SCHOOLDESEGREGATION IN

ENGLEWOOD, NJ

1963JANUARY - JUNE

The Englewood Public Library was gifted with two copies of:

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ELEMENTARY RIGHTSTHE BATTLE OVER SCHOOL DESEGREGATION IN ENGLEWOOD,

NEW JERSEY

BYGREGORY H. REUBEN

A Thesis Presented to Princeton University in Partial Fulfillment of theRequirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in the Department of

History, Princeton, New Jersey 2003

In addition, the author presented to the Englewood Public Library theoriginal working research papers for his thesis, most of which can be found

in these bound volumes. Public school desegregation remains a central issuein Englewood history, development and politics.

Englewood Public LibraryFall 2004

ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLSOffice of the Superintendent

RACIAL DISTRIBUTION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS - 3 SCHOOL PLAN

GRADES 1 - 6 OMLY

ClevelandSchool

Grade W

1 39

2 91

j 3 92

1 4 92

5 96

I 6 107

lot. 567

N

52

47

50

43

41

35

273

Total

141

133

152

135

137

142

345

36

34

39

31

29

24

32

%

.9

.0

. 5

. 8

.9

.5

. 3

Donald QueriesSchool

I'J M

52 19

52 25

42 24

64 1

39 22

25 21

75 112

Total

71

77

66

65

61

47

337

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26.

32.

36.

1.

36.

44.

23.

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g

5

3

54

rj

fji

9

RooseveltSchool

W

62

45

51

44

62

49

323

Ii

36

51

24

47

39

42

239

Total

98

96

35

91

101

91

562

J

36.

53.

28.

51.

38.

46.

42.

)

7

1

2

6

6

1

5

Total

310

311

303

291

*299

230

1794

* 3 short in Liberty pins

MRS:LB

1/3/63

Dear Haabers:

Please accept ny sincere apology fat the delay ia replying to your letterconcerning the Lincoln School to EngUgood. With Che volume of <»rr^fip<m<fanr^ tbat(asses through my office, occasionallyletters «ro pis^aidyL-as tsaa your letter.

Although the achool lam of the State prl£l64e 07 diroct intervention in theI affairs of local Boards of Education^ I haw bean cloaely following the developmentsla the Engleeood situation. And, fton tiao to time, 1 have bean in comwmf cationvita local official* and private groups and eitizeas interested la thia problen. Inthese coBcunications, X have atated that the basic State goal is equal educationalopportunity for alt and, when necessary, the neighborhood school policy must bo

[adjusted to assure attainoeat of thia

1 know that you appreciate the fact that fho local Board of Education hasthe primary responsibility for tie operation of a coaamity's schools. If for sanereason, citizens object (bo the policies of their school board, they are free to enter

I a foxsaal petition requesting the Conanisaioner of Education Co intervene. Such arequest has been nade in the Engleuood case and a hearing to ConslAir oil aspects of

: the ease will be announced soon* After die Coraaiasionar of Education hasUs decision on the natter, it is legally binding upon tha local Boardappealed and changed by the State Board of Education or the courts.

Khile this nay seen like a lengthy procedure for settling «ttch eontrcversXos,it is designed to protect die autonomy of the local Board of Education sad to insure

! that basic educational policy be kept at the local level.

X would hope that the citizens of Englevood, working In m Opirit of goo«vith their Board of Education, will themselves find the solution to the present school

[problem.

fte Executive Board/Lincoln School Parent Teacher

AssociationEngleuood, Hew Jersey

'anuary 8, 1963

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January 1 , 1963

The Honorable Hichard J. HughesGovernor of New JerseyState HouseTrenton, N. J.

Dear Governor Hughes *

We would be most appreciative if onFridayj JF'ebruary lst, it would be possible for"you to meet with a group* of citizens from Engle-wood to discuss with them the problem of racialimbalance which, after more than two years ofeffort, persists within our comaunity's fivePublic Elementary Schools, Despite our bestefforts we have been unsuccessful in creatingpublic schools which are more representative ofthe democratic way of life. We would valueyour counsel on this problem.

Although February 1st appears to be themost deitrable date for the majority of thecitizens who would like to meet with you, werecognize the limitations on your own scheduleand would most certainly be prepared to meetwith you on another date should this prove tobe more convenient for you. We know of yourprofound interest in overcoming racial prejudiceand look forward to receiving your suggestionsand counsel.

Cordially,

Dr. Irwin K, Blank

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The Honorable Richard J. HughesGovernor of the State of **ew JerseyTrenton, N«w Jersey

Dear Governor Hughes *' "'-•-.: ->•' . " 5-'," ,..-. ..- ' . ' •:/. ' .;; A ;•• '. - ...

y Thank you for your expression of interest. in urging the National Administration to exploreall avenues which will encourage the elimination

v of the threat of nuclear warfare, I know thatyour voice will be heard and your counsel valued.

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.1 regreV'that. you da ot tf ind it . ••_ ,

; ^ f?§i : ^ &ti•• from ;Englewood "to discusB the' probletB*of racial imbal- 'ance, I want you to know of our appreciation foryour policy which allows for the possibility ofad justing h hei hbortioo school policy when itserves as 'an obstacle -to" providing an equal edu-cational opportunity , for all." .

; It 'is my earnest tiope, in which I know youJoin me, that the Commissioner of Education willbe able to guide our community towards an educa-tional pattern which will provide the best oossibleeducational opportunities for the citizens of ourcommunity . not only in terms of the three Rs butin democratic living as well. :

Sincerely yours,

. Irwin M. Blank

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William S. Hart

January 24/1963

Governor

Be received a telephone call Iron Councilman tibbainforming us that a group known aa the Snglewood

Mrs. Graenoerg has planned an anniversaryof the ait-ins and boycotts in the Snglewood Area and Council-man Tibba plans to &eet vith the group to deter their planeand he will notify us of bis aucceae, tibba eer to think

this excursion. Be doesn't know byBnglewood io that you tried to dia age this excursion.

I don't have any suggestions at this tine becausethis is the first I have heard of this. I will try to learnmore of it over the weekend and write you a nemo Monday atorningon this natter

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;A ;group of Negro pal-eati-and

:Septerob«r; In front-.UaW-=~pr«damlna4Uy.. OOU,': '

groups will attempt to meetof Edijcatioh today {qu-aslc a

City*1 racial problems. ; ;.,.:'. ^. .;' trip to

of picket-first,

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li, «ad tbeftiflit tll-Ne<fo Uiuolii acl

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for Use Congre*s' of Racial Equal-fty. ;!

's Birthday.mi^s^ms^^m^n Ens

TB^WW^J t predl<

efr«iipfl .patlie with the Clty'j

Augustus B:National Assoclat l on j t t r ivancement of - CoIollMlleader and -Mf»T

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parents, said they plan ^> askCommisiioner ' , of "^JfjutationFrederick M. :RauwKer. andother; State officials to take thelead .1a;> settling Eiiglewood's/ra-cUI probleres becaiue they feelth.B 'City,/plans- to^|pnorer .the

Governor lUch-: once'' saltf. he-

leaders said, the City plans.onlyUr Ignore'the problem. There hasalready been enough,, delay .Insolving ft. they- said.

does not—fealize. ^he magnlfuil*of the problem. • The^tatc^theylsaid, h,"asan~Obligation., to."act onits own if the City WtH_ji.ol._' The " sfluatfon 5n Englewood,

they said, Is deteriorating, andrelations between th.e :'majorityand.minority in the comttunityare- becoming Amofe/..strainedd

the parentsgroup wants Uv- ask Raublngerif he will nse "his office to endsegregation. If the State has tuiobligation to act in Englewood,

-1f-thei~Srate—must be fo/ced toact. and If he denies that chil-dren 1n the Lincoln School aregetting a second-rale educationand (he Liberty School Is rapidlybecoming a ghctlo school forNegroes.

School Budget Hearin

Pickets And Trip To Trenton

End Of 'Cooling Off PeriodENGLEWOOD — The Englewood the Englcwood Movement and pres-

Movement and CORE resumed! idcnl of Bergen X.A.A.C.P. andtheir campaigning for descgrega-; Russell Major and Mrs. Maggie, h| t|u. 3|,scncc of Mayor Austin N.lion of Lincoln School Tuesday, j Xealy of CORE, indicated that they j Vo|k ,v|,0 ;.,. 0,, 0[[jc"iL-,i navv ton-

of d u t y for two weeks as a Cnm-

u*iire asked M muUiy n i K h t ; i t ! hcpub l i c hear ing on ( In* Knf i lcwoodHoard of HducMion budget \vliiclicalls for expendi tures in. lDfi3-(M oLS2.017.500. :m increase of SUC.124over l!)G2-fi:i.

Council in a n-.it-largr \Vi l !u tn i D,Ticknor -Jr.. ac t ing as chai rmanof the Board of School Estimate

Lincoln's Bir thday, declaring that - w i l l m a i n t a i n a steady campaign1 their "cooling of f" period of t h e ' from now on in the form of p i c k -

last f ive months has come to an c l i n g and boycotts.1 end.

A few pickets walked briefly in

nllint|cr saj,i fonir,|',„,. u j u ,)c ,,,

Mrs. Willa Mac Edwards, speak-! Board of Est imate this week ,ing for the parents' group tha t : The Board of Education, at the

the rain at Quarles. Roosevelt, and . w(M]t ,0 T,.cn(on yesterday, said] request of the Hoard of School Es-Cleveland schools carrying Pln-||hcy arc .,skinE [hc Commissioner j t imalc which is headed by t h e May-cards with such messages as "With. an(, O.hcl. sta(c ofr;c|a|s (0 iakc:0r, attempted to keen increases loMalice Toward Norn- and Charity t|)e ]pad jn solvinR Englcwood'sj essentials. Raises in teachers sa-for All-Desegregate Now.' problems. She added that th i s ac-1 laries amount lo S135.000. exclusive

Yesterday a de lega t ion drove to lk)n w.,s (akcn ..bec!uls€. „„. school | of a d m i n i s t r a t i v e and other schoole f f o i l to in t e r - : mi(|gcj was jjlc ia5t .straw, showing personnel salaries. Increased schools

that the city intends to do noth- ensis for th i s year alone will rn-ing about our problem."

Trenton in an e f f o r t toviev/. Frederick M Rauhinger.

i State Commissioner of Education.j The Commissioner's Off ice , which

has already conducted a survey in They declared t h a t reports of

eiuirr S13B.OOO rise be r v - - i ! bytaxation. But as announc 0 - i iy Mr.Ticknor last. week, the admi i i i ^ t r :* -lion has been able to offset thisi Englcwood. is to conduct hear ings! d isuni ty among negroes in this

! April 1 on three peti t ions i n v o l v - ; campaign arc infoundcd and prc-; a m , lhe,.c wj|, ,)c • „ ,ax rc[kic,ion

: ing Enfilcwood. dieted o c o n t i n u i n g uni ted move-Augustus B. Harrison, head of mcnt .

Lincoln And Liberty PTAsExpress DissatisfactionENGLEWOOD — This s t a t emen t ; "We commend the Board of Eclu-

is submitted jo in t ly by the Exec-! ca'-iotl f»>' r a i s i n g the min imumut ive Commit tees of the Liberty! "br>' «hl"""' fo,r our t"cl"'r's'; However, we feel strongly tha tSchool PTA and the Lincoln School. (he5e in<TOascs arc nc,, sl,mcioiU to

PTA. i put Englcwood in a real ly compcti- j!

"We fee l it necessarv to express j t ivc P°silion with olher sch°o1 ( i i s - i iour d i ssa t i s fac t ion wi'lh the pro.! tncls for the purpose of hinng and ;|posed 13(i3-B4 School Budget. We ! ''^'"'"3 th<? best possible teachers. .deplore th: fac t that to date t h e , "We arc glad that f u n d s arc being !]budget has not provided funds to j provided to i m p l e m e n t some of Dr.5

implement any program v.-hatsoev-1 shedd's recommendations in the d i - ior towards a l l ev ia t ing , it not e l im- ; rection of launching an Englewood^ini t inj . segregated education. Lin-1 school Development Program. This;coin School is still a dc facto seg- j program is of the utmost urgency:rcgatc-d school and Liberty School; if -,vc are to be constantly on the ;is moving in th is direction. ; a]crt for mcans of assarins pro.

"We .11-'.- iv-.-:,iu!l t ha t steps to ' . gress and growth in our educa-;• n iXoic the c i u a l i t y of educa t ion | t j o n a l ivslcrn for the sakes of o u r 'i n Enslewaod fou ld only be taken j ch.;,,,.,,„ nur c i t v , an(| Oln. country,at tho cxpen^o of other major bud-1jet i toms because of strong p r c s - i ' 'Since v.c feel t h a t qua l i ty edu-i«ure on Municipal Departments to ' cr.'.ion is abso lu te ly impossible'hoM the l ine" on expenditures. I whi le segregated schools exist, weWe arc deeply concerned about • ea l i upon the Board ot School Es-1the cuts in the budget w i t h regard ; t i m a t o to he ready to appropr ia te!o opera t ion and main tenance , f o r , the necessary f u n d s for a board

. th;:* seem? to u.s to r f - p r f s e n t !:i\?.c:' of Educat ion p l an to corroct .se^-i f 'con</nr. a i u j sht>rt-sightc('no>2. re^at ' -d education.

The public hearing on the. totalI city budget in which the taxes willj bo reduced will be held at 8 o'-

clock Thursday night. March 7 atCity Hall. (Sec complete Munici-pal Budget on page 1(1).

PTA Council.JJ-banAt. the

vrYiaWwooL, ;.,,.,,,.-

EifcJietirbut regretand for fsf^A ' J approp'funds for coSlr^n oi raciubalance at *ff.co!n School.

i Urban League similarly sula statement af ter the hcnviing its regret that "foroeSfant to change have halted pr /:'>//towards integration." It ma' f'M

! veral specific recommendation.'.;'///| wards integration.

There had been expectations ofi demonstrations by the Englewood

Movement and by CORE but thesedid not materialize. Monday night

Instead they selected Tuesday,| Lincoln's Birthday, for resump-} tion of activities, by briefly picket.I ing Quarles, Roosevelt, and Clove-j land schools.

D:.';satiff:.c:t:ori '.viih t h r schooli budget, pa r t i cu la r ly in t h a t nro-,'vidcs no f u n d s to correct raci.-Ii imbalance was also expressed by' the Parent-Teacher Associations! of hot!'. Lincoln aivl Liberty Schools-i and by CORE and UK; Kn.glewoodMovmcnt in s t a t emen t s filed wi th

! the Board of Educat ion and Board' of School Estimate a f t e r the hear-: inn.

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NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE DETAIL' ' * i

RE "SIT-IN" DEMONSTRATORS V; .:. : ~:-i : ^ ,,.!+ '« ,.. :- . • . - %

STATE HOUSE

FEBRUARY 15, 1963

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February 19, 1963.

Subject: State Police detail at the State House, reference Englewood, N. J.,parents' !sit-in" at the Governor's Reception Room.

: Major T. F. Forkin, Executive Officer.

At 4: 10 p.m., Friday, February 15, 1963, Colonel D« R. Capello,uperintendent of the New Jersey State Police, was advised by Mr. LawrenceSillier, Executive Secretary to the Governor, that a group of negro parentsjfrom Englewood. New Jersey, was participating in a "sit-in demonstration in

Governor's Recaption Room. State House building., •. J

As per instructions received from the Superintendent, Major T. F.Forkin and the undersigned proceeded to the State House* and conferred with

Bilder and Mr. Joseph Kata, Public Relations Officer* Governor's Office.There it was learned that the following lifted persons were engaged in a "sit-in(demonstration, at which time a prepared resolution (copy attached) was pre-lented to the representatives of the Governor's Office concerning segregation

i the Englewood schools:

Willie Mae Edwards, 64 Englewooa Ave., Engiewood, N. J.Mrs. Carmen Vaughn, 125 Elmore Ave. * Englewood, N. J.Mrs. Barbara Kay, 143 Belmont Street* Englewood, N. J.Mrs. Maggie Nealy, 40 Brookway Ave., Englewood, N. J.John Wilson. Ill William Street. JEnglewood. N. 1.Leroy Vaughn, 125 Slmore Ave., Englewood, N. I.

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Shirley Lorick (last name possibly Lacy) refused to be connected withdemonstrators but was observed to be very active. Address of Shirley Lacy:

187 Tietjen Avenue* Englewood, N. J. The name of Lorick is unknown intnglewood.

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instructions received from Major Forkia* a plan of operations wasinto effect and the following personnel were utilized during the course of

M detail:New Jersey State Mice

Major Thomas F. Forfcin, Executive OfficerLieutenant Eugene Olaff

Captain G. C. Dollar, C. I. S.Oet. 1/c P.. GreenDet. 1/c M. GochSgt. A. KoscoOet. 3/c TV. XaninelliOct. 2/c J. LatawiecOct. 2/c V. PetersonJnvst. J. Toth

Trooper D.Trooper O.Trooper J.Trooper T.Trooper A*Trooper F.Trooper £.Trooper R.Trooper E.

MoroccoHarbourtKobusCarrMortens onNightingaleTappertWegr«ynekDanitz

State Capitol Police

Officer Samuel Kramer Officer Frank QuinnOfficer George Deuringer Officer Anthony Morabito

Mr. Harry 'A'alsh, Superintendent of State Capitol Building* and Mr.lonBlauth, hi* assistant, extended full cooperation during the detail.

Trenton Police Department was alerted to the situation.

Acting Governor William E. Guard arrived at the State House at|;35p. m., Friday, February 15, 1963, and conferred with the group. Upon

rrpletion of the conference, Acting Governor Oecard instructed the undersignedipost a uniformed Trooper inside the Governor's Reception Room 24 hoursound-the-clock until such time the situation was terminated. It was decided

|iat the demonstrators be allowed to remain oa the condition that they compliedlith the regulations and policies affecting the State House. (See copy of temporaryeolations attached).

At 4:20 a. m., Saturday, February 16, 1963. the sit-in ' demonstratorsere supplemented by the following persons;

C. Wilson, 111 William Street, Englewood. N. J,Eennie Jones, 191 Second Street, Englewood, N. J.Guanita Hampton, 191 Second Street. Englewood, N. J.Russell Major, 212 Englewood Ave., Englewood, N. J.

At 1:35 p.m., Sunday, February 17, 1963, Arnold Goldwag, representingCongress On Racial Equality (CORE) organisation, 769 St. Mark's Avenue,

fcoklyn 12, N. V., reported on the scene and advised that he had been requested|the sit-m group to assist them in picketing the State House. There was a

n seven (7) persons in Mr. Goldwag'* group.

At 1:53 p.m., Sunday, February 17, 1963, 17 adults and four children,:ding the seven members of the Brooklyn "CORE*' group, appeared outside"tate House and commenced picketing. The majority of these persons were

•m "nglewood, N. J. Detective Vincent Peterson was at the scene and took^ographs and interviewed the participants, copies of which have been made

to supplement this report.

At 1:47 p.m., Sunday, February 17, 1963, Councilman Vincent Tibbs,bewood, N. J., stopped at the State House and conferred with the sit-msup. Councilman Tibbs maintained constant contact with Major Forkin who[at the scene of operations.

At 3:28 p. m., Sunday, February 17, 1963. the sit-in group departedthe Governor's Reception Room at which time the door* were secured.

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At 3:30 p.m. , Sunday, February 17, 1963* picketing ceased in fronti the State House.

3. Detail secured at 4:15 p.m., Sunday, February 17, 1963.

4. Constant liaison was maintained throughout the detail with the Actingovernor, representatives of the Governor's Office, Attorney General,uperintendent of the State Police, Superintendent of State Buildings and therenton Police Department.

5. There were no unusual incidents encountered during the detail whichan be attributed to the professional performance of the participating officialsf the various agencies concerned.

6. Attached are copies of log and addendums, maintained by the State'olice throughout the entire detail. This log represents a running account ofhe entire operations in detail.

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STATE HOUSE

SIT-IN DEMONSTRATION - GOVERNOR'S RECEPTION ROOM"

Friday, February IS, 1962

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11:25 p. m*

1:35 p. m.

5:45 p.m.

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5:55 p. m.

1:10 p.m.

f:12 p.m.

1:15 p. m.

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1:2C p. m.

:21 p.m.

Sgt. Kosco alerted by Division Headquarters to have all menstand by. See 4:30 p. m.

• ' :Sgt. Kosco advised by Division Headquarters of sit-ins inGovernor's Reception Room.

• •. -Major Forkin stops re 4:30 p. m* entry.

Lt. Oiaff reports for duty.

Phoned Lt. Haucch re Troop "C" detail. One man to report at 0730hours and one man every eight hours thereafter.

Det. 1/c M. Goch reports for doty. ,,. '• ' ••••.. • .

Det. Goch assigned to stand by hallway to Governor's Office.

Major Forkin briefed Lt. Olaff and departs for home.

Lt. Olaff briefed entire detail concerning State Police duties onassignments. -,j •.. , .•-*.

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Don Blauth, Aset. Supt. of Capitol buildings and groans, stops andadvises one of his men* Gaaton Price, has been assigned in theGovernor's Reception Room.

Troopers Karbourt and Car? on stand by duty at 8* P. Office.

Trooper Kobus out in 186 to home, to return for duty at 0000 hours.

Trooper Morocco out, private vehicle to home, to return for duty at0000 hours.

p. m. Sgt. Kosco out 154 to home, to return for duty at 0000 hours.

35 p. m. Capt. Dollar phoned advising of Pets. Latawiec and Toth assigned todetail.

p. m. Trooper Harbourt out to Town* House for supper.

|C p. m. Trooper Harbourt returns re 6:45 p. m. entry.

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f:35 p.m. Sgt. Spiegel stop*, report* Acting Governor Ossard ha* arrivedand is standing by in the Governor'* Office.

:5-j p. m. Acting Governor Oiaard instructed Lieut. Oiaff to as sign a uniformman in the Governor's Reception Room for round-the-clock dutyuntil such time other instruction* are forthcoming. Acting GovernorOzzard requested he be informed of any adverse change in the situ-ation.

00 p. m. Trooper Carr assigned to doty in Governor's Reception Room.

u2 p. m. Acting Governor Ocsard depart* for home.

u5 p. m. Phoned Colonel Capello re Acting Governor Qward 'e instructions *unable to contact.

15 p. m. Phoned Lieut. Dambroski, Trenton Police Dept., re situation status.

25 p. m. Colonel Capeilo phoned; Colonel advised of 8:50 p. m. entry.

:30 p. m. Phoned Major Forkin and advised aim of 8:50 p. m. entry and presentstatus of situation.

t)0 p. m. Trooper Harbourt out to relieve Trooper Carr in Governor's ReceptionRoom.

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Learned six demonstrators to be;Willie Mae Hdwards, Mr*. Carmen Vaughn, Mr*. Barbara Kay,John Wilson, Mr. R. Lacy, Mr*. Maggie Nealy.

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Trooper Carr out to relieve Trooper Harbourt in Governor1* ReceptionRoom.

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Lieut. McKeever and Dot. Nagy, Trenton Police X>ept., stops tocheck status, out at once. .../,.,

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Det. Latawiec in to relieve Det. Goch.

Det. Goch out, to return at 4:00 p. a*, February 16.

Sgt. Kosco and Officer Morabito report for duty.

Troopers Morocco and Kobus in for duty.

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Saturday, February 16, 1963

1,00 a. m. Trooper Kobus out to relieve Trooper Carr in Governor's ReceptionRoom.

l:01 a. m. Sgt. KOBCO on duty.LI-02 a.m. Lt. Glaff out to home, to return at 0800 hours, 2-16-63.Il;03 a. m. Trooper Harbourt out to home, to return at 4:00 p. m., 2-16-63.

|:i,4 a. m. Trooper Carr out 186 to home, to return 0800 hours, 2-16*63.

|:05 a«m. Trooper Morocco out to relieve Tpr. Kobus in Governor's ReceptionRoom.

|:06 a. m. Tpr. Kobus in from Governor's Reception. Room, advise* Mr. Bilderleft at 12:30 a. m., also that there are seven persons in the room.

l;Cu a. m. Assoc. Press. Newark, phones requesting status of sit-ins; advisedthey were still here and could get food from nearby restaurants whichwere open all night.

r*_« - • - ; - . . . .•uS a. m. Tpr. Kobus out to Governor's Reception Room to relieve Trooper

Morocco. . : ,

mSi a. m. Trooper Morocco out to Governor's Reception Room to relieveTrooper Kobus.

X•;:5 a.m. Trooper Kobus out to Governor's Reception Room to relieve Trooper

Morocco.

1:361. m. Tpr. Morocco reports four new adults join sit-in group - (1) W. C.Wilson, 111 William St., Snglewood. N. J. ; (2) Bennie Jones, 1912nd St.. Englewood. N. J.; (3) Guanita Hampton, 191 2nd St.,Englewood, N. J. ; (4) Russell Major* 212 Zaglewood Ave., Engle-wood, N. J.

l'5 a.m. Tpr. Morocco out to relieve Tpr. Kobus in Governor's Reception Room.

1:12 a. m. Tpr. A. Mortenson, Hightstown, stops for doty re fit-in demonstrationin Governor's Office*

•0a.m. Tpr. Kobus out to relieve Tpr. Morocco in Governor's Reception Room.

VO a. m. Inv. J. Toth stops for duty.

•5a.m. Det. 2/c J. Latawiec out, relieved by Inv. Toth.

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Tpr. Carr in for duty.

Lt. Olaff in for duty.

Tpr. Carr out to Governor's Reception Room to relieve Tpr. Kobus.

Troopers Kobus and Morocco out. to home.

Sgt. Kosco out, to home.

Mr. Harry Walsh stops and advised four cleaning women were pre-pared to clean up in Governor'* Reception Room; necessary arrange-ments made.

'. • '•' ••-. - " • "•• • ';, • •Phoned Major Forkin and advised present status.

- •. t*-"'* * • i"'i'-'*-. *} *i "vS '-iMrs. Edwards (demonstrator) departed for Englewood and willreturn with additional demonstrators.

- * . - . ' - " *•* :. •'•:. ' l«itJ ' " " ' - . : , ' - ? '-.- --• -a -' •Tpr. Morten*on out to relieve Tpr. Carr at Governor's Reception Room.

Phoned Capt. Dollar, advised detail to be extended thru the weekend.He will arrange to assign relief men for Polygraph men.

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• 7 a. ;n.

• . - 5 / ' ' - ' S{, • < • ' - • > •Phoned L.t. Hausch and advised status of detail; alerted to possibleadditional men for Monday.

Capt. Dollar phoned advising Dot. 1/c R. Green and Det. 2/c Wm.Zaninelli will relieve Polygraph men as of 0000 hoars this date.

Mr. Ramsey, WTTM, Trenton* stops for tape recording withdemonstrators.

Mr. Ramsey re 10:35 a. m. entry depart*.

Acting Governor Occard phoned re status of situation. Advised ofadditional demonstrators re 4:30 a. m. date entry. Requested he beinformed if any additional demonstrators appear so that proper actionmay be taken. (2 - 4 p.m., DR 6-4343).

Dave Jayne, ABC-TV, New York, staps for interview with demon-strators. Referred to Mr. Kata. Permission granted.

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Mr. Kats phoned} in conference with Acting Governor Qs**rd, bothagreed to limit 10 demonstrators In Reception Room at one time.All future TV interviews to be conducted in hallway outsideReception Room.

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130 a. m.

5 a. m. Mr. L. Bilder, Exec. Secy. , phoned; advised of status and conver-

Phoned Major Forkin re status of detail.•. •- .

Learned woman escort of demonstrators to be Shirley Lorick,Englewood, N. J.

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sation with Acting Governor Qssard.1 _ •-

Phoned Mr. J. Kau re 11:30 a. m. entry.

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Colonel Capello phoned; was advised of present situation, includinginstructions received from Acting Governor Oaaard.

Mr. L. Bilder, Governor's Exec. Secy., phoned, requesting info.

Colonel Capello phoned; instructed to obtain checks on all demon-strators*

Phoned Major Forkin and advised of Colonel Capello'» instructionsre 12:20 p. m. date.

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Phoned Lt. Kish, Trenton Police Dept., re present status.

Mrs. Barbara Lewis, Newark Star Ledger, stops to interview demon-strators.

Lt. Olaff out with Mrs. Lewis to Reception Room.. •• . - . •

Howard Tedder, WFLL, stops to interview demonstrators.

Trooper Carr out to relieve Trooper Mortecson in Governor'sReception Room aad to escort Mr* Tedder.

Mr. Katas phoned and advised that Shirley Lorick may be Shirley Lacy.

Phoned Lt. Wittcoff. Div. Hdq.. and advised of 1:44 p.m. info.

Howard Tedder, re 1:45 p.m., departs.

Mrs. Barbara Lewis, Newark Star Ledger, re 1:25 p. m. entry, departs.

Phil Roberts, WJRZ. stops to visit hie own office.

Wm. T. Slater. Afro-American paper, Newark, stops to interviewdemonstrators.

p. m.. Tpr. Nightingale reports for duty from Keyport Station.

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30 p. m. Tpr. Carr out to relieve Tpr. Morten*on. Governor's Reception Room.

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Tpr. Mortenson out to Hightstown Station.

Phoned Det. 1/c G. Dana, Princeton Hdq., advising that detail was tobe continued and that Troop "C" will provide one extra man for the0000-0800 shift Feb. 18 unless otherwise changed.

Det. Goch reports for duty..

Sgt. Kosco and Tpr. Harbourt report for duty.. . . - , _

Tpr. Nightingale out to relieve Tpr. Carr in Governor's Office.

Capt. Dollar phones re info on demonstrators. • • *

Sgt. Kosco oa duty.

Lt. Olaff off duty, to return 0800 hours, Feb. 17, 1963.. • - : • • • . : . " 3 , •-> , , * > ; - • •

Invst. Toth out, off duty.

Mr. Joseph Kats phones; apprised of current status; he will advise ofany change in his location, * »** a«J ' '*

-Tpr. Harbourt out to relieve Tpr. Nightingale in Governor's Office.

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Following persons stop to interview demonstrators:Rev. A. L. Xames, Coramunity Baptist Church, 224 First Street.Englewood, N. J. ; Abraham James, 159 William St. , Eaglewood, N. J. ;L. C. Wilson, 90 1/2 Wayne St. , Jersey City, N. J. i Rev. Gad* on L.Graham Jr. , 141 Second St. , Englewood, N* J.

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Tpr. Nightingale out to relieve Tpr. Harbourt in Governor's Office.

Following demonstrators stop to rejoia group: Mrs. C. Vaughn; Mr.L. Vaughn; Beanie Jones. 191 Second St. , Eaglewood. N. J.; JohnWilson, 111 William St. , Englewood, N. J.

Mrs. Shirley Lorick stopa to rejoin group*;

John Farmer, Newark News, phones; advised status is same.

