Board Decides To Operate Public Schools As Now Constituted For School Term 54-55 To Study Problem Until Final Decree Made By Supreme Court North Carolina public schools will be operated next year, 1954-55, as they are now constituted, the State Board of Education decided at its regular June meeting. This decision came from the Board as a result of the United States Su-1 preme Court’s recent decree holding that segregated schools are unconsti tutional. The Board's action was tak en in view of the fact that the Court has called for a further hearing and argument this fall before a final de cree is issued indicating the proced ures through which non-segregation shall be implemented and effectuated. “In view of this and the necessity to make allotment of teachers and other arrangements to operate the public schools of the State for the school term 1954-55, the Board deems it for 1 the best interests of public education 1 to await the final decree of the Court and in the meantime operate the pub lic schools of North Carolina as now constituted. “At the request of the Governor, the State Board, in cooperation with the State Superintendent of Public In struction and others, will continue to study the problem and work toward the best possible solution. The Board appeals to every citizen in North Car olina to remain calm and reasonable during the consideration of this prob lem.” In its decision of May 17. the Board pointed out, the Court adjudicated a principle. Each of the cases upon which the Court used as a basis for its momentous pronouncement was re stored to the docket for further argu ment, in the main on four questions, as I follows: 1. Should Negro children be admit ted without further delay to “schools of their choice”? 2. Should school districts be allow ed time for a gradual transition to a non-segregated status? 3. Should the Supreme Court ap point a special master to hear evidence and recommend specific terms of de crees to be ordered by the Court ? 4. Should the high court send the segregation cases hack to the lower courts with instructions to form de crees for implementing the non-segre gation decision; if so, what procedure should the lower courts follow in ar riving at specific terms of the de crees ? In the rearguments on these points, the Attorney General of the United States has been invited to participate, and the attorneys general of the states requiring and permitting segregation in the public schools have been invit ed “to appear as amici curiae unon request to do so by September 15, 1954 and submission of briefs by October 1, 1954.” In support of its decision of May 17. the Court said that “Segregation of white and colored children in pub lic schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children. The impact is greater when it has the sanction of the law; for the policy of separating the races is usually interpreted as de noting the inferiority of the Negro group. A sense of inferiority affects the motivation of a child to learn. Segregation with the sanction of law, therefore, has a tendency to retard the educational and mental development of Negro children and to deprive them of some of the benefits they would re ceive in a radically integrated school system.” How the decision will affect North Carolina public schools is not yet known in view of the fact that the Court has set the cases for further hearings on certain points, Both po litical and educational leaders of the State, as well as the press, are in the main taking a “wait and see” ntti ude. Opinion seems to be that imple mentation of the Court’s ruling will take time, much study', and wisdom in a calm approach to the whole ques tion. A reflection in the democratic lead ership of the State was indicated by the resounding applause if the dele gates to ‘lie Si ate Convention held in Raleigh May 20 to the statement made by r Irving Carlyle of Winston-Salem the keynote speaker. Mr. Carlyle said: “The Supreme Court of the United States has spoken. As good citizens we have no other course except to obey the law as laid down by the Court. To do otherwise would cost us our respect for law and order, and if we lose that in these critical times we will have lost that quality which is the source of our strength as a State and as a Nation.” Debutante Ball In Raleigh Sept. 9-11 The Terpsiehorean. Club of Raleigh, announces that on September 9th, 10th and 11th it will present the 28th an nual Debutante Ball. Approximately 155 young ladies of North Carolina will make their debut. This announce ment is made by Mr. C. A. Newcomb, president of the Terpsiehorean Club. The ball will take place at the Ra leigh Memorial Auditorium on Fri day night, September 10 and on Sat urday night, September 11. Included in the events of the week-end are: two evening dances; a morning tea dance; and various luncheons and parties, in cluding an afternoon tea at the Gov ernor’s Mansion. | Vets Question Box [ Q —l am a Korean veteran and I’m thinking of opening a business. I will have to wait for several years in or der to accumulate enough cash. When I’m ready, will I be able to get a GI business loan, or is the program due to expire soon? A—You will have plenty of time to I get your GI loan. The Korean GI Bill loan program will not expire until ten years after the end of the present emergency. Q —l’m planning to take farm train ing under the Korean GI Bill, but I found out I’ll have to pay S3O a month tuition. My cousin, a World War II veteran, trained, and the Government paid his tuition. Why the difference? A—Your cousin trained under the World War II GI Bill; you will be training under the Korean GI Bill. They are separate laws, and each op erates differently. Under the Korean GI Bill, you pay all training expenses yourself. But you get a single month ly allowance to help do this. Under the World War II GI Bill, the VA paid a veteran’s traning costs. Morehead City Port Inaugurates Cruises For the first time in the history of North Carolina’s ports, pleasure cruis es to the vacation islands of the At lantic and Carribean are now avail able from the Port of Morehead City. A total of four deluxe cruises will bo conducted from the port this fall aboard the Swedish Motorship “Stock holm”, a new trans-Atlantic liner. The Stockholm’s premier cruise, scheduled for October 16, will mark the beginning of a series of annual cruises to be conducted from the More head City port. Havana, Cuba, and Nassau, capitol of the Bahamas, are the ports of call on the maiden voy age. Reservations are available now. Citi zens from 32 states have already book ed passage for one of the cruises this fall, in addition to hundreds of North Carolinians. LIKE NORTH CAROLINA New parks, roadside tables, and im proved highways in North Carolina are bringing appreciative responses from tourists. Director Ben E. Douglas of the De partment of Conservation and Devel- j opment says the volume of “thank | you” notes received from travellers is | i increasing. mmon Dow* **>-*»« YOU can see for yourself the gay and gorgeous styling that’s sure to be the fresh note next year, too. And you can easily learn that here is power a-plenty—the highest V 8 power, Series for Series, in the annals of Buick history. But what you can never know, till you try it yourself, is the feel of a Buick in motion. It’s a ride as precision -soft and firm as only coiled steel can make it. Yes, coil springs on all four wheels. And a full-length torque-tube drive for true tracking. And a massive X-braced frame tor solid steadiness. And specially cali brated shock absorbers, V- braced struts, 1 " 1 WHOI BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUICK WIU. WHO THEM ■ ' ■■■ CHAS. H. 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State Col lege, said the directors also mapped plans for an immediate membership campaign. The directors also voted to purchase a color motion picture, “Gateway to Health,” which tells the story of ap ples and health. The movie will be shown throughout the state to vari ous civic, social, fraternal and welfare groups in an effort to promote a more widespread use of North Carolina ap ples. Purchase of the movie is the as sociation’s first concrete step in its forthcoming promotion campaign. Truman Nold, executive secretary of the National Apple Institute, Wash ington, D. C., spoke to the beard mem bers, who met in North Wilkesboro. Nold termed North Carolina as one of the nation’s few “coming” apple states. He said North Carolina has distinct advantages over many other states, particularly in new apple plant ings. Only Advisory Bump: “Has your wife learned to drive the car yet?” Bumper: “Yes. 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