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PAGE 16—AUGUST, 1963—SOUTHERN SCHOOL NEWS
THE REGION
113 School Districts to Begin Desegregation This Fall
(Continued From Page 1)
Bath County—The board voluntarily
approved a desegregation policy.
Bowling Green—A U.S. district court
ordered the district to desegregate all
grades as well as teachers and other
personnel in September.
Caldwell County—Desegregation will
begin under voluntary action by the
school board.
Campbellsville (Taylor Comity)—The
school board voluntarily adopted a
policy of desegregation.
Casey County — Desegregation will
begin under a policy approved volun
tarily by the school board.
Earlington—A policy calling for
initial desegregation was approved
voluntarily by the school board.
Glasgow—School officials voluntarily
approved a desegregation policy.
Jessamine County—A U.S. district
court directed the county to conduct
biracial classes at both elementary and
high school levels beginning in Sep
tember. An all-Negro high school will
be closed. A desegregation plan, ap
proved by the court on July 16, also
calls for assignment and employment
of teachers and personnel without re
gard to race.
Letcher County—The school board
voluntarily adopted a desegregation
policy.
Lynch—A policy of desegregation
was approved voluntarily by the school
board.
Monroe County—School officials vol
untarily approved a desegregation
policy.
Montgomery County—Under a policy
adopted voluntarily by the school
board, desegregation will begin in
September and will be completed in
1964 when a building program is con
cluded.
Shelby County—The school board
voluntarily adopted a desegregation
policy.
Simpson County—Two possible de
segregation plans were approved vol
untarily by the school board, effective
in September, and they were submitted
to the State Board of Education for
consideration.
Warren County—The board of edu
cation voted in June to desegregate all
grades in nine of the district’s 12
schools this fall. Seven Negro teachers
in the district also will be reassigned,
under the plan.
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish—Previous
ly scheduled to begin desegregation in
1964, the district has been ordered by
federal court to start biracial classes
in September of this year. All 12th-
graders will be eligible to transfer to
the schools of their choice, under the
plan.
North Carolina
Buncombe County (Asheville) —
Twelve Negroes were assigned to bi
racial classes in the first three grades
of an elementary school by the school
board which acted voluntarily on July
15.
Burlington—The school board vol
untarily adopted a four-year plan of
desegregation to begin this fall with 13
Negroes attending biracial classes in
the first three grades in three schools.
An additional three grades will be de
segregated each year.
Cumberland County—On July 23, the
school board voluntarily re-assigned 12
Negroes to previously all-white schools.
Parents of the students are plaintiffs
in a federal district court suit pending
against the board.
Durham County—The board of edu
cation, facing a federal court suit as
signed four Negro students to the new
Jordan Junior-Senior High School
which will begin operation in Septem
ber. Parents of 61 Negro children have
filed a petition seeking an injunction
against the school board to prevent it
from operating under segregation
policies.
Edenton — Twelve Negro students
were assigned to biracial classes at one
high school and one elementary school
by the school board, which acted vol
untarily, on July 18.
Guilford County (Greensboro) —
Transfer of six Negroes to a previously
all-white school was approved volun
tarily assigned five Negroes to classes
Henderson—The school board volun
tarily assigned five Negroes to classes
with white students in two schools.
Rocky Mount (Nash and Edgecombe
counties)—Fifteen Negro students were
assigned voluntarily by the school
board to biracial classes in junior and
senior high-school grades.
Statesville—Nine Negroes were as
signed voluntarily by the school board
to biracial classes in two schools.
Thomas ville—Three Negroes were
transferred to biracial classes in one
school after the board of education on
July 24 voted to desegregate schools
for the first time in September.
Wake County—The school board on
July 1 voluntarily assigned six Negroes
to biracial classes in one high school.
Tennessee
Clay County—Under a policy adopted
voluntarily by the school board, 11
Negroes were scheduled to enter pre
viously all-white Celina High School.
Humboldt—The board of education
voluntarily approved a desegregation
plan calling for biracial classes in the
first three grades this fall, with an
additional three grades to be desegre
gated each year.
Overton County—Four Negroes were
scheduled to enroll at Livingston
Academy, a previously all-white high
school, under a policy adopted volun
tarily by the board of education.
Sevier County—A desegregation plan
approved voluntarily by the school
board calls for biracial classes in high-
school grades in 1963-64 and at the ele
mentary level beginning in 1965.