Acting Governor Oaaard phones, advised of situation, instructed ifmore people arrive to call him at 359-6433.

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Deane Good, 934 Greenwood Ave. , Trenton, N. 1., editor of"Observer" and representative of NAACP stops to interview group.

Bennie Jones, re 6:00 p.m. entry and Rev. Graham re 5:50 p.m.entry, depart. x

it - • ' nLarry Ganger, NBC news, phones re demonstrators.

Mr. L. Bilder. Exec. Secy, to Governor*

Deane Good re 6:21 p. m. entry departs.

i advised of actuation.

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Tpr. Harbourt out to relieve Tpr. Nightingale ia Governor's ReceptionRoom.

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Tpr. Nightingale out to relieve Tpr. Harbourt in Governor's Office.

Phoned Col. Capello; advised him of present status* would advise himof any changes.

iC7p.m. L. C. Wilson and Rev. James re 5:50 p.m. entry, departs.

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15 p.m.

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Lt. Wittcoff , Div. Hdq. , phoned and advised that King EmperorHargee Baba, 347 Manhattan Ave., New York City, c/o Hamm 1st,called Division Headquarters and requested to contact Englewood•it-in group.

Tpr. Harbourt out to relieve Tpr. Nightingale in Governor's Office.

Tpr. Nightingale out to relieve Tpr. Harbourt.

Mrs. Kay and Mr. Vaughn, demonstrators, out.

Capt. Dollar phones; given additional names to check.

Tpr. Nightingale relieves Tpr. Harbourt at Governor1* Office.

Phoned Lt. Olaff to advise him of situation being normal andpossibility of buses arriving tomorrow.

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Phoned Acting Governor Guard re current situation; advised him ofpossibility of buses arriving at State House, he stated large group*should be told to stay on buses or outside, to notify him and he wouldcome down*

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):35 p. m. Mr. L. Bilder phoned; he was advised of situation alsoj call toActing Governor Omzard, he will notify Mr. Joseph Katz of same.

l;3u p.m. Tpr. Harbourt relieve* Tpr. Nightingale ia Governor'* Office.

|;40 p. m. Phoned Major Forkin of present status of sit-ins; also re possibilityof buses arriving tomorrow; wa* advised to contact Colonel andhimself if same occur*.

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Mrs. Kay and Mr. Vaugha (demonstrators) return to Governor's Office.

Tpr. Nightingale out to relieve Tpr. Harbourt ia Governor's Office.

Sgt. Fleming, Bordentown Station, State Police* phone*, advisingTroop "C" man will be 1/2 hour late.

Tpr. Harbourt relieve* Tpr. Nightingale ia Governor's Office.

Tpr. Nightingale out, off duty.

Det. R. Green in, for duty.- ,. »aty.

Tpr. Kobus in, for duty.' " . . * ' '

Tpr. Kobus out to relieve Tpr. Harbourt in Governor's Office.

*s«February 17, 1963

-Tpr. Harbourt out, off duty.

Tpr. Tappert ia. oa duty.

Tpr. Tappert out to relieve Tpr. Kobus in Governor's Office.

Tpr. Kobus out to relieve Tpr. Tappert la Governor^ Office.

Tpr. Tappert out to relieve Tpr. Kobus ia Governor's Office.

Ed Schaller. reporter for the Legislative Mew*, stops; out at once.

Tpr. Kobus out to relieve Tpr. Tappert ia Governor's Office.

Tpr. Tappert out to relieve Tpr. Kobus ia Governor1* Office.. - -, -

Tpr. Kobus out to relieve Tpr. Tappert ia Governor's Office.

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Tpr. Tappert out to relieve Tpr. Kotma ia Governor1* Office.

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Tpr. Danita in from Hightstowa, reporting for duty.

Det. Wm. Zaninelli in, reporting for duty.v

Lt. Olaff reporting for duty.

Lt. Olaff on duty.

Tpr. Morocco on duty.V --.'•, ;

Tpr. Kobus off duty and out.

Tpr. Tappert off duty and out.

Det. 1/c Green off duty and out.. .

Demonstrator* L. Vaughn and J. Wilson out to eat.• : .>•• • : art* g. ! t . «i -

Phoned Det. 1/c Geo. Dana, Princeton Hdq. ; advieed of Tpr. Tappertreporting one hour late for duty.

Mr. Katz phoned, advising three or four cars were leaving Englewood11:00 a. m. for Trenton accompanied by Councilman Vincent Tibba ofEnglewood. Mr. Katz to contact Senator Oazard and advise thiaoffice of further action to be taken.

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Phoned Major Forkia re 9: IS a. m. entry; instructed to wait on callfrom Mr. Katz.

Tpr. Danitz out to relieve Tpr. Morocco ia Governor1* Office.

Acting Governor Oaaard phoned* advising of three to four car caravandue to arrive from Englewood. Advised him off present status andconditions; was ia approval of preaeat procedure* ire aecur^ment ofside-door and additional demonstrators to be restricted from enteringbuilding with the exception of Councilman Tibba.

Phoned Major Forkin re 10sSO a.m. entry.

Phoned Det. Peterson, Princeton Hdq. , alerting Troop "C ' re10:30 a. m. entry.

i .Phoned s/Sgt. Antuzzi, Div. Hdq., alerting re 10:30a.m. entry.

Phoned Lt. Dambrowaki, Trenton Police Dept., re 10:30 a. m. entry.

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Tpr. Morocco out to relieve Tpr. DaniU la Governor'* Office.

Mr. Kate phoned; advised group was supposed to leave at 10:00 a, m.

Larry Slider, Governor1* secretary, phones, requesting report oa•it-in; same given.

Deane Good, Observer publication and NAACP, *top» to interviewsit-in group.

Arnold Goldwag, Congress On Racial Equality (CORE), 769 St. Mark'sAve., Brooklyn IS. N. Y.

James O'Hearn, Bergen Co. Record, stops. .

Jos. Kats phoned; advised of conditions; gave phone f Wyman 8-1615;(REgent 4-7459 - Bilder).

Councilman Tibbs stops to interview demonstrators., . . . - t • • . . : • • • / • -

Russell Major and Willie Mae Edwards in to rejoin sit-in group.• . s

Arnold Goldwag re 1:35 p. m. entry, leaves.

Seventeen adults and 4 children commenced picketing.

Deane Good, re 12:35 p.m. entry, leaves.- • • • r5 - . v fc -

Jos. Kate calls; speaks with Major Forkia re sit-in situation.

Major Forkin phones Colonel Capello and advises of situation.

Phoned S/Sgt. Antuzzi; advise of picketing.

Phoned Lieut. Lukacs, Trenton Police Dept., advise of picketing.• • ' • • -

Colonel Capello phoned and discussed detail with Major Forkin.

Major Forkin phoned Lt. Kennedy re I. D. nan.

Major Forkin phoned L. Bilder and advised him of situation.

Phoned Mr. Kata and advised him of situation.

Robert Adelman, free lance photographer (Header's Digest), stopsre sit-ins.

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io p.m. Tpr. Morocco out to relieve Tpr. Danitz in Governor's Office.

\ p. m. Capt. Dollar stops re detail.

• p.m. Mr. Adehnan, re 3:01 p.m. entry, departs.

16 p.m. Sit-ins depart from Governor's Reception Room. Doors to Governor'sOffice secured.

|6 p. ni. Picketing secured in front of State House.

JO p. m. Tpr. Wegrzynek, Keyport, stops for duty.

5 p. rn. Major Forkin attempted to contact Colonel, no success.

7 p. m. Phoned info re detail to answering service for Acting Governor Omsard;operator advised info would be relayed should Acting Governor Ozzardphone.

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p. m. Major Forkin attempted to contact Colonel Capello. no success.

0 p. m. Major Forkin phoned Attorney General Sills re termination of detail.

0 p. m. Det. Goch and Trooper Carr report for duty.

0 p. m. Sgt. Kosco reports for duty.

1C p. m. Det. Goch, Sgt. Kosco. Troopers Carr* Danit*. Wegrznyek and Det.Zaninelli relieved of duty*

15 p.m. State Police detail secured.

p. -•.-:. Acting Governor Ozzard phones; advised of tike current status at StateHouse; stated he was pleased*

t5 p. m. Colonel Capello phoned and he was advised that detail completed andof the Acting Governor's call re 5s35 p. m. entry.

Feb. 15, 196i;'!

a of The Governor:

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/e .-o here to appeal to governor Hughes to return to t •• .-;tat<;r vide the personal leadership that is -deapevatoly neG -c -;,o

-3 -'.lie ftnslevrood school segregation crisis in what la no: a rap-dcteriorating situation. T,*e believe tile situation ae^-ncl3 -ih*

rrrr^s immediate and personal attention, for the folloviag

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Iu An obvlc- ^ vacuum of leadership and responsibility pro-sen3;: .ts on tlv,; State level. Commissioner Raublrv^er1 s adi.-issic •th •;> no policy exists - i facto segregation couple1' v;l ih In?"oc .oantlon that he. is ur. t .e to make policy because of 1 .3fu .-.re ;:u".--sl-judicial role in privately initiated hs- rli 33,

a i-tricus abdication of responsibility.

20 .-;".ings and tension is running high in Englewcod as vj x-yps- orxt . see their children facing still another tera of sc i-c,--(£.-.--.d , nd obviously inferior schooling,,

3o :"iaubinser*3 recent repudiation of the basic school policraL.i:ounced by Governor Hughes in June urgently rooi'-lro's iruaed-ic-to clarification, by the Governor. Citizens h£-v- a il^ht toknov; 'which ia t-he real policy and who is the real Cove. aor.

-, •4t The prcbl:-- I a no longer one of just schools, but envolvast! "lole cc.

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"'ho prcblora can not t ^ eolved on the local level, Td is obviously un-.iillinG or unable to solve i'

Tl:.jy hr e proved lack of good faith by th-i&r i.uctlonl;.u tactics, and a string of broken pro. Ise v.

:he privately initiated hearings cannot solve /iir ...-ial cA: lecision will be a long- time in coming and is c:>rt i:/, to bear/ioaled no ris".tter whi - : '.'ay it goes. This can take y-- .-3•vMla Negro children st-:. in segregated schools. This is theScu-:/aer>n v:r-/ and not worthy of the State of New Jersey.

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7 -. iir.pcr.-nt of all, it is a fact that every day:. c.--:d everyt 3=i2» el: ren stay in cesregated school, regardlaon of theo , they vaffer a second rate education and irreper-.' y.« hs.rnt, .2 children and their future,

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£, Years of delay must .-j:ne to an end,

iv-a G-ovon-.c:.- has made It olo -r in the past that if lociiciala do , act to v=. : sesre^atioruresaraless the z'^-:<•-*

> state j.--ia. .a are thorsforo urgently appealing t: t'l'..crr.ci .1 re-ouim to the State and provide the per a:, vlac-.-s .: necessary to make this pledge a, eea

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February 15, 1963

REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SIT-INV*i W^ « m r"* ^.* *~t f-M V. * «•• J--k *K M *M » MM* •!•>-« 4Mt . " ••^•B •& & A.JA ^K. ft ,MDEMONSTRATORS IN THE GOVERNOR'S

CHAMBERS

in Demonstrators are:.• • I .... • - •

. . . . . ' • - : "Not to enter the Governor's Private Chambers.

Not to enter the two file offices which are located to the left and rightof the entrance door. (FOR NO REASON).

• • :;Not to destroy or deface State property.

• "• •Not to lay on the lounges; they have been advised to sit erect.

•-: , - • • • * •; • - . . ! ** - . •Not to bring anything to drink or eat Into the Chambers.

Not permitted to smoke while ia the Chambers.

Not to be more than 10 in number at one time while la til* Chambers.(Notify Duty Officer). Stand-by trooper will not inform demonstratorsre the above. Duty Officer will be responsible for all notifications.

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Not to Utter the Chamber. , - . -•-, • *™. . .>• • *

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Permitted access to rest rooms in the mala corridor.-

Restricted to the main floor of the State House.; • -•

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Required to register at the State Police Operations Desk when leavingor entering the State House.

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Permitted to utilize public telephones.•

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Permitted to leave State House for purposes of eating.

Permitted to be interviewed by the Press ia the Chambers.

(O-IASS OF SERVICE

TWi U » f«< menagewleti lt» deferred char-mer Is Indicated by theproper jymbol.

WESTERN UNIONTELEGRAM SF-1201 (4-60)

W. P. MARSHALL. PKIS.DINT

SYMBOLS

DL = Day Letter

Nignt Letter

InternationalLetter Telegram

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The filing time shown in the date line on domestic telegrams it LOCAL TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is LOCAL TIME at point of destination

.A'-,509P EST FEB 16 63 PA234VENA 146 >D ENGLEWOOD NJER 16'431P ESTQOV RICHARD HUGHES

STATE CAPITAL BLDG TRENTON NJERWE ALTHOUGH UNABLE TO APPEAR IN PERSON WITH THOSE WHO ARE NOW

IN YOUR OFFICE SEEKING YOUR INTERVENTION IN THE ENGLEWOOD SCHOOL

PROBLEM, IMPLORE YOUR IMMEDIATE ORDER TO THE PROPER AUTHORITYTO BRING ABOUT COMPLETE INTERGRATION IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

^KR AND MRS CL AREljcFTo'NEl/ MR AND MR&-ERANK WOFFORDlMR AND

JRS J2S.CAR_ROP§RjMR AND MRS GEORGE COLEJMR AND MRS. THOMAS ROBINSONANDMRS JAMES TINSLEYJ f/ ffan* fyvu, ((f

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i« clearly spelled out in the schoolof coaplaint to the Co^nissioner of— » ^ —• — •• • i m* •«••• nj i«iaaap MV ^rAACv VUUm^S

requesting intervention in a local school controversy, the•1 *-« V^t.1 ., f.-.—i—y—,. »._ - - - . _ J *

Aa a Doarittg to examine all fne facts- «V« ti» local school district, Thia decision, *

appealable to the State Board of Education and then to the courts.•

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^AttOBIi3r Gw»»1 of «*• toited States, Robert F. Kennedy** ****** rf Civil rtsht' ia <*rtainly ^yond question),

duit *» »^«toiBaent of the neighborhood s

of!,?

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th*t

IT* J **!lfiC1°C*1 B°*rd

of the facts in the lij»ht of theWiU *• thcooing ich will bTthe benefit of all the citizens of

Sincerely yours,

and Mrs.Tietja

TinsleyGOVEENOR

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6 Negroes start sitdownin governor's office

Si , Negroes, including fourwomen, yesterday began a sit-down demonsti ation in Gov.Hughes' office in an effort tobring him back from a Flqridavacation to take personal actionin a dispute over charges ofsegregation in Englewood.

However, a Hughes' aide said

the governor would not be calledback to Trenton.

Instead, Acting Gov. WilliamE. Ozzard (R-Somerset), wasnotified of the situation andrushed to Trenton.

OZZARD CONFERSHe conferred with the sit-ins

last night.Joseph Katz, the governor's

aide, said Hughes was on amotor trip through Florida withhis wife and four of his chil-dren and could not b* readied.

However, KaU-said, if Hughescalls he will be advised not tointerrupt his vacation.

The six Englewood parents be-gan their demonstration in thegovernor's reception room yes-terday afternoon. They said thteywould stay all night if neces-sary.

One of the sit-ins, Mrs. Bar-bara Kay, said she knew thegovernor was on vacation butshe was prepared to sit in thewaiting room "until he takescare of an emergency in thestate."WANT SCHOOL CLOSED

Negroes in Englewood havebeen demanding that the pre-dominantly Negro Lincoln Schoolbe closed and its students en-rolled in the predominantlywhite schools in the BergenCounty community.

The issue, simmering formouths, came to a boil Wednes-day when a delegation fromEnglewood- met with State Edu-cation Commissioner FrederickM. Raubinger.

At that time Raubinger said

Acting GOY. 0«orJ. . . command decision

the Education Department hadno policy on de facto segregationin schools.

Hearings on charges of defacto segregation in Englewoodare due to start April 1.

The sit-in demor : rs'.ors saidthat Hught"= :-..u; ' , , - . . noth-ing about the Lincoln School sit-uation since it became contro-versial about a year ago.

Ira Daniels, Hughes' reception-ist and himself a Negro, triedto persuade the sit-ins to leaveat closing tim • N when theyrefused it u 'hat theywould be allowed to slay.

t-Ins WaitFor Governorin Office

' — Six N'egro par-racial imbalance

. -Vawrod public schools have. • • • ; a -jit-in at tfie State House

•t.:^e of Ckrv. Ractaard J. Hughes,•••no is on vacation. They said

thoy wwrid stay there until he re--HTS Fob. 36.

(niv. Hughes telephoned a stste-r,-*st to his office from Florida.

' I do not expect to return fromrr.ese few days of vacation with;ny -x-Je and family to satisfy anT.-VIOIJS publicity bid by these un-

uTiwunced visitors. It is apparentto me Chat tfiey waited until I'vw left the staw to make thishid for publicity," he said.

'The acting governor, state Sen..Villiam E. Ozzard, RrSomerset, |ifiid no attempt would be made <:/i evict (he demonstrators who jwiv. out to eat in shifts and slqptIT -lairs and a couch.".'be .sit-as demanded that Gc^v '

itutes nefcirn fmm his "a- ti.-*!

Stage Sit-in at State HouseTRENTON (AP)-Six Negro parents protesting racia} imbal-

ance in Englewood public school* began the second day at theirsit-in today outside the State House office of vacationingRichard J. Hughes.

After their first night in the reception room outsideoffice, the six were more determined than ever to stick it Outuntil the governor returns from his vacation Feb. 25—or «venlonger.

"We will terminate this visit rou^ily when we have somesort of satisfaction," the demonstrators said. "We coirid stayeven longer (than freb. 26> or We could terminate it earlier."

Hughes, traveling in Florida with his family, telephoned astatement to his office in which he said he would be back asscheduled Feb. 26 and would not move up the date of his return.The statement said:

"I do not expect to return from these few days of vacationwith my wife and family to satisfy an obvious publicity bid bythese unannounced visitors. It is apparent to me that they waiteduntil I had left the state to make this bid for publicity."

Ozrard Permits StayThe acting governor, state Sen. William E. Ozzard, R-Somer-

set, said no attempt would be made to evict the detnonstrators.The six were given freedom to move around and doors were leftunlocked so they could use rest rooms.

They could leave the building for food as they wished, sincethe main entrance is open at all hours.

In the early morning hours today, a state trooper assignedto the State House said the demonstrators had pulled chairs to-gether in the reception room outside the governor's office andwere chatting.

Earlier, they read the Bible and biographies of MahatmaGhandi and Ralph Waldo Emerson. They went out to eat inshifts and slept on the leather chairs and a couch.

"They were not being interfered with in any way," statepolice said.

The sit-ins demanded that Hughes return from his vacationimmediately to do something about the Englewood school situa-tion. Ozzard rushed to the State House last night and talked to thefour women and two men. He asked them to await the resultsof scheduled hearings by the state education dtparunent on t!«Englewood situation.

6 Negroes ContinueHughes' Office Sit-in

TRENTON (UPD—A sit-in dem-l After the conference, some< • . , - ( r a t i o n in the governor's of-'bedded down fully clothed on the

, ! couches in the reception room,ncc hy ,,x Negroes entered Hs,^ thpjr cogts aPs b)ankets

day today, a personal plea an(J spent the ^htbv Acting Gov. Oiizard and un _ _ .jnsr>- statement from vacationing :Troopor on DulyjMOV Hughes notwithstanding. Ozzard assigned a state trooper

• • lemonstrators- entered the ftiH-time to watch them, since thevor's reception room at mid- governor's suite is normally

.it. moon to stay until the state|closed at night and over thetakes a hand m" ending de facto weekend. Public restrooms in theseprrgaton in the Englewood State House were made availableschool system.. They demanded to &em and ^W at« sandwiches

''that Hjghes return from Florida.:th°v had brought with them.'I ihink the people of New Jer-

Hughes Ignores DemandHughes contacted his office by

1 ic'iuphone and said he had no in-ieaunn of returning until Feb. 26.

;?;ard heid a conference withhe Negroes six hours after the,;t-in. He said there was nothing

i~ Hughes couid do•'"" NV:nr,.">* said they

.' ' fi 'i;

sey do net expect me to be apolitical coward," .Hughes said."I do not expect to return fromthese few day.s of vacation withmy wife and family to satisfy anobvimis publicity bid by these tin-

„ announced visitors. K is apparentalone. I to me that they waited until Iwould h^d 'eft the state to make this

=»i far

s^ NegroesMX

i Hughes'V

flee Sit InTo Wait Until HeL;.-lives FloridaTKEXTON, NJ. (AP) —

-;.•; Negro parents fromj':n,:i?wood started a sit-jin iiemonst£fciiotn at Gpv.3;c::ard J. Httghes' office jJ'ridav in arf attempt to

the governor to re- ;;in Sflimedflately from

:i:.s -.-acation and do some-•'::;:£ about racial imbal-r.cs in E n g l e w o o d;hoo!s,"iiuncs. traveling in Florida I

A ' t ; ~ . his family, telephoned a-.Mif.nient to his office saying he• • ' • i i i ' J return as scheduled on

... ',..1,4 Cov. '.Villiam E. Ozzard,••• "'tie Senate president, talked. tie Demonstrators for half an".- .-.nd -"\p!;;j'ned ther? is no one

.- vnh legal power to inter-• .n r.he E'nglewood situation

asked the demonstrators;oect due process of law and

. :.H- :i'e results of educationv i.-nent hearings.• r RETURN

'be six .Vegro parents said.: u:d not wait for the hear-j

:i van 'Jieir Bourse and would!• •.-.) sit in flie waiting room)

o !;"u?hes personal office for1 vext week anl a half.• .;!:es said in. his statement,

•'t expect^to return from; lew days o? vacation with••;';%» and family to satisfy an

• '- i-:;blicity bid by these un-J visitors."

••:-?d. "It is apparent to m?:. v Baited until I had left!

to make this bid for'

.;cussion with Ozzard.r '.he demonstrators, Carmen

.::.v,t!. said <rf the hearing pro-•;; rs. "We don't feel we have to

-,i with this rifamaroie."•trt-wa Kay, apotber of thens. ?oid chiMrao at Eogie-

- ^ncota Scbool, which has•:v?st :00 per cent Negro en-

.••-EVR. ar« three Mr four y»«rsi ho;r :eadi«? v^qj. T}|«

•-flr a**« fffne ro >;«(,

lo a pedBn, the sbc demanstra-USTK charged that "an obviousvacnum of Isadership and respon-sibility presently exists on thestate level."

Hughes, denying this charge fahis telephoned statement, said hehas stated a number of times thaia neighborhood school assignmentpolicy in New Jersey must giveway where it promotes schoolsegregation.

Mrs. Kay saJd the state haddone nothing about the Lincoln| School situation since it becamecontroversial about a year ago.

The four Negro women and twomen sat in the large waiting roomoff which are the offices of thegovernor and his aides.

Lawrence Bilder, the governor'sexecutive secretary asked the sixto go home, to which Mrs. Kayreplied: "This is our governor ofour state and. our children are atstake."

Bilder said the demonstratorswould be aflowed to stay and heordered the main door to thewaiting room left open.HEARINGS SLATED

Mrs. Kay, 37, and another wom-an demonstrator, Maggie Nealy,40, were acquitted last Feb. 17 ofdisorderly conduct charges stem-ming from an all-night sit-in pro-ttst at Englewood City Hallagainst alleged school segregation,in the community.

it-in Group«s' Office

. . •• iv?nslrat:rm in the goy-;

«:v"! its second day today,;-. Sen. William E. Ozzard, j

i?nt from vacationing Gov. j' : ' ) f f . i

"Mr demonstrators entered the;err.nr's reception r o o m at,'

-5fi?rnoon Friday and vowed!'lay i inu l the state takes a!v < n Tiding de facto 'egrejra--. -!i the Englcwood s c h o o l:*m T h e y demanded thafr^es return from Florida.•^•Shes contacted his. off ice hy-nr.one and said he had no in-:<!Ti of returning until Feb.Mr diciated a s t a t e m e n t )

reing that the demonstrator?a ; ' p< i u n t i l 1 had left the state.": = ke this bid for publicity."!• ,-rd hrld a conference \ v i t h [

.Verrof-s f ix hours af ter the :•n hepan. He said there \va<:hmz he or Hughes rould dr>

. T"ne N e g r o e s ^siri the-•.';ri .= ray until Hughes returns' ' '•r the conference, • s o m e . '

d"d down fully clothed on the!»r rmic-hes in ;he reception

T>. . is ing t h e i r coat' as blank- i.-•nrt spent the night .

'•'"cr fu i ! time to wa t rh them.'he governor's suite i'

• • --nal lv closed at night and^e weekend.•i:c re<strooms in 'he ?;ate-

1 -f were marie avs i l ab le to"in sr>d they ate sand\v;chcs

hud brought w i t h them.In a policy statement marie

• "ar. Hushes sairi ne f a r m, °;.i!inn must, he enderi bulJ '' should be done u-i 'h a

' '"xible" neighborhood school-'••°r>'. one in which children

1 attend schools near the i r'"r.?--, but boundaries <-ari be• - . n t f d !o desegregate a school.

Wednesday, s tate Educa-C"mmissioner Frederick M.

•singer told a group of Engie-—i demonstrators in his of-

he could nnt t a k e a po-

Enqlewood{Continued from Page 1)

sitioa in the dflpute one way orthe other because It would prej-udice hearings, scheduled forApril 1-5, on the Englewood

, problem.The demonstrators charged

'• Friday that Baubinger "repu-i dialed" Hughes' policy, indicet-iing "an obvious vacuum of] leadership and responsibility"j l n the administration.'

HUGHES said he is confidentBaubinger will "apply that pol-icy as the facts in each case may

1 warrant."As for the Negroes' statement

that "privately initiated hear-jings cannot solve this crisis,"| Hughes pointed out that it was;a private case which led to the: historic 1954 Supreme Court de-cision ordering an end to segre-

gation in public schools."I think the people of New

! Jersey do not expect me to be apolitical coward," Hughes said.

[ "I do not expect to return fromi these few days of vacation with- my wife and family to satisfy an3 obvious publicity bid by theser unannounced visitors. It Is ap-e' parent to me that they waited

until I had left the state to makethis bid for publicity."

Hughes. Mrs. Hughes and fourof their 10 c h i l d r e n flew toFlorida Wednesday.

At 8 p.m. Friday, Ozzard cameback to the Slatehouse from his

"-home in Somerville and spoke toHughes by phone. Then be and

;,|the six Negroes — four women•j,and two men — gathered around

I a walnut table in the outer-of fice.to talk.

SMOKING a cigar and speak-,'ing at machine-gun cadence, theI1 tall, slim Senate president who

was sworn in to take Hughes'^ p l a c e t h i s week said: "WeCouldn't have and we wouldn'tI have a state where the governorj could change a situation by dic-tum."

"Raubinger would be speakingentirely out of turn if he saidbefore the hearing begaj whathis position is," he added. "Hecould not act at this time, nor

] could I, acting fir nir interfere'wi th due prorr«« '

Replied Mr*. Carmen Vaughn:"I dont fart lUt I hav» tiw

time for myself or my child towait for this due process . . . mychild doesn't have time to wa«t*In Lincoln School made up .al-most entirely of N e g r o e s andcenter of the fight."

Answered Ozzard: "W« *11have time to continue to wo-tect the sovereign dignity of.<helaw of this state. No one has <httlittle time."

The meeting lasted about 15minutes. At the end there wasa long pause. Mrs. Vaughn said:

"WE SHALL wait for the gov-ernor." Earlier, at 5 p.m., the?overnor's receptionist, Ira Dan-els, himself a Negro, asked thegroup to leave.

Tor the security of the gov-ernor's office, we must lockeverything and I ask you toleave," Daniels said.

"We leave that entirely up toyou," Mrs. Barbara Kay replied.

"No one is here after Friday,"Daniels pleaded.

"We are waiting for the gov-ernor," Mrs. Kay answered, "Youmay take any steps you feel nec-essary. We are waiting for thegovernor.'

Others in the group were JohnWilson. Mrs. Willa Mae Edwards,Mrs. Maggie Ncaly and a .sixthperson who refused to identifyhimself.

yit»m at

^ Vacation, ArtDispute

V 30B OUBILL. • > : • . -.\Pi — Six -N'egro••!vi ! ;>s i in>r raciai jmuai-

."r.vir-vood public schools.• -.Tcind dav of their s i f -,..:!<:<> the State House

Gov. Kit n-

•'••e>f first night in tfle1 '," .--.vim outside Hushes

• !• ~ix parents were more'•••;i:;;-d 'i-.an ever to sticK Jt

. • •:.' :hc wrnor returnsn-i v . ' ja f ion Fet). 25 — or

• , :. .'rrminate this visitr.crs we iiave some sort

• • • - • n . ' thp demonstra-,. i. ',Vf could stay even

; .;.-in »b. i!6' or we could: -V .: -earlier."

..,'."*. -raveling in Florida, < family, telephoned a

v.'iir to his office in which: •••aid i)e h«cfc as scned-

.>. _fi j;>d would not movei,iie of his return. The

1'ir-nr - a i d -i.) no: expect to return from;rw days of vacation with

'.'i'.t ind family to satisfy)iis 'Jiifolieity bid by <he.se

-ii.-ic'ffd visitors. It in ap-::; me that they waited".•: !.>:• 'h/> state to make

-r -iiolicity."u-'ing -rovernor. State Sen.

Ozzard. R-S.imerse:.• attempt would be m.ide• ;:ie demonstrators. The)

.v:-[Us .were given freedom!-•:.-. jround and doors werej..i.1-.eked so they could usei

•ni;!d leave the building:d :'s t.ley wished since the

r. .••-,nce is open at all

• a;:y T^ornin? hours to-:are trooper assigned to• 'oii.se said the demon-

i.?rt . ouiJed chairs to-' i ::*; reception room nut-

Sif-m erf OffictifCoatinued from Page 1)

side the governor's office andwere chatting.

'Earlier, they read the Bibleand biographies of Mahatm* Gan-dhi and Raipn Waldo Emerson.They went out to cat Jn jhifU andsient on Hie leather -chairs and acourh. . ( • • ,

"They were not belne Inter-fered with in any way, State1Police said.

Demand Action t>r Hughe*The sit-ins demanded ' that

Hughes return from his vacationimmediately to do somethingabout the Englewood school situ-ation. Acting Gov. Ozzard rushedto the State House last night andtalked to the four women andtwo men. He asked them to awaitthe. results of scheduled hearingsby the State Education Depart-ment on the Englewood situation.

Ozzard. president of the StateSenate, talked to the demonstra-tors for a half-hour and explainedthere is no one person with legalpower to intervene In the Engle-wood situation. He asked themto respect due process of law.

But the Negro parents saidthey could not wait for the hear-ings to run their course andwould continue to sit in thewaiting room for the next weekand a half.

