Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-09-05
Pender. Johnston County School
Boards F avor Pearsall Amendment

RALEIGH Additional boards
Of education have given their
approval to the Public School
Amendment to be voted on Sep
TENDER 8.
Latest in a long list of ap-
prevails of the plan are the
school boards of Johnston and
Fender Counties.
Said the Fender County Board
in a resolution:
THE Board of Education of
Ponder County feels that it
would be unwiSe to combine the
White and Negro Schools in
Fender County, that the parents
and children are unprepared
IpSychologically for such a poll
cy. that the school facilities are
not adaptable 10 such scheme,
and that such combination
would do lasting injury to edu-
cation for both races.
The Board favors 4 harmoni-I
Gus voluntary segregation of the
Fender County Schools, with a
goal Of equal facilities and in
Struction for all of the children
OF the County. 1t believes that
this policy will best serve the
educational needs and welfare
of the children of the County of
both races.
The Board favorS the adop-
ton Of the proposed Amend
.ment to the Constitution as the
best means of preserving the
present policies of education and
for attaining the aims and goals
for the best possible educational
advantages for the children of
both races in the County"
The Johnston County Board
OF Education said in a public
statement to friends and pat
IRONS that:
IL appears TO us that some Of
those persons who are urging
you to vote against the Pearsall
Amendment either have no chill
dren in school or live in selected
zoned sections of town or city.
1t also appears that they have,
little confidence in the majority
of the people having the privi-
lege of deciding on what is sat-
lSfactory to them and best for
their children. 1t also appearsI
that they have given very little,
If any consideration to the fol-
lowing problems:
"(D That the vast majority of
our citizens do not want into
grafton and we believe they will
not at the present financially
support public schools where
the races are mixed.
"(2) That more than 10000
children in Johnston County are
transported to school on school
buses and the many problems
which can develop in connec-.
ton with this matter.
"(3) That if indignation were
adopted Immediately, such &C.
ton would either force Johnston
County to have a big bond issue
to build the extra classrooms at
the present White schools or at,
tempt to send some White chill.
dren TO schools now used by,
other races. Such would involve
re-diStricting the schools of the
County which would disturb
loyaltics of deep and long stand
ing.
90 The social and athletic
phases OF our schools would be
practically eliminated.
go The problems relating to
h e administration of our
schools and carrying through
with an effective teaching pro-
gram by our teachers and prin-
cipals are great enough in all
schools without expediting tho
acceptance of other problems
until absolutely necessary.
"(6) Our teacher shortage is
very serious now. Defeating the
Pearsall Amendment will, in our
opinion, make this situation
worse.
we urge you to give careful
! consideration TO the rCCommen-
.dations of Governor Hodges. the
Pearsall Committee, the State
Legislature, the State Board Of
Education, the Directors of the
North Carolina Education Asso-
citation, the State School Board
Association, the State Supcrin-
tcndCnt of Public instruction
and the Attorney General. who.
after careful study and consid-
Grafton of this matter. are urg-
ing your support of and vote for
the PcarSall Amendment as the
pest means TO preserve our pub
lie schools.