Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-04-21
More About The Southern Conference Fo,
The Equalization Of Educational
Opportunities

One can be sure of the of the meeting recently
held the organization of the Southern Conference
for the Equalization of Educational Opportunities, which
resulted therefrom by the widespread publicity and ed
torial treatment given the meeting the White Press
This because of the main detectives OF the meet
ing to continue the focus of public attention upon the
inequalities Negro educational opportunity not only in
Mississippi but throughout the whole south.
While the most of the public comment on the meeting
has reflected the conservative reaconary viewpoint and
sentiment the fact that such viewpoints and sent
me have been made public be taken evidence that
widespread thinking and discussion has also developed and
is going among the less vocal but growing number OF
those White PEOPLE the state and the south who enter
tain the liberal and progressive viewpoint and senti
ment.
Several months ago the Governors of Southern States
in their conference held in the state of Mississippi pro-
jected the proposition of the equalization of educational
opportunities for all citizens of the south The meeting
here called by the Southern and Southwestern Re-
qions the Negro Newspaper Publishers Associaonnci
denaly Negro newspapers influencing public opinion
as meeting of Negro publishers editors and educators,
and was five presidents of leading southern
Negro colleges DEANS registrars and other lesser
members of college faculties The purpose of the meeting
being implement the emphasis the equalization
of educational opportunities in the south projected and
emphasized by the Conference of Southern Governors
That the conference voted to confne its deliberations
10 offherecord discussions and release statement to
press standard practice and did not offend those
who sought and open meeting and open discussion
It is high compliment to the State of Mississippi that
following the Conference of Southern Governors it the
first state to indicate renewal of concern over its meoua
es in educational oppormes bv the projection of the
two studies dealing with the subject being conducted
in the state was that these studies being
that the bringing of the conference to Mssis
spp-a that should also rightly be regarded high
compliment to the state
In the LLOYD Gaines Case the United States Supreme
Court laid down the opinon-ahough the opinions of that
high august BODY has to gain full force and effect
in certain in Mississippi of the tragic crcum
in stae-thatwhe Seperate schools MAIN
tanned by the state full equalization of educational
nes be maintained at all levels In voting to work
the equalization of educational opportunities in the south
within the framework of the Gaines Decision, the Con-
eschewed the idea of socaequaty and while call
ing conformity adopted concept also created in the
sent constitution of the State of Mississippi
One of the cardinal principles and conerstones of this
nation the right of the people peaceab to assemble and
petition the for redress of grievances The
educational opportunities of the southern Negro is right
the southern Negro along with others who
in the advancement of the Southern Negro the adj
spp Inspte the vocal conservative reaCtonary
sentiments publicly expressed in the matter of their gre
Negroes in Mississippi should and more use
the high privilege and right of the people peacaby to
Semble and petition the government both state and
tonal for redress of those grievances.
Finally, like Governor Kerr of Oklahoma, in his tee
gram the conference advance the proposition that
Zone the greatest needs of today and tomorrow the
south is the development of program providing equality
of educational opportunity for all Americans.