•'We don't feel we have to got/rough with this rigamarole 'thehearings)." one of the demon-

•2.-/C

In EnglewoodSchool Dispute

Group Set To Stay In!MaJe House Until j

Hughes ReturnsBy BOB DUEILL

TRENTON, N.J. < A P > — SixNo .TO parents protesting racial

. :!xouiatfi;<j aa Engrewooa publicscrools began the second day ofLheir sit-in today outside the State

' House office of vacationing Gov."Richard J. Hughes.

Alter their first night in the re-ception room outside Hughes' of-

; iive. rhi.' six parents were, more,determined than ever to stick itout until the governor returnsfrom his vacation Feb. 26 — or'.'ven longer.

"We will terminate this visiti:\vhen we have some sort of satis-

faction," the demonstrators said.'''Wfrcoulff stay even longer 'than'Feb. 2t i> or we could terminateit earlier."

"H-ie number of parents in thedemonstration increased to sevenlur ing (lie morning. Another man

and \voman joined the ranks andi

En«iewood but said she would re-(:u.-n later.

Hughes, traveling in FI.Qrjdaw i t h his ' family, telephoned a.:;

".- ent to his office in which!r.e said he would be back as;,' • - - - - , _„, 1 .

Cmninutd From Fir*

ts me that they waited until I bad;Ieft the state tj> make this bid for:publicity," the statement said.

The acting governor, state Sen.[William E. Ozzard, R-Somerset,'said no attempt would be made:to evict the demonstrators who!went out to eat in shifts and slept'on chairs and a couch.

"They are not being interferedwith in any way," state police!•said. v

The sit-ins demanded Hughes; ireforn from his vacation tamed!-[jateJy to do something about the)Englewood school situation. Oz-1zard talked to the four women andjctwo men and asked them to await Nthe results of hearings by the'rState Education Department. r

The Negro parents said they.'rcould not wait for the hearings <•to run their course. ' <

"We don't feel we have to gothrough with this rigamarole (the 'hearings)," iMrs. Carmen Vaugh'told Ozzard. j

i One of the sit-ins, Mrs. Barbara!JLy, ssau* cihihren at Lincoln i;School in Englewood, which has;Jan almost 100 per cent Negro en-:

ifollment, are 3-4 years behind in(their reading level.j Mrs. Kay said the demonstrat-,ors knew the governor was on va-cation but were prepared ta.sU.J"

• m e waiting room "until he takes• icare of an emergency in the

.ove up the date of h;s return. . ^itiih ContinuesI'hc stjtement said:"I do not expect to return from Ti

":e.-e few days of vacation won'; "Wife and "family to satisfy anibvious publicity bid by these un- ; ;

.;.-;:ounced visitorOJ. is apparent,. i^nTinue'dTifn Page 12, Col. 7 >

nNecro nar-'stateincn' to his office in which* '" . » *»<-

fRFNTON i-PV-Six Negro par-s taemcn- o is ocents protesting racial imbalance he said he would be backto EnSwood oublic schools be- scheduled F e b M ™^™M£nfrtfo «r-onrt /1--.V "f *hpir Kif-,.A.nM.VP-"r,*"-^^u"fll)U/n Tfi?!"

gan the second day of their sit-in move up the date of his return,today outside the State House the statement said:office of vacationing Gov. Rich-' "I do not expect to return fromard J. Hughes. . j these few days of vacation with

After their first night in the my wife and-family to satisfy acreception room outside Hughes':obvious publicity bid by these un-office, the six parents were JDOCP• announced.v.-.vltw;• j7f,j=appareor

determined than ever to stick it-'!« me that they waited until I hadout until the 'governor returns.left the state to make this hid forfrom his vacation Feb. 26-orpublicity," the statement saideven longer. Tne acting governor, state Sen.

The number of parents in the Wiliiam E Ozzard, R-Somerset.demonstration increased to seven!said no attemot would be made(hiring the morning. Another man to evkt ' ikmotistiatOT *ihrand' woman joined the ranks andi^cnt out I bifta and slept•ae of the original women leftjon chairs and a coucb.ftr EndewWd but said 1* would; "They are not l«i*g faterforsdretura^aiw. inith in any -Aay.'1 State Police

The sit-ins indicated more peo- said.pfe might be coming down. ' The sit ins demanded that

"We will terminate this visit; Hughes return from his \.xa})0f>tvughly when V9 bare some tort immediately to do somethingof satisfaction," the demonstra- abeut the Enclewood School in-

said. "We could stay evenjation. Acting G«v. Ozzard laiked ;clonger (than Feb. 38) or ws and ;wo men an:;terminate it earlier." [asked them in await the results

Hughes, traveling in Florida ; of bearuigs av ihc Stale I»;th his family, teJephonsd a'tim r>oar

1-3

ifI:

refTiainmgihes' office

Oa*

r rcup of Negro parents, protesting> in Engiewood public schools,

•'-in demonstration In Qov.if n --itof f ice

•n tared.-'pokes-

.:;ok- but

3 .-,;fice

until he makes himself avail-able."

Hughes and his family arevacationing in Florida and isnot expected to.return until Feb.26. •]

The governor termed the sit-in "an obvious publicity bid."

The number of parents in thesit-in increased in seven yester-dav. Another man and womenjoined the ranics and one of theoriginal sdx, a woman, left forEngiewood but said she wouldreturn.

Since arriving in the gover-nor's office Friday the demon-strators have been quiet andorderly "in keeping with thedignity of the office," a spokes-man said.

Acting Gov. William E.Ozza4d, Senate president, spoke*o the group and later said noattempt would be made to evictthem.

The demonstrators slept inleather chairs and used theircoats for blankets during theirfirst night.

They are no: permiied smokeor eat in the governor's recep-tion roon:.

Occasionally, each will yo out

UK* t* r»gr I. CM, 9)

Sit-ins vowto remain inHughes' off ji(Continued from Page One)

for something to eat and thenreturn.

The group spends its timereading the Bible, and biogra-phies of Mahatma Gandhi andRalph Waldo Emerson.

The demonstrators demandedthat Hughes return from hisvacation immediately to dosomething about the Engiewoodschool situation. Ozzard ex-plained to them to await theresults of scheduled hearings by •the State Education Department.

He said no one person has dielegal power to intervene in theEngiewood school problem. Heasked them to respect dimeprocess of law.

"We don't feel we have to gothrough with this regatnarole(the hearings), "said Mrs. Car-men Vaugh, a demonstrator.

In a petition, the demon-strators charged that "an ob-vious vaccum of leadership andresponsibility presently exists onthe state level."

Hughes recently told the peo-ple of Engiewood that he can-not take action in local schoolproblems until there have beenhearings and a ruling by theSta'e Education Department.The governor said this was theprocedure because of the nec-essity for mainta in ing Vv-t)•chool aufrwmv.

'

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-Snglewood residents protesting alleged d» facto segregation in their

• Continue sit-in dtmonjfration in reception rocm of Gov. Richard J.

fhs demonstration began Friday afternoon. Left to right are United

' oro! newiwoman Morgaref Armstrong, Mrs. Wills Mae Edwards, Mr».

:;-d Mn. Barbara Kay. Gov. Hughes is vacationing in Florida until

(UP'

llaiaimg Schools jAt Goyera&V |jffi|

t • • , .- -' 'parsd to sit in the reception room

u>ntinuedjoat*ide the Governor's office untiliKughss reams from Florida11---C MMM» II U1I1 |»JO

nor Feoruary 38~or even longeroisati "We've had too many prcrais-

• Jo:*." said Mrs. Carmen Vaughn,;gotad, ja spokesman for the demonstra'

fora. "It's time HOW for results.•«.,• We feel fine physically. We're set

rotesting to .rtay until something is done "The door of the Governor's re-

• ••„ .' ;They w»» given freedom to

move around and doors were leftunlocked so they could tee 4h«fAff •»• •••' »'[rest _ , ,

A crew of custodians and capitolpoiicemaa supervise the StateHouse building on a 34-hour basis.The front door of the building is

jalways open.sit-ins were spending mostir time to quiet "•cm. Two ception room is normally ^acu,» mw u

iuon!on weekends. But Acting Cover- Won. They passed arour

s Js-strJSiSSKHSffiv^tlSlfu>» ryiac*Q7ir>jr»» K_J t_ •

(Continued on Pagt 4't

ADVERTLSER, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17,1963

^vernor

• •elementary school is almost 100per cent Negro and Liberty ele-mentary is predominantly Negro. .

A" of the demonstrators have,Oft ofi-*»«tJJ—•— -~ ***

All

the'rI children attending either' when Negroes sought Liberty or the Linlln school.

nbution of pupils^ Ozzard asked the demonstratorsschools The Lincoln,'0 respect due process of law and

.Wait for Hin *.„..»_ _/ L .

segregation.Englewood is a community of,'

|27,000 persons, about 25 per cent:of them Negroes.

«7i Group L'rgpsSupport

napter of Young Amer-,course, they wanted action ,te::m:five

rro-.VN. Pa.m _.

r Freedom, has launched••r't:on campaign urgin? Sen-

•i-'.idwater, R-Arizona,•.ii'an nomination

-jfr*.

n» Bucks Y A F

f - .. —- f.vi.^.3* MI taw ox].wait for the results of hearing:'•scheduled by the State Departiment of Education. The bearings(were tentatively set for April. But(the parerrts said they could rw<~. „ ••» «P" tney could n/x

The Bucks. wait for the hearings to run tt*irin .* AM» IVHI*»«» fk*M vi.M.^4 • ..

the

The demonstrators distributed{copies of a statement charging[that "an obvious vacuum of lead-ership and responsibility presftitiyexists on the state level."

Hughes, denying this charge in; i •;;! Bucks Countyjhis te!fiphon» statement, said he

tinerha* staled i ntunber of timeso ..::n- thjt a neighborhood sdxxJ as-

•::t policy !n New Jersej-v" *ay whpre it promotes

•PHILADELPHIA

Sunday. Fabrmry 17, I9e3

Sit-in

Negroes ProtestAt Hughes' Office

-•Trenton. Feb. 16 — Six Ne-gro. parents went into their sec-i:3nd day of a sit-in in the of-1?5cS'of Governor Hughes today....They vowed they'd remain1:2 til ne returns from a Flor-ida, vacation and hears theirprotest against alleged segrega-'?ion in Englewood publicschools.•• Hughes has said he will not j

interrupt his "few days of vaca- :'ton with my wife and family"!;.o return for what he called "ani-ibvious publicity bid." He leftj!sst Wednesday and is due back |F*b. 26.

Three saen and three women inake up the sit-in squad..'sarp o» Chair*

"7;ey arrived around 4.30 ?.'• Friday, camped out on leath-/ cr.airg and two black leath-» ores in the governor's ouc-

xcept:on room overnight.,i'oaay, they went out for food '

••••<•> bv t%vo, expressing fear that i: !.hey all left at once they]-,;•:.-•: rind the doors barred on:•>.eir return. However, Mrs. Bar-in Kav chairman for the— up, said that they hav? been '

"•-i decent ck.. ireir arrival.

"ifri. Kay toid reporters ihat:•it: ire acting "strictly on j

i ' and an not affiliated).'. . -, r.rt >',iticiia! Associationj

-.• Advancement of Col-'1'.n!e ->r any other or^an-!'

•'..School m

' Waited Nine Years~ The group, she continued, haswaited nine years, since theSupreme Court decision callingtor school integration, hoping i t jwould be applied to LincolnSchool. However, Mrs. Kay said,that school still has almost 100per cent Negro enrollment' Children there are three tofour years behind in .their read-Ing levels, she said.

Now, she added, the parentsfeel the time for action has ar-rived.

"We are here," Mrs. Kay said,*to ask Governor Hughes totike action to desegregate ourschools In Englewood We havewaited a long time ... Now we:cannot wait any longer." j j

Of Hughes' remark that ttwyl'Were participants in a publicity rstunt, Mrs. Kay said:

"We, as parents, are appalled'that our governor feels thisjfway. Our governor is on vaca-) ation with his children while ourjr

«*,children are going to segregated ,'pschools."

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February IS, 1963

j Barbara i-lorris, Esq.20 Wast 40th StreetNew York, New York

•/Dear Miss Morris:

i, LufiUflA VOjjPE, ET AL V. BOARD OF EOUCQtRJW

SPSUIIi B'f i-J. V.Off ri-!

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•STOP 'OS1E CICT O

St OF Kili CI-PV.

f~IVA tviftiiua V. Lrceliii in '^liL.LJ.

j^ a. copj utwja yoy./ iva iuave aii-^cLea i-~Lii.i ^yciij^i.uvjssui.i>ervic:e iaici we tiir&

-you -i^e-opp^r/iiunity/(.to" file Answer to the Petition toIntervene wit(hin 2/pays from the date of this letter.

Sincerely yov

Eric Groeainger, Assistant Commissioner of Education

EGirps

cc: William V. Breslin, Esq.. Abram A. Lebaon, £sq. .. Robert L. Carter, Esq. ,

Herbert H. Tate-, Esq.~ry Joseph A. lioffioan, Esq.

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Governor:

House 'Sit-In' En*s-.

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i" Neyroes protesting de facto segregation In the Englewood school system ended their•:-.ition in Gov. Richard J. Hughes' office Sunday after 48 hours. The demonstrators, whoiopt or: ;h<? leauier couches In the governor's reception room since Friday afternoon, re-

turned to Englewood chargingthat the administration was/ol-lowlng a course of "Ir.acrioiT* and"stalling" in the case.

They charged that H>:,/: , ' "made It very clear that ins jur-

Isdiction in this crisis Is subord-inate to that of Dr. (FrederickM. Raublnger, commissioner ofeducation."

And the* said they had "veryllttte faith" as to thr • <•of hearings scheduled to Ufore Raubinger "on April FOOJ'BDay" into complaints chargingthat Engle'.vood schools are segre-gated.

The end of the demonstrationcame after it appeared to bepicking up steam. Sevgroea arrived Saturdayday to complement the o:group of six who began the pro-test Friday.

But state • police refuasd to al-low more than 10 persons" in theoffice, normally locked on week-ends, at one time.

Hughes, Taca? toning *.r» ^-

ida with his famfly, refusedtorn to Trenton tc d«*I triiij the

ttaa dea»»««tra;*:; Se-

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Oney i $--y ballot coiumn reserved for

; .;, tnnrmlonaj C a n d i d a tes, H«.?, said WJuiilf y'a name .KCUU; no; Ibe

"'•J placed Isi the c'oiian::. Such hs" i often done when an organization

.' i Sviita ov>:.- two candidates."

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Pickets

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demonstrators to 10 wg-s marie forsecmity reasons and was c!e*»ri?d

K'JgLss' ejts?utive assfstant,.Joseph Katz.

Because of tii.-,- Ji;aifat)0», theNegroes said, ".-•••w.-ul personawere forced to'return home afterliavinff ma<le the long trip down",:c:'8."

ii£foy VairgSn, one of the dem-onstrators, read a statement at a

; .ie".<'3 conferetce Rcrounrhig teei conciusJon of the protest.

"i;;e governor har. .staled Jn.tfcjjP3=t that 'if local officials dj notact to end segregaticr). regard-Joss of die cause, tiie state cafi,"*u sajfl. "Waw we are convliw'ed /lVl.w t»He govenior's course o f )

r art'ioi- • .. Nation thet ^wp

and we now hnve *'*' * :_

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Of Due Process•> :, i

n; TENGLEWOQD-^Thedecent Tren-

ton'sit-in "by Bergen" Comity COREwas "branded this week "by ithe 12glewood Committee to^ave OurNeighborhood 'Schools" as a ~ pub-licity bid designed to" intimidatepublic officials and to short-circuitdue processes of law. S* -[-?&**'•

--c.••.•••".--••-•>''--T."**:*-*—'-•,'This blatant attempt to "sub vert

the law'by theTpfessurt of sitins,boycotts, and other irresponsiblemeans is an affront io our demo-cratic "society,1" the statement say?,"for TVC are government of _laws,not'menj in which the law" and legalprocess "has been,the bulwark -inthe struggle for civil and humanrights- V*"-^-:^-^'

"All of us, white and negro alike,are afforded equal protection' un-der the law. This blatant attempt

I to subvert the law by the, pressureof sit-ins, boycotts, and other irres-ponsible means is an affront to ourdemocratic-society. " ; , . > ~ * -^-.L^'-j'

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"S.O.N.S. reaffirms its positionthat the assignment of children,-toschool should not'be macLe.jon a.racial basis. The 5tate of "New Jer-sey should not have any policy

»which directs that children shouldbe assigned to school on a pre-de-'termined racial ratio. x Racism,

'whether used to exclude or include,is illegal and immoral. * *-'' v

,ese peopleplaint: eaflierT^Bi" IKeraiear (futurethey will have a^ull opportunlry4oset their "complairjto^in. Jhe' recordand produce any evidence they mayhave to support "their .complaints:'The City of Englewood, the'-Board'of Education, and other interestedparties will have a^ opportunity toanswer them and produce whateverevidence" they-think relevant TheCommissioner, exercising his duty,then Tvill make' his findings. He^ will

whateyerT^aetibn, 'if; ;any, Jhefeels"' may 3>e ..required oindef. thelaw.rsThis 3s un'.accord !with pdueprocess^ Mder^iirdemoaratic'"in-:stitutions. We*believc that the vastmajority of citizens, of whatever,race, fully support these principles.

"We reiterate the following factsestablished in.the report of theCommissioner of Education's Fact •Finding Commission on Englewoodwhich published its findings last1

fail. f:^>> . 1-J-.;-. v"The Committee in assessing

available information and data doesnot find supportable evidence thatthe school authorities-have mainf|tained segregation by design.*^' - »

extensive'observations*data collected lead-the Committee,to conclude that overall educational:opportunities in Englewood ^ip "The study data indicate that,the teachers at the Lincoln School-have 2 larger percentage at "the*higher levels of certification andjdegree status "in comparison with!the teachers of the five elementaryjschools in the district" -. ;r; '' }~ |

Any objective appraisal of thelstudies which have been made inlEnglewood support the conclusion]that social and economics factors]rather than racial factors are the]predominant reasons for many chil-dren not achieving as well as theyshould.' // '.^,. \j The Committee to Save Our

Neighborhood Schools hopes that|we will see_ a'cessation of thesenpressure tactics in the future, softhat ihe atmosphere will not befprejudicial to a proper adjudicationUj£:this'mat£e

Second Clan P

S Urge UseDue Process

T c i 'W 7In school Case"•' KNGUCWOOD—T:ie recent Tren-

ton s i t - i i ' by fierce/I Cc i in ty COfiK"|«:i!> branded this week by the En<; glcwood Commit tee t u Save Ouij: Neighborhood School.- as a pubJ' l i c i t y bid designed to in t imida te ]I pub l ic o f f i c i a l s and to short-circuit:\e processes of law "i

"This b l a t a n t a t t empt to subvert. t h e hrw by the [ t reasure of sitins.I boycot ts , and o ther irresponsible

means is an a f f r o n t to our demo-j c r a t i c society." ;hc s t a t e m e n t says,: "lor we are government of laws.i not men. in w h i c h the law and legalprocess has been the bulwark inthe struggle tor c iv i l and h u m a n

"All of us. w h i t e ?'.\c\o a l ike .. .-'re afforded equal protect ion u n - i

<k-r t h e law. Thi.- b l a t a n t a t t e m p - ito subvert the law hy (he pressure!

poi is ib lc moans is an a f f r o n t to our ' ,• democratic society.

"S.O.N.S. r e a f f i r m s its position I. t h a t the ass ignment of chi ldren to, school should not be made on alac ia l basis. The State of New Jer-sey should not have any policy!w h i c h directs that ch i ldren shouldbe assigned to school on a pre-de-t e rmined racial ratio. Racism.

; whether used to exclude or include.: i j illegal and immoral .

"The present bid /'nr publici ty by; certain persons which , is designedj (o intimidate public officials .i..' x'cpi J '^bie. N o ', h i n s ^'I'evtnilerithese people from, filing their com-plaint earlier. In the near futurethey will have a full opportunity to

• set their complaints in the recordj and produce any evidence they may'have to support their complaints. (

JThe City of Englewscd, the Board'iof Education, and other interestedI parties wil l have an opportunity toj answer them and produce whateverj evidence they think relevant The.Commissioner, exercising his duty.:hen w i l l make his f indings. He willtake whatever action, if any, hefee ls may be required under thelaw. This is in ."ccord with dueprocess under our democratic in-s t i tu t ions . \Ve believe ihat the vastmajor i ty of citizens, of whateverrace, f u l l y support tln-se pr incip les .

"U'e reiterate the fol lowing facts jestablished in the report of the jCommissioner of Education's Fact jF inding Commission on F.nglewood

.which published its f i nd ings• f a l l .

"The Committee in. assessing'avai lable information. 3.n.d data does': iic't f ind supportable evidence t ha tthe school authorities have main-tained scuregatioi! by design. '1

"The extensive observations and.data collected lead the CommitteeUo conclude tha t overa'.l educat ional•oppor tuni t ies in En;lewood areequal."

: "The ^ t u d y data i nd i ca t e t h a tthe teachers at the Lincoln School

; ! ia \ a- larger percentage at the: higher levels of certif ication and^degree status in comcarison with, the teachers of the five elementaryschools in the district "

I Any objective appra i sa l of the'studies which have teen made in: Kn^Iewotfj support ;hc conclusion; tha t social and economics factors ji ra ther than racial f ac to r s are the• predominant reasons for many chil-idren not achieving a:; well as they

should .The C o m m i t t e e to Save Our

Neijhbornood SchrxiU hopes that.we wil l see a cessation of these

pressure tactics in 'he lulurc. so:.ha'. the atrnosohcrc wi l l nut bepre jud ic i a l to a proper adjudicationof, t h i s mat lev.

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,. Gerald 0. Dolla

: Det. 1/S Michael Ooch

Criminal Investigation SectionDivision of State Police

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SIT-IN " DSKONStRATORS AT

Cn February IS, 1963, the undersigned received a list of namesNT'S

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t •*•' t J*7*JJ • W«||f—

to identify subjectsDollar instructed the undersigned,te<" .• * . m t <t m 'm * * »1

subject a in

'•uojscts who were initially* hj aovarnor' s Of fie e listed J«s

UxB.viU H. KAI, 143 Belaont Sta. juoject registered as votb. tf. '/.Bureau Files reflect .B.jUj

j.o.3. Oct. 1925 in lew^p'5» 121-140 Ibs: browifliaOccup. - Listed as "Unenr

c. M. J. State I, 0. Bureaunanfcd subject, BARBARA KAZ.

a Jait~in* demonstration*v:.>» «. - :••>'&£*•&£*

address on 9*23*59*

J. 3ARMSN VAUaWI, •'!_ ,- , „ „„.-.i. Subject registered voter Bergen Co.. . '. Bureau File reflects D.L»?^473152

Jarmen L. Vaughn, 125 Klmore

- VAUGHN, 125 MA«WA« «»o., »MJa. ^o redord voting yegistratlono. A. V. B. - D.L,r#3330474?iiM

J.O.d. Dec. 1923 in Jettersville. fa.^'2« 161-180 Ibs. , black; .«•-«---• •—-Smployer - Great Bar *"""

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ests for above'arrest record.)I'TI ^ .EjS'*«".' J "- 7 jr.- *

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ss on 5*22-61.one i

black hairIbs. black eyes

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•l'?«*i I4,f£«^«ove named subject.I iFfAOOHJf, above address.

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c« •'. J. State I. D.on Dec, 25, 1941.

Ryder f s Lane, East Brunswick, M.J.

^2tlNEALT, 40

3- subject registered voter B«rg«nL. #4969766

- A, IB B. by Auto

as on 9-16-60.J* MSALI, above address.

Jo occupation or enployer

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WILSON. HI William St., Snglewood, N.J. ,.,.—4,, act registered voter Bergari Sol **<""b! N?record of Driver's, License 'in**'.*;

IL IS ft** EDWARDS, address unknown*fjt rhack of Voting Registration Filet,"Bergen County,"reflectsI a> ^hat one MRS. WILLIS MAS SOWARD3 had jregiatered as voter from i

\Qt second St., Snglewood, 19.4. on Mar. JO, 1955. ,File also reflects above named WILLIS && EDWARDS moved'ouCdfcounty, address not listed, in 1957 and name placed in theInactive File, ;h '3h.*224*?iri ?." ,V. * ' U- '-U, :.'.J

were sup-L *$?'"« 4:00 A:4 Feb. I6f 1963, the prigintad by the following

w o t * . >G o . f '

IE JONSS, 191 Second St.,Jubject registered voter Bergen Go. from above add. on 1-17-61.

b! M. V. B. - OL ^4293696 issued to BKNNIfi JONES, above address.D.o.B. Mar. 1932 in Jackaon^ Miss. ,A4*9*,i^2OP-?20 Ibs,black hair brown eye«i^'«o 03oi%;i.§rii^)|oye/:listed. > r Un

P. C. WIUON, 111 William St., Englewood, N.H.a. Jubject registered voter Bergen Co.L,frQm above add, on 9-24-62.b. M.V.B. - OL |4475S2d issued to^,1! i|fl

WV0. WILSON, %40^0akland St.^ te||«w§§d<;*|.*rj ea ;D.O.B.

. Ibs.impioyar ; Perusine Plaster

JAWITA HAMPT01T 191. Seconda. Subject registered voter

Bnglewood, N.J. on Sept.C.A. - 191 Second St.,

b. No record of D. L. in

7^a.Tj7« 3t" Nor>V° d- N'J-Snglewood, N.J.'«B|y ^rsf JM^J0?Dean st-

P, 1957.£> ;J-»" ' "

MAJOR, 212 W. En^lewood AVe., Bnglewood,

b. No record D.'l, in fUe ,foy aSoyT»aie<l*•-.»* .;•, W r

named subjects visited thev "alt-il* s$oto*ind Interviewed the- . te

.Jo record voting registration Bergen County.M./.B. . DL #3505633 issued td^tT^ MUab*, 10* Hmore Ave..Bnglewood, N.J. f^SJ.0.3. May 1934 in Creanahawl 'jtiLsi.i',; U6'0" 141-160 Ibs. " black hair "brown eyesOccup. . Plasterer, empl. by Pinto fc Botta Plastering Co.,Lodi,»J

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Issu^i ^.3 :.

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i*3» L. GRAHAM, J r . ,Rev , ;41 Sacottt^t,, J|ng*«wood,rW.J,..i-.}„,-.•-3tared as voter Bergen Co* from 11 Humphrey St.,

' Sfiewoodi N.J. on 7-19-60 -ration t141 Jecond St., Snglewood, Iw, on 5-2S-62.

"iVB DL (f 1271039 issued to. aADSpii,^O^AHAJ«,«rR* saboye address.,.u.J. April 1935 in South CarolinaVii» 161-130 Iba. blaok hair brown eyes

Employer : Max Grobow, 2#0 No. Woodland ^t., Snglawood, N.J.

A3H liiAi"* JAMijS (ReV../, ^.m^-.f-n -T ; «rw-«! p, •->< w '-*•--T.T- — y . ir-»-w y •; , , - . - • • %

(Minister - Community Baptist Church, 224 First St., Bnglewood, N.J.)Ka,'iatered voter Bergen Co. froa 17* Humphrey St., E'wood, 9-25-46.

.A. - 159 William St., Englewood. N.J. on 2-6-49,b «iVB - DL #15 4015 issued to ABBAftAK :iJAM^S. 159 William 3t.,g'wood

' J.G.^. April 1915 in South S«r|J4iiu&or<* ada. m >-5~<v514" 141-160 Ibs. black hair ,brown eyes j **' &•*iinroloyer : N.I.Naval Shipyards, Brooklyn, H.I.

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'*\~\ Vl'••*• ^ ?* Vfcyy^fa>r» *i<4f 4'^ * i tjJuolGJ* ilOufeA UV^WTV^S %?£*$&[

On Junday, Feb. 17, "196j', Detl 2/C Stlllaii* Zanineili observed thelowir..; registration plate numbers of cars involved in the demonstrationfcynt of the Jtat« House* . :,•/-;, , -i.;:-*rlewood, S*J*

:";n''.'•; lirsty, above aft^sW*^ | :• • •L477 .t'.J. on a 1956 Olds hardtop wnt.uof*iffl"«trten issued to :HlU^RT ii. POWELL, 215 Second St., Hackenaack, N.J.

a. :.c.-i:ist:ered voter Bergen County from above add. on 4-20-60.| B , ,XB - DL ^T 657^ 7^275 02292 is«p4;fc*,triLBEaT Jf. POWELL, same add.

fl.<}.3. Feb. 1929 .F,Q.Bf;:#ot I4»t«4 ^\ wr* n:> r i; t f 141-160 Ibs, black hair I ' b r o w n eyes 5-Jccup. or employer not listed.

5*7 :|J 1962 Chev. 4 door color yellow Issued to t

a. jubj-jct not registered as voter'from above addreaa.o. ..o record Driver's License>n fila for above named subject at

aoove address, - •— -:i;.,;; r.v^part. Oiipfc, ^so ;/ Adr.U •• '. •.,'.: i.'-,3~-.l..'*.'•$ '•

•0? iW 1957 *3hev» ' 4 door ' frfrlor^aye^p.ay'Jtesu^ ItP J* "lAnu.'i dAGHRACH, 342 Taft Road, River Edge, N.J.•i. ^^gi3tered as votar Bergen Co. from above addresa on 7-29-60b. .iVis . DL 14070321 issued ,*o MAHl/M BACHEACH, above address.

^V;J« AV«» 1932 ,ia New .lork 0*lr a copy of ?lol-lgO Ibs. brown hair ^brown eyesr : Abraham Hertzberg, 235 I* 42nd St., M.f.C.

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1957 Dodge color two-tone yellow r „ Issued to :DEN3GAUL, 114 Elmer Aye., toglewood, JM.J. ,; r

registered as voter >S«rg«njS^^fom 10$ Slmore Ave., 'd, N.J. on 9-28-55.

Jon-voter for 4 years, name placed JLa Inactive File "1-15-60°« < « B - OL # 464^294 iaaued to ^BJiiliS OiiNSGAUL, 114 Elmore Ave,

3.0.3, July 1916 'P,0.fl."Not161-iao Ibs. "blacJc hair

^ccup. or employer not listed.•\ v *• "f £l«« "* **\^ f"1.^ ^~ ^^ "5 * *->*""il1^ B

PJ -<.J. 1959 Pontiac 4 door two-tone green Issued to :o^jwlS JQN2S, 191 Second St., Bnglewood, ».J.

'e a;i>ject .?7, page 2 of this report for descriptive data.)

