Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-21

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and professional level.
DR.. Gordon w. Blackwell, d.
rector of the University of North
Cardinals Institute of Social Sci
ence, who made the mornings key
note address, was the principal
speaker at the night session which
was open to the public.
In his morning address, DR..
Blackwell said the chief obstacle
to be overcome in migrating the
races in school is the fact that the
South has "too many children and
too few tax dollars"
Advising that migrating the
school system will not ease Dixie's
financial load, the professor said
he believed the great undertaking
can be accomplished by the people
provided they are not unduly ham,
pered by short-sighted politicians.
Blackwell said that the United
States has been partially prepared
for Indignation by abolishing Jim
Crow in the armed forces, "a de-
cided trend away from the sep
arate but equal doctrine" and
realization that U. S. treatment
of Negro citizens provides choice
grist for the Red propagandists'
mills.
The North Carolina professor re-
minded his audience of "a func-
tioning dual system" in Southern
communities, businesses, churches
and social life. There exists also,
he said, an organized Negro teach
ing profession which has demon
strated great understanding of
the problem. Touching briefly on
the prediction by certain oppon-
ents of Indignation that many Ne
gro teachers will be replaced by
whites if the South is forced to
comply with the High Courts
edict, Blackwell described as "un-
reaP' the fear of unemployment
among Negro teachers. The pres
ent teacher shortage will get worse
in the years ahead, he predicted,
and said school systems will need
every teacher they can get.
At the night session, DR.. Black
we'll spoke on the topic, New I'M
plications of the Old Dilemma"
Prefaclng his remarks by saying
he had no panacea to offer for
the problems now facing the South
as result of the Supreme Courts
historic decision on the school is
sue, the speaker observed that the
need for Federal aid to education
Is more acute now than ever be-
fore. Also, calm and sensible
approach on the part of school au-
thorities and the people.
1T is doubtful" Blackwell said,
that attempts by States legally
TO perpetuate segregation in the
schools will serve more than de-
laying actions"
AS an alternative to the States
stalllng tactics, the professor said
the repeal of States segregation
laws would automatically permit
local school boards to choose one
of two possible courses: (D Inte-
CRATE the schools in whatever man.
ner and in whatever time-limit
they think best. (2) Permit un-
restricted enrolment in all schools
forthwith, with the possibility that
residential segregation, the pref
erence of Negro parents and the
pressure of public opinion would
lead to graduate and voluntary
changes in segregated patterns in
the schools.
The educator recounted num-
Der of instances where approaches
to the school Indignation problem
had been made by other states and
cities in and out of the South.
Particularly did he stress the
unique approach to the problem
recently made by the city of Gin
cinnati which he said started in
tegrating school personnel on the
teacher-level with no untoward ef-
fects.
DR.. Blackwell was high in his
praise for the recently established
Southern Education Reporting Ser
vice with headquarters at Nash
willie, Tenn, organized for the pur-
pose of furnishing regular reports
from experienced newsmen to ed
ucators and editors.
Established under a Ford Foun-
dation grant, this reporting service
will publish bi-weekly newsletter