The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-25
Local Delegates
To Support Change
Al Special session
School Study Group
Free to Support
Any Legislation

me bI3ef al session ~ the General
Assembly wfen It converts "a vt
Wednesday November 30 Iae
Herald has Obtained statements
from each 81 these aertatiyes
Senate Palmer VIII b. repre-
sentinR Prince Edward Amelia.
hotto~ap Pawhatan and LdueIl-
burg cobntiea. the former n.n
senatorial district which Has Dr.
quidateG = the rcdlstl1cUug iH
1853
Each ot TIE representatives
has an open mind On the method
q continuing racial segregation
III VIRGINIA schools Senator IA
good and Delegate Daniel served
on the Governor School Study
Cnlmlasipn and signed the recent
report 10 the Governor and the
citizens However each has le~
served the right to supp0it The
report such parts az Will app
most de$irable OF 70 suppiat neB
or additional legislation lf uca
can be developed 10 NEST the
needs 81 tho people Of virginia
They alt firm IN Their support 4!
public education but upoH a q
cialy segregated basis
Senator Planners Statement
Senator Palmer pointed l,p the
necessity Of amending Section l41
50 as % make available pubic
funds q pliYateiy operated non
sectariail schools His stalcment
70 the Herald SAID
Tho Governor B School Study
Commission has faithfully dis
charged It's auty and presented
thoughtful report It was lod by
the Governor to seek ways 70 pre-
vent enforced indignation IN Viz
gina 5 n ools This may be
accomplished through piOyldinR
public funds for privately operat
cd non sectarian schools. In order
That this may be done it viii be
necessary 10 make changes ID
Section IA Of the Virginia Con
stitutioni l VIII support the leRls-
lation to make this change which
means that the special session
will provide for a Constitutional
convention. :
Il Will support also amy othel
legislation which may effect the
purpose of maintaining iacially
segregated public schools because
] believe firmly that such arf IA
The best interests Of our people
Of both races.
Il VIII welcome suggestions
which any oi the peopl' IN this
senatorial district wish to make
and ! yin continue to represent
YOU as long as am in the sen
ate
senator Hagood' Statement
Or. J. d Hagood, who served
on the executive committee Of thC
Study Commission stated
As d member OF the executive
committee OF The Gray Commls-
sion | have used my best iudg
ment ~ appfaising the facts b,
fore thu commission and through
much study on my own part
have approved tile report Of the
commission,
"On the other HAND / Nlll arp
port such legislation or Introduce
such legislation which may come
10 my attention. If in my iudg
mcnt Il strengthens the position
taken by Virginia IN maintaining
segregation II races IN virginia
schools sincerely believe TINS
policy 10 be III the best interests
Of both races and IN the interest
Of an efficcInt public school sys-
tenn ?
Il viii welcome any exmc>a!oqs
Of The opinion Of any Of the pco-
pie IN my district and hope every
citizen VIII freely give me the a.
vantage OF his own thmkns on
this important subject
Delegate Daniels Statement
j. II Daniel representing France
Edward and Charlotte counties
who also served on the Governor a
School study commission endorses
tho legislation 10 amend Section
i4l OF the Constitution and uu-
qualltiedly supports segregated
schools In Virginia
HIS statement reads
i support unqualflcdiy Con-
stitutional convention for the
purpose 90 amending Section tai
OF the Constitution OF Virg mia.
Which viii permit public funds 70
be used ~ supporting non Scc-
tartan schools, which may bC
operated privately
"hit'r much study ! have ap-
proved the report 81 tho Cover.
uor 5 School Study Commission.
ON which scr1cd THIS report is
the result of the best thought
which could be obtained. legal and
otherwise II Is only a report and
as such Is presented 10 the people
Of Virginia and 10 the Gcucf ii
Assem- bly,
Il hive reserved the right. and
SO stated on several occasions d
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