Shelby County (Memphis) — The
school board announced it would open
to students without consideration of
race an elementary school near the
Millington Naval Base, a move re
quested by the U.S. Department of
Health, Education and Welfare. (Shel
by County also faces a district court
hearing on a suit seeking desegregation
of the entire system.)
White County—Thirty-six Negroes,
including 13 freshmen, were registered
in May to attend high-school classes
with white students this fall under a
policy adopted voluntarily by the
school board. The policy declared all
12 grades open to students regardless
of race within the school zones in
which they reside.
Texas
A & M Independent School District
(Brazos County)—Under a 1962 U.S.
district court order, the district will
begin a grade-a-year desegregation
plan.
Anton (Hockley County)—The dis
trict voluntarily has adopted a policy
of desegregation.
Arlington (Tarrant County)—Thirty
Negroes will be enrolled in biracial
first-grade classes under a grade-a-
year plan adopted voluntarily by the
school board.
Beaumont (Jefferson County)—The
district voluntarily will begin a grade-
a-year plan.
Bertram—School officials announced
that the district would operate under a
policy of desegregation, although they
said there were no Negro students re
siding in the system.
Birdville (Tarrant County) — Nine
Negroes will attend classes with white
students in the first grade under a plan
adopted voluntarily by school officials.
Boerne (Kendall County)—The dis
trict voluntarily adopted a desegrega
tion policy, with two Negroes expected
to attend a previously all-white high
school.
Brownfield (Terry County)—Deseg
regation is scheduled to occur at the
high-school level under a plan adopted
voluntarily by the school board.
Bryan—Desegregation in September
beginning with the first grade was
ordered by federal courts.
Burkbumett (Wichita County) — In
response to a request by the U.S. De
partment of Health, Education and
Welfare, the board agreed to desegre
gate this fall.
Colorado Consolidated School Dis
trict (Travis County)—School officials
adopted a desegregation policy, fol
lowing a request by HEW officials.
Connally Independent School District
(McLennan County) — Desegregation
will occur under a voluntary plan, also
approved as the result of a HEW re
quest.
Carrollton Independent School Dis
trict (Dallas County)—U.S. district
court in December, 1962, ordered high-
school grades and the first grade de
segregated this fall with grades two
through eight to be desegregated a
grade each year.
Decatur—The board voluntarily ap
proved a policy of desegregation.
Denison—Under a policy adopted
voluntarily by the board of education,
the district will begin desegregation in
September.
Denton Independent School District
(Denton County)—The School board
voluntarily voted to desegregate all 12
grades in the district’s 11 schools.
Fabens (El Paso County)—The dis
trict voluntarily adopted a desegrega
tion policy.
Fort Worth (Tarrant County)—The
district is under federal court orders to
begin a grade-a-year plan. Two Ne
groes were admitted in June to a pre
viously all-white adult vocational night
school.
Gatesville Independent School Dis
trict (Coryell County)—U.S. district
court ordered the district to desegre
gate at both elementary and high-
school levels with all Negro schools to
be desegregated or closed. The order
affected about 75 Negro students.
Goliad (Goliad County)—Desegrega
tion will begin under a policy adopted
voluntarily by the school board.
Gonzales (Gonzales County) — The
board of education voluntarily ap
proved a grade-a-year plan, beginning
with the 12th grade.
Grand Prairie (Dallas County) — An
estimated 30 to 40 Negroes will attend
first-grade classes with about 700
white students under a grade-a-year
plan adopted voluntarily in response
to a Justice Department request.
Greenville—The board adopted a
policy voluntarily to begin desegrega
tion this fall.
Hale Center (Hale County)—The dis
trict, which has 91 Negroes and 857
white students, voluntarily adopted a
policy of desegregation.
Hereford (Deaf Smith County)—The
district voluntarily adopted a policy of
desegregation.
Hitchcock (Galveston County)—The
first grade will be open to students on
a biracial basis under a policy adopted
voluntarily by school officials.
Jefferson County—The district vol
untarily adopted a policy of desegre
gation.
Kemper City (Victoria County)—The
district, which had no Negro students
last year, adopted a desegregation poli
cy.
Lampasas Independent School Dis
trict (Lampasas County)—A policy of
desegregation was adopted voluntarily
by the school board.