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' .. UiV,.' AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Sa Y 1955 Ford color fcliie VTER2 /TON BUNS, 116-31 ^57*fr ffe*?TJs«*f<say M.t. "D.O.B. 3-1-33

Jj £O.V« STATS . < C : . 3 £ . "-JEN-TON ..-"S

f othar participants in demonstration t ~-

OOLIWAG, (CjO.R.E. ) 769 St. Marks Ave,, Brooklyn,: W.I.^"tV *•**•' ' ' 1 .*,, *--t

3A^R. 135 Belraont St., Bngltwood, N.*J.of Birth 10-11-32 in JTew terk City.

,i. J. Jtats I. D. Bureau ref la ota record of arrest re subject.attached copy of record.)

7-2-61J;ina 3

LACY, 23? Tietjen Ave., Englewood, N.J.Hd^iscsred as voter Bergen Go. from above add* on 3-3-60\7B - DL M^443$ issued to'SHlHLSI M./-UCT, above address.D.O.J. toy 1924 in New lork, H.I.5to* 121-140 Ibs. black hair [brown 'ayesEmployer : Travelers Ins. Co., 30 John St., N.I.C.

a.b.

Lee

L. LtCI, 237 Tietjen Ave. , Englewood, N.J.iic^istarsd voter Bergen County, above addeess on 6-19-61.';o. record of D. L. in file for above named subject.

Lil LOUIGK or LOHIK, address unknown.No record voting registrations Bergen County for above nansd...'o record of Drivers License in file for abovenamad subject.

On February 20, 1963, the undersigned proceeded to £nglewoodJupt. arid interviewed Police Director Joseph Lawless and Capt.''. larly and endeavored to get more information and record checks23 subjects listed in this report. Capt. Early advised they had

ird of arrast on the following :/I BHhiUKA H. KAI Viol. 2A:170-2S Disturbing Assemblies4 ;-UGGIS iJEALI " ! « • • , » • • w »f\ i f d i'l ^* C3 T3 * l?t} IB ' H W 9t t M W ft 4V* **'•' w • ijA*j**fL

*bove charges were dismissed in Magistrate's Court)^apt. aarly gave the undersigned a copy of report regarding

Ijentioned arrests and details re incident. (SSJS ATTACHED COPI3S OFW JaT.,D 2-2-62).

The twenty three names of participants in "sit-in" and demon-»on were checked in the following for any record or information.

I* J. State Identification Bureau f Record, subjects #1, '3, &«. J.

J3tate Police Records Sectionj. P. Subversive Activity File

*• J« 3. p. Narcotics Pile

> ecor, subects 1, '3, & 20.(See attached copies of records)

f Ho record.No record.

* No record.• . »'*AA ^«^rwdbW0 * ^«fcv **\* * WV* ^k»

nminal Investigation Section File - No record.

Photos of participants in the sit-in and the demonstration;» attached.

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Respectfully submitted.^" *

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A t ...--.„DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY

DIVISION OF STATE POLICE February 25, 1^63STATE BUREAU OF IDENTIFICATION

STATE HOUSE, TRENTON 25

of State Bureau numberF.B.I, number

ints

ion, Kiss,

,Bur,Ident«fxck, NJ

70^685."jpQ Qf\n F. J. Pasch,

Supervisor.

Name and number

Barbara JaneKay #21095

Barbara J. Kay#80393

2-2»62 Dls. Conduct(DisturbingAssembly)

-^supported by fingerprints in this Bureau.- -s, please supply dispositions to this Bureau

2-16-62

in any of the foregoing cases where they do not appear.

L-23Irs villa, Va,

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DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETYDIVISION OF STATE POLICE February 2!?, 1963 MIC

STATE BUREAU OF IDENTIFICATIONSTATE HOUSE, TRENTON 25

. ...., of State Bureau numberF.B.I, number

C a p i n F. J. Pasch,Supervisor.

JnilL K.J.

Le, N

Name and number

LeRoy Vaughn

Leroy I, Vaughn#229834

Arrested orreceived

Inquiry1-19-53

Charge

A.&B. by Auto

Applicant(Wright Aero.Div,

Disposition

''supported by fingerprints in this Bureau.ras, please supply dispositions to this Bureau in any of the foregoing cases where they do not appear.

DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY

DIVISION OF STATE POLICE February 25, 1963 miSTATE BUREAU OF IDENTIFICATION

STATE HOUSE, TRENTON 2S

of State Bureau number 705850F.B.I, number

or jCap[/in F. J. Pasch,Supervisor.

• .Ident.•aok, NJ

Name and number

Anno 3. Baor#80392

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135 Belmont St.Englevood, N.J.

H.Y.C.

10-11-32

Arrested orreceived

2-2*62

(1962)

Charge

Dls. Conduct(DisturbingAssembly)

Disposition

unsupported by fingerprints in this Bureau.-ords, please supply dispositions to this Bureau in any of the foregoing cases where they do not appear.

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0!MD W E E K

Tru T7XHelp has been ~pTn<ring"^in from all over-- hundreds or people are

vorking together. At tempts are being made to stop us, But we will

not bo stopped:

REMEMBER: IP INQUIRIES *F'E MADE OP CHILDREN BOYCOTTING, OR THREATS

AF.E MADE TO PARENTS OP BOYCOTTING CHILDREN:

1. Parents are to advise authories that they are not required

by lav; tc send their children to a segregated school,

2. /11 parents are reauired to be notified in writing before

any act ion can be taken.

3. In the event that a notice is sent to you, notify the

boycott committee immediately.

L),. The Boycott committee assures any parent that in the

event ac t ion is s tar ted by the city or 3osrd of Education,

all legal expenses including Attorney's fee will be

furnished free of charge.

This weeks calendar: Mon. March l|t 1963, Discussion of Future

Boycott Plans, 6l|. Englewoed Avenue,

Tuesday March 5» 1963., Council r -eet ing: Support our Gallant Council-

ncn Vincente K. Tibbs at City Hall 8:00PM

IP YOU AS A PARETT RECEIVE A TELEPHONE CALL INQUIRING ABOUT YOUR

CHILD ABSENCES IN SCHOOL, GIVE NO INFORMATION AS YOU CANNOT SEE

1'TiO IS ON THE TELEPHONE ASKING THESE QUESTIONS.

Englcwood: A Good Place» Which To Live.

ICn lcvvood is .'i £0od plnco in which to l ive: and uvv.'ho bclonjr to Enjfiewood should begin nccriitin.? thrpositive with greater vigfor in order to overcome the ef-forts of otir detractors and the propaganda that comesJu t of radio and television these days.

Eng^leu'ood is a community of homos, a neighborlyrommt tn i ty in which, despite all that lias been said ;.r.Jdone by a few, has a more highly developed racial un-derstanding; than any of our neighbors—to say the least.

In t h i s connection we have the words of En<,rlewood'.sown F.ev. Walter S. Taylor of the Galilee MethodistChurch who said this week: "The .\"e£ro in Knjrlcwooc!is farther along in his bid for equality than in any othercity nf Amfricn.."

Englewood has pood schools—public, private, andparochial—as proven by our graduates, white and Xcgru.who hare a hijrh percentage of achievement in higherschools of learning and in the work world.

Englcwood has pood government—sound, c.'licirnt,progressive with many men 'and women .devoting timeand ta lent without stint.

Englewood has rich traditions, fir." agencies and in-stitutions, programs and projects he lp fu l to residents inall sections and all walks, all-embracing- sports and rec-reational facilities.

Engk-wood h>u> many outstanding citizens highio'dj of endr-.-r.'or—finance, inrlnst'-" i :

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s many outstanding1 citizens high inof cndonvor — finance, industry, business. edu-ie arts. '•

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The question of racial imbalance, created by the ac-dcnt of neighborhoods and not by design as the Stateitself has declared, is under due process of law. Hear-ings will be conducted in April. Local authorities, andState authorities have hoped that people wouJd leavethe matter up to duo process of law and that orderlyprocedures would be followed even by the groups press-ing for drastic measures. And so do we. We feel it is sadto see the children become pawns in this controversy.

We hope parents will send their children back toschool, where they belong, where they want to be. Nomatter how hard the leaders of the Englewood Move-ment and CORE, which are in the forefront of this boy-cott, try to provide equal education they cannot and thelonger chi ldren nre kept out of school tiio loss chaneethey have for promotion, the more under-achieved theywill be.

We would not deny the right of the groups to pleadtheir cause for measures designed to correct under-achievement. This is America and the parents at Lincoln.School are good Americans. We simply advocate dueprocess of law, even if due process does take time.

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: 111 t h e fiirn c;i.-i's i i i u i l f n i - : Knclr.• u-ond and n i h f - r r i t i e s in \V Jer.

M'.V nnd t h a i n r i l l ; < T h.- nor Kil-M t r i i t i ' i H c ' o i i i i n i * M " ' i i T l - 'n -dc i jck. .M. l,'.™l.'ii;::i-r cnulil >>e forced in, In annuiindiii; a decision prior In. t h e ho ld / l i t : of he;iriii:; HI .Apr i l .

Tii^ Governor n;;,a^ h i> com-; i n c u t s yi.'Merday 0:1 h e n r i n g of (he. I . M i c n l i i School li«;c:'itt. .Hidinghis Impi". Hi:il !h» c h i l d r e n w i l l

; noi su f f e r rriucatinnnlly.He ch.ir:ictori/c(f t h e r f f f ; . c t '>

> » ' ^ r r L ' . i l j f p n c.lsi-?, i n f h r v i a i p ••;,,,• lou^ l i r.-1-.cv'' r f f i i j r ; M C t 'mc ;mtii l lirii:: ' i!t u h i c l i . h'' sai(f . r hov nrc, r(¥ccivin.q.

"1'iic > i - cnn( i ,•!:!.'. cit i he Lineohi; School l.ioyco'.t .^,-iv.' a rlro:> in the. i m i n l i . T of iiijM-nir.> of :)7. The

ml of M~hnn! fnr .ill rc.i-lurliiiL' hmculL. nn U'ednes-Ull'J nf which M-hool a;ilhfi-. t imate n'lO.il 'JOli.il.S t a r t e d Monday

Tin: huycott W.IS callril fj opcriin^ nt M-hno! M o n i f y y in^rr j-{ in:; nnrl al U I K rr.Drninp sc.s«ion 230I rhiWi-i-n w«n: ahsont . At the af-[ tcrnorMi r-rss^ii f i v - p ot tv\<- «h.; M:^tor5 rr:/;'nn: I ^••-:! ir 'ir-' "j ceivrd several calh froin p;i i''iio claim^ri thrir childrenI sci* out /or scjiool in th.? nioibut had somehow hern stecrnaway and inlo the group of nbsen tecs.

Dr. .Mark R. Shcdd. supcrintco-dcnt of schools, announced thatthe Board of Education was plan-

I n ine no immediate action on theI ahscnteci5m but would wait un t i lI the si tuation became stabilized. OfI th>' 4M children enrolled at Lin-I coin, ei?ht percent have been ah-(sent dt i r inR the last month due loj i l lness.

Ciasriwork i \ns hrm^ rr.-uimHI on 3 normal hasi^ ivith NIC a l t e n d -i in£ children. None of the teachersI was absent.! The hoard w i l l probably wai t! u n t i l Monday he-'ore proceeding; a^ainsi alvrntec-s. Tlie Stale la1.'.-

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(Confinued From Page ]) \s ch i l d ren to a t f r n d school.

I hnuch n o t h i n g prevents them jfrom a t tend ing pr ivate schools i f '(hr'-wor^Ir. .tumlartl.

Dr. Shcdcl felt that the achieve-ment of ch i ld ren in the type offaci l i l ics being set up by the boy.cot I inf.' parents could hardly heup to the st.ind.ird of t he regular!course in school. This could r e n d i - ily I"ad to s tudent f a i l u r e s and s h i - ;

dents heins le f t back.T ibbs L e a d s

MPicketing -1! L inco ln School was :

orderly, the picket lines led by j iCouncilman \ ' incente K. Tihhs.They carr ied placards p ro t e s t i ngai:;iinst racia l imba lance al Lin-f n l n School n n r l i n d i c a t i n g tha tt h e y are c a m p a i g n i n g lor de.sr.ii-:

rr^. ' i t inn nf t h e school.f i r . Sh*'dd in response I n ques-

t ions by the 3(i newsmen who sur-rounded the ent rances Mondaymorn ing snid t h a t t h r racial im-h n l a n c e at L inco ln School resultsf rom acc iden t and not r ies i .cn .wh ich was t h e f o r m a l f i n d in f ix oft h e t r a m of S t a t e exper t s sen Ihere by the S l a t e D e p a r t m e n t ofE d u c a t i o n las t f a l l .

Dr. Shedd f u r t h e r said t h a i heand \hr Board of K d u c n t i o n hadhnprd t h a t al! croups would ^e-perid upon d;ic process of l awfor s o l u t i o n s to problems nf im-balance and t h a t they would notresort lo d i > r u p t i v e boycott tac t ics , j

Thr boycott was o rgan ized Fri- jday n i u h t at .1 r a l l y at LincolnSchool a t i endrd by 150. This wasconducted by Counc i lman Tihhsu ho supported the boycott say incit is s o m e t h i n g t h a t "must be donei f one believes in t h ^ cause ofdfsesrepation." The ra l ly was ad-

dressed by the Rev. Char les Shut-; l lour.rlh nf I- ; i rminchr.m. A l a . , a

Freedom K i q h l e r , v/ho drclarrd jt h a i \e"ror^ nrc f l o i n " nn morrt h a n f i c m a n d i n s (he i r r ights a sAmerican.*. 'Hie e igh t Trenton f i t -in*: ro>e in a body and pledged In ;keep t h e i r c h i l d r e n out of school :u n t i l L inco ln Schonl is nV^rg- i

A u g u s t u s Harrison and Russe l l iMajor, heads of !h^ Knglewood !Move men!. directed c h i l d r e n toseveral house-; in Knclewnod wheresub-: i t me classes are he inc setup or in ihe Klh ica ! ' ' u l l u r r House• n T'^-'ineck •.« her'* c!a-->ps are b'*-ir.;; i i ^u i .

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Due Processj Under Law

EXGLEWOOD — Mayor Aus t i n !! X. Volk last night pointed out that ij the boycott at Lincoln School is| entirely a Board of Education mat-j ter, that the hopes of all o f f i c i a l s' are thai the children wi l l not suf-

fer too greatly from remainingaway from school, and that adher-ence to due process of law is theonly way to approach the problem.

His statement:

"The matter of boycott by pupilsin Lincoln School and 'or any otherschools is a matter completelywithin the juriscliccion of theBoard of Education, in accordance

i wi th State Laws which prescribe; procedures in the case of prolong-

ed absenteeism if a chi ld (or chi l -' drcn) is not receiving an equaleducation.

"Thus we have no jurisdictionin this matter except to say gen-erally tha t we have advocated dueprocess of law and respect for. theorderly processes of law.

"As wo have pointed out. threeappeals are pending. Thr Cotiinns-sioner had indicated that after!

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School PupilsKXGl-EV.'OUD — "AVe, iike man .

other parer.ts who are opposed f,dc facto segregation of schools, willcon t inue to send our chi ld tu theLincoln F.lemcntary School becauseat the very con; of the present

i crisis in Enslcwood is the properi educa t ion of children. ' ' declarei Mr. and Mrs. John T. Spmill of! 273 Rosen.ont place, who with thej NDiio.-ial X.A.A.C.P. i n i t i a t e d theI f irst appe-il to the State Depart-j ment of Education.I "The petition file--! '"i"' '••«[Sta te Commissioner of Education' b y the -attnrtmve «f «v-~ * f — - '

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pnrt t ( i the Kniz l rwnnd !trt;n d ofEducat ion w h i c h in t u r n >n!l het h o r o u g h l y reviewed. The Gover- jnor of !!•,'• S ta i r h im.- r t f lias ad- ivncaln! due process of law. \ V e ;add our hopes t h a t the democra t ic iprocedures w i l l be fo l lowed in K n - iglewond and t h a t none nf nu rchildren will suffer by I he actionsof any groups or ( i n d i v i d u a l * .

"U'e feel today .is we have fri t !

f rom the b e g i n n i n g t h a t there is ia h igh degree of racial u n d e r s t a n d - 1ing in Kng lewnnd where our Ii n s t i t u t i o n s , our government , o u r 'public services, our businesses a r c -i n t e g r a t e d and where there is :

freedom of movement.

"U'e feel t h a t because of o u r :splendid community background,]because of our experience w i t h ;i n t e g r a t i o n as ihe years have pro- !

grcssed, the re is greater under - 's t a n d i n g here t h a n in most c o m - j

: numitics. And we feel t h a t by f a r 1

I the great m a j o r i t y of our people,of all races, agree t h a t this^is so

' a n d regret the e f f o r t s of «-;me to itear us down."

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By KATHRYN "HOL2KA 'and XOUIs'j. CLARKV;*

-. IS: IS^I i i ^^^IffgI^d^^^3!Lpi5raoce§pLM^S-5ffi ,apse:a^^^this morning as a boycott "by parents . protesfinf raciallm-balance at the_ school appeared to be faltering" jn ats"".thlrilday:' .::. ::.;%-;V c */"'*>• i'A?"-'"V : r 7"^^^^ 1* ' • ' -"""'''"' •—-

Only 186 pupils of 498 enrolledwere absent from classes thismorning, according to Dr. MarkShedd, superintendent of schools.On the first day of the boycottTuesday 239 were absent, andyesterday 202 failed to appear forclasses. >a-. • rv'j?" : ''VrJ-jf^j---,?":"

Rumors - t h e boycott -mightspread to Liberty School todaywere unfounded. -Dr.. Shedd re-ported attendance -there todaywas well above normal for this':ime of "year. Enrollment theres about 60 per cent Negro, while

98 per cent of Lincoln School'spupils are Negro. ....... . i,,-: .

TIBBS ON LINE" •' j '!Councilman Vincente K. Tfbbs,

• Fourth Ward Democrat and'him-hself a Negro, was again on thepicket line in front of the school.

i He said he wil] picket even if! only 10 children continue to boy-! cott. ..

Tibbs told- newsmen of report-I ed intimidation by employers

against parents in the boycott.1 He did not mention names, but.; said he had knowledge of anon-,ymous telephone calls to bo3'cott,:leaders last night.

He said his 17-year-old daugh-ter received a telephone call ask-ing why she didn't want to go toschool with Negroes.

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(Continued .from Page -1!mediate desegregation. Engle-wood Avenue was nearly desert-ed and several City patrolmenobserved the proceedings.

MEASLES A FACTORChildren began arriving for

school at about 8 A. M. LincolnSchool principal LeRoy McCloudsaid some of today's absenteeismmight have resulted from spreadof measles. Three cases havebeen reported already, he said.

Of charges that attendance fig-rures were incorrect, Dr. Shedd'said he arrived at his absenteefigures by subtracting from totalenrollment the number of pupilspresent.

This morning for the first day,all fourth-grade children partici-pating in the boycott were takento a single destination for privateclasses. . - T

A bus again took about 68 chil-dren to the Bergen Ethical So-ciety headquarters in Teaneck.Fire officials and the Township'sbuilding and sanitary inspectorsvisited the building yesterday toJetermine if all regulations werejeing observed. Reports were to

toe made to Township officials•today. i -•••--;'.?,-

REFUSES LNFORMATIONAt The Teaneck building yes-

terday Byron Baer. vice-chair-man of the Bergen County chap-ter of C. O. R. E., also support-

-ing the boycott, declined to .giveany information about the type of

Education pupils are receiving/ I •,Dr. Shedd has said no make-

shift education will be acceptableto the Board of Education. Tru-1ancy proceedings cannot be insti-tuted against children and theirparents untfl 5 days of absen-teeism. .

The boycott action continuedlast night to be criss-crossed

1 with offers of support, stingingcriticism, and irwre filams

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ment; said he ^vas not opposedto boycotts. He added, however,that he felt such action mightbetter follow the hearings, if theyfail to bring action.

The Spruills in their statementsaid that in spite of the currentboycott they will continue to sendtheir daughter to Lincoln Schoolbecause proper education is atthe very core of the crisis.

The couple were among thosewho defied the Lincoln Schoolboycott last September whenabout 50 per cent of the studentbody was kept home 3 days in «.token action. : .' •*•": . % !

Referring to the ' petitions .tobe heard by Dr. Raubinger, theSpruills said: . • . • . . » / y

"Hearings on the petition havebeen scheduled for the first weekof April, and until Mr. Raubingerrenders his decision (which weand the National N. A. A. C. V.believe must be favorable)countersuits will not alter ttalready established decision anchanging trend, nor will boycot.pickets, sit-in demonstrations, owhat-have-you alter .the legaprocedure of law.*V".'£.^/.-•!•"••

They said protest is importanlbut not now and not at the ex_pense of the -education . of th("children. ,,-U^£. Wf^.-w '„ J

ASK LEAGUE GUIDANCEThe Spruills said ~ parents

should look to the National N. A.A. C. P. and the Urban League1for leadership and guidance.-

"Since It is the National N. A.A. -C. P. who has had years ofexperience in lighting for therights of individuals and victo-ries in the courts, and who willbe waging our battle for us atthe hearings, we sincerely urgfthis community to rally behincand support 'its program,'" thejsaid. ' ; "lv" ! •'-• * .

Of Hughes's statement on (h€unconstitutionality of racially un-balanced schools occurring with-

B» t out intent, S. O. _-N. S- said tw<I recent federal court decisions

—'.hold to the contrary.; > r> . . ,Their telegram to Hughes said:

i "In Mew of the~ pending hear-ings, we regret, you Jhave public-,ly - prejudged this /vital issuewhich threatens the stability and I

^welfare of all school thfldren to I

fi The group* said they hoped the ['Governor had been misquoted,'and that he wffl permit the issue-to be resolved in the democratic^tradition without any prejudg-ment. ^~. «'~ *\ *

Gentlemen:

Z have your telegram of today's date in which you expressyour "shock" at my having "pre-judged" the curreatschool controversy.

Z have taken particular pains act to render such a pre-judgment and have noted that the matter now is involved in thejudicial process beginning with hearings before the State Commissionerof Education.

Z have declared, however, the State Of Hew Jersey's ad-herence to the principles of equality aa aipmmJtd in the federaland State Constitutions and, in my opinion, in landmark courtdecisions, Z enclose a copy of this overall policy of the State ofHew Jersey as presented last year in a letter by me to CouncilmanYincente K. Tibba of Englewood.

Z an sure that all fair-oinded people in Hew Jersey sharea determination that no citizen should be isoied equality of oppor-tunity in the field of education as •til m in the other areas ofhuman endeavor.

»ly yours.,

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Committee to Save our Heighborhood School251 Van Nostrand AvenueEnglewood, New Jersey

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Dear Mr* Boldtr

Z have yoor te1 of February 26 in which the ExecutiveCoonittae of the fluanci'iitUr Club of Englewood urges me "to apply

weight of your personal stature and the powers of your office\o solve the EngTewood —*—• * -**-«- n

wMZa thanHng the Club for the advice, Z would notethe fact that another factor must be applied in this situationsthe weight of the laws of the United States and the State of HewJersey* Zt is in such application that Z intend to employ the officeto which the people of Saw Jersey have elected ne.

In da* course of fulfilling this doty, Z have reaffirmedqy statement of last June regarding equal educational opportunityand its implications on the neighborhood school system. Z enclosea copy of that statement aa expressed in a letter to Councilman Tibbs,

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Sincerely yours.

G0VERBOR

Hr. Obrlea BoldtPresidentEuglewood imancratio Club178 Sherwood PlaceEngleyood, Hew Jersey

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Sear Hrs. Wilaon:

X have your telegram of February 26 in which you urge me to"provide the personal leadership desperately needed" to deal with theEnglewood school'

I em sot quite sure as to the course of action you propose thatX take. X aa sure, however, that this is a matter that is fully compre-hended by the Ism of the United States and Of the State of Hew Jersey.X have taken aa oath «o uphold those lavs and X propose to do so.

.After SOBS delay, several groups of Englcwood parents brought

the question of de factoa segregation to the attention of the StateCocmissioner of Education^ end! thenoonly after direction from theFederal court* Commissioner Eaubiager has moved with expedition to hearand rule in chose matters. Any delays have resulted from calendarconflicts among counsel in the matter*

The action of the State of Hew Jersey will be within the frame-work of'a policy which I enunciated last June in a letter fo Councilmantibbs* X enclose a copy of that letter for your information*

One further word concerning your stress on the matter of a"privately Initiated* case. A privately initiated matter has the samestanding in our court* and administrative agencies as does any public orcorporate request for Justice* X would further observe thet the historicBrown case, through which the United States Supreme Court ruled out segre-gation in schools, was a privately initiated hearing* X would urge youand your associates to be of good faith in the law. For in the longrun, it is the only sure foundation of justice.

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Sincerely yours,

GOVERNOR

Mr*. Virginia Wilson111 Williams StreetEnglewood, Hew Jersey

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Dear Mr* Swartzberg:

Thank JOB for your communication concerning the schoolcontroversy la

I am well aware of the frustrations of those citizens ofwho believe that equal educational opportunity is being

Aa you nay know, I have stated on severaltiba policy which would guide this Administration in such

cases, namely, that the neighborhood school concept which is imbeddedin the public policy of this State oust be adapted, when necessary,to assure the priaary requirement of equal educational opportunityfor all children, this) is Hie settled policy of my Administration,as indicated la a letter which I sent to Honorable Vincente K. Tibbs,a Councilnsn of Englewood, on June 18, 1962, a copy of which I enclose.Any controversy to be settled by the Commissioner of Education, throughthe process established In the school laws of this State, will bedecided within the framework of this policy.

opinion.,__jt bat it is tine well spent, in rayIng advances in this area are cade in such

, We know that tilt historic Suprene Court decision in thechool segregation cases resulted from the patient use of due processof law.

Ham process ia school controversies is clearly spelled out inthe school laws of law Jersey. Upon formal petition of complaint tothe CoasilstTonai' of Education requesting intervention in a localschool controversy, the Commissioner ia obliged to hold a hearing topT«nrf,n> all the facts before rendering a decision which is bindingupon the local school district. This decision, however, is appealableto the State Board of Education and then to the courts.

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Recently, the Attorney General of the United States,Robert F. Kennedy (whnej zeal and integrity in respect of civilrights is certainly aajmi question), stated in the public pressla Newark that the ahemlmmgiit of the neighborhood school policyof Hew Jersey waa not necessary la order to reach complete ful-fillnent of the necessary goal of equal educational opportunity.

1 aa confident that after an evaluation of the facts inthe light of tilt State's policy la thia area, a specific remedywill be foflhnailng which will be implenented by the local Boardof Education foe the benefit of all the citizens of Englewood.

With regard to the final question of your letter, "Areyou doing alft yon cant*1, Z will answer in the affirmative. Withall respect nay X ask yon the sane question, particularly withrespect to legislation which would strike at the root of thisde facto aettiraflffHnn evil to prevent discrimination in the saleof private homing* Such legislation, initiated by cy predecessorand than by OB, baa passed the Denocratic Bouse of Assembly severaltines, and is stalled la the Hew Jersey State Senate. Have youwritten to yon* local Senator on thia natter?

Respectfully yours,

GOVERNOR

Hr. Leon7 Ford StreetBergenfield, Hew Jersey

Harch4, 1963

7 FORD STREET

BERGENFIELD, NEW JERSEY

Richard HughesFBI 8

GovernorTrentori'IN* J'.

CHIEr E X E C U T I V E

Dear Gov. Hughes:

, 1963

Because of prior commitments, Iam unable to picket your office tomorrow,This letter will be in its stead. Thesubject of my protest is the LincolnSchool in Englewood.

There is no purpose in life ifthere is not a moral purpose. It iswrong for the Lincoln School to besegregated.

You and I helped to segregatethat school. I am doing all I canto desegregate it. Are you doi&g allyou can?

Yours truly

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ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLSOffice of the Superintendent

Warch 4, 1963

I, Attendance reports from Lincoln School thia morning (3/4/63) show that 113 children

•era absent as comparad with 239 last Tuesday. Since absences at thia time of year

cause serious interruption to the education of these children we hope that all un-

excused absentees will return to their classes immediately.

I. Chapter 13 of New Jersey Statutes places clear responsibility upon parents of all

children ages 7-16 to have their children attend school (13:14-14). The law also

holds a board of education responsible for enforcing compulsory attendance of all

school-age children. In the face of a large number of unexcused absentees the

3oard of Education and Superintendent would be delinquent in their legal obliga-

tions not to take proper action at this time. Therefore, following consultation

with Board of Education attorney Judge Abram Lebson I have instructed members of

| our staff to follow normal procedures for determing causes of extended absences.

To parents of children whose absences are unexcused we will send the usual notice

that such children are to be in school within 5 days.

Failure to comply with this notice will result in complaints against parents

in municipal court according to law.

NARK R. SHEDD

Superintendent of Schools

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,.March 5, 1963

Reverend J. IsaiahPastor, First283 TTnommnr PlaceEnglewood, Hew Jersey

Reverend

Thank you for your recent letter commenting on the EnglewoodBuucwNHtay*

X appreciate your position ia the Englewood coraaunity and thefact that your voice baa alwaya been a reasonable and responsible onein the search for a aolntrlim to this cost frustrating and perplexingproblem. It ia for this reason that X cannot understand your suggestionthat the natter has become a "political football from the State leveldona1" and that you now will "use whatever oeans nay be necessary, withinthe law* to achieve your goals.

ly lav and custom the primary responsibility for educationresta with the local coammity. Only when a conounity fails to dealwith its responsibilities doea the State becoae involved and then onlythrough a PTpflMg which ia clearly apelled out in the school laws ofthe State.

the 1Due process ia being followed la the Englewood case. Whenrepresenting those who are challenging the local school

authoritiea net on January 25th with representatives of the Departmentof Education, the data of April 1st was selected aa being mutuallysatisfactory to enitignce the hearings required by law before theDepartment of Macattntt in order to reach a legally binding decisionin this natter. '"'

As yon suggest, there is indeed the possibility that theiarlafna may be appealed to the State Board of Educa-

tion and to the courts. Yet, again, we are talking about due process,the very method by which toiorlft* I* caking Its progress in the fieldof civil rights. Vat historic Supreme Court decisions to which yourefer were at the end of that procedure known as due process and theonly guarantee, la ay opinion, of enduring advances resulting froma controversy of this sort. For innlvmr*, X aa sure that the 187student* la South Carolina who only recently were successful In theirbid to have their breach-of-peace convictions set aside by the unitedState* frjnriim Court, fully appreciate the value and wisdom of dueprocess*

You know of the policy of this Administration — that theneighborhood school principle must be flexible and adapted, whennecessary, to assure the primary requircnent of equal educationalopportunity for all rfrfldrta* Too nay bo interested in reading acopy of ay letter to such effect of June 18, 1962 to a distinguishedCouncilman of fufcloanmT, aVMoralilo Vineente K. Tibbs. Just a few daysago, the Attorney General of the United States, Robert F. Kennedy(whose Integrity and zeal la the field of civil rights Is beyondquestion) tttproaaed his belief that the neighborhood school policyneed not be abandoned la order to reach a fulfillment of equal educa-tional *nT*Vf1t1hr for all children.• •

X aa confident that any controversy to be settled by theCoanissioner of Education wilt be decided within the framework oftill* policy, and will be laptaaimted by the local Board of Educationfor the benefit of all the children of Englewood.

