Evening star., 1948-01-13
Oklahoma Has ; Days
70 Admit Negro Girl
Eur Next Law Term

The Supreme Court held yesterday
that Negroes are entitled not only
to receive in State institutions any
sert Of educational training that
Whites can get In such schools, but
$tso to get it as quickly as any other
opup. It ignored contention that
Segregation in the provision of such
timing was unconstitutional.
Strict application of the order
would give the State of Oklahoma
j1st three days to admit Negro
I'll. Ada Lois Sipuel, to the law
hoel at the all-white University Of
9klahoma, or set up separate and
(nal facilities for her. !.
A new semester in which white
apdents can enter begins Thursday.
Yiere is no Oklahoma State law
school for Negroes now. The ap-
pAtcant already has been waiting two
YEARS while the case, instigated by
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, was
In litigation.
Speed Is Main Point.
Speed was the main point in yes
terday's ruling. Negroes rights to
equal facilities, and to have them in
institutions Of their own States, had
been affirmed by the high court in
. Missouri case 10 years ago.
Counsel for Miss Sipuel contended
in the appeal that the Missouri rul-
ing should be made stronger on the
issue of time, and the high court
complied.
1.-The lawyers argued that the origi-
nal findings had been so applied
that a Negro student might be re-
quired to make application for spe-
cial schools or classes and then to
wait "interminably" until they were
set up.
Speed was further emphasized by
the high courts physical handling
Of the appeal. The order came
down just four days after oral argu-
ments, as compared to the weeks
or months which often elapse.
State Finding Reversed.
( The order reversed Oklahoma
State Court findings in the stu
dents suit against the regents of
the university, and required new
proceedings in line with the new
rule.
Miss Sipuel had demanded an
order for immediate admission to
the university law school itself,
and State courts had turned her
down.
!. At Oklahoma City, DR.. M. A.
Nash, chancellor of the State Board
of Regents, said, Oklahoma will, of
course, abide by the courts rul-
Ing" He added.
THE regents believe Oklahoma S
problem now is one to be settled
by the citizens through their Legis-
lature."
DR.. Nash noted it would take
millions of dollars to provide sepa-
rate facilities in all specialized OF
graduate study courses and it might
be too costly all at once. He said
1t is up to the people of Oklahoma
to decide the policy to be followed.
Approval Unanimous.
1CSCSI udy o1OCl, dpP1ofCO o11cli'
inpusly by the Justices and no1
signed by any one of them, merely
stipulated:
1.-The petitioner is entitled to Sc.
cure legal education afforded by 1
State institution. To this time, i
has. been denied her although dur
ing the same period many whit,
applicants have been afforded lega
education by the State. The Stat
must provide it for her in conform.
ity with the equal protection clause
of the 14th amendment (to tht
Constitution and provide it as soor
as it does for applicants of any
other group"
The order made no mention of 6
contention, advanced by Miss Sipu.
els counsel, that the general process.
Of educational segregation is un.
constitutional and should be thrown