Year: 1867

A case ofprofcssional casuistry has
Just been submitted to ORAN FA-
WILLIE, State Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction. Considering the age
of the Republic in which we live.
and the rapidity with which history
has been manufactured here during
the last half dozen years, the case is
particularly interesting. 1t did not
take our s-orthy superintendent long
TO solve the question, and we hope his
answer will serve as an admonition to
all other semi-rebel school districts in
Iowa to deal Justly by the children OF
their charge, without regard to color
or race:


OTTER CREEK, JACKSON Co., Iowa,


Jan. l4th 1867. I


Mr. ORAS FAvILLE:-Dear Sir /:
We have A Small difficulty here in
school matters, which | would like 70
have your Opinon on. and that is this
last fall there was \ Colored Boy came
into sub Dis No 5 and is living with
A man this winter and is going 70
school in said sub dis which has and
is causing considerable trouble in
school matters in said sub Dis Some
ago the Citizens OF said Dis Drew up
A Petition which was signed by three
fourths or more of the Citizens
Directed to the President Of the board
to call A meeting Of the Board to ex
pell the Collored Boy from school !
should had stated before, that the sub
Director in said sub Dis is A Brother
to the man that has the Collored Boy
and refuses to stop him frcm going to
school.


A meeting of the Board was Called
and \ resolution Passed to expell the
Collored Boy from attending school in
said sub Dis and the sub Director
Notified to stop him which he refuses
to do


In consequence Of this am inform
ed that there is 60 or 25 scholars in
said sub Dis that is not and has not
been going there to school this winter,
this is A fair statement of the case


and now if we would like to know
if you think the Board acted properly
OH it or not in carrying out the wishes
of A large majority of the citizens OF
said Sub Dis. if you should think they
have acted right what futher steps
should be taken to carry out the object
and, if you think the Board has the
Power to expell him from going to
school if so is the Board bound to
furnish school for him the remainder
Of the time he would be entitled to 60
to school in said sub Dis il so can they
the Board send him to school any
where else to school by paying his
schooling, if you think the Board has
acted right or wrong in the matter
with any instructions you may think
necessary concerning The matter is
respectfully requested at as early A
date as possible as think that will
put an end to the matter hope SO at
any rate as Disturbances in schools is
A thing that should be prevented as
far as possible hopeing to hear from
you at your earliest conyeninee


Yours &C.,


ID Y DUPUY,


Pres of the Board Of Directors.


Direct Otter Creek Jackson Co
Iowa.


OsFIcE OF Pun. INSTITUTION, Iowa, ]


DEs MONIES, Jan. 81, 1867. !


DEAR SIR:-To yours of the l4th
inst, ! reply, our school laws make
no distinction on account of color in
providing facilities for education. The
intention Of the law is that all the
children in the State between the age,
of s and 81 years shall have the priv
ilege of attending the common schoo
six months each year.


You ask il your school Board dix