Evening star., 1955-06-19

Virginia School
Move Unlikely
In '55-56 Term
Segregation Stond
Expected Thursday
From State Board

RICHMOND, Va, June 18 R).
"A declaration Of Virgipia's in
tention to operate segregated
public schools through 1856
is expected to come out Of
Thursdays meeting Of the State
Board Of Education with Gov.
Stanley.
Members Of the board. In
Richmond for their monthly ses-
sion, will meet with Stanley at
his request ito consider q declar-
alton Of policy" that the present
non-integrated school system be
continued through the next
school year.
Gov. Stanley's Office said today
General j. Lindsay AL
mond, jr.: David Mays counsel
for the Governors commission
on public education and Archi-
bald Robertson, an attorney for
the Prince Edward County school
board. will be present at the
meeting.
Stanley Asks Farley
The Governor requested the
meeting after receiving a COM
mission recommendation q week
ago. The 32-naan commission
suggested that he and the board
declare ''it is the policy Of the
State to continue schools through
the school year 1856 as pres
entity operated"
This was the only recommen-
dation the commission made in
It's second progress report to the
Governor. In its first report last
January 10, the group committed
itself to explore avenues toward
formulation of a program within
the framework Of law, designed
to prevent enforced integration
Of the races" in Virginia's public
schools.
While the second report con-
tanned only the one recommen~
dation, the commission did say it,
felt q special session of the gen.
eral assembly Should not be
called at this time"
Gov. Stanley agreed and
hailed the commissions rec
ommendation as practicable
and reasonable approach to the
present public school problems.
The report by the commission,
headed by State Senator Gar
land Gray Of Waverly. followed
by 10 days the Supreme Courts
May 81 decree ordering inte-
grafton Of the races with all
deliberate speed"
Virginia's school segregation
case, one of five acted on by the
Supreme Court. originated in
Prince Edward County. Conse-
quently, this county is the only
Virginia locality directly under
compulsion by the court to show
1T is making a prompt and
reasonable start toward full
compliance"
Prince Edwards board Of su-
peryisors has moved TO- discon-
tinue public schools next year.
XEga SO
Legal Action Likely
Presumably the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement
Of Colored People would initiate
legal proceedings to force CON- |
pliance by any other county or
city continuing with segregated
schools.
Mr.. Gray has said the commits
sion will meet again soon to con-
tinue its work on q legislative
program that will permit the
State to continue segregation in
its schools.
The report given Gov. Stanley
a week ago said the commission
was considering plans that ''re-
.quire numerous, involved and
complex changes" in present Vir-
|ginia law dealing with education.
Mr., Gray and others on the
commission have declined to
amplify on this portion of the
report when questioned by re-
porters.
One implication Of the lam
|guage of the report was that the
commission might come up with
plans enabling the localities pub
|licly to subsidize private schools
in lieu of operating public