The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-08
Applications For
NegroSchoolsN Now
Needed For Plans
HargrOve Stresses
Value OF Compliance
With Set Deadline

Parents of Negro school-age chill
dren in Prince Edward. interested
in sending their children to schools
planned by Southside Schools. Inc,
were urged today to return the APP
plications sent them about two
weeks ago.
DR.. r. B. Hargrove, president OF
the new corporation. organized to
provide schools for Negroes in the
county, said today. 1T is of the
utmost importance that we receive
the applications of interested stu
dents in order that we may proceed
with plans
Needed For Planning
The president of the nOnprofit
corporation indicated the necessity
for an early return Of applications
by saying, 1T is impossible for us
to determine the number Of teach
ers or the amount of facilities
which will be required to provide
the students the educational OPP
portunities we have in mind until
the application forms are on hand. !"
Early in the week only one APP
phcation had been received. The
corporations board Of directors
met Monday evening and continued
its planning for a full l80-day school
term. opening in February If suf-
ficient interest is shown to merit
establishment of schools.
Hargrove said that he was dis
appointed more Negro parents had
not come forward and shown they
we're interested in educational OPP
portunities for their children. How
ever, the school leader attributed
the Lack of early applications to a
Misrepresentation on the part of
Negro parents concerning the
school program planned.
State to Pay Tuition
The fact that number OF par
ents have been led to believe the
individual parent would have to pay
the tuition cost of $40 per child
has obviously discouraged applica-
tons of some potential students, =
said Hargrove. Earlier this month
the school president explained that
the costs of operating the schools
would be paid by the State Of Vir-
gfnia under the tuition grant plan
adopted by the last session of the
General Assembly. The tuition
money is to be paid to the par
ents, and then they will pay South
side Schools. Inc.
A deadline of January Is was
set for applications when the cor
poration first announced plans to
offer schooling to all or part of
the 100 Negro children who were
enrolled in the county's public
schools last term. The application
forms. which were sent to parents
along with a letter explaining plans
for setting up the schools. empha-
sized the fact that applications must
be returned by that date to allow
adequate time for planning.
Leader Still Optimistic
Although the deadline now lies
Just little over a week away.
Hargrove appears optimistic that
an adequate number of applications
will be made to Justify founding a
school He noted that many things
such as transportation facilities. 10
cation of schools. etc, had been
discussed with members Of til c
board, indicating that the parents
are thinking about the program,
but prefer not to rush into it.
Interested parents or guardians
who wish to send their children to
the schools, starting in February
have been invited to contact any
member of the board Of directors,
should they have questions pertain
ing to any portion Of the planned
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