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Sincerely yours,

GOVSEHOR

61 WILLIAM STREETEN&LEWOOD, NEW JERSEY

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February 15, 1963.

Hon. Richard J. HughesGovernor of New JerseyTrenton, N. J^

Dear Sir:

I have some reluctance in sending you this communi-cation, due to the fact that there exists a do-nothing policyon the question of public school integration which has seeming-ly dominated this Northern atmosphere.

As Chief Executive of the State of New Jersey, I feelthat it is incumbent upon you to take a direct stand in thesematters, thereby upholding the principles of our western democ-racy. Let me explain, because I think it important to give truemeaning to what I am trying to convey. The democratic way oflife is indeed a fine principle and it is correct for us to spreadthis ideal throughout the world, not only because we believe init, but because it is the best way of life. However, we of thewestern hemisphere have not done very much to solve the problemswhich beset us to the extent where we might influence the darkerskinned peoples of other countries.

If your approach to this racial imbalance which existsin our schools remains as it is at present, I fear that you willgive extra fuel to other governors both North and South, whowish to flout the decisions of the Supreme Court, thereby deli-vering into the hands of the communists the best weapons to de-feat the cause of democracy.

May I point out to you, Sir, that this "lull" here in theCit,y_p.f_Englewood simply represents the calm before the storm,and if your interest in the matter is what I expect it to be, youwill not permit a continuation of this foot-dragging on the partof those responsible. You are all too familiar with the factsin this case, I am certain, so that I need not go into the de-tails. *

TRUSTEES

David RossJohn W. BrownPearl SteeleHill B. SmithKatherine HarrisCzolgus ColemanWilliam AndrewsThomesenia Gary

I feel that you would appreciate the fact, Governor Hughes,that I am in a position to know the situation here and I cannot

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March 6, 1963Dear Mr. Lucaas

Thank you for your cnanonicatioa concerning the school controversy inEnglewood.

2 aa well aware of the frustrations of those citizens of Englewood whobelieve that equal educational opportunity is being denied certain children. Asyou may know, 1 have stated on several occasions the policy which would guide thisAdainistratloa la such cases, nanely, that the neighborhood school concept whichIf Imbedded la the public policy of this State oust be adapted, when necessary,to assure the primary requireaent of equal educational opportunity for all children.

fti* process takes time, but it is tine well spent, in vy opinion, becauseall enduring advances la this area are made in such manner. Ue know that thehistoric Supreme Court decision la the school segregation cases resulted from thepatient use of due process of law*

Due process la school controversies is clearly spelled out in the schoollass of New Jersey. Upon formal petition of conplaint to the Coamissioner ofMucation requesting intervention la « locel school controversy, the CaaaissionerIf obliged to bold a hearing to examine all the facts before rendering a decisionrtich 1* binding upon the locel school district* this decision,appealable to the State Board of W HMttffli and then to the

Eecently, the Attorney General of the united Stazeal and integrity la respect of civil rights is certainly beyon£^ttestion)\e public press la Bewark that the abandonment of the neighborhood act

[policy of Bay Jersey was not necessary la order to reach complete fulfillment ofnecessary goal equal educational opportunity*

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aplemented by the local Board of Educaton fnr MI« h«r.»^»- „* «n M^ ririzeEnglewood.

for the benefit of all the citizens of

Sincerely yours,

It* Townsend231 Bnglewood Avenueloglewood, Hew Jersey

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•nfc yon for your letter expressing concern over this Adminia-tion's policy pertaining to da facto segregation In the public schools

of Hew Jersey.

yo» have newspaper accounts of the recent pressconference in which I attempted to clarify the misunderstanding of Conmissioner Raubinger* * poaltion on this natter. X reiterated the settledpolicy of my Administration as indicated in a letter which Z sent toHonorable Vincente X«the statement to which you

of Englevood, on June 18, 1962,ly referred in your latter*

Pleaaa be assured that any controversy to be settled by the Conais-sioner of Education, t^nwift tnf process established by the school lavaof this State, will be decided within the framework of this policy,namely, that the 'ajM**!****?* school concept oust be adapted, when neces-sary, to assure the primary requirement of equal educational opportunityfor all call*

X regret the confusion which resulted from the misunderstanding ofCoomissioner Kaubinger's position sad X am confident that, working throughthe established procedures, a specific remedy will be forthcoming in thenear future.

Kind personal regards.

Sincerely yours,

GOVERNOR

Mr. Monroe ft. BowlingExecutive DirectorEnglevood Mas League, Inc.28 Horth Van Brunt StreetEnglevood, Hew Jersey

Affiliated with The National Urban League

28 NORTH VAN BRUNT STREET LOWELL 8-4988 ENGLEWOOD, N. J.

OFFICERS

|K>LD E. BROWN, ESQ.President

ITAKD M. CRAMER, Esq.FT C. SMITH

Vice Presidents

IB SANDRA PFAUSSicretary

:. ALBEBT L. METZGEBTreasurer

MEMBERSL MURRAY C. COHEN

ENGLISH, JR.p. BRYANT GEORGE

L CONRIGHT GREER, W. HOLLY, JB.

HA R. JENKINS, M.D.i. RAYMOND JENNINGS

! W. LOWRV, IIIi. GEORGE MAIS'. ROBERT I. MILLER

' E. XUELSEN, ESQ.C. PARLIN, JR., Esq.

| A. HARRY PASSOWi H. PICKERING

B-ANN POLK, M.D.i. ROBERT SCHWARZ, JB.

MIAH E. SMITH, M.D.IJUD SMITH

W ATKINS, JR.(.JOSEPH M. WHITE10. WYATT

PAST PRESIDENTSM. CRAMER, ESQ.

l JOHN- W. DAVISp. HARRY GILES

i H. JENKINS, DJXS.; C. PARLIN, SB., ESQ.

IE. PERRY' SLAUSON, ESQ.

ICUTIVE DIRECTORHOWLING

ICwmunity Che«t Ac*ncy

February 19, 1963

The Honorable Richard J. HughesGovernor, The State of New JerseyState Office BuildingTrenton 25, New Jersey

Dear Governor Hughes:

The Executive Committee, consisting of theofficers and committee chairmen of the EnglewoodUrban League, Inc., has directed that a letter bewritten to you expressing our alarm and fear becauseof the recent statement by Commissioner Raubingerthat the State of New Jersey is without a. policypertaining to de facto segregation in the publicschools of the State.

We in the Urban League are surprised and somewhatappalled because we recall your rather definitivesjtatement on June 19, 1962, and your subsequent state-ments in this area of human relations. In addition,we are fully aware of the intent of previous governorsand legislatures of the State of New Jersey "toeffectuate the declared policy of combatting thepractice of discrimination or segregation on the basisof race, creed, color or national origin, as a threatto our democratic institutions." Furthermore, theExecutive officers of the State of New Jersey shouldbe aware of state policy as enunciated by the officeof the Attorney General some years ago in another"Englewood case and alluded to in your statement onJune 19, 1962.

The fact that Commissioner Raubinger is notguided by this policy is merely one more reason whyyou must be much more aggressive in your supervisionof the New Jersey State Department of Education asrequested by our representatives when we visited youon May 24, 1962. j

Respectfully yours

* v * — " -Monroe D. DowlingExecutive Director

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Dear M*» Traverej. - • ; . . , - • . . :'.•,. , , : . . : .

Thank you for your lotto* consenting on therecent alt-la ossMMtmioa la my office by a groupof MB* Jersey citizena concerned with do factosegregation la certain public schools la Inglevood.-

Be expect to resolve this controversy throughthe procedures established in the school lows ofSew Jersey so that all children will have aa equaleducational opportunity*

But, unlike Governor Bamett, whom you admire,X intend to do oil within our power to assure thatall eitixens enjoy equal rights and opportunities.

Sincerely yours,

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Mr. Louis Travera162 East 144th StreetBoon* 51, Bev York

March 6, 1963

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Hon. GOT HughesTrenton, 1T.J

tear Sir;

Aa an ex resident of U.J. and with manyrelations in Jersey City, Bayonne , Long Branchetc. I hope you will not give in to thispublicity seeking Fegroes .

Let nfl hope you will net rake Hew Jerseyonother New York, where children, and womenare not safe OH the street, I have alwaysbelieved that races sneuld. be together andnot mixecL, that way I an sure we wo«JLo. haveless trouble.

Many of ^thank God for such American as&0v. Barnett, qnd many others.

Sincerely,

G^V,#'~{^/ Louis Jravers

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t i e r law of paronls In see In itthai their ehlldren al iend M-lli'id

] !< • .-;:ilr(i further I hat i! is l ike,w i s e tlic obl igat ion of t h e I'.oardof K '<uea! i ' iM '•'< t a k e ariiuri a:'ain.--!pap-nts nf unexeiiM-d children:tha t , in f a c t , the I man! would In'delin<|iieit! in ils duly if it failedto a c t .

Til'Tefnre. nolier.*: were senl !nall pa ren t * nf "n>-.vi> "d eh iVr -n.di.-i-etini.1. Ilia: l!i-y In- lurk a!M'hool \'. ithlll fi'. <• da;.*, ui byMaiHl I.1!.

I [mil their f ; t ] ill re !" In- hackin school, ro ihp lamts w i l l he f i led\'.:;h the 1'ieal p'llieu fur arli 'm in.Mii'.:i*t rate's. Court under s l a t es la ' u te . l)r. Shedd asvrled.

The s i l u a t i o i t i* le-u)'-' clo*clywatched by Hie board which ! > ' •ffeves that by .Monday the hardcore of a i j -en [» 'ev v.i!l be apparent,and thai t in* would v- iy l ikely beioineulierc- belv.ren II") and 50.

The Hoard of Kducaiion \wii notinf't Monday niuht. its regularly.*chedulei! nivl i t . but w i l l meet at ',',p.m. .Monday. .March IB instead, a!11 Kn-J.lc stn-r-l.

ENGLEWOOD — The boycott!j of Lincoln School has settled down; to a hard core of 56 pup i l s who! have been absent every day since; Feb. '>S.

The parents of these unexcuscd iabsentees have al l received notices

i from the Board of Education ad-I vising them to send them back to

school w i t h i n fis 'e days or faceI charges in Police Court. The f inej under Slate S ta tu tes is f ive dol-i tars for the f i rs t day's absencei there af ter and S25 for succeedingI days. Parents have been exhortedi by Pau l K. Zubcr. in tcgra t ion i s ti at torney, to keep them out per-1; manent ly even if they have to go;i lo jajl^; . i' "linglcwood is the f ron t l i n1 b a t t l e g r o u n d in our f igh t and if

we win in Englcwood w e w i l l jwin t h r o u g h o u t New Jersey and ithroughout_Jhe North/ ' Mr. Zubcr I

he Was support". and CORF, lea-

ders from Patcrson and Hockland iCounty who said "we w i l l helpy o u w i n your f i g h t because i f |

do win ours." This Iyouwas the t h e m e of t h e Zubcr-tedjra l ly at L inco ln School last Sat-urday nigh!.

Test Of LawWith the passage of each day

since thp boycott started on Tues-day, Feb. 26, the absentee listapproached a hard core of those\ who intend to test the law.

On opening day of the boycott

239 were absen t , t h i s i n c l u d i n g 'the regular sick l ist . By Friday;morn ing the absentees hail drop-ped to 175; by Monday m o r n i n gto 113. and by Tuesday morn ingto 94. representing what Dr. Shcddsaid was about 13 percent e f f e c t i v e ,but more than enough lo give t h e !school au thor i t i e s concern overin te r rup t ion of the i r educat ion ,he said. The absentee chi ldrenmeet dai ly at several houses onRally at which .Mr. Zubor was p r i n -apparcnt object was to s t i m u l a t e

On Saturday n i g h t the Firjle-wood Movement, wi th C'ounnlmanTibbs as cha i rman , conducted ar a l l y at wh ich Mr. Zither was pr in-c i p a l speaker. This was at tend-ed by about 250 persons, and itsppaivnt object was to stimulatearents into m a i n t a i n i n g the boy-ott .

Most s i g n i f i c a n t of a l l the s ta te-m e n t s made a t tha t r a l l y , not aloneby Mr. Zuber bu t iiy Mr. Tibbsand by representatives of COREand N.A.A.C.P. ' was t h a t Knglc-wood is regarded a.* the f ron t - l i nein the ba t t l eground for the stateand for t i ie e n t i r e n o r t h .

However, on M o n d a y the n u m -ber of absentees con t inued todwindle , a t tendance c l i m b i n g eachday since a l t h o u g h w i t h more t h a n ;enough absentees to cause a prob-.1cm to Ihe au tho r i t i e s .

On M o n d a y Dr. Shedd a n n o u n c - ;ccl tha t it is the r e spons ib i l i ty u n - :

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HP-' * John JforseURational N.A.A.C,?.'20 !fest 40th StreetHew York 18, New Tork

Dear Mr. Morsell;

Pursuant to our teleph one conversation of Tuesday this i-?eek , I encloseherevath several newspaper articles pertaining to the participation of otherN,1,A»G.F« presidents, throughout Beg Jersey in the present school

•'iSere in gnglenood* lou and JL know that the present gphnpl ffHfllg Issponsarect, endorsed, directed or in_ anyway invt)lved fcy the N.A»A,C»?»thro-ugh aaoriiery and1ios 3:o prorddeatt Mc» jigu-tus ifarrison, 10 eontinaal2yuses tiis name of the HsJL&Lgaf» to foster sympathy and help from other B.AJL.C.i',", |Jarancfees here in the State/lSien the f oraat is rea!3y that of the Sogleaood Ifove- /nent, -diich the saae Agustus H arripon is i3ie -sod- has at it Ixoad -I-

Paul Ziiber, and most of the meEbors are fros

HOB you aui ar^one in HationaX Office, or HO'ET Jers^r State Conference cansit back and let one aan ijalk a^-ay -slth and flaunt yotjr organisation real3or bagsae» And the danger is no longer Hr, Harrlsoni the dai^er is that you now Have aSr» Arthur Hollo-say, president, of •Che Peterson br anch and a Mr* Scott, presidentof Siting Valley branch (and -;£io knots h ow many aore) who are not looking to andbeing gtiidad by the directives and leadership of a Roy Wilkins or a John Morsellor a Rsv, Wopdson» or., even a Bob Carter — ao, no, — Paul Zuber is those"Big Brother" or "Moses" or whatever-, he is, an2 7 ou aresslp-Kily brrfc sarelyout* •* '!?. . i

w, do you sit back on your haunches and do nothing (the cancer; never getsbetter and go awsy, nor, J&-. MOrsell, "-sithar on the Vina".,.If SPKSASS, IT GB2S'

Do you sit back and .do nothing or do you accept the, challenge, as Iand FIGBf fpor "the inspect and leadership of the Satiocal Assoeistion for theMvanees it of Colored People*

Angrily btit hopefully

Bishop Gill

SEV RobertHr. Calvin BanksRev, 3, Ho-wsrd >JoodsQnMr. Herbert H*

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March 8, 1963

wnrgyp'fog ^ y school controversy in

Dear ilr. and Mrs, Tinaley:

ffyrofe you for yourEoglewoodi

I an well aware of the frustrations of those citizens of Englewood whobelieve that equal educational opportunity is being denied certain children. Asyou may know, I have stated on several occasions the policy which would guide thisAdniuistratioa ia such cases, namely, that the neighborhood school concept whichis imbedded ia the public policy of this State must be adapted, when necessary,to assure the primary acquirement of equal educational opportunity for ell children.

Due process takes time, but it is time veil spent, in my opinion, becauseall enduring advances la this area are made in such manner. We know that thehistoric Supreme Court decision ia the school segregation cases resulted from thepatient use of due process of law.

Due process ia school controversies is clearly spelled out in the schoollava of Hew Jersey. Upon formal petition of complaint to the Commissioner ofEducation requesting intervention in a local school controversy, the Commissioneris obliged to hold a hearing to eacaaine ell the facts before rendering a decisionvhich is binding upoa the local school district* This decision, however, isappealable to the State Board of Education and then to the courts.

-.Recently, the Attorney General of the United States, Robert F. Kennedy

(vhoae zeal sad integrity in respect of civil rights is certainly beyond question),stated ia the public press ia Bewark that the abandonment of the neighborhood schoolpolicy of Hew Jersey was not necessary ia order to reach complete fulfillment ofthe necessary goal equal educational opportunity.

X ssi confident that after ea evaluation of the facts in the light of theState's policy ia this area, a specific remedy will be forthcoming which will beimplemented by the local Board of Education for the benefit of all the citizens ofBagleaood*

Sincerely yours.

GOVEBNORMr. and Mrs. Jaoes Tinsley261 Tietjen AvenueEnglewood, Sew Jersey

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Cole:

Thank you for your

March 8, 1963

lication concerning the school controversy inEnglewood*

X am veil aware of the frustrations of those citizens of Englevood whobelieve that equal educational opportunity is being denied certain children* Asyou may know* I have stated oa several occasions the policy which would guide thisA-bir',,. ration ia such cases, naaely, that the neighborhood school concept whichia iuuudded ia the public policy of this State most be adapted, when necessary,to assure die prfcnary requirement of equal educational opportunity for all children.

One process takes tine, but it ie time well spent, in ny opinion, becauseall enduring advances in this area are made in such manner* We know that thehistoric 1T>uirnsn Court decision ia die school segregation cases resulted from thepatient use of due process of lew*

' . ,Doe process ia school controversies ie clearly spelled out in the school

laws of Hew Jersey. Opon formal petition of complaint to the Commissioner ofEducation requesting intervention ia a local school controversy, the Commissionerit obliged to hold a freerTng to eramlne ell the facts before rendering a decisionwhich is binding upon the local school district* Shis decision, however, isappealable to the State Board of Education and then to the courts.

Recently, the Attorney General of die united States, Robert P. Kennedy(whose zeal and integrity la respect of civil rights is certainly beyond question),stated ia die public press la Kewark that die abandonment of die neighborhood schoolpolicy of Sew Jersey was not necessary ia order to reach complete fulfillment ofdie necessary goal equal educational opportunity*

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X ea confident diet after ea evaluation of die facts in die light of theState's policy la this area, e specific remedy will be forthcoming which will beimplemented by the loeel Board of Education for die benefit of all die citizens ofEoglewood*

. , • •Sincerely yours.

Mr. and Mrs. George Cole91 Elmor* AvenueEnglewood, Mew Jersey

GOVERNOR

March 8, 1963Dear Mr. and Mrs. Eobinoou:

Thant you for your conmunication concerning the school controversy inEogleucod.

I aa veil aware of the frustrations of those citizens of Englewood vhobelieve that equal educational opportunity ia being denied certain children. Asyou may know, X have stated en several oecasionc the policy vhich would guide thisAdainistratioa in such cases, sanely, that the neighborhood school concept vhichis imbedded ia the public policy of thia State mat be adapted, when necessary,to aseure the primary requirement of equal educational opportunity for all children.

Due process takes time, but it is time well spent, in toy opinion, becauseall enduring advances in this area are made in such manner. Ve know that thehistoric flvpreea Court decision in the school segregation cases resulted from thepatient use of due process of lav.

Due processlava of Bav Jersey.Education .is obliged to hold avhich is binding uponappealable to the

Recently*(vhose zeal andstated ia the publicpolicy of Bav Jerseythe necessary goal

Sa school controversies ia clearly spelled out in the schooltipon formal petition of complaint to the Commissioner ofintervention ia a local school controversy, the Commissionerti earing, to immtf<liif all the facts before rendering a decisionthe local school district* Thia decision, however, is

of Mttffiattoti jffi«? t*wit to t'b^ courts.

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of the United States, Robert F. Kennedyof civil rights ia certainly beyond question),that the abandonment of the neighborhood schoolin order to reach complete fulfillment of

opportunity*

I aa confident that after an evaluation of the facts in the light of theState's policy ia thia area, a specific remedy vill be forthcoming vhich will beImplemented by the local Board of Education for the benefit of all the citizens ofbglevood*

Sincerely yours,

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas149 Orange StreetEaglevood, In

GOVERNOR

March 8, 1963Dear Mr. and Mrs. Roper:

Englevood*you foot your t>-auim*tyt_ *** f tflp concerning the achool controversy in

X an well aware of the frustrations of those citizens of Englewood whobelieve that equal educational opportunity is being denied certain children. Asyou may know, X have stated on several occasions the policy which would guide thisA&ir.-.stration ia such cases, namely, that the neighborhood shhool concept whichis imbedded in the public policy of this State oust be adapted, when necessary,to assure the priaary requirement of equal educational opportunity for all children.

•11process takes time, bat it is time well spent, in my opinion, becauseadvances ia this area are oade ia such manner. Ve know that the

historic Suprena Court decision ia the school segregation cases resulted from thepatient use of due process of law*

Due process ia school controversies is clearly spelled out in the schoollavs of Bev Jersey* Upon formal petition of cooplaint to the Conraissioner ofEducation requesting intervention ia • local school controversy, the Coranissioneria obliged to hold s hearing to eraaint all the facts before rendering a decision

is biadiat upon the local school district* Ibis decision, however, isappealable to the State Board of Education and then to the courts*

'Becently, the Attorney General of the United States, Robert F. Kennedy

(whose zeal sad integrity ia respscDaof civil rights is certainly beyond question),stated ia th*; public press ia Bewark that the abandonment of the neighborhood schoolpolicy of Hew Jersey was not necessary ia order to reach complete fulfillment oftbt necessary goal equal educational opportunity.

•X sa confident that aftar aa evaluation of the facts in die light of the

Bute's policy ia this area, s specific remedy will be forthcoming which will beimplemented by the local Board of Education for the benefit of all the citizens ofEnglewood.

Sincerely yours.

GOVMr. and Mrs* Oscar299 Coolidge AvenwBaglevood, Hew Jersey

Dear Mr. and Hrs. JonessMarch 8. 1963

Thank you for your coamunication concerning the school controversy inEnglewood*

I aa wall aware of the frustrations of those citizens of Englevood whobelieve that equal educational opportunity is being denied certain children. As700 may know, I have stated on several occasions the policy which would guide thisAdministratioa in such cases, naaely, that the neighborhood school concept whichis iabedded ia the public policy of this State must be adapted, when necessary,to assure the primary rsqufreiiisiH of equal educational opportunity for all children.

Due process takes time, but it is tine well spent, in ay opinion, becauseall enduring advances ia this area are made in such manner* He know that thehistoric Supreme Court decision ia the school segregation cases resulted from thepatient use of dug process of law.

Due process in school controversies is clearly spelled out in the schoollavs of Sew Jersey* Upon fonaal petition of complaint to the Cotmniss loner ofEducation requesting intervention in a local school controversy, the Coccissioner

; if obliged to hold a hearing to araalns; ell the facts before rendering a decisionwhich is binding upon the local school district. This decision, however, isappealable to the State Board of Education and then to the courts*

Eecently, the Attorney General of the United States, Robert F. Kennedy(•boss zeal sad integrity ia respect of civil rights is certainly beyond question),stated ia the public press ia Newark that the abandonment of the neighborhood schoolpolicy of New Jersey we* not necessary ia order to reach complete fulfillment ofthe necessary goal equal educational opportunity.

I sa confident that after an evaluation of the facts in the light of theState's policy in this area, a specific remedy will be forthcoming which will be

• inplenented by the local Board of Education for the benefit of all the citizens of.bglevood*

Sincerely yours,

Mr. and Mrs* CU[322 DecaterEaglevood, Bew Jersey

GOVEKWUR

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X hS7« your March I and, of coarse, willbe very happy to aeet with yon on a personal baa is. X do notwish to receive * delegation or a picketing group for thepurpoaa of discussingthia would catrcach

ia aa1?tfoflt*'W which la presently, and

lawfully, being heard" before the State toaaiseloner of

. . . .X ka» tibat you km aft welt enough to realise that

I have no viah to be critical of any demonstrations whichatneet* people wish to conduct in order to focus publicattention tjpon 'Jiia aatter* but X da not wish to aset withany dononytratogs at tiba present tliae.

On thesa condltiona* acsaaing that It will be al oeeting between you and cynelf , X suggest that you

call Am Bolan. ia cy office, to diecusa « coovenicnt tine

Uith beat personal wlahea, X aa

Sincerely yours,

316

Ta Vincent K* TibbaFourth Bard

cc: Ann Do Ian,

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REPRODUCED FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE MANUSCRIPT DIVISION, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

March Q, 1963

.Arnold E. Brown, Esq.63 West Palisade AvenueEnglewood, New Jersey

Dear Mr. Brown*

KENNETH ANCRUM, ET AL V.; POARD

ENGLEV<OOD

OF THE CITY OF

we have received on March.plaint as to the Respondentsand Common Council of "above-entitled cause./

—. -ion-to-Dismiss the_ of School Estimate -and MayorEnglewood, New Jersey, in the

We find no necesPetitioners arysaid notion wnotice.

Sincerely yours;

iral .argument on this Motion.sjj sd leave to file Brief in answer todays from the date of receipt of this

Eric GroezingerAssistant Commissioner of Education

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ni\H ANCHUH AND LESLIE

ANCHUM, ET AL.,

Complainants,

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OARD OF EDUATION OF THE CITYiF ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY,

Respondent.

STATE OF NEW JERSEYCOMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION

POINTS OF ARGUMENT

:}1. The Englewood Board of Education is, through the

peration of rules, and regulations and through the enunciation-

,nd implementation of policies, administering a racially segregated

elementary school system, in violation of rights guaranteed to .1 • - ' ' ' : - " | ,

appellants by the Fourteenth\t of the United Starte's^,. •.

Const! tut ion._and by Article 1, Paragraph 5 of the Constitution of

;he State of New Jersey.

2. Racial segregation in the Englewood elementary school

results'from the rules, regulations and policies of the Board of

Sducation.

3. Schools which are predominately Negro or which con-

tain a concentration of Negro students as a result of residential

patterns are educationally inferior and" constitutionally imper-

missible; local school boards are^required to take steps 'to eli-

t '>• >''miniate or alleviate these "de/facto" segregated schools, where

reasonable means .exist.

if. .The Board of Education of Englewood has not -fulfilled

the obligation described in paragraph 3 to eliminate or alleviate'< /

"de facto" segregation of Negro students in the Lincoln and Liberty

Schools and of white' students' in the Cleveland, Quarles and Hoose-'/;. '. / •velt Schools.:

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nglewood BoycottFirm Despite ThreatsBy T. R. BASSETT

ENGLEWOOD school officials Tuesday threatened to prosecute • under state tru-ancy laws parents of children boycotting the segregated Lincoln Elementary school unlessthe protest ends Monday. the September. 1962. demonstra- Department came poking around

In a statement for the board lions ln Engjewood. the dispatching center for therf education mailed to parents, pressures cited by children at 64 Englewood Ave..Dr. Mark R. Shedd, superintend- "' a spokesman <or the parentsrt!t of nchools. said, "Failure' to boycott leaders was the ruling ^f"comply with this notice will re- • by Teaneck township officials o|, Tuesday afternoon boy-ault In complaints against par- peD. 28 that the Ethical Culture cott leaders said that about 200ents in Municipal court accord- building used for classes for the were out. Eighty-six, they said,ding to law." boycotting children did not meet attended private classes.

Dr. Shedd said he had already health and safety regulations. Harrison said that a statewideOrdered the attendance officer to Children have been receiving petition drive is under way re-assess extended absenteeism. their instruction in private questing an investigation by theParents can be charged with dis- homes, and city oflcials will be House Education and Labororderly conduct and children sued j[ they try to enter these Committee,with juvenile delinquency under homes, Zuber told a rally in A state wide meeting in Tren-the truancy statutes.. The threat to prosecute cameon the 'sixth day of the boycott,which is the legal moment for _the truancy laws to go into effect.

Dr. Shedd's threat followedinstances of harassment, policeintimidation and pressure di-

pants.- August B. Harrison, EnglewoodMovement head, vowed, however,"The boycott will continue. 'Is the only way."

Harrison, who Is also the Ber-gen County NAACP chairman,added: "We arc-well aware ofthe truancy laws."

Paul Zuber; counsel for theEnglewood Movement, will beconsulted if necessary- he said.

Zuber was a central figure In

Englewood last Saturday. top on the steps of the Gover-The following Monday an offl- nor's mansion has been set foej

cial from the Englewood Health March 17.

Negro Elks/Support*, ••;. .; . • • I -.'«•

Englewood BoycottBy T. R. BASSETT

ENGLEWOOD, N. J. — TheNew Jersey state organization ofNegro Elks rallied last week tothe support of Englewood Negroesin their struggle against thatcity's Inferior and segregatedschool system. The support cameduring the second week of the

1 parents' boycott agiinst the 98.7•percent Negro Lincoln lementarySchool.

Canty Alston, state presidentoft he fraternal group, told a

t rally of parents Saturday nightIn the Lincoln School auditorium,"We are backing you. We willInarch witii you on Trenton."

Alston added, "It's your daytoday, and ^t may be ours to-morrow."

He was speaking for a fewthousand Elks, he said;-A state-wide march has been set forMarch 17, on the State HouseIn Trenton, to urge Gov. RichardJ. Hughes to act in the Engle-wood school crisis.

Robert J. Isom, another stateofficial of the Improved Benevo-lent and Protective Order ofElks o fthe World, said in yearsto come their children will notbe able to compete because theyare two years behind.

Isom said that Newark, Tren-ton, Camden and other Jerseycities face the same problems.. He urged a campaign to get ridof Mayor Austin N. Volk andother Englewood officials "whoare robbing your children of theirbirthright,"

The Negro Elk officials were' accompanied by eight represen-tatives of the fraternal group.

-Earlier in \he week, the staleNegro Elks in- a statement hadcondemned Gov. Hughes andMayor Volk for their stalling

. tactics. ALson and Mrs. Louise..Hughes, president o fthe Ladles- Auxiliary, signed the statement.i'.Vtaccnte K. Tibbs, councilman'from the predominantly Negrofourth Ward, who was chairman^^e. Saturday night rally, aaid

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withdrawn her children from theLincoln school reported that shehad received a letter from theBoard of Education warning hershe would receive a subpoenaunless she returns the children-to school on Monday.

Tibbs said that Paul B. Zuber,Negro civil rights attorney, wo,uldbe available Sunday afternoonfor those seeking legal adviceIn this connection.'

Rev. MUton Galamison, chair-man of the Parents Workshop forEquality in N. Y. City Schools,said opponents of school integra-tion will do everything to divertattention from that issue

They have even put a Negroon the. Board of Education, hesaid.

