The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-05
From Emory University, Atlanta, Ga Alumnus
Must We Integrate to Educate?N0!

armed. like an idiot with a gun, with
high-sounding fragments from the
scholars shelves and thus gain
audiences which the substance of
their statements little merits (as
/ am sure the opposing reader of
this article will be the first TO
agree!,
Be that as it may it is generally
conceded that public education is
desirable because it tends to raise
the level of the public mind. But
here is where I think the propon-
ents Of public schools have missed
the point. 1t is one thing for the
public tacting through government
to make it possible for everyone
regardless of his degree of in
digence, to secure an education
Quite another thing is the erroneous
assumption that this can only be
achieved through the actual opera
ton of schools by such government.
Telephones and public transporta-
ton are equally necessary. but no
one Except the Socialist, has sug-
geSted that these facilities cannot
be made economically available
except through government inter.
vention.
Let's Face II
So, let's face it. For my part,
advocate that we avail ourselves
Of the opportunity presented by. this
hour Of truth and close our
public schools now.
The buildings can, as surplus pub
lie real estate. be sold to the high
est bidders which, since the build
ings are ill-adapted to nonschool
uses, would almost certainly be To-
cally formed, nonprofit schools,
growing out of local needs and de-
mands. Objections in the relatively
few cases where deeds contain re-
versionary clauses when the prop
erty is no longer used for public
school, purposes can, in most in
stances, be cured by obtaining quit
claim deeds from adverse owners
who would otherwise feel consider
able weight of public opprobrium
Old buildings could be sold for
little or nothing Newer structures
would bring some amount above
the bonded indebtedness applicable
thereto and the bonded indebted
ness could be refunded by the new
local owning groups through con-
ventional mortgage financing. e..
loans from insurance companies,
land banks, etc.
Teachers would be rehired with
little or no time loss. Pensions APP
picable to their prior tenures would
by already existing law. be unaf-
fected. New pension plans could be
set up on a private basis by their
new employers. The fact that the
now almost universal prevalence of
publicly supported pension plans for
public EMPLOYEES is a wholly UNI
warranted politically inspire
boondoggle is strictly my opinion
since, according to present-day
the intelligence of man
compares unfavorably with that OF
rodents = specifically, squirrels =
who have the sense and will to pro-
vide for the FUTURE
Since paternalism is the order of
the day and no one, regardless of
his inprovidence. is to be allowed
to miss a meal. and oil must be
provided in unlimited supply for
the lamps of all virgins. foolish or
otherwise, the RI lie, acting
through the city. the county or the
state please. rot the federal gov
will accomplish its pur-
pose of putting education within the
economic reach of all by making
grants to parents and guardians
which they may use for that pur-
pose.
Needless to say, schools would
like restaurants. hospitals and other
facilities affecting public health and
welfare. be subject to periodic in
spections by public officials to veri-
fly their compliance with minimum
standards. Inspections Of this type
took place at Emory and other like
institutions in the years following
World War II when veterans were
educations at severn
ment de, taxpayers) expense.
Thus. from my viewpoint, t h g
schening of the Com
aided and abetted by the
cynically opportunistic. so-called
liberal politicians and the AFRO
giant juggernaut of Mr.. Warren's
court can, by a simple alchemy, be
coverted into something of lasting
value. We will end up with a better
and. at the same time. much less