Longview—Federal court ordered the
district’s board of trustees to begin de
segregation with at least the first grade
in September, with an additional grade
to be desegregated each year.
Martindale (Caldwell County)—The
district, which had no Negro students
in 1962-63, voluntarily approved a
policy of desegregation.
Mineral Wells (Palo Pinto County)—
In response to a request by U.S. De
partment of Health, Education and
Welfare officials, the school board vol
untarily approved a desegregation
policy.
New Deal (Lubbock County)—A de
segregation policy was adopted volun
tarily by school officials.
Northeast Houston — U.S. district
court in 1962 ordered desegregation.
O’Donnell (Lynn County)—The dis
trict voluntarily adopted a policy of
desegregation.
Port Arthur Independent School
District (Jefferson County)—A grade-
a-year plan will begin at the kinder
garten level under a policy approved in
July by the board of education.
Port Lavaca (Calhoun County)—The
district approved voluntarily a deseg
regation policy.
Potter County Consolidated School
District No. 3—In response to a request
by HEW officials, a desegregation poli
cy was adopted voluntarily.
Ranger (Eastland County)—School
officials voluntarily approved a policy
of desegregation.
Shallowater (Lubbock County)—
Under a policy adopted voluntarily by
the school board, the district will begin
desegregation in September.
Shamrock (Wheeler County) — A
policy of desegregation was approved
voluntarily by the school board.
Sherman (Grayson County) — The
district will begin grade-a-year deseg
regation with the first grade under a
program approved by the board vol
untarily.
Texas City (Galveston County) —
Twenty-one Negroes will attend bi
racial classes in the 10th, 11th and 12th
grades under a plan ordered by U.S.
District Court in April, 1962. An ad
ditional grade will be desegregated,
from the ninth downward, each year.
Tyler—Under a policy adopted volun
tarily by school officials, the district
will desegregate kindergarten and the
first grade this year with the remainder
of grades to become biracial under a
gradual plan.
Union Independent School District
(Terry County)—District trustees vol
untarily adopted a desegregation poli
cy. It had no Negro students last year.
Waco (McLennan County) — The
school board in June approved a plan
calling for desegregation of the first
grade this fall, the second grade in
1964, the third grade in 1965, grades,
4, 7 and 10 in 1966; grades 5, 8 and 11
in 1967 and grades, 6, 9 and 12 in 1968.
Virginia
The State Pupil Placement Board as
signed Negro students to biracial
classes in 21 Virginia districts for the
opening of the fall term. Here are the
districts.
Albemarle County—Thirty-two Ne
groes were assigned to two elementary
schools and one high school. The coun
ty school board voted 4 to 2 in June
against rescinding a 1962 resolution to
prohibit all athletics and social activi
ties in the schools if desegregation oc
curs. On July 6, the board was dis
missed by the Board of Supervisors.
Charles City County—Six Negroes
are scheduled to attend high school
classes with white students.
Chesapeake—Five Negroes were as
signed to attend classes with white stu
dents at one school.
Culpepper County — Fifteen Negro
students were assigned to biracial
classes in two elementary schools and
one high school.
Danville—Following a series of dem
onstrations by Negroes for desegrega
tion of community facilities, 12 Negroes
were assigned to four previously all-
white schools.
Dinwiddie County — Seven Negroes
are scheduled to attend biracial classes
at one elementary school and one high
school.
Fauquier County—Two Negro stu
dents were assigned to a previously
all-white high school at Warrenton.
Frederick County — One previously
all-white elementary school is expected
to enroll five Negro students and one
Negro has been assigned to biracial
classes at the high school level.
Greene County—Five Negroes were
assigned to one predominantly white
high school.
Hanover—The district is scheduled
to begin desegregation with 10 Negroes
expected to attend biracial classes at
two schools.
Henrico county (Richmond)—Fifty-
nine Negroes were assigned to 13
schools.
King & Queen County—Thirty-eight
Negroes are scheduled to attend bi
racial classes at one elementary-high
school and one elementary school.
Martinsville—One Negro was as
signed to a previously all-white high
school.
Middlesex County—One elementary
school and one high school are sched
uled to enroll 13 Negroes in biracial
classes.
Norton—Two Negroes were assigned
to biracial classes in one high school.
Petersburg—Eight Negroes were as
signed to biracial classes at two schools.
