Evening journal., 1919-11-15
NEGROES O..GAN zE
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
State Senator Alice Believes
School Code Good Thing
For Negro Race
P. S. DU POINT SPEAKS
AT DOVER MEETING
snoclal 10 rhe Eyenlng Journal.

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DOVER. New. i5.-As a result OF the
ail-dsy meeting Of representative
Negro people OF Delaware held here
yesterday in Whatcoat NJ z. Church
10 form civic organization for the
belierment Of the Negro race and to
express appreciation for the sift Of I.
:. dupont to the Negro schools Of the
state. a permanent organization was
affected as follows
President. Dr. w c. Jason president
Of State College for Colored students;
vfce-prcsidcnts. New Castle county. J.
NJ Coulborn: Kent county, B. Aiken;
Sussex county. Isaac W. Howard; sec
retary Charles NJ. smith. Wilmington;
assistant secretaries, New Castle coun-
III. Miss Virginia Palmer; Kent county,
AIRS Ella Hynson; Sussex county, Miss
Lydia Polk.
Two committees were appointed.
executive and steering committee, the
latter 20 form branch societies
throughout the State 10 inieres the
Negro people In their own welfare
The o-ganization will be known as
"The Delaware Negro Civic Organiza-
ton" Showing their disapproval OF
<-icv15ssness and deploring the murder
Of a Wilmington police officer and the
wounding of another, the meeting
unanimously adoption the following
resolutions;
Whereas. We have been informed
fhrough the press Of the most bastard
~ act committed BY a Negro. which
resulted in the uniimely death Of one
; OF the officers OF the city OF Wilmington,
the serious wounding OF another
Resolved. That we. the ministers,
teachers and laymen of Delaware. in
mass meeting assembled IN Dover. do
hereby deplore this dreadful crime thus
committed and sincerely reg-et the At
facks upon these brave officers. who
were faithfully dischargng the duties
devolvins upon them.
Resolved. That we express In on
uncertain iones OF disspproval OF crime
and all kinds of laylessneSs and stand
ready to cooperate with the auihori-
ties and effective agencies f0r the So
curing and maintaining of peace, law
and order
Resolved, That We express our C-sti-
flcsfion 70 ,he Aitorney-General's office.
the judiciary and the police department
for their prompt action and necessary
steps taken % save our state from the
disgrace and dishonor which may have
resulted in violence.
lSignedl
j. H. King. IT, Y. Arnett. c. H. Coul-
. bourn, John W. Neal. c. NJ. Smith, l..
Muntz. Dr.. j. B. Stubbs
AZ the afternoon session the follow
ing resolution Of appreciation for the
I. gift by p. 5. dupont OF $4,000 TO the
: public schools was adopted:
Whereas. Through the nunl1clence OF
public spirited citizen. the free schools
OF The State Of Delaware are offered a
mravelous opportunity for development,
and.
; Whereas. The gift OF $4,000 10 build
and equip schools for five thousand
Negro children is without precedent or
parallel in the history OF our country
Resolved, That we, ministers, teachers
and laymen. representatives OF the
: thirty thousand colored population Of
the Slate OF Delaware. In acknowledge
ment OF a bounty beyond our bright
est dreams, do hereby express our pro-
found gratitude 10 Mr.. Pierre 5. du-
Pont:
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves TO
united persistent and tireless effort in
cooperation with the friends whose un-
selfish interest in our children, and all
children, is placing Delaware In the
van Of educational progress"
After the adoption OF the above reso-
lutions. Dr. ]. n. Odell spoke for half
an hour on the opportunities afforded
the Negro people Of Delaware under
the new School Code.
P. S. dupont who followed Dr. Odell.
eald II the School Code is not what the
people want as whole. it could be
remedled He stated that the one OBJ
ject OF the code was to give 20 the
children OF Delaware better educatione
He urged the Negro people 90 stand by
The code because OF the advantages %
VIII bring 10 them.
State Commissioner Spaid gave a
brief review of what was being done
and would be done in the future for the
negro children OF the State. He point
ed out the many disadvantages the Ne
gro children have had in Delaware in
the past, especially in the way OF
school buildings and equipment.
state Senator James +. Alice, Of
Dover was called upon 20 speak and
briefly told OF his voting for the code
Because he believed It to be for the
best for the Negro people lie said
many changes are necessary and that
some Of the appointments on the state
Board OF Education did not meet with
his approval. but that as a whole he
believed it to be one OF the best things
for the negro people since the Enamel
patton.
Kent County Superintendent Holloway
also spoke briefly on the code and IFS
ADVANTAGES TO Negro children