The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-01
State Will Pay
Full Cost OF
Negro Tuitions
6OO-S0O Children
Expected To Apply
To Private School

III. n. % f1dISlONS, il, pltSl-
dent Of SouthSlde Schools, Inc, eX-
/ pressed concern today that NUM-
/ Der Of Negro parents are under
\ misapprehension in regard to the
new corporation that is offering
/ educational opportunities to the
Neoro children of Prince Edward
county
DR.. Hargrove Indicated that a
number Of parents are under the
false impression that the ipdivldual
parents would have to pay the
tuition cost of $240 per child. 1.-The
costs of operating schools will be
paid by the State Of Virginia, under
the tuition grant plan passed by
the last General Assembly, the
school president declared. The
only money the parent will be re-
CURED to pay out Of his own pocket
will be the normal costs of neCes-
sary textbooks The tuition money
will be paid by the State of Vir
elnia to the parents and the par
ent will then pay the money to
Southside Schools, Inc
"Southside Schools is nonprofit
corporation DR.. Hargrove en-
phasized, and it was organized
solely to provide schools for Negro
/ children"
Expect 600-S00
J B. Wall, il. attorney and sec
reatary of the school corporation.
said he is expecting an enrolment
of 600-300 Negro children i'll the new
private school. He said no appllca
tons have been returned to date.
but they should begin coming in
after the first of the year A letter
was written to the Negro parents
in the county one week ago, offer
ing private school education to their
children. Application forms were
enclosed in the letter. and Janu-
airy Is application deadline set,
BOYCOTT Sought
National state and local NAACP
I spokesman have urged the Negro
parents in Prince Edward County
| not to make application to the pri-
| vate school A christmas party
for the ! 700 schooless Negro chill
dren in Prince Edward was held
/ Dec % at the Farmville Memorial
| Armory. At that time the NAACP
I spokesmen advised the children to
I lose ''One or two years in the Jim
Grow School" rather than patronizc
the private school for Negro chill
dren An estimated 200 children at
tended the party" along with an
estimated 300 adults.
Oliver W. Hill. NAACP attorney
I / m Richmond said private
schools were being offered for one
Of two reasons because the
white schools are failing, need boil
stering or need money, or because
of the pitless spotlight of public
opinion on Prince Edward
False Statement
In speaking for the Southslde
Schools, Inc, Wall took direct is
sue with that statement by Hill,
labelling it is as completely untrue.
Wall pointed out that the private
schools being operated by the
Prince Edward School Founda ton
are in excellent position and there
Is sufficient financing for the cur
rent year,
A. for the ''pltlc$s spotlight Of
public opinion" Wall said We
have stated Our opinion, in regard
to school indignation, many tines
III The past few years and VIC made
it sufficiently clear what the people
OF Prince Edward County would do
at least three years before the ac-
ton OF the beard of supervisors"
lin cutting off all funds for public
schools
Tt became increasingly appar-
Ont that the Negroes would not pro
vide the necessary leadership to
establish schools IL the county"
Wall continued Therefore it Is the
intention Of the members ot South
SIDE Schools. Inc, 10 provide an
education that il equally ~ good
D. that being gwen the white chill
dren by their school foundation -
How Many Years
Wall also pointed out that Oliver
Hill, NAACP attorney has stated
that the Negro children of this
county will lose one Q. two years
Of school. Wall added this obser-
walton, The board of supervisors
is just beginning four year term
CT office, ard it is my opinion THAT
public schools will not be open
III Prince. Edward County IN the
near future, and may never be
opened as long as the court order
exists to lntegratc the public
schools"
(rnrti,,,roI ~, Sao