Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-09

S~~~H' OVAs NASAAAVVAAs
representing the Negro population,
shows q definite lack of understanding
OF the responsibility Of the School
Board members by this association. The
representation of a special group or
groups, no matter how worthy or I'M
worthy, has no place in this type of
office and Col Hamilton and Mr. Will
liams certainly are to be commended in
not having been pressured into "being
uSed.' James HI. Prentice.
I am fully in sympathy with inte-
grafton or equalization of opportunity
IN the D. c. school system, but I am
getting bit sick of Mrs. Margaret Just
Butcher. Her many demands on the
time OF DR.. Corning. it seems to me,
must prevent him from doing what
constructive work he could otherwise
do.
incidentally. If indignation comes, I
hope some Of the displaced" white
teachers will be assigned to colored
schools. II we have indignation, COL
ored and white teachers should be ap-
pointed according to education and
ability, not according to race.
Descendant of the Yankees.
Until read your Scurrilous attack on
DR.. Margaret Just Butcher land see
no reason why her Phi. D. plus" should
not receive as much respect and recog-
milton as that of DR.. Corning, except
for the very obvious fact that yours has
become very prejudiced and biased
staff. I've considered The Star an ora
Gle of truth and justice.
Pray tell me what is so dubious or
unwise about brave, intelligent, cour-
ageouS woman presenting indiSputable
statistics proving inequalities which
have always existed in this segregated
system? Like DR.. Butcher, I was
raised in this segregated system and
know that it has never been equal. So
do you. Everything that DR.. Butcher
has brought to light in her lengthy re-
ports has been proven undeniably true.
If this be interpreting her appoint
ment to the board as an opportunity to
raise an aggressive campaign of propa-
ganda." then we should all be saying,
More power to her" And not only
Col. Hamilton and Attorney Williams
should be asked to resign but all of the
other "pusSyfoots, Uncle Toms or
pacifistS on the board, in the courts,
commissions. or any other civic, judici-
airy, legislative or administrative ca
pacity who are afraid to face the truth
and tackle its unpleasant aspects as
constructively as is humanity possible.
Irate Citizen.
AS tax-paying citizen of Washing
ton, I demand the resignation of Mar
garet Butcher from the Board of Edu-
cation.
It is quite evident that she is only
mouthpiece for pressure groups such
a. the NAACP and does not represent
the people of Washington. D. c.
r. L. Curtis.
Your editorial "Of Dubious Wisdom
calls attention to the sinister impli-
cations Of the noisy clamor" being
raised against Col Hamilton and Mr..
Williams of the District of Columbia
School Board. Nothing in the facts
justif1es the use of the word sinister"
and think it most reprehensble of
The Star to becloud this argument
with sinister implications.
We have here a quarrel among Ne
groes as to the best method of obtain
ing better treatment from white people.
This quarrel has been heard ever since
the Emancipation Proclamation. There
have always been Negroes who chose
a course Of quiet reminders and pa
tent persistence, and Negroes who
chose course of aggressive out-and-
out fighting for their rights. I notice
that the quiet-reminding type of Negro
leader always fares better in the metro
politan daily press-obviously because
he does not hurt our consciences as
much as does the other group, so we
can afford to be kind to him. He is
we know should be done.
If were Negro, I am sure I would
be fighting just as Savagely for I'M
segregated schools as is Mrs. Butcher
I wouldn't speak softly and be ignored
while the children of my race were
firmly perpetuated into inferiority by
being tucked into segregated schools
If the situation were reversed and
we whites were the prosecuted group,
I fancy the men who write editorials
for The Star would have enough back
bone to stand up and fight vigorously
and hard and loud for the future of
their children. And there would be
nothing sinister about such fight.
ROwena A. Hoover.