Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-13

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This is because the colored boy
Richard Green, of 1903 South
Eighteenth street. will be isolated
from other students in the auto
mechanics class at the white
high school. He will be taught, ir
the afternoons by a white instruc-
tor but after other white students
have finishd their instruction fol-
the day.
Four Choices Offered.
Richard requested the instruc-
ton Monday, the first day of
school after a Federal Court or
dered Arlington school officials to
provide equal facilities for Negroes
'as soon as" they are provided
for whites.
Richard was given four choices
and selected instruction at Wash
ington-Lee.
Leon A. Ransom. counsel for the
Arlington branch. NAACP, said
that in view of rulings by the Su-
preme Court and other tribunals
there is grave doubt whether
this constitutes real equality"
School officials have indicated
that Richard will be taught at the
white school only until such time
as equal facilities will be provided
at the colored boys own school
Hoffman Boston. Mr.. Ransom
was asked if this would be salts
factory, providing facilities are
equal in every respect.
Insists 1t Is Discrimination.
mo. This would not be the
proper solution" Mr.. Ransom
said. "It would meet the test OF
identity of instruction, but we
maintain that as long as Segre-
CATION exists then there is dis
elimination"
Several county school officials
have said that if Richard attends
Westinghouse the State Con-
stitution will not be violated. Mr..
Ransom agrees with this view.
Section 140 of the Constitution
says: white and colored children
shall not be taught in the same
school"
Both Lawrence w. Douglas. at
torney for the School Board, and
Supt. William A. Early said they
believe this section is not being
violated.
U. S. Constitution Cited.
Mr.. Ransom said Tennessee
had interpreted a similar provi'
sion to mean white and colorec
children can not be taught in the
same building but that he be-
lieves the Interpretation shoulc
be that they would not be taught
sat the same time"
He added quickly, however, tina
he does not believe the Virgins
provision is in accord with the
Federal Constitution and to thi!
extent is unconstitutional in {
Federal sense"
1.-The Federal and State Con
situations are in conflict becaust
segregation is discrimination. Thu
Federal Constitution prohibit
discrimination against any either
because of his race"
Second New Course Arranged.
Meanwhile, S. M. Sydnor, prin
cipal at Hoffman-Boston said h
would not know until after tods,
whether any other colored stu
dents intend to take the aut
mechanics class set up for tn
Green boy.
A second new course was beinI
arranged at Hoffman-Boston afte
two students requested instruc
ton in bookkeeping-another sub
ject taught at Washington Lee
but never before at the school TO
Negroes.
Mr.. Snyder said James Gaskill
II, of $500 South Twenty-fourtf
street, and Otto Boswell, IA, o.
2401 South Seminary road, hac
asked for this instruction.
L. P. Manvill, jr., auto mechanic
instructor at Washington-Lee
conferred with the Green boy yes
terday to find out how far thu
student had advanced before ar
ranging a class for him.
Mr.. Ransom, asked if he planned
any further action because Rich
ard would be isolated" at thu
white school, replied:
"Of course, I don't plan action
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