schools and thus the white children become infected with this virulent eye dieeasc. This will be one ot the strong argu- ments advanced for segregation. So far as the negro children are con cerned the law makes it possible 10 seSregate where there are fifteen or more in the school and in Bisbee there are not that number so that they would have 10 be combined with the Mexican children if they are to be segregated.
 A question further arises that win prove perplexing. IT there is to be segregation how shall it be accom-. Dlished? One separate school woul hardly he sufficient owing to the wide. iy scattered settlement Of the district say those who are looking for the difficulties. It might require three or four separate schools and the items Of expense first in construction ana then for maintainance arises. There will be found those who will mainta' that there is enough difficulty to meet necessary expenses on the present conditions without further increasing necessary outlay while still others Will insist that the results will well warrant such expenditure. The mat. ter of progress of the children in thei. education will also be advanced as an argument in segregation. It cannot but be manifest that there will be considerable discussion of the matter and that sides will be taken pro and con by the taxpayers Of the district.