The parents, who have beenhighly critical of John, Perry,president of the EnglewoodBoard of Education, broke intoprolonged applause when Rev.Galamison said:

"Don't tell me you've got -eNegro anywhere. Tell ,me the 'kind of Negro you've got."

Mrs. Shirley Lacy, chairman

fo Racial Equality, read a lettersent to Gov. Hughes by Mrs.Virginia Wilson, a leader of theparents, which declared that In-action for two years at the "statelevel was responsible for theboycott.

"We've had study after study,"the letter said.

Mrs. Helen Jones, one of themothers who is in charge of thechildren's education, said "Weare providing them with an edu-cation they could not get in asegregated school,"

Mrs. Jones told parents thattheir children are having theirclasses in seven beautiful homesIn an integrated «area and have 'the services of four college pro-essors. Transportation and appe-tizing lunches are provided. '••

Next week, the pupila will go Ito a Long Island laboratory to'see. an atomic smasher, sh^iaW&j

«ra«>lsrs'"--<

children In the upper gradtcause they bad not yettaught to read.

Other speakers were SGore, CORE leader and cthor of the "The Angry .South," and Russell Major,leader of the Englewood Mcntment.

In a telegram to the rally,James H. Meredith said: "I sup-port and encourage your fifht"

The Cleveland School in thisThird Ward was picketed tethree days. Mrs. Carmen*Vaufhnsaid the action was taken be-cause it has only one Negro pu-pii. ,. •'•':}

Joseph L Benjamin, a yNegro poet, wrote the (oliolines dedicated to the Eoglrstruggle: - . • "•

TRENTON HERE WE COBUI just saw a 'Black Boy*.

picketing the streetsto protest the reason for

non-integration.How else can he learn to k

his white brotherwhen separate education

cau*M tbflm to fear each .other? v . J

March 12, 1963

MEMORANDUM TO HH. CURRENT PROK KYRA FKRGUSOK

. R-ev.- S.. K. Vfoodson called re the Snglewood situation.

He says that he has been trying to get in touch with ^r.

Harrison since Saturday to discuss the possibility of a

meeting with himself, Mr. BerbertrTate, lawyer hearing

part of the Snglewood case; Mr. Leon Giant, Education

Chairman;—and repi-esentativtiE froru—the Nallorml Office

to clarify the position of the JfAACP in this situation.

He says that there are three groups invoked, including

the HAACP, one an Independent group which called the boycott.

He feels that a demonstration at this time may be interpreted

as trying to bring pressure to, benr on the court which is to

hear the case ^tomorrow,. "?"'''.' ' ;» "•• «f>-. /

_^_ jTe^does not know whether the meeting, scheduled to

be held tonight .at 221 Wilbur Street, at 3 p.m., will be

held.

A meeting for tomorrow, about 8 p.cf., in-finglewoSa

•with all parties concerned was suggested by Rsv. Woodson.

Ee may be reached (after 2:30,.?.m.) at the City Council

where he is attending a meeting, SX 2-3^1,- in the City

Council Room.

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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT

LXKOUI SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

J|AMCH 14. 1963

ENROLLMENT

32

33

70

72

58

92

69

67

16

466

499

ATTENDANCE

30

30

65

62

54

78

60

50

15

414

444

ABSENT

2

3

5

10

4

4

9

17

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' 52

55

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Dear Mr. Morsell,

I, TOLD

87YOU SO iii

•* MAR 14'63I' have severl relatives in .Spring- \Tsiley7~FewTTorl?7~~The "sit-in"--'was planned and

-organized, by —guess fsho,. the , - , -saae CORE and Englswood Movementpeople -who have raised all of the ."hell" here in^ngletiocid. The"out of toTSFners" referred to in -.-;'the riet-js article -are rone and... the ;

.'sane Englewodd.' s Gore people.- ;; TheT-iiite man knot^is this v thsreby the

. -:effectiveness' of .the nameI.A.A.C.P. in, establishing .any'sort of relationship in thesecosaunities .. , :

-s dvr/ingling to nil.

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March 14, 1963

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- • • -sDear Mr. Bolloway:

I ao tn receipt of your telegraa of today's date in which yourequest me to receive your group at the State House on Sunday,March 24, at 3 p.m.

Froa your telegram and new reports, it appears that you areplanning to postpone a demonstration of which X read in the newspapersfrosj March 17 to thatedate.

'X have net with a number of groups and individuals interested

ill the present Englewood school situation. This includes representa-tive* of the SatJonaT Association for the Advancement of ColoredPeople, Congress of Racial Equality, Mayor Volk and Councilman Tibbs.These Meetings have been conducted during nornal business hours andat tiass) arranged for the mutual convenience of those participatingin til* meetings, , It has not been ay practice to conduct thebusiness of this office oa Sunday.

Your telegram was the first mention X have seen of the organiza-tion called "Support for Enjlewood State Mobilization*" If this groupis indeed representative of my of the parties at interest inEnglewood, X would be willing to consider a meeting with its repre-sentatives at • mutually convenient tiiae. X look forward to receivingthis further information frota you.

Sincerely jsrars,

Mr. Arthur HollcChairman*

State Mobilization176 BroadwayPaterson, Dew Jersey

GOVERNOR

Developments in t h e K n g l e w n o d.-chool s i t u a t i o n t h i s week wore

, tlie.-c:i — Eoard of E d u c a t i o n s;;ys i l

w i l l proceed according tn state lawaga in s t p a r e n t s of -JO c h i l d r e n whoha-.e r e m a i n e d a w a y from Lincoln

• School s ince bnyco t l began Kch.->y. t h a t s u m m o n s e s as d i s o r d e r l yp i ' i s n ; : - - . ' . i l l be issued ea r ly n e x tw e e k (or t h e i r appearance at a

L i t e r da te in Lnglewood .Magis-t ra te ' s Cour t where t h e y w i l l hesubject to f i n e .

-.— E n g l e w o o d Movement a n dC O R E has c a l l e d u r a l l y a t L i n -coln School for 3:30 Friday n ightto hear the Rev. Ralph Abernathy.associate of Dr. M a r t i n L u t h e rK i n ' - , who \\-\\l u r g e conti:r.\.:ie(of b o y c o t t .

3.— Counci lman-at large Wi l l i am

D . T i c k n o r J r , c l a i m s t ha t t h e r eare d e l i b e r a t e forces a t w o r k try-ing to t u r n Englewood i n t o "agu inea pig" as an e x a m p l e of w h a tcan he done In a c o m m u n i t y , eventhough Englewood has a r e p u t a -t ion for greater racial understand-i n g t h a n a lmos t a n y o t h e r c i t y .

Counc i lman Tibbs. who has per-s o n a l l y led the p i c k e t s a t L incolnSchool s ince Feb. 26. counteredyes te rday t h a t the F.nglewood Mo.v e m c n t wou ld f i g h t h i m a l t h eb a l l o t box.

4.— SONS i s sued a s t o f c m c n f; . - - a x i n g t h a t since t i n - K n g l < - w o o d; school s i t u a t i o n is a lmos t i d e n ' i -1 c a l w i t h the Cla ry , I n d i a n a case m.

w h i c h t h e Federa l D i s t r i c t C n u i !has uphe ld the city and the neigh-borhood school policy, o f f i c i a l d ' - -

• e is ions r e g a r d i n g Knglcwood s h o u l dbe s i m i l a r .

Englewood — The Knglo'.vGr.;:school case is proceeding e x a c t l yas o u t l i n e d by the Board of F.du c a t i o n . A b r a m A. Lebson, a t t o r -ney for the board said las t n ig ' n t

P o i n t i n g ou t t h a t uncxaiscd absences have settled dov.'ii to about40. Mr. Lebson said the parents ot

: these 40 will receive summonsesearly next week for appearance inKnglcwood Court . Xo police action

• is contemplated and it i* expected' that Ihe monetary f i n e s wil l be:i appealed.

j Absences at Lincoln School 'jgj^been dec!:r:-g 2-.-i.np! for '•'''''•'• jt*~'

j core of 40 which represents' theI boycott, he said. But ujidcr stateI law the board must fu l f i l l its re-! sponsibility to bring them to cour t .

Al l the boycott parents have re-ceived ind iv idua l notices' to re-turn their children to school orface the summonses. All have beencalled upon in person by the at-tendance officer and all the sum-monses w i l l be delivered in per-son, a time-consuming job, Mr.Lebson exp l a ined . Then a h e a r i n gda te must be set by Judge Shel-don M. Liebowi tz .

Meanwhile, hearings are sched-ule! to begin a r o u n d A p r i l 1 onthe t h r e e p e t i t i o n s before. Fred-erick M. K a u b i n g e r , s t a t e commis-s ioner of " d u c a t i n n . W h e t h e r thesew i l l he he ld in T r e n t o n or inH a c k c T i s a c k has no t been n e e t r r m -i ne r i .

SONS Cites FederalJRuling In Gary, Ind.K.\(.;LK\YOOD — D e c l a r i n g lh:i[

!!:«• KiKK-v.ood school s i tua t ion iss t r i k i n g l y p a r a l l e l to t h e Gary.I n d i a n a case in w h i c h the FederalDi-(r:c: (.'our; Ion ml no v i o l a t i o n"> l.'if >;ar \d of Educat ionand IHI caiiM? i'or al ter ing the"••iu!;ijo:- | :n(ifl -chool no l icv . K n i t l f 1 -y.oud C o m m i t t c ' - to .Save OurSchool- (SONS) today predict- tha t

Knglev .oo ' i hr_.;, i d \\-\\. t| . .>.-aHi!.- p a t t e r n .

• ludi i r . Gf-ori!e X. Kr -a i r . c r .Knglev. ood. \.J..Thursday . .March 14. If tbo.

" I n the ino.-i ru l ly .docu:r ,<- 'n iedand far-reachini! ' Incision on thesubject of dc - fac lo sesrt-yation ye t 'rendered. .!u<Io- C.i-or-e Beamer,citing the l:)f>4 Supreme Court de-'I 'isior. ' t i . c :*.-•:- ricchcii. .ie..i-.:on

: and other pert inent cases, ric- •dared:

'. . . Tin: Court is, of the opi-nion t ha t a simple d e f i n i t i o n ofa segregated .school, w i t h i n the

come.xt in u M J e l i v.e arc d e a l i n g .is a school w h i c h a g iven s tu-dent w o u l d be otherwise eligibleto a t t e n d , except for his race orcolor or. a school w h i c h a s tudentis compel led to a t t e n d because otIlls race or color.

Tin- n i M L ' h h n r h r > r , , i - r-hnol whichserves the s t u d e n t s w i t h i n a pre-scribed d;>:net is a lor,;,' and \ve i l

ic;ui public school education. I ti s a l m o s t u n i v e r s a l l y used, parti-c u l a r l y in tin: large,- school sys-tems. I t has m a n y social , c u l t u r a lft i ' . ' i adminis t ra t ive advantageswhich a re a p p a r e n t w i t h o u t enu-m e r a t i o n . W i t h the use of theneishborhood school districts inany school system with a larscand expanding percentage- of Ne-£ •'-> population, it i.s almost in-evitable that a racial imbalancewil l result in certain schools. Ne-vertheless. I have seen nothing inthe many cases; dealing with the

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SOi\S PredictsSame Ruling

( C o n t i n u e d From Page 1)separat ion problem which leadsme to believe that the law requirestha t a school system developed onthe neighborhood school p lan, ho-nestly and conscientiously con-structed with no intention or pur-pose to segregate the races, mustbe destroyed or abandoned becausethe resulting effect is to have aracial imbalance in cer ta in schoolswhere the district is populated al-most entirely by Negroes orwhites. On the other hand, thereare many expressions to the con-trary, and these expressions leadme to believe that racial balancein our public schools is not con-;stitulior.ally mandated. '

"Remarkably Alike""Gary. Indiana , and Englewood, '

New Jersey, are remarkably al ike;in many aspects." Sons says. "Inne i ther communi ty are childrenassigned to schools on the basisof race. bu'. only of residence. Nc-crocs in Gary, as in Englcwood.hold positions 'brought the localschool system and, in fact, the

t-frc.-idonl e! thr I?n*rrl r.', Kdura-tion m both r-.!u> is j V c i o . IT.'- t

'Thr problem in < ! .u> i- notone of -c;;rTj.a',. it -cho.i!-. but i a - ((her one o! M ' g r e R a t c d h o u s i n gH i t h e r by choice or d r - ign the N < -gro poimlation "( Gary i< concen- It ra led in tho so cal led c e n t r a l tarea, and a.- a resul t t h e schools gj

' in that area are populated l^y Ne- 1;gro s iuden t - . ' 'A

"The c o v u t also i c j e c t i - d the V,a r g u m e n t tha i Ihe stue.cnts who >'a t tended those school- w h i c h wen- '1p redominant ly negro received an ti n f e r i o r educa t ion 1>> \ i r l u e of \- (act. Tho court tound thai the f

same .s tandards w e r e used t h r o u g h - •-out the school system. This is alsu it rue in Knglewood. As to achieve-! I

: mcnl tes ts . Ihe Court commented: i •'A compar i son of achievement <

te s t s shells l i t t le or no light on thequal i ty of instruct ion, unless then-is a co r r e spond ing s h o w i n g of a b i l -ity to ach ieve '

Sons continues: ' .ludge Beamer,in d i - c u - s i n g the second decis ionin Ihe Brown case. :i-5!i l ' . -> . -'.M.which was in e f f e c t t in- i n s t r u c - 'l i n n - by the S u p r e m e Cour t to theDi - t r i c t C o u r t s invo lved . , a- to how

' iis policy of Dcscurc- .Mliop. shouldbe carried out. goes on to s a > :

Just Don't PreventI "It was stressed at the h e a r i n g

that such schools as Buchanan arej all-colored schools and that in, them there is no i n l e r m i n s l i n ? of

colored and w h i t e c h i l d r e n . DC-t segregation does no; mean that| there must be i n t e r m m c l i n g of the

races in al l school d i s t r i c t s . I tmeans only that they may notbe prevented from imcrmingliry.'

! or going to school together be-'. cause of race or color.| "If it is a fact , as we understand '; it is. w ith respect to B u c h a n a n ', School that the d i s t r i c t is i n h a b i t e d! entirely by colored students, n o ;

v io la t ion of any const i tut ional right •' resul t s because they are compe l l ed

to a t t e n d the school in the d i s t r i c tin which they !i\c."

The Court , in Gary . I n d i a n a ,concluded i ts dec i s ion , by saying:

"The Court f ind - no support 'I fo r the p l a i n t i f f s posi t ion t h a t the' d e f e n d a n t has an a f f i r m a t i v e duty

to balance the races in the variousschools under its jur isdict ion, re-

' gardless of the residence of s tu-den t s invo lved . ' ' i

. . , Furthermore, r e q u i r i n g c c i -• t a in students to lca\ the i r neigh-

borhood and f r i ends and be t rans-1 f c r rcd to ano ther school mi les

away, while other students, simi-larly s i tua ted , remained in the

; neighborhood school, s imply forthe purpose of balancing the races

: in the various schools would in my I! opinion be indeed a violat ion o f '

the equal protection clause of the ;Fourthteenth Amendment .

"For reasons stated herein, the .Court finds no violation by thed e f e n d a n t of the p l a i n t i f f s ' con-

, s t i tu t iona l rights."i S.O.N.S. has a lways acknow- ;

ledged that there is a problem in •. Er"Iewood. The problem, h o w e v e r . '

is one of e d u c a t i o n , not racial im- j.balance. It is not a •. problem of' N e g r o chi ldren not ach icv inc . but• a problem of c h i l d r e n not achiev-, ing. When the race issue is in-; jected in to the problem, pcrspcc-; t i \ ' r - is lost. ,| One of the mo-\y j'quoted a u t h o r i t i e s on school de-segregat ion is Car! I ' . Hansen . who

; was Super in tenden t of Schools ini 1954 during the massive In tegra-i t i o n of the pub l i c schools in: W a s h i n g t o n . U. (".. and s t i l l holdsi that position. Mr. Har.scn -tale--:

' l lesegrraat ion 'Iocs not p r o v i d e 'a m i i a c u l o u s -Mil l ion to d e p r i v a -t i o n . I f i t is believed that by mix-ing facul t ies and ch i ldp ' i i t h e

f l r r n w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l y ami p romp-t ly disappear. Ihi* fal-e hope w i l llead t o d i s a p p o i n t m e n t . C u l t u r a lchange i- ,1 slow process, f u r sor t ie .

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Dear Mr. Duellyj•

thank you for your letter conoentingon th« Englewood school controversy.

We expect that tills controversy willbe settled through the procedures establishedby the) school laws of Hew Jersey. The Comnis-stoner of Education will comoence hearings onApril 1 to evaluate the facts of the situationand to reader e decision which will be bindingupon the local school district.

X an confident that e specific remedywill be forthcoming which will assure all childrenof equal educational opportunity.

Sincerely yours,

GOVERNOR

F. DueityLei Terrace

Mr* Jack27 Colonial Terrace

Orange, Hew Jersey

March IS, 1963

JACK F. DUELLYREAL ESTATE - I N S U R A N C E

27 COLONIAL TERRACEEAST ORANGE. N. J.

February 22, 1963

Governor Richard J. Hughes?,Trenton, New Jersey

Dear Governor,

I certainly hope that you will not p3rmlt yourself

or Mr. Raubinger to be goaded into any action on the

school integration issue which would be a distinct

disaster to the vast majority of us.

The neighborhood school is very precious, and I

ask that you preserve it, undaunted by the tactics of

minority exhibitionists.

please do not fall prey to the old adage which

observes that "the gentleman sits unnoticed while the loud-

mouth gets the service".

Any public vote on this question would indeed confirm

the prevailing feeling behind this plea, as happened in

Engelwood overwhelmingly when all the people had the chance

to express themselves on the ballot.

Respectfully yours,

ENCLCMQOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

orncc or THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT

LINCOLN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE:

MARCH 19, 1963

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SIT-INS BEGIN JINSCHSeven Protesting

In EnglewoodAll Night

By KATHRYN HOLZKAand LOUIS J. CLARK

: : (Staff Writers)Englewood—Seven parents

of Lincoln School children;his morning entered the

"second day of their sit-indemonstration in the Boardof Education office.

They say they are demand-ing reassignment of theirchildren to nonsegregatedschools.

part of a group of nine Negrolarents and 10 children who be-[an ; their protest yesterdaymorning in the, outer office ofSchool Superintendent Mark R.Shedd. The children were in theouter office from 9:15 A, M.-to3 P.-M. yesterday.

Negro parents began a boycottof the Lincoln School on Febru-ary 26, protesting State and citynaction to reliev^ racial imbal-ance at the schools. Lincoln'senrollment is 492 Negroes andeight whites.

BOYCOTT AT V P. C.'Absenteeism, was-reported to-

day by officials to be 71. Ofthese, 35 were attributed to theboycott"

Dr. Shedd announced yesterdaythat the v.bpard's attorney, AbramA." Lebson, has presented thenames of 24 parents for .process-ing by Municipal Court -becauseof unexcused absences of 33 chil-dren. The -youngsters have beenout 16 school days.- .

Yesterday, as officials definedtheir positionsTit was learned theMayor, and^ Council. and Boartof School .Estimate may. not bePsrty" to; the State-Department • ofEducation. • hearing^ ^on"_- loca!Schools'-aiidi1 their" alleged •.raciaimbalance.;- -V L W " ;:VU /-BRIEF SUBMITTED -5"-"In aJstalement,~Jo"nn JVBreslin^-speciaL.City attorney,. announce.!

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Bo&rd of*fch6bT~;; ; ""_,/ . .'-: The- Coiincii7 tod7. Board;rare;named in;. a .petitida: .fileA 'with:ie;Commissioner.;by 24^parents

of- elementary-.^school:,.'children!'TheTpetirion charges "the officialBodies with" blocking correctiveaction in.; the :- alleged -- schooldesegregation.,. . . : '••

A hearing on. this charge andtwojother petitions." alleging - seg^regation in elementary schools isto. begin April 1. The site has notbeen' announced. '

Yesterday afternoon and 'lastnight pickets from the Congress,of Racial Equality and the En-glewood Movement 'marchedbriefly outside .the Board of Edu-cation building at 11 Engle Street.

FouftiL Ward Councilman Vin-cente K. Tibbs, a 'Negro, -andByron Baer, vice-chairman, of theBergen County 'Chapter, ofC. 0. R; E.,-_were among those(Continued on Page ;2,"Golumn A)

even tMglewood Parents'eoondfDay School Board

StartSit-In

(Continued from Page 1).-.^10- visited the demonstrators in'-a outer-office last^night.. .

.Byao P. M., eight of the sit-in-rticipants were ready to sit: rough the night. All vehemently

ed having any connection withO." Jt.—fi;—or—any—fltitMr—ji^yi*.

iin-'nt They said they were sim-ply parents determined to sendtheir children to nonsegregatedschools.

_/ ".HERE TO STAYThey were Mr. and Mrs. Le-

Rby.Vaughn, Stonewall Jackson,Mrs. Beatrice Stwart, Mrs. Er-nestine Cotright, . Mrs. LarineClark,, and a woman who refusedto.give her name. All have chil-dren .in, Lincoln fSchool. Theeighth person,. Joseph Benjamin,saiajie^was-not a Lincoln School;parent, but .was in sympathy withthe realise.-• . ''•". * .'. ."" - ••

:We!re_herelunta, we, leave,"one of .them said, "and thev longer

I sit -the-more—comfortable thisi/ffice looks."-. . ;

Persons were allowed to enterand leave the building freely,even : though doors to the Boardoffices were kept locked. An at-tendant was on duty to let visitors

demonstrators had foodand blankets with them, and onehad a transistor radio.

Shedd, in a news conferenceyesterday/ said -the school board'sattendance officer had to complywith the law governing unexcusedabsences. He said he expectedthe 24 boycotting parents wouldreceive summonses within theweek. Penalties under the lawcall for $5 fines for keeping chil-dren out of school for more than5 days, and $25 fines after thefirst offense. -Failure to complymay also make the offender sub-ject to a disorderly personscharge. '-•'-,. . ; - . " - ; .

OFFER REJECTEDDr. Shedd and. the sit-in' par-

ticipants. -.talked yesterday and.for. 2 hours. last night. The super-Jptendent and-^rancis Ai X3ar-

- *eht, remained .with the parentsuntil almost 1 A; M,

" The grbup'had asked to occupythe superintendent's office, Shedd

32hfc—faefure they—crowded—nrtcrthe outer office, which .alsoserves as the office for the su-perintendent's secretary, Mrs.Mildred Wood. The superintendentoffered them the larger boardroom for quarters but the group

.About a dozen Negroes arrivedafter the public portion of theCouncil meeting last night, butleft as soon asyhe meeting wasadjourned. They made no attemptto speak.

Four of the demonstratorsstaged a similar sit-in in Gov-ernor Richard J. Hughes's officelast month. That demonstrationlasted less than 48 hours.

WANTS SUMMONSESThe present - demonstration

prompted the reappearance inthe City this morning of Paul B.:Zuber, .Englewood Movementcounsel who was.active in last^year's segregation demonstra-tions. He accused the Board ofEducation of being afraid to is-sue complaints against boycot-ting- parents. , - .- *

'This • group would welcomecomplaints because it would givethem their day in court," he said,adding that, if arid" when the com-plaints are issued, be would askfor the hearing to be held in an-other court,

Tibbs said this morning thatShedd's remarks to the sit-indemonstrators in tallis last nightwere ambiguous and meaning-less. -..;-., ,. -

ENGUWQOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT

LINCOLN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

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Dear Hr. Wade sad Miss Goldberg:

This will acknowledge your telegram of March 19 in which yourequest oe to receive on Sunday afternoon, March 24, a group of Neu Jerseycitizen* who are concerned with die Englevood school situation.

From time to time Z have net and communicated vith groups andindividuals interested In the Englevood school situation. These meetingswere held, I might add* during noraal business hours, at times arrangedfor the mutual convenience of those participating in these meetings andprior to the initiation of s formal complaint with the Commissioner ofEducation, which set in motion the dm process of lav.

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As yon undoubtedly know, the Cocaissioner of Education willcommence hearings on April 1 to evaluate the facts of this situation andrender a decision which will be legally binding upon the local schooldistrict.

It would not be advisable for me to interfere ftnr.cny vay viththis pending hearing. But Z have every confidence that a specific remedywill be forthcoming. In controversies of this sort, there is no substitute. M *

for due process of lav*

Sincerely yours,

GOVEBUOB.

Hr. Henry Wade, PresidentMiss Miriam Goldberg, Political Action Chairmannational Association for the Advancement of

Colored People* Perth Amboy Chapter341 Meredith StreetPerth Amboy, Hew Jersey

March 21, 1963

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; To the Edi tor :I am a Ne^ro ' r v i m - n ' . of

! populous Eng lcucod . New Jersey.! Fourth Ward, which lias held hc.-nl-i l ines for q u i t e somet imes now on! school i n t e g r a t i o n . :'m not ;> pro.' f c s s io rn l . bu t a widow of s ix

months , and mother ol th ree c h i l -dren a t t e n d i n g L inco ln School.A l l o w me to say. a Negro m o t h e rproud of Lincoln School.

I've been inspired to write thisle t t e r from a discuss ion I was in .in St. Albans last week . Also anar t ic le in the Press Journal "TibbsSuppor t ed by Siate F.Iks" on myreturn .

The discussion in 51. Albans w a :

.-•tartcd by someone congra tu l a t i ngi|me. meaning the Negro residents!|of Englewood. on the boycott ing or

• the school i n t eg ra t i cn f i g h t .They were amazed, when I i m -

m e d i a t e l y told them I was not sup-\g t h e m in f u l li These are some of the t h i n g s• they bel ieved;

1 — Negroes from all p a r t s oiEnglewood had keen forced to at-tend 3 school ( L i n c o l n ) by t h e c i tyo f f i c i a l s .

! Answer _ In 1Q54. the X.A.A.C.I F'. and the Englewood Board of' Educat ion were i.i cour t . At this! t ime the board was accused ofI jerrymandering and !he extension

of Lincoln School was being usedas a Junior High for .Negroes.

The court ' s de j i s ion was : TheLincoln J u n i o r High be closed andwe adopt and enforce the neighborhood school plan.

Good or bad, wrong or r igh!. t h i sis the system we arc now using.

2 — Lincoln School is located inI a s lum area, with inferior teachers• and inadequate fac i l i t i es .

Answer — Lincoln School is lo-cated in a light industr ial area.There are some .small Negro biisi-

I nesses, such as car.dy stores, lunch- '; eons, barber slio;is, beauty shops. •• a n d the Elks club. Cnildrcn coming\m the extreme south of thej sellout do have lo pass an area ofi b l igh t . The school i t se l f , is not in| a bliglited area.

I do not believe t h e le.aelic.riwith the highest degrees make thebest teachers, but the teachers a t ' .Lincoln are well q u a l i f i e d w i l h idegrees, and something even great-;er, interest. Lincoln also has fewer is tudents .

3 — The children from Lincolnuse d i f f e r en t books. i

i ' Answer — The board of educa-i t ion is responsible for all of t h e 'i hooks in public schools. There m a y !j be four or f ive books selected foni each grade. The p r inc ipa l has thei right to select tli3 ones for his :

'school. They are a i l en the snmc• level .

In the a r t i c le "Tibbs Supported| by the State Elks", remember! Tibbs is c h a i r m a n ci t h i s groupi One can easi ly sea how 1500 peopleI l i s t en ing to no opposi t ion, and

their chairman would back him.I'd term th i s as a type of strategy,or a type of a p o l i t i c a l endorse-ment, svhich I do not believe is tin-basic interes t ol -.he EnglewoodNegro c i t i zens loony.

1 do not believe Lincoln School'< s perfect one. no; do I believet h i s of any. but 1 -im proud of itand so are my ch i ld ren . My job n?a paren t h.-.s been :r.ade more d i f -f icu l t by the boycott, and w h a tthey a l 'c savin1.' , t i ?0 ' i t our school.

I Mr. Tibbs. the l o u r l l i ward coun-"i oi lman, who is l e ad ing the boycott .

has no ch i ld ren in ihe e l e m e n t a r y .j school. There for? , he has no one :: in keep out . or f rom a t t e n d i n g . ;

Mr. Gus Har r i son , an ac t ive C.O.U.K. member, an active Englewood

i Movement member, closely con-i netted wi th tha boycot t ing , and

Ui c h i l d r e n i i v r r n d M\^ ofJi:i- 1 )11 'iu1 \ \ a> ' honn- ciii ldrrn ar:1

mcl by vi;:;n-cr. m a ' i i i i a d e g r a d i n gr « ' ; n . i r k - - . iboul t i l e M hoot I h c y a t -' '•ti'l. un ing i1, !!ic n:.ni'' "The Ol'Nti iL;er S c h u n l ' . ' T h i o w i n g t \sof d c b r i v on t h o g rounds , deg ra t l -ing those \\~ho hove ^ l a d u a t e d f romtl iere and those aboiii to g ra t luu 'e .

I m i g h t arid t h a t t>:.!h Mr. Tibbs.and Mr. H a r r i s o n are f r i e n d s ofm i n e , sn I w r i t e w i t h nn m a l i c etoward t h e m .

Recent ly all of Ki:-.,lcwoud'.s C i i i !Sccni t Troops have been work ingtogether way. Au oT the school af-f a i r s , c h u r c h : i l f a i r < . sports andmus ic p iMni- . in i s . .-rn>! every 1 ' n i i i g ican t h i n k of are iniegrated. event h o u g h in numbe. ' v.e arc o f t e nfew.

I too b e l i e v e the schools shouldbo i n t e g r a t e d but not by force. En-glewor.-d j.s a b e a u t i f u l town, u n l i k emuch you read. !t too can be im-proved upon. I o n l y w i s h it couldbe clone wi thout destroving.

Yours t ru ly ,'Mrs . ilAITIt: H A R P K i t

Mrs. T o h n T Spruill£79 R»semoni P lace

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3uU>ri>h Spruill, et al Y. bo«rd of E4uekU.uauf th.e City of Enpl»wood. H»v

Dgar M r s .

I hay* Juat been »Jrla»J that you har* approached othereoun«el rewjuarting that they repr*a*nt you and your Jaufhtw intil* «tx.v«-4ntltl*d c»u»« now •f»adiaf b«for« the Com~i*»ioD«r ofi4ur*tlo:i of th« State of K«w J»nay. I har« alao b«»a told tttatjrou har« « > p r « « « e U «itr»^« diaiatiafactlon with your pr«a«nt coonacluoica includca not pal/ my a«rrio«i, but also th« a«rrio«i of »yaaalitanta and > r. H«rb«rt Tat* of H«w Jwravy who I lavoly«d in Ui«ci«« to (tiirt IM in r«pr«a*ntlof you.