Prince George County—Twenty-nine
Negroes were assigned to two elemen- >
tary schools and one high school with
white students.
Radford—The district will begin de
segregation with two Negroes in one
previously all-white school.
Spotsylvania County — Nine Negro
students were assigned to an elemen
tary school and a high school with
white students.
Staunton—Ten Negro students were
assigned to two previously all-white
elementary schools.
Surry County—One high school and
one elementary school are scheduled
to enroll seven Negroes in biracial
classes.
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Powhatan County is under federal
court order to desegregate and also
under an injunction forbidding officials
to close the schools. The State
Placement Board in June assigned 56
Negroes to all grades in one school.
The County Board of Supervisors
was once named in the injunction bu
later was removed from the order 3
the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of
peals because only the superintend®
and school board were parties in
original petition. ,
The Hopewell district also is sch
uled to begin desegregation as the re
suit of a July 12 U.S. district com
order directing it to admit nine
groes to previously all-white clas *
at two schools.
Court Cases Pending in 7 States
T n addition to school districts in
-■- which initial desegregation has
been ordered in September, there
were developments during July in
federal court cases in seven
Southern and border states.
Decisions were pending in some of
the cases and their outcome could af
fect the number of districts which will
begin biracial classes this fall.
In Georgia, U.S. District Judge J.
Robert Elliott ordered desegregation of
the Dongherty County (Albany) school
district. In his July 13 ruling, he di
rected the school board to submit a
desegregation plan within 30 days, but
denied a motion for temporary injunc
tion which had been sought by 19 Ne
gro students.
The Madison County, Tenn., school
board complied with a district court
order to submit a desegregation plan,
but further proceedings were delayed
as the result of a stay order issued by
an appeals court judge.
Mississippi Case
Attorneys for the National Associa
tion for the Advancement of Colored
People filed a motion for a preliminary
injunction with the U.S. Fifth Circuit
Court of Appeals, seeking immediate
enrollment of seven Negroes in the
Jackson, Miss., school system. The court
denied a request to advance the motion
on its docket and is expected to hear
arguments in the case in January.
In South Carolina, there were in
dications that a desegregation suit
against Charleston County’s School Dis
trict 20, filed in May, 1962, may be
heard by a district court within the
next month.
These developments occurred during
July in suits involving districts in which
some desegregation exists:
Virginia—A district judge rejected
Fredericksburg’s grade-a-year plan but
declined to issue a contempt order
based on charges by Negroes that the
school board had violated an injunc
tion. Richmond school officials submit
ted a desegregation plan for approval
by federal court, but Negro plaintiffs
objected because the proposal would
require Negro parents to apply for
their children to attend desegregated
schools.
Noith Carolina—Judge Edwin M.
Stanley of the U.S. Middle District
Court rejected a plan submitted by the
Durham city board of education and
ordered “total and complete desegrega
tion” of all schools beginning with the
1964-65 year.
Oklahoma—The Oklahoma City
school board’s race-based pupil-trans
fer provisions were struck down by a
federal district court, which also order
ed the board to begin faculty deseg
regation immediately.
Tennessee—The Jackson City Com
mission, which acts also as the school
:sted
board, filed a federal eourt-reque^
desegregation plan but, like the
County in
involving Madison ^
Jackson is located, proceedings
delayed.
Desegregation Expanded
In Colleges and University
deve 1 '
In segregation-desegregation vef
opments among colleges and ^ Q .
sities, the University of Sou <>1
lina’s board of trustees said c0ll rt
that it would comply with s tU'
orders to admit qualified Negr
dents beginning in September t,i
Two Negroes were
racial classes at Radford, y a ”
the first of their race to be ^ {iS -
Two North Carolina colleges, eaC i
boro and Gardner Webb in S ® ^ first
admitted one Negro student 0 gjr
time Queens College at Chariot!
time. Queens College
nounced it would enroll its
gro student, a senior, this ta •
The National Medical te hree N«'
Inc., awarded scholarships o -j 0 pfciir
groes. They will attend J° gal 0 !
University school of medicine gdio 0 '
more, Duke University mem
at Durham, N.C. and Emory
sity in Atlanta. .. challeng ing J
In Florida, a suit chauens-'-j ^
of state funds for a . S< jr£> r ida
school for Negroes at ivers ity'
cultural and Mechanical Uni ur t.
filed in Leon County Circuit
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