The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31

There the matter lies = in the IT, S.
Supreme Court
Pirate schools offering educational
opportunities to both white and Negro
children, are in operation in the mean
time.
Prince Edward School Foundation,
sponsored by the white people, and sup
ported by tuition charges and private
contributions, is in its fifth year of
successful operation.
Prince Edward Free School Associ-
alton, sponsored by the L. S. Depart
ment of Justice in cooperation with
Board OF Directors, appointed by Gov
ernor Harrison. and supported by con-
tributions principally from foundations,
Is operating schools on an integrated
basis for this year while litigation CON
tinues. This system was made possible
through action Of the Prince Edward
School Board in making available pub
lie school buildings and equipment.
The people of Prince Edward, both
white and Negro, have withstood pres
sures from many quarters, including
surveys by the University Of Michigan
sponsored by the U. S. Health, Educa-
ton and Welfare Department, demon
STATIONS by CORE, Southern Christian
Leadership Conference, NAACP, and
remedial summer instruction BY stu
dents from Queens College and ALL
CLIO teachers from New York City.
Those things ne should hare done:
We should have visited more of our
friends should have been kinder to
those in need and more expressive to
those in sorrow we should have
spoken more words Of encouragement
and done more deeds of kindness
We intended to write an editorial on
Frank Nat Watkins, who retired as
Prince Edward Commemorative At
torney recently. He had followed in the
footsteps Of his father, the noted Judge
Asa D. Watkins, who had served from
1891 to 1888 - the father and son hay
ing served continuously for u wears.
Henry F. Watkins, grandfather of
Judge Watkins was Prince Edwards
first commonwealth attorney from
1810-1S13. William F. Watkins. Jr..
grandson of Judge Watkins, presently
holds that office. The Watkins family
has long and enviable record for pub
lie service in the county
We intended to call attention to pub
LEGATION of The Everlasting South, a
series of five essays by DR.. Francis But
Ter Simkins, professor Of history at
Longwood College, the central theme of
which is that "distinctive South really
does exist; that it has a mind and cul-
ture of its own; that it not only is diff
ferent from the rest Of the country but
has every right to be-" Louisiana State
University Press is the publisher.
We intended to ask assistance to re-
establish the Rock Hill Academy Lii
brary at Charlottesville, which was lost
in fire in November. Miss O'Brien,
Prince Edward Academy librarian, sent
several sets of reference volumes which
were duplicated in her library. ANY
books suitable for an upper school Ii
brary may be left at The Herald office
and we will forward them to Rock Hilk
We recall the magnificent response to
the Prince Edward Academy Library
several years ago, and hope our read
ers will make such contributions as
they can to refurbish the Rock Hill
library.
There are many other things of lesser
moment. We planned to go back on our
reducing diet of Galleries Don't Count.
but never got around to it. That is an
objective for 1864.
You make al inventory of the ''things
that you should have done" and let's
make 1864 successful year.
Best wishes to every reader for 1864.