Th« nwita of your diaaatiaf action tr», of COUTH, bold*th« point. Th«r« CM b* DO yhol*ao*« lawr«r-clitnt r«I«tioa«hipunl**a th« oli*ut hfta utaoat confidence aad trust in t a* Lavyw vhohe hae «nfa^*d to repreie.it hi». Obrlouely, that re^uiiit* confidenceand trujt which Mitt flov frou the clieut to the Lawyer i« ab««at lathe caa* of our r*l«tioaaaip.

I can >*e ng^fgod purpoae, th*r*for*, ahlch CM b*_Mrr*d byour continued aaaoeUtion. indeed, wltn Imovledg* ta*t you~h«T* JMconfldenc«_ln_»*rMa Lavyvr, It vould b* uo«tMcalfor M to cortinu*to rcpreiutyovH Hot«OTtrt iiiUi uur aaaoclation g«T«T*d, ^batererjxreoail mi«(lTlo(* of cooacience and ethiog you might h*r* In •ppro«obi*toth«r p«raoni *xpr«ialnf dlaaatlafaotioa vlth your pr*a«nt COUBM! «*-beltucwn to hia would b* r*nor*d.

ThJj withdrawal froai your oaa« iarl-jd**, ohriooaly , aet oalybut «iy a«»l*taat«. I am alao authoria«d to a4rl»e you taart

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(Continued from Page 1)Movement, that the eviction at-tempt was a reprisal against oneof the tenants active in the schoolboycott. . . -

The woman, Mrs. NormanBatehelor of 64 Englewood Ave-nue, took-part in a sit-in Tuesday:in the Englewood school superia*

otified the Health Departmentbat she had received a dispos-essibn notice from the Districtourt in Hackensack, Voorheesaid.Byron Baer, chairman of theergeu County chapter of theongress for Racial Equality,aid his group is prppared to gn

tendent's office. She also partici:pated several weeks ago in asit-in at Governor Hichard J.Hughes' s office in Trenton.

Tibbs and Harrison said thesecond tenant, Mrs. Minnie

nf- 217 William Street

o court: if accessary to block thevictiohs.Mrs. Batchelor could not be

Beached last night, and Mrs.Dherry refused to comment onle eviction attempt. •

•NEVER- ON 'SUNDAYwas being evicted because shehad complained to the Health De-partment about housing-code vio-lations in her apartment.

"We had received-a number olcomplaints from residents thattheir apartments .were inade-quately heated. An inspectorfrom the Department of Healthfound this to be so. We thenserved the landlord with noticethat he must provide adequateheat. That was our only concernwith this entire matter," Onderdonk said.

'Until we were informed yesterday .of the eviction notice instituted—-by—the— landlords ,_^were totally unaware that sue!steps had been taken by him. Iwas never the intention of theCity , to have these familieevicted." .. -:.. .

EVICTIONS DELATEDTiiibs said the Batchelor horn

has been used as a meeting plactfor children engaged in the Lincoin School boycott. The house idiagonally across the street from^the school. .- t

The landlord, Harry Vedus p32 West Street, Englewood, salhe has had trouble with bothtenants and has tried to get theoujt of the houses for severamonths. . ' ": •-

"This has nothing at all to dwith the school problem," Vedusajd. He added that he Initiatea dispossession .suit in BergeCounty District Court last N<venjber,- and the eviction warrants ;were 'effective -March 1.

A constable attempted to evicboth families yesterday, but Ve-dus and his attorney agreed to.stay' the eviction .until May 1 atthe request of Mrs, Batchelor'sattorney. Vedus said he will givethe same postponement to Mrs.Cherry if she requests it.

Englewood Health Officer War-ren Voorhees said yesterday his'department had made several inrspections -of both houses aftercomplaints were made in Septem-ber df housing-code violations.

The inspections showed Inade-quate electrical outlets in theBatchelor home and faulty heat-ing facilities in the Cherry home.The Health Department orderedVedus. to make repairs, Voorheessaid. . -: On-December 14 Mrs. Batchelor

Mrs. Batchelor has four chil-drea^and has lived at 64 Engle-

Avenue for 5 -years. Mrs.Chewy, mother of two children,has resided at 217 William Streetor 22 years.In Trenton Hughes yesterday

reaffirmed his decision not toattend a Statewide demonstrationat the State House Sunday pro-;esting facial imbalance in En-glewood's schools.

Hughes said he would be will-ing to meet with' representativeproups on the Englewood situa-lon, but not on Sundays.- He saidsponsors of the demonstrationmighrcontacHtiinrfor aTnutuallyconvenient meeting time.

A group called Support for En-glewood Mobilization plans tohold the demonstration. Hughessaid nobody from the group hassought a mutually convenienttime. .

Education Department hear-ings on the Lincoln School prob-lem are due to start 'April 1.The location for the hearings has'ot yet been announced.'

Dear Mr. Ballot

Thank you for your thoughtful letter concerning the Englevoodsituation.

While nest of your casroent on the progress of members of immigrantgroups Is Axaerica ere Indeed valid, X vould suggest that It is unfair tocompare th* present plight of the Begroea with that of the immigrants vhoraised their families in certain ethnic enclaves In our cities.

Most ismigrants have been able to improve themselves and go onto batter Jobs, better homes and general acceptance In the larger community.Unfortunately, the aaste IB not true for the Negro vho finds job opportunitiesHalted, even though ha hcs ability and education, housing opportunitiesrestricted, even though he can afford better housing, and general acceptancein the coszrunity denied because of hia color.

And X ass aura that you moat be able to understand the frustrationof those vho are denied equal opportunity because of thetr race, relisionor national origin. Ton oast be familiar vith certain forms of discriminationstill practiced agalast aenbera of various ito&igrant groups and, no doubt,you becotae <"^*jgft^i»j, and properly so, vhen they are characterized by certainderogatory labels and stereotypes.

Xa the final analysis, ve oust extend equality opportunity and fairtreatment to fill, because thla the promise o*ul cleaning of America.

Sincerely yours,

Mr. Jerry M. Bella N t794 East 18th StreetPeterson 3, Hew Jersey

March 22, 1963

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Dear Mr. DiPillo:

Thank yon for your thoughtful letter concerning theEnglevood situation.

While moat of your comment on the progress of membersof immigrant groupa in America are indeed valid, I vould suggestthat it is unfair to compare die present plight of the Negroeswith that of the immigrants who raised their families in certainethnic enclaves in our cities.

Most iraigrants have been able to improve themselves andgo on to batter jobs, better homes and general acceptance in thelarger cocounity. Unfortunately, the sane is not true for theNegro who finds job opportunities limited, even though he hc.sability and education, housing opportunities restricted, eventhough he can afford better housing, and general acceptance inthe coranunity denied because of his color.

And Z an sure that you must be able to understand thefrustration of those who are denied equal opportunity becauseof their race, religion or national origin. You must be familiarwith discrimination practiced against members of your own groupand, no doubt, you become indignant, and properly so, when theyare characterized by certain derogatory labels and stereotypes.

.•In the final analysis, we mist extend equality opportunity

and fair treatment to all, because this is the promise and meaningof America*

Sincerely yours,

GOVEBNOR

Mr. Daniel J. DiPillo5 Thomas StreetOld Bridge, New Jersey

5 Thomas StseetOld Bridge, N.J.March 4, 1963

HONORABLE RICHARD J. HUGHESGOVERNOR of NEW JERSEYSTATE HOUSETRENTON, NEW JERSEY

Dear Governor:

The Englewood situation! dealing with racial imbalance in publicschools has keen appearing in the newspapers very much of late andIt is getting very annoying* I know it must have irritated you wheayou were away to Florida on vacation with your family.

Many years ago my folks came here from Italy and settled in theItalian village section of Jerse y City which covered many squareblocks. They bore f ive children and the home we lived in was acold water flat and lighting was furnished in the form of gas orkerosene lamp. These were the conditions all of us in the villagelived with.

The elementary schools were almost 100/6 enrolled by children ofItalian immigrants and I remember many of the children spoke noenglish because the language spoken at home was Italian. I, too,suffered under this drawback but it had not prevented roe or mybrothers and sisters from completing high school, I also have twoyears of college credits.

Although the type of employment that our parents were able to obtainwas that requiring the least education-Bricklayer, Hod Carrier,Street Cleaner, garbage Collector,etc. it did not prevent them fromseeing to it that we became educated. No screams were put up thento desegregate this almost 100/6 Italian dominated school and havepupils sent to schools where other nationals attended. Many othercities had this same condition but we all grew up to be worthy citizens,

I feel that the part played by minority groups protesting this racialimbalance is certainly overplayed and it would be very comforting ifenough public officials would come f orward and show some intestinalf ortitude by telling these groups that society is tired of beingpushed around because of the selfish desires of a few agitators, Iam sure that the education offered at these so called imbalanceschools is of the same level as that given in other schools. I shouldbe very pleased if your office shares this same view and that it willbe reflected in the ruling to be given out in April by the SchoolCommissioner.

Respectfully yours,

^HughesGoesOn Tour Of Jails JAs Englewood Negroes March

Governor-Had Declined To Meet WitliDemonstrators Because Of Sabbath

'-*'• (The Record Trenton-Bureau)Trenton — Governor Richard J. Hughes made plans yes-

terday to visit two reformatories tomorrow at the hour whenNegroes will be demonstrating in front of.the State House forEnglewood integration.

Joseph W. Katz, chief aide tothe Governor,- told" newsmenHughes had become increasinglyconcerned with overcrowding inthe reformatories.

Although Hughes has declinedto " receive the Negro demon-strators at the State House at3 P.-M. tomorrow, oh the groundsthat he doesn't work on the Sab-bath, and doesn't think it properto taJce part in the demonstration,he will visit the Bordentown Re-formatory at 2:15 P.-M. tomor-row, and will go from there tothe reformatory at Annandale.Katz said.; :^""--"-- WANT SUPPORT "

" The demonstration by theSupport. For Englewood Mobili-zation is intended to elicit supportfor an effort by Negro parentsto .end what they term racial im-balances in schools of that city./. Katz called reporters to theGovernor's suite yesterday andsaid. "The Governor has had con-siderable , concern about condi-tions at the male reformatories."

These' institutions . are socrowded that inmates are sleep-ing in the corridors, Katz said.'More important, because of theovercrowding - State institutionsofficials have been forced to re-least convicts earlier, he said.

Some inmates may have beenreleased prematurely, Katz ;said.The Governor has become con-cerned about the impact of theearly releases on the communi-

ties to which the inmates return,Katz^said. -

"Hughes met yesterday, withLloyd B. Wescott, president ofthe board of control of the insti-tutions department, and withLloyd W. McCorkle, acting com-missioner of the department.

The visits were scheduled then,so Hughes could make a personalinspection of the institutions,Katz said. Asked why; uvviewoE Hugnes's policy oE not workingSundays, the visits could not havebeen postponed until'iext weeksome time, say Wednesday,:Katzsaid: "It won't keep until Wednes-day." -

Asked whether the reformatorysituation could be called a crisis,Katz said he thought it was acrisis when inmates were beini(Continued on Page 2, Column T.

Englewood Parents Face/Student Boycott Charge

Board Complaints Completed, Sent Lebson; He'sNot Certain When They'll Be Served

Englewood — Board of Educa-tion complaints against 24 par-ents of boycotting students, werecompleted yesterday and deliv-ered to the law office of the boardattorney, Abram A. Lebson, ac-cording toi|n£onnation from theMunicipal XJourt. :-: -:

Lebson said he was not at theoffice to receive the complaints,but said he understood they wereto he completed yesterday. -

He said he could-not give theexact date the complaints willbe served .on the parents, anddid not expect it could be "donebefore the middle of'- the -week.

Lebson said the complaints.

must first be checked by; theBoard of Education, signed bythe Board attendance officer,Mrs. Margaret Davis, and thenfiled with the court. '

No trial date is specified inthe complaints. It is understood,however, that: the setting o£ atrial date is a routine matteronce the complaints nave beensigned and filed with the court.. The 24 parents have kept their33 children out of school sinceFebruary 26. Summonses will beissued against 21 parents^ whofContinued on Page 2, Column 2)

Hughes To See JailsWhile Negroes March

(Continued from Page 1) :released so early that their re-):urn to society may" be prema/aire. .-~,_;"'. " : . j

us Governor V -Claims GovernorIs Avoiding Issue

Arthur Hollpway, chairman :p£the groups^said Jasfrnight, thatthe" Governor's "reluctance towork .on Sunday.-was an -excusenot 16 meet witK his. delegation.

".We, feel the.-Governor, .didn'tsee fit to see us for - whateverreason, and he has: avoided ameeting \vith our group," hesaid.

Holloway, who js" affiliated withthe Paterspn-'Chapter ."of the N:A. A, C. P* said he had no directcomment on the Governor's tripto the reformatories and saidthere were no plans to try to-getin touch- with Hughes in eitherBordentown or Annandale. ~ " . . :

He said the demonstration andpicketing tomorrow at the State

•walls cannot ; long "protect the!Governor from facing this issue.

"Many-,of the .reformatory :in-/mates the Governor will see arethe result of demoralizing, in-ferior." - segregated:'education.'.These -institutions" will becomeeven more overcrowded if ; the,Governor ^:does % not -end schoolsegregation -'•' in ''.'•. "every form",throughout the -State;"; -

(Continued from Page '!)' . -_riounced his "candidacy Wednes-day.- ;' : - ~:

The committee met at G. O.^P.headquarters at 6 Passaic.Street,.!Hackensack.

House in Trenton will last from1 to 2 hours; It will highlight theStatewide fight against discrimi-nation, h,e said.

Governor's ActionIs Called Affront

Gus Harrison, of the EnglewoodMovement and Mrs. Shirley Lacyof C. OfcJl. E. said this morning:"We are^hocked to learn of theGovernor's plans, which appearto be a calculated affront to civilrights groups-;, throughout theState. Does the Governor's re-fusal to work Sunday apply onlywhen desegregation and therights of Negroes are involved?"

Their statement continued: "Itseems bizarre that the Gover-nor has hastily planned to de-vote Sunday to checking prisonsrather than meet State delega-tions concerned with a communi-ty in desperate -crisis. But prison

Countilmen SteerAway. From Dispute

Leooia — The'Bergen CountyRepublican Councilmen's Associa-tion does not taKe sides^n inrefnarparty matters. Councilman Ed-ward R.:Miller of Leonia,. -publi-city chairman .for the organization,said today.. C ' _ '

Miller's comment was promptedby yesterday's .account, of .the. , .

- night meeting -of the Kepublican councilmen. CouncilmanSarah R. MacDermid oE.Dumdnthad made a motion that- the :or-',ganization endorse Senator -PierceH. Deamer. Jr. in his dispute withformer Senator Walter H. • • Jonesover the Republic aa County chair-manship. Before the motion couldbe put to a vote, .and .in Miller's.recollection even before it -wasseconded. Councilman William J.Patterson o£ Bergenfield,Deamer's home to\vn, said Deamerwould not want: the organiza-tion to, do anything . wlu'chwould infr inge on the rights of, thiCounty Committee. The motionwas not put to a vote;

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.f Continued from Page 1)participated . i n the LincolnSchool boycott. The other threesummonses will be served onparents, who - kept their children

i-but-of. Liberty School.i A" total of"48 complaints wereprepared by the Municipal Court-24" relate .specifically to schoolabsences on February 26, and 24relate to absences on subsequentdays ... : . . . . . ._ ;

The parents are. subject to -'a$5 fine if they are convicted onthe first offense of keeping theirchildren out of school,, and S25for each subsequent offense,v The Congress, of. Racial Equal-ity, and the Englewood Movementhave:,announced" that a boycott-support orally will be held to-night at- 8:30 in LincolnJSchool.An assistant to Dr. Martin 'LutherKing "is the scheduled speakerspeaker;. - - : . ". - .

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NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE DETAIL •-.'

RE ENGLEWOOD PARENTS

"PICKETING"

STATE HOUSE

MARCH 24. 1963

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Re: picketing by Baglewood Parents at State Houae, Sunday,March 214., 1963. • . r

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HDQRS: Division of State Police, Troop "C", Princeton, N.J., 3/27/63.TO • Col. D. R. Canello, Superintendent, N.J. State Police, West

Trenton, N.J.

1. FORWARDED: Attached hereto is report submitted by theundersigned reference subject matter, which is believed to be self-explanatory.

i2. Additional supplement report to be forwarded by CaptainQ. Dollar, C.I.S., Division Headquarters, covering all activityof G.I.S. personnel.

3. For your information.

PHrgpl

Att.

P. Hausch, CaptainComdg. Troop WC"N. J. State PolicePrinceton, New Jersey

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DIVISION OF STATE POLICETROOP C

D RUTTEH PRINCKTOH. N. J.PHONII PHIHCKTON 1-O6SO

March 2?th, 3963

•-JSCT: Picketing by .^n^lewood Parents at 3t?v.e House, Sunday,March Phth, 19o3.

> : Col. D. R. Cepello, Superinte.-.dept, ll.J. State Police,Nest Tre ito::, New Jersey.

On Thursday, March 2?r.d, 1963* wes instructed t-o meetrith Lieut. 12. Olaff", at the Str.te House to set up plans for antnticipated demonetration oy the En^lewood Parents on Sunday,larch 2lj.th, 19o3»

et with Lieut. Claf." and Cental': :-. Dol.l^r at the2.State ::o^re ar.J set vp vt-'-lous iri.cide and outside posts in the event|the ie ^^nstrator s becin.e disorderly.

Fourteen ( lij.) pos*~s Kere selected for security purposes.inside tl:e State House, tvelve ( J ' " . ) -jjnifcT.?i ^en and two (2) plain-Iclothesnien*

/N.lie (9) outside posts wero £ slanted for sec'jjrity and

|trarric purno?^s, all uniformed r^en, which induced tvo (2) trooperset the f"or.t °ritr9nre ano on*1 (1) t^ direct traffic on State Streetat

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front of the State House.

'The State Police Office, Statf, House, '-'9s se.l«»cted a? s.ncenter,

With C apt-a in Dollar PIC Lieut. Olaff, met with Col. D, R,and Mp.jor J.J. Harris fcv further discussion in making

preparations for this detail.

Detectives Iror. G.I.3,, Division Headquarters, were selectedto cover various security posts (inside and outside the State House),o keep in contact with buses transporting groups enroute to Trenton»nd to observe all activities of the demonstrators. (See Capta'nDollar's report attached).

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Two (2) men from the Bureau of Identification, Troop "C",selected to act as reporters, to take photographs of group

lers, any acts of aggression and to obtain any pertinent informa-from the demonstrators.

Ten (10) uniformed troopers would be placed on reserve, inState House Lounge,

The undersigned, placed in charge of the detail, was fullyjtructed by Col, Capello as to the responsibilities of all menligned. All information to newspapers was to be released byjepb Katz, Governor Hughes' Press Secretary,

It was established no large groups of police officerspolice power would be visible to the demonstrators, spectators or

fwspaper reporters.

Chief L« Neese, Trenton Police Department, also attendingconference, advised he wcul<^ have three (3) officers on duty in

|e immediate vicinity of the State House, with a twenty-five (25)in reserve group available at Police Headquarters,

Through sources of information, it was learned nine (9) buses•ansnortinr between 300 and 00 demonstrators would be at the Stateouse about 3*00 P.M.; also that some or all members cf the group may;op at Morven for picketing and demonstration purposes,

L, The following detail was instructed to report to Capt. P,fausch on Sunday, March 2i(.th, 1963 at 12:30 P.M., at Division Head-juarters (Re: 366 P'ile 11+ S.P. Trenton, 3-23-63).

Troop A 5 Uniformed troopers.Troop B 5 Uniformed troopers.Troop C 3 Uniformed troopers*Operations - Division Headquarters 13 Uniformedtroopers.Administration - Division Headquarters 2 Uniformedtroopers,S,B,I« ij. Uniformed troopersC.I.S. 13 Plainclothesmen.State House Detail l\. Uniformed troopers(One (1) Sergeant on desk duty at State Police Office,State House),

An additional detail of four (ij.) uniformed troopers wasassigned to Korven for security purposes (Two (2) troopers to remainat the front driveway entrance and two (2) troopers to remain in therear area of Morven),

5t On Saturday, Merch 23rd, 1963, while on duty leave at home,received telephone calls from Capt, G, Dollar, Division Headquarters,and Det. M. Paterra, Troop "C" Headquarters, that the number of busesexpected had increased to fourteen (li ) and that at least half of thegroup (possibly all) would stop at Morven for demonstration purposes.

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on* (!) Sergeant to stand by at Troop "C" Headquarter* in the[t the demonstration took place* Dot* J. Burns, Bureau ofit itication, Troop *C", was assigned to the Morven area to take photo->hs of demonstrators and any acts of disturbance*

Lieut* W.T. Lambertson was assigned as officer in chargeforven Detail and to utilize additional troopers from the reserveip at Troop nCn Headquarters if necessary*

The local police department and Proctor's Office, Princeton[versity, were advised of the possible demonstration at Morven*

On Sunday, March 214.th, 1963, the undersigned with Capt* Q*[lar and Lieut. E* Olaff briefed the assembled group of uniformedi and detectives, and assigned them to specific posts inside and;slde the State House, (Copy Attached)*

All personnel were instructed to be calm, courteous, referrequests from newsmen to operations office and to refrain from

cing any arrests unless absolutely necessary*

The detail was then instructed to leave Division HeadquartersIntervals and to arrive at the State House in the same manner to

Fevent the assembling of any large number of troopers in a singlefoup.

The entire detail arrived at the State House at approximately130 P.M. and by lil+O P.M. all personnel had assumed their respective(its*

At 1:14-5 P.M., learned that thirty (30) of the Englewood•ents were picketing at Bordentown Reformatory, awaiting the arrivalGovernor Hughes*

Immediately instructed Sgt* J.C. Doyle to have personnel from>rdentown and Port Dix Stations keep this group under surveillance for

disorder* Sgt. Doyle advised that Bordentown patrol was already|t scene and that group of thirty (30) members were picketing in an[rderly manner*

At 2:£2 P.M., first bus load of group arrived at the Statelouse, parking in Parking Area Ho, 5«

At 3:12 P.M., a picket line formed in front of the Statelouse which soon increased in number by arrival of six (6) more busesid passenger vehicles. Group members were from Paterson, Perth Amboy,lewark, Franklin Township, Hew Brunswick, Rahway and Asbury Park,

This picket line consisted of 211 Negro and marchers carryingplacards, was conducted in an orderly manner. An additional slxty-»lght (68) spectators stood near the Picket Line, all singing songs at

Ivarioua intervals.

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Frequent visits to the Inside of the State House were made bymembers of the group. There were no more than twenty (20) persons

State House at one time, those visiting did so In an orderly

By periodic contacts with Lieut. Lambertaon at Morven,ied none of the group or spectators had visited or stopped atfen.

At 3:26 P.M. learned that Governor Hughea had visitedlentown Reformatory and left, fifteen (15) pickets still remaining,Lsorder. Remaining pickets left soon after departure of thesrnor.

Phoned Duty Officer Det. J. Logan, JTroop "Bn Headquarters,advised him of possible picketing at Annahdale Reformatory,

larned later that no attempt had been made to picket Annandale Re-itory).

At L|.:20 P.M., Mr. A.W. Holloway, 700 E. 2l|. St., Paterson,Jersey, requested permission for members of the group to speaka steps of the State House. Permission granted by undersigned pro-ling same was conducted in an orderly manner*

At lj.:55 P.M., pickets and spectators started to disburse andfter the buses. Remarks were made they would picket "Morven" nextiday (March 31st, 1963).

By 5s00 P.M., all pickets and spectators had left vicinitythe State House.

At 5ii4-0 P.M., It was learned all buses were well out of the•enton area, apparently enroute to their respective homes with no stopsMorven.

At 5*14-5 P.M., instructed Lieut. Lambertson to dismiss thesrven Detail but to retain frequent periocic checks In the Morven area.

At 5*55 P.M., State House Detail was secured with the ex-eption of one (l) uniformed trooper who would remain on duty untilildnight and one (1) member of the Capitol Police who would be oniwenty-four (214.) hour duty.

U Close Liaison contact was maintained by Governor Hughes,ol. Capello, Major Harris and the undersigned, at which times activities>f the viniting group were relayed*

•0. At 6:30 P.M., Instructed by Col. Capello to maintain twenty-'our (2lj.) hour coverage at Morven until further notice. (Periodic PatrolCheck resumed at 5:00 A.M., Monday, March 25th, 1963).

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The following personnel were on duty for State House Details

Capt, P,Lieut. ESgt. T.Sgt. R«Det. M.Det. F.Det. L.Det. V.Tpr, 0,Tpr, D,Tpr. F,Tpr. P.Tpr. P.Tpr. A,Tpr. J.Tpr, E.Tpr. E.Tpr, F.Tpr. C.Tor. H.Tpr. J.Tpr. P.

Hausch (In Charge). OlaffKoinesStelnbruch

KolodzlesklFi'SherPetersonEarbourtMoroccoEcker .HermanBianchiniWaltersKowalikMuhlbeckMooseRathburnDaltonTJlbrichMcKillopMcLemore

Capt, G, DollarSgt, A. Kosco-Sgt. H, CardDet. F, PalmaDet, W, KennedyDet. P. GeczyDet, R, ZieglerDet. J. LaceyTpr. J, KobusTpr. T. CarrTpr. E. SeversTpr. W. MooreTpr, J, CuslckTpr, J, LlntottTpr, R. Vanden SergheTpr, G. MacArthurTpr. R.P, ZieglerTpr. A. MonzoTpr. J. CuzzupeTpr. J. FieldsTpr. L. AdamsTpr. P.M. Ferguson

12. The following personnel were on duty for Morven Detail:

Lieut, W.T, Lambertson (In Gharge)Sgt. J, HallDet. J, Burns Sgt. J. YantzTpr, J. McEvoy Tpr. S. AdamsTpr. E, Fourre Tpr. S. RosachaTpr. J. Casey Tpr. L, TarantoTpr, W, Maher Tpr, J, LandTpr. E. Dooling Tpr. T, SollwodaTpr, R. Coryell Tpr, W. Glaus

13, The State House Detail was coordinated with Mr. HarryWalsh, Superintendent of State House,

Names of leaders, prominent members of the group andmakers will be included in supplementary report of Capt, G.

Dollar.

5. A stand-by alert detail of ten (10) men now in operation atin the event pickets visit Morven, Troop "Cn,

-6, Copy of assignments of personnel, log of all details,Photographs and negatives attached.

1 ~tj- r. For your information.

PHtid

P. Hausch, CaptainCommanding Troop "CrtN.J. State PolicePrinceton, New Jersey

March 25, 1963

State Police detail at the State House re Englewood parents'demonstration.

Captain E. O. Netterman, Operations Officer*

_March_24. 1963

This date the undersigned assisted Captain Peter Hausch, Commander,Ip C, in supervising the State Police detail assigned to the State House forBrity purposes concerning the subject matter.

The following number of personnel were assigned to assist in providingfrity services:

Division Headquarters:

Operations

Admini s t ration

S. B. I.

C. I. S.

Troop A

Troop B

Troop C

: 13 Uniformed personnel

: 2 Uniformed personnel

: 4 Uniformed personnel

: 13 Plainclothesmen

: 5 Uniformed personnel.

: 5 Uniformed personnel

: 3 Uniformed personnel and 2 I. D.personnel (photos, etc. )

All personnel reported to the Civil Defense Room, Division Headquarters,est Trenton/ N. J. , at 1230 hours, March 24, 1963, at which time they were

ed on the overall operation by Captain P. Hausch.

a. Dismounted and mobile patrols were assigned as per attacheddiagram.

The detail at the State House was activated as of 1340 hours, Sunday,larch 24, 1963.

The Assembly Lounge was utilized as a ready room where nine uniformedien were in reserve at all times. Proper relief was afforded all personnel

the detail.

)0d demonstration -2- March 25. 1963

Th entire detail was coordinated with Troops B and C, Trenton and

Iton Police Departments.

The detail was terminated at 1750 hours. No'unusual incidents were

jtered.

All correspondence pertaining to this detail attached hereto.

E. Olaff, L i u t i a n t

STATE POLICE OPERATIONS DESK

STATE HOUSE

ENGLEWOOD PARENTS1 DEMONSTRATION

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Sergeant Kosco on duty at State House re: picketing.

Lieutenant Beegle 'phones to advise Captain Dollar that Dodwellwas contacted, Captain Dollar advisedT

Captains, Dollar, Hausch and Lieutenant Olaff, Detective 1/CGoch, Trooper Bianchini stop State House for duty.

Lieutenant Adams , D.O. Div. Hq. , phones to relay messagefrom Det. 2/C Trainor - 1 bus & 6 cars just passed Ridgefield,2 buses are en route about 1/2 hour ahead of these.

State Police Detail at State House assumed their posts.

Lieutenant Beegle phones, advises Captain Dollar that a groupof about 30 are at Bordentown Reformatory awaiting the arrivalof Governor.

Lieutenant Lambertson phones Captain Hausch from Morven,advising that the Governor would be leaving Morven shortlywith his wife and family to visit Bordentown Reformatory.

Major Harris phones, briefed on current status by CaptainDollar and Captain Hausch.

Captain Hausch phones Sergeant Doyle, Bordentown, advisinghim to have detail from Edgewater and Bordentown to check onBordentown Reformatory situation.

Captain Skrasewski, Trenton P.D. , stops, is briefed onsituation by Captain Hausch.

Detective 2/C Tyrrell phones to advise that 1 bus 8t group ofcars just left the Hightstown exit of the Turnpike.

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Colonel Capello phones, briefed on current status of situation byCaptain Hausch

Lieutenant Beegle phones to advise Captain Dollar that the groupdid not stop at Princeton and are heading south on Route 1.

Trooper Kauffman phones to advise that the Governor was atBordentown and his next stop is Annandale.

Major Harris phones, briefed by Captain Hausch.

Lieutenant Adams phones, talks with Lieutenant Olaff ref.message from Detective 2/C Palma advising that the 1 bus &2 cars were passing fair grounds at Route 33.

Trooper Carr phones to advise that 1st busload arrived at rearof State House and are getting off bus.

Lieutenant Adams phones to advise Car 703 radioed the arrivalof the first busload at rear of State House.

Sergeant Doyle, Bordentown, phones to advise that about 15pickets have left Bordentown Reformatory area.

Detective 2/C Palma stops.

Lieutenant Burns, Trenton, P.D. , stops to join Captain Skrajewski.

Captain Dollar stops to advise that a picket line is forming andthe 2nd bus arrived.

Lieutenant Adams phones to advise he heard on radio informationstating that Governor left Bordentown Reformatory at 3:24;still about 1 5 pickets left.

Sergeant Doyle phones to advise Captain Hausch that Governorleft Bordentown Reformatory. Also, he relieved the detail re2:15 p.m. entry.

Captain Dollar stops to advise another bus stops to dischargepeople in front of State House.

Trooper Harrison phones to advise that 2 buses are headed southof Princeton Circle on Route 1.

