Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-07
ARKANSAS

program to be carried on for
those who are in the school,"
Mr.. Blossom. echoing the
views Of many educators about
present-day schooling in gen.
eral. said:
I'VE have nine months Of
time in each school year to
properly educate children Of
this school district. In normal
conditions nine months is not
sufhcient time to give children
an adequate education.
Each day that this goes on
is Just one day out Of the lives
Of all these children"
Appeared Before Groups
In q brief examination by
Judge Davies. Mr.. Blossom was
asked whether the plan Of in
tegration in the Little Rock
public schools was not dis
cussed before civic groups in
Little Rock"
Mr.. Blossom replied that he
estimated he had appeared be-
fore about ITS groups to dis
cuss the matter.
I'm your best judgment did
the plan appear to be accept
able?" Judge Davies asked.
Il believe 1t was accepted not
on the basis Of their wanting
integration but as the best
solution TO this problem" Mr..
Blossom said.
Troops Hinged School
Indignation was held up BY
force Of arms. Between 100
and 200 Arkansas National
Guardsmen have rineed the
high school ground from Tues
day-hrst day Of school--until
now. On Tuesday and Wednes-
day the troops repulsed Negro
students who attempted to
enter the school. On Thursday
and Friday. as tension mounted.
the Negroes did not show I'D.
On Thursday afternoon, the
six-man school board and Mr..
Blossom, petitioned the Judge
to allow some delay in inte-
grafton to the point where in
telligence may be substituted
for emotional agitation" Judge
Davies set today as the time
for arguments.
National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored Peo-
pie spokesmen here, led by
Mrs. L. C. Bates and her
husband. who publishes the
Negro weekly Arkansas State
Press, oppose any delay, how
ever slight. Gov. Orval Z. Fau-
bus represents the opposite
view and cites danger to pub
lie order II indignation goes
through.
Thurgood Marshall, attorney
for the NAACP, said the or
sanization cant 60 along"
with the postponement request.
Marshall ON Hand
Mr.. Marshall. who argued
the school Indignation case be-
fore the Supreme Court in
1854. arrived here yesterday
from New York to help repre-
sent the nine Negro students.
He conceded that the eyes
OF the segregated Southern
States would be on Little Rock
and the outcome here could
set q precedent that would
have direct bearing on the in
tegration question elsewhere.
Gov. Faubus' reputed surveys,
on which he said he based his
predictions Of violence, were
laid on the line yesterday in
a telegram to President Eisen-
hover. Gov. Faubus offered
to give certain evidence upon
which / acted" to Federal ON
cials. United States Attorney
Osro Cobb Immediately put
FBI agents at the Governors
disposal.
Cross Set Afire
Yesterday was alcalm enough
day here. with the only UNI
toward incidents being q cross
burning on the lawn Of the
mayor Of Little Rock and the
arrest Of a Minnesota collegian
near the high school.
The observation-disclosures
ally a symbol Of Khan night
riding and terror - followed
bitter criticism Of Gov. Fau-
bus by Mayor Woodrow Wilson
Mann. There were no follow
ups to the incident.
The student was arrested,
questioned and released along
with three other Minnesota
college students after they had
passed in front Of the high