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Major Harris phones, briefed by Captain Hausch on picketingstatus.

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Detective 1/C Goch stops to advise about count; 211 picketsmoving & 68 milling around in small groups and about 7 busesused.

Mr. Arthur W. Holloway, 700 East 24th Street, Patterson, N. J. ,stops, requests permission to have people speak from StateHouse steps, advised by Captain Hausch there would be no ob-jection if order is maintained.

Captain Hausch phones Morristown, advised no action takingplace at Annandale, Governor has not arrived as yet.

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Major Harris phones, briefed by Captain Hausch.

Detective 2/C Logan phones; advises Governor arrives atAnnandale, no pickets in area.

Captain Hausch phones Princeton, advised by Trooper Harrisonthat there are no pickets at Morven.

Trooper Carr phones, advises pedestrian traffic getting heavyat rear of State House, advises traffic light should be manned,advised Captain Hausch would be notified of the condition;Captain Hausch notified.

Pickets start to disburse and head for buses.

Colonel Capello phones; advised of situation by Captain Hausch.

Detective 2/C Palma out to check on buses heading north.

Lieutenant Lambertson phones, states Trooper Kauffman phonesand advises Governor desires to know what the status is; CaptainHausch advised of call.

Sergeant Scott, Div. Hdqrs. , phoned to advise messages receivedfrom Detective Palma advising that buses were in Hightstowngetting on Turnpike.

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Captain Hausch advises that detail at State House has secured.\n Hausch phones Colonel Capello to advise him the detail

at State House is completed; no incidents.

Trooper Harrison, Princeton, phones to advise that messagefrom Captain Dollar states that all buses are well en route outof the Trenton and Princeton area.

Colonel Capello phones, asks for Captain Hausch, advised hewas on his way to Princeton; Colonel stated he wanted CaptainHausch to put around-the-clock coverage at Morven until furthernotice.

Detective Logan phones to advise that the Governor had leftAnnandal e.

Lieutenant Olaff phones Princeton; advised Trooper Harrisonof 6:16 & 6:18 entries and desires Captain Hausch call him atState House.

Captain Hausch phones, talks with Lieutenant Olaff re: 6:22 entry.

Major Harris phones; apprised of situation by Lieutenant Olaff.

Lieutenant Olaff phones Captain Hausch at Princeton re: 6:35entry, advising him that the Major would be at home if needed.

Sergeant Kosco off duty.

Trooper Ecker on duty.

Lieutenant Olafi departs from State House ref. 1:30 p.m. entry.

Lieutenant V. Galas si phoned ref. situation at State House. Ad-vised by Trooper Ecker that detail was secured at 5:50 p.m.; noincidents.

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Trooper Bianchini on duty.

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In compliance with instructions received, arrangements wereDetective 2/C Joseph Trainer to obtain as much Information as possi-

im his source in Englewood in connection with the public demonstrationMarch 24, 1963. Detective Trainer kept ft* close to the situation

]e from March 14 through March 23 *a4 provided Headquarters infor-'ihich indicated that between five and ulna busloads accompanied by» cars intended to come to the Mercer County area to demonstrate Inef the State House and Morven in Princeton.

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king information on this movement. One detective reported to Engle-• 10 A.M. Sunday morning and mingled with the demonstrators boardingi8«8 snd followed the busses from Englewood to Trenton providing Oper*pMdquertera with progress reports* Six detectives were assigned toite House, two on fixed posts with uniform troopers and four mingledie crowds and provided Operation Headquarters with information as to

Individuals and the group as a whole intended to do* Pour detectivesrovided to perform the same services at Korven.

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Seven busses and an unknown number of cars arrived between[4 F.::. It was estimated that around 300 to 325 persons participateddemonstration, during which certain members spoke to the group fromIPS of the State Rouse. The following ie a list of the persons whoand seemed to be leaders of the Movement froia the community, representfehwere Englewood, Paterson, Asbury Park, Hewark and Vow Rochelle, ReiThe names provided were obtained under adverse circumstances and wer<

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MEMORANDUM TO: Messrs. Roy WilkinaJohn MorsellGloster B. Current

FROM : Robert L. Carter

I have been advised that Mrs. Spruill of Englewood, NewJersey, has approached other counsel, seeking to have them representher in the case pending before the Commissioner of Education of NewJersey—her reason being dissatisfaction with present counsel.

I notified Mrs. Spruill as of the 22nd of March 1963 that Iam withdrawing as counsel in her case because I cannot and will notbe involved in representing anyone in litigation who has no confidenceor trust in my professional ability as a lawyer and who goes to othercounsel behind my back seeing to secure their services because of lackof confidence in me.

We have entered our appearance in the Kenneth Anerum, et al v.Board of Education o f the City of Englewood matter which is appearingJointly with the Spruill case before the Commissioner of Education and,therefore, nothing insofar as our position in this matter is concernedwill be lost.

Dear Mr. Silberman:

lication regarding the Englewoodyon for yourschool controversy.

X know that you appreciate the fact that the local Boardof Education has the primary responsibility for the operationof « ccraaunity's schools. On sane occasions, the Cotacissionerof Education is able to lend assistance in an educational problemas was dons by the recent fact-finding Coanission's survey ofthe Englewood segregation problem. Any recommendations of thissort are advisory only* If s formal petition is cade requestingthe Comoissioner of Education to intervene, a legally bindingdecision will be rendered by the Commissioner after a hearingin which all aspects of the complaint are reviewed. This decision,however, is appealable to the State Board of Education and thento a> a i ••*• •CDflt COUi L*

'.••• • •-As yon probably know, in accordance with this procedure,

the Comaissioner of Education vill commence hearings on April 1.X an confident that s specific remedy will be forthcoming whichwill aesuns sll children of equal educational opportunity.

Sincerely yours,

GOVESNOH

Mr. Charles L. Silbeman627 Penaery DriveHew Milford, Hew Jersey

March 25, 1963

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Gov. Richard J. HughesNew Jersey State CapitolTrenton, N.J.

Dear Gov. Hughes:

After reading The Record's (Feb. 27) story of theinterview with you on the Englewood school situation, I ampersuaded that your reasoning makes very good sense, indeed.All that seems to remain is to carry it Jrhrough to itslogical conclusion.

As I read thex story, your line of reason was asfollows: 1) The courts have held, and you agree, thatsegregation, per se, violates the constitutional rights ofchildren to equality in education; 2) The decisive questionis not why or how a school facility came to be segregated,but whether it is, in fact, segregated; 3) If a school isfound to be segregated, your policy, anunciated as Icng agoas last June, is to effect such changes in the neighborhoodschool assignment plan as will eliminate such segregation;4) Education Commissioner Raubinger agrees completely withthis policy and is prepared to effectuate it.

Such reasoning is logical, clear and precise. As Ibelieve you indicated yourself, in the case of the LincolnSchool the only question that remained to be answered waswhether there is, in fact, an unduly high concentration ofNegro students.

Fortunately, that information is at hand knd has notbeen challenged by anyone. Since two expert studies, one ofwhich was conducted at the direction of Commissioner Raubinger,have found that 98% of the children at Lincoln are Negroes,I can only conclude that you will act promptly and firmly tocorrect this unconstitutional, to say nothing of immoral,situation. In the light of your own cogent and persuasivereasoning, I can hardly see how you could, in good conscience,do otherwise.

I would appreciate hearing from you on this matter.

Sincerely,

,Charles L. Silberman627 Former y DriveNew Milford, N.J.

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Dear Mr. and Mrs. Balvent

thank you for your letter coraaenting on theEnglevood school situation.

We expect that this controversy vill be settledthrough the procedures established by cite school lavsof New Jersey. The Con&iasioner of Education villcommence hearings on April 1 to evaluate the facts ofthe situation and to render a decision vhich vill bebinding upon the local school district. Due processof lav takes time, but it is time veil spent, in myopinion, because all enduring advances in this areaare made in this manner.

I am confidant that a specific reoedy vill beforthcoming vhich vill assure all children of equaleducational opportunity.

Sincerely yours,

GOVERNOR

Mr. and Mrs. David &. Nalvan1327 Putnam AvenuePlainf ield, New Jersey

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DAVID R. NALVEN1327 PUTNAM AVENUE

PUAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY

The Honorable Diehard J.Governor of New JerseyTrenton, New Jersey

Dear Governor:

As Democrats and citizens we look to you to provide active leader-ship in our local school situation concerning racial imbalance.The local Board of Education is apparently unwilling to providethe leadership we need and is looking to Mr. Raubinger for an"answer" to our problem. et, as each day passes the communitybecomes more and more demoralized. he animosity between racesand people over the issue multiplies daily.

Englewood has set an example for many in Plainflied on what notto do. We believe if there were quickly presented a recommendatioithat would bring an end to de-facto segregation, the leaders ofthe community would seize upon it and try to work it out. How-ever, the longer the problem is allowed to fester, the harderthe lines become on both sides of the question and the longer itwill take for the community to accepft an amicable solution.

We ask you to take the hot-potato in hand before New Jerseybecomes"known as the Mississippi of the North. V/e offer you allour support at the local level.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. and Mrs. David lt. Nalven

Dear Mrs. Williams:

Thank you for your letter commenting on therecent sit-in demonstration in ay office by a groupof New Jersey citizens concerned vith de factosegregation in certain public schools in Englevood.

As you probably know, in accordance vithNew Jersey's school laws, the Cooaissioncr of Educa-tion will ffoaroence hearings on April 1 to evaluatethe feet* of the Englevood situation and reader adecision which will be binding upon the local schooldistrict.

X SB confident that « specific remedy -will beforthcoming for the benefit of all the citizens ofEnglewood.

Sincerely yours,

GOVERNOR

Krs. Barry J. Williams36 Rev StreetBloomfield, New Jersey

March 25, 1963

Dear Miss Jessent

Thank you for your letter ccDoenting on therecent sit-in demonstration in ay office by a. groupof Mew Jersey citizens concerned with <le factosegregation in certain public schools in Englewood.

As you probably knew, in accordance withMew Jersey's school laws, the Comnissioner of Educa-tion will commence hearings on April 1 to evaluatethe facts of the Englewood situation and render adecision which will be binding upon the local schooldistrict.

X am confident that a specific remedy will beforthcoming for the benefit of all the citizens ofEnglewood.

Sincerely yours,

Miss Margaret Jessen "Mount Prospect lowers380 Mount Prospect AvenueNewark, Ben Jersey

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Dear Mr. Whitbourne:

Thank yon for your letter coiraenting on the recent sit-indemonstration in «y office by a group of New Jersey citizens concernedwith de facto segregation la certain public schools in Englevood.

While most of your oonment on the progress of members ofimmigrant groups in America are indeed valid, I vould suggest thatit is unfair to compare the present plight of the Negroes vith thatof the immigrants vho raised their families in certain ethnic enclavesin our cities.

Host immigrants have been able to improve themselves and to S°on to better jobs* better hones and general acceptance in the largercocEunity. Unfortunately, the same is not true for the Hegro vhofinds job opportunities limited, even though he has ability and educa-tion, housing opportunities restricted, even though he can affordbetter housing, and general acceptance in the conrnunity denied becauseof his color*

.We expect to resolve this controversy through the procedures

established in the school laws of New Jersey so that all children villhave an equal educational opportunity.

Sincerely yours,

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Maroh 26, 1963

A Kra. Spruill of Englewood, New Jersey, telephonedme last night and for one hour and twenty minutea statedthat she had received a "curt" letter from you notifyingher that you are withdrawing from the Englewood schoolcase.

She said she could not understand the reason foryour action since she had not been able to talk withyou or with Mr. Tate although, she said, she had calledboth offices several times, had left message*, but hadnever been called back.

Did you withdraw from the Englewood school caseand, if so, did you discuss your action with anyone hereor witli any of the interested parties in Englewood? Ifyou did withdraw, what was the basis of your decision?

You are aware, of course, that the Englewood caserepresents precisely the kind of community situation inwhich the image of the NAACP, vis-a-vis the Image ofcompetitive groups and individuals, Is a most importantfactor, leaving little or no room for the preferencesof individual staff membera.

I told Mrs. Spruill (when I could get in a word)that I could not discuss your letter until T had talkedwith you, but this made no impression on her and shecontinued to give me the benefit of her opinions on avariety of topics. Including methods of running theNAACP, locally and nationally.

By the time she had confessed that ahe had neverheard of W.E.B. DuBois until "a few years ago" and thatthen sha and some friends debated what they should doabout DuBois's turning Cowmuniat since he owed them anexplanation, I had considerable sympathy for you. Itoccurred to me rather forcefully (if ruefully; that youmust have endured much, over and beyond the call of duty,in yoxir encounters with Mrs. Spruill.

Nevertheless, I would like an explanation, for,hair shirt though Mrs. Spruill may be, we do face asituation in Englewood.

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Dear Mr. Bortz:

Thank you for your thoughtful letter concerning theEaglewood school controversy.

It is not the intention of this Administration toabandon the neighborhood school policy, because of its canyproven virtus*. Yet, if it should become necessary, in someinstances., to adept the neighborhood school concept in orderto insure equal educational opportunity, I believe that theneighborhood school concept is sufficiently flexible to pro-vide for such adaptation.

While tills is the policy of my Administration, youprobably know that, In accordance with New Jersey's schoollaws, the Commissioner of Education will commence hearingson April 1 to evaluate the facts of the Englevood situationand render e decision vfaieh will be binding upon the localschool district*

1 sa confident that a specific remedy will be forth-coming for the benefit of all the citizens of Englevood.

.Sincerely yours,

GOVERNOR

Mr. Harold E. Sorts321 Hutchinson RoadEnglevood, New Jersey

March 26, 1963

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Governor Richard J. HughesState CapitolPrinceton, N. J.

Dear Governor Hughes:

As a newcomer to the city of Englewood, I would like tostate a few facts that I have discovered in the less thantwo years I have resided in that city.

Previously I lived in three different cities in the stateof Pennsylvania and upon moving to Englewood, was amazedat the advancement in that city and in the state of NewJersey from my previous residences in Pennsylvania re-garding the Negro and the integration problem.

Without a doubt, Englewood and the state is healds andshoulders above any city in the state of Pennsylvania.

After thoroughly searching for a town in which to settle,we decided on Englewood for many reasons. This decisionwas made in the face of comments received from friends andrealtors who warned us of the so-called integration problemin Englewood which, at the time, did not involve the demon-strations that had existed in the past year. We certainlyhad no objections and still do not, nor do most of the ac-quaintances we have met in Englewood, in living in aneighborhood with any member of the Negro race. In fact,the housing integration in the city is such that in mostareas of the city there are, at the present time, Negrofamilies now residing.

However, I do strongly object in being discriminated againstbecause I am white, if my children must be sent to a schooloutside of the neighborhood in which we have settled. Themain purpose in buying a home in my particular neighborhoodis because of its proximity to the grade school.

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Governor Richard J. HughesPrinceton, N. J. -2- March 1, 1963

My observation has been that an Negro family is welcome inany particular neighborhood, if he so desires a home.

However, it is not fair to those people who purchase a home,due to the proximity of the school for small children, andthen require these children to attend a school in anotherpart of the city.

Before I will send my children to a grade school in anotherarea of the town, I will definitely sell my home and moveto another town. In the past, I have completely sympathizedwith the Negro and his problems but I find that the presentsituation is extremely distasteful.

It is also interesting to note that my thoughts on this par-ticular problem are the thoughts of most of the white peopleI have met in my brief sojourn in Englewood.

We certainly hope that any solution that might be forthcomingwill not disrupt the principles sending small children tothe schools closest to their homes.

Very truly.yours,

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Harold E. Bortz "321 Hutchinson RoadEnglewood, N. J.

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Dear Mr. Miller:

Thank you for your communications concerning de factosegregated schools in New Jersey.

I am well aware of Che frustrations of those citizensof Englewood who believe that equal educational opportunity isbeing denied certain children. As you may know, I have statedon several occasions the policy which would guide this Adminis-tration in such cases, namely, that the neighborhood schoolconcept which is imbedded in the public policy of this Statemust be adapted, when necessary, to assure the primary require-ment of equal educational opportunity for all children.

Recently, the Attorney General of the United States,Robert F. Kennedy (whose zeal and integrity in respect of civilrights is certainly beyond question), stated in the public pressin Newark that the abandonment of the neighborhood school policyof New Jersey was not necessary in order to reach complete ful-fillment of the necessary goal, equal educational opportunity.

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Thank you for your cocnaunications concerning de factoi segregated schools In Sew Jersey.

Z SB well aware of the frustrations of those citizensof f»ft1SJS?nii who believe that equal educational opportunity isbeing denied certain children. As you may know, 1 have stated

occasions the policy which would guide this Adminis-tration in such cases, namely, that the neighborhood schoolconcept which is iabedded in Che public policy of this Statemost be adapted, vhen necessary, to assure the primary require*nent of equal educational opportunity for all children.

itly, the Attorney General of the United States,Robert F. Kennedy (whose zeal end Integrity in respect of civilright* 1» certainly beyond question), stated in the public pressin Hevark that the abandonment of the neighborhood school policyof Hew Jersey was not necessary in order to reach complete ful-fillment of the necessary goal equal educational opportunity.

Due process takes tine, but it is time veil spent, inay opinion, because ell ifyftnrlng advances in this ares are made~ ' '

Sincerely yours,

GUVcENOR

Mr. Bradford Milter64 Barren Street.fatal

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Last week Englewood was againmade the but t of newspaper, televisionand radio features when a private won-er of two Fourth Ward houses obtainedevicition orders from the County Courtagainst two Negro families.

One of these famil ies happened to bea leader in the Lincoln School boycottso the propagandists shouted "City ofEnglewood is acting in reprisal againstthe boycotters 1"

Poppycock. And the newspapers, tele-vision and radio know it.

It was no reprisal because the Cityof Englcwood had noth ing to do withit except to help get the eviction noticesrescinded!

Tt couldn't have been a reprisal inany event because the petition for evic-tion had been filed by the private own-er's attorney back in December, monthsbefore the boycott and in answer tocomplaints by the tenants!

No good is accomplished by such ir-responsible propaganda because un-fortunately, newspapers, television, andradio being what they are. sei/.e uponany item that sounds cont rovers ia l :which is what they did with this l i t t letidbit, presenting it as "another turn ofevent? in the Englewoocl in tegra t ionfight."

We would r e m i n d those in the En-glewood Movement ( i n c l u d i n g CORE1)that it does their individuals no goodto attempt to tear Englcwood down.They should bo less interested in mak-ing a target of Englewood for the sakeof the na t iona l campaign and more in-terested in the welfare of the local peo-ple — including the chi ldren who arcbeing kept homo from school and who.regardless, of how noble their parentscause is, are the losers the longer theystay out of school.

TlnV would lie a good place for suchorganizations as the Urban League andthe League of Women Voters to standup for the f i i v . They have been amongthe pr incipal groups demanding, noless, tha t the ci ty act against slum land-lords in an e f fo r t to upgrade substand-ard housing. All the .Board of Healthhas been t ry ing to do is carry out thisplan und.'T t in 1 t e rms ;•,;' the- local or-

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The fact tha t slum land lo rds act asthey do. ob ta in ing evict ion notices andthen rent ing to new tenants at higherrentals than they received before isnot the f au l t of the ci ty.

This e n t i r e problem is as broad as it• i -- - i > . . i .!.,...„ ;.. ,,~ ,.•*-,.,...•„ Cm- r . i i « : f , i

The p u b l i c lias expressed its appre-ciation, of the facil i t ies by tu rn ing outin record numbers , and the number ofvuJLii i ic . - . borrowed have hit liOVv highsin the past: several weks; the referencesection, as ment iond above, has beenp a t r o n i z e d ; the c h i l d r e n ' s l ibrary hasbeen p o p u l a r , and w i l l I 'uature regularstory book h o u r programs in the fu-t u r e : the s taf f has been . f rankly de-l ighted both with the facil i t ies and withthe response.

However, even in such a si tuation itis too bad that a small minori ty canact in such a way as to make difficultiesfor the entire cl ientel . It has been re-port-pel t h a i a few i r responsible young-sters have been creating havoc in thewash-rooms — using paper cups, tissueand water in messing up the rooms,particularly the boys' lounge. Theyoung people who are doing thesethings should learn to respect their newlibrary — and to restrain themselvesfrom such actions for the sake of theentire community. The communityshould not have to. nor can it affordto s ta t ion an a t t endan t in such a facil-ity, nor should the custodian be calledupon to police up the area. He hasenough other things to do to keep thisattractive l ibrary in c o n d i t i o n , togeth-er with the rest of the center.

School Issue Comes To HeadAt Hearing All Next

KNGl.hAVOOl)— t'he E n ^ i e w o o d ri.dit l o a t t e n d the -chool ncare . - l.-dhoul . s i tua t ion i-omc- to a head : his home.next w e e k w i t h h e a l i n g s before! Former .lutb:e A b r a m A. l.eb.-.on,I lie Siate D e p a r t , n : - n ; of Educa t ion | a t t o r n e y ior the Board ot Kducabe'jinniny in Hr 'ckcn.-irck Monday • l ion, w i l l represent '.he board ina n d w i t h l iCc innxs i n lota! M u n i c i - d i s c l a i m i n g discrimination a n i l| ia l Cour t next F r i d a y on charges ' scgi e la t ion . \Vi l l i : r iv . V. B r c s i i n .a a a i n s l p a r e n t s w h o h a v e kepi w i l l represent SON'S i n their a t -t h e i r c h i l d r e n ou t o f -chool du r in .n t e m p t t o u p h o l d t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d' h e cu r ren t L i n c o l n School boyco t t , school policy.

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c o n d u c t u n d e r the s t a tu tes werex.'rnoii.s n u b l i c schools, w i l l openitJ hearings on l lnee petitions t h a t '• fcr™1 po1'"' lh" U 'Cck ' lhfCy

iiaU been f i l e d w i th t he Stale m'c l l ; :hlc !° flncs of Sj cach [°i'One petit ion, l i l , . ' by Vm,KI l h < > f"'s: ( iay "f :ihSt'nCC n'U'

Bitun o:, b e h a l f of :, .jroup o! Kn i l ) : ' ™<*c*'.\\-i- o i f en -c - . The boy:M>.i,o:l pare- ; , , a k - t h e Slate t'"'1 is (--.""1'»'''"- '";rlcl' »'"iP'<--f>- . ' .. ._ . f > f I !»c f • . ! ! • • !i",'. nn<l \im*Mm*nl ;nir!

ol ' h - d i i e a t i o n ' to '^abl i^h" a"conv C O R K V ' h i c h :rrc l ! l ; '"n l n- •' '^'p u l - o r v C e n t r a ! Si-nooi ior 5lh a iu i c a~' ' -

: 6 t h 3rR«lc pun , ; - . R A L L Y S A T U R D A Y N I G H T'1 he KnuU-vvood . \ ' rvement and

A second p e t i t i o n , hied month.- . C O R K w i l l h o l d .ne i ther L inco ln. a.cu b>' the N a t i o n s ' \ - - o c i a t i o n for Scb.oo! [ ; a l l y S a t a r d a \h at fi::30.1 Adva j i e emc iH '>i C o l ' - t r c l l'co|)i;- on w i i h .l.in-.i-s I ' a rP .e r n a t i o n a l di-

i b e h a l f of Mr. - ind .Mrs. J o h n T. rec tor of ( ' ( M t K a.- !ii ' mam speak -. S p r u i i l of Ho.S'.-mo.'l place and er. Co ' inc i lman Y:r.ci-nlc K. Tibbsvh:ch ci:::::i:; !::a! E . i - i ewood M i a i n - v. i i ! -peak.

tains "a .-epara = e ::nd u n i H i n a ! M: - Sh . r i ey i . aeev -et- t - f - ; ; . ! i -y olschool" at L i n c o l n , ha- no! been ' P.e- ' i ;ei i C o u n l y COH!-; and A u u u nd i s m i s s e d : hov.cvtT. : i ie NAAI .V t u s !'. l l ; rrn.-on. I ' .eaci el Kiv^lc1 ' . 'oo:laH'orncys. Rnbcr ; dn- 'cr and l i e : - . M o v e m e n i . y e - l e i ' i a 1 l ; r , i : iehed ar;b(}i ' t T ' : te . ar.r .ounccd \ c s t e i d a y a t t a c k on (Jove: nor l l u^hc . - "lor

. t h a i i h c y have v.-hlillra'Aii I r o m i | , ; M . i j ( . n and lack o i l e a d e r - h i ; ) . '' t h e S p n i i i l ca^c and a r e jo in ing ' .-n,iC G o v e r n o r mjy i>e ab l e to

w i ! h l l i e ca-e p - p r i ' - c n t e d by Mr. (.Vade mochn^ pieke;- face lo lac:iiri'i'.'. n. a> ;.lc a ! t emp;cd to dn D T I Sun i l ay .

Tlse : i ' ! i d r .e ' i i i ici ; is i l i a t l i l e ' J b u t he cannot evade i h e issue . . .l j ; . ' i :!;i ' K n u i c w o o d - - i v c Our Xei j ih The x e r v r c f o r m a l o n e - he war- i n -bo r i iond .Sch'io!.- ( o : : : in i ! l ee w l n e i i - s p e c l i n u on Suiv:a.v. w h e n he sa i ( iasks tiie .Siate lo re.-l:;.ni i.:-,c I 'narci he v. on Id n't v. or'; on Sunday po in l -.,(• >- : rh ; . • - , :_ , . , - i i - . - m ' s!.sbii>li!!>i T ' r ' r ;,". <-.\<r w h n l e e!:- . i-M a ' - - - i n s t SP"-•j.r%:!'!^:''-C11;. t.'-::1'.:;:! .^cl'-.si ja . I i-.-alo^ (:'.er.o.;I.- .--l.'1'!! :•'- ' ' 1 - i eco ; : -g rounds t h a t th . i s woulc: v io la te the [ School, because hai i the inmatesneighborhood s.-hooi policy a n t : ' o f those reformatories are Negrothe ri'ihl.-; of She major i ty who be- •• drop-outs f rom scsrc«ated. interiorHove every chi ld s h o u l d have the schcols such as Lint -nhi . ' 1

eWUMOQO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

OFFICE 8T THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT

LINCOLN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

«arch 29, 1963

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iree weeks after Englewood./JTegro parents bejjari their

('.boycott. ,of ' the-':Lincoln' School,'"'•nine pa rents and 10 children^Tuesday launched » sit-in ta the§ofltetsr:';of Dr; M«k R;.- Shead,-'Superintendent at schools, which.other parents and their silpport-

•M'trt' -picketed.. 'Jvi-lA isUKment released to 4hY..press aa the action began, the

boycotting parents said:• "For the past tbrefi weeks we

:'had, hoped that W city, statjB orfederal government would take

.1 definite action,. to resolve the" problems of Englewood. ,

,5-;; Instead, the parfenti «&£?*&I those whose 'children have beenI. out ot school for. the three weekI' period have been threatened with

arrejt." Hevce, their sUh-monlconcluded, "the parents met and

jdec lded that we will meet at thep superintendent'of schools' officef"--'"ivit he assign

Is not bring 'maintained on Bracial segregated basis." '. jajf

ON SUNDAY, March 24, at 3pan., representatives of variouscivil rights, labor, civic, fraternaland neighborhood groups will'converge on the governor's man-sion In .Trenton, N". J-, to demandthat" Gov.'Richard J. Hughes andstate officials ad lo end segre-gated and second clan school sy*r

• terns for Negroes in Englewoodand opier Jersey'communities. '"

in the call t/i action,' the Sup-port For 'Khgltrwood 'Mobilization'noted; that, "the battleground Inthe flgnt, to desegregate schoolsthroughout, N6w Jersey Is InEnglewood. .. ."

The appeal was signed by^Ar-thur •>HblIowdy, president, Pater-ion ?JAACP.- Hpllo^ay-. and William Scott,presWant of the Spring ValleyNAACP; are co-chairmen ot theEnglewood solidarity committee,

Hqlloway sa« that "the gover-nor in ust act' with the full au-thority-of his office to bring' ; intagratton' ol the

schools — ihere Is no more ex-:feus* for delay ahd evasion pi i

implementing tfie Supreme Court -jdecision,"'

Among the many organizations.•noV* Individuals endorsing the! Icivil rights march to Trentonare: . '• '. ' : " ; '

N.,3. Negro Elks; Womeo'i;.;League for Peace'and Freedom;' iCharles Blaggl, business agent, IBtfeal 869, UAW; Larry DeAh-,gelis, secretary-tremsurer, Loca}'-999. Teams [era; MIch'ael Artlte,1president, Local 9^3, TeamaUn;ttJ. Federation of Colored Wp? •men; Paterson-Passalc County..Democratic Club; FranlOin De-mocratic Club of Franjcllii Coun-ty; N.. J. National Council" of-1Negro Women;, Walter Of, HkoV:!don, RepublicanTrefi holder can--,|didate; Modern. Beauticians \As-EOclationi.'(NJ,;Student,NA ~of Rutgers University; • _

dfQbc Eng.ewood nvovement wilT'lgiven a -boost March 16 .when fthe Rev. Ralph Abeniatny, ISouthern Integration, leader ;|d- ldressed a rally of more Uun~3-Mjflpenoiu «t tlw Mnco)^ Scbool.

Segregation CasesTo Be Heard TodayMnglewoodSchool«A — ^\^-rEjSsEWossrNrrMarch1— Hearings on three petitions

Arising from charges of segre-itlon In Lincoln Elementaryihpol here are scheduled toart tomorrow before the Staterducatlon Department.

" The hearings, which have«n consolidated, ' will be ' co'n-icted by Eric Qroezlnger, aa-slant commlasloneri for con?

rovendea and disputes, fn theernn County Courthouse Intckonsack.

Y Meanwhile, the Negro boycottLincoln School that began on

eb. 28 was . expected to con-nu« with about 40 holdouts.j m. result of the boycott, the,

rounlolpal court here hu drawn

[children for mow than five con-secutive uncxcused 'abaenceflThe summonsflfl have been•served and are returnable Fri-day.

I If the parents are found[guilty, they face fines of $6 forthe first offense and |2fi (orsucceeding offenses.

-Among the Issues to be heard'by the state is the charge byMr. and Mrs. John T. Sprull thatthe local school board Is con-ducting a segregated Institu-tion in the fourth ward, Inwhich Lincoln * School is situ-ated. It has an enrollment of499 pupils, of which 88 percent are Negroes.

Last week, two lawyers fromthe National Association forthe Advancement of Colored iPeople, 'which' had filed theicomplaint for Mr. and Mrs.Spruil last September, withdrew from the cue.

Roy W Ilk Ins, National Execu-

are Identical and prmmtstaon Ofthe Ancrum caw- April-;.- wJformally plaoa the entire pro!lem before Commissioner (Frederlck M,} Raubjngflr," h«'«l(

Mr. Brown aald the Ancrumcomplaint seeks to establish tJ»city-wide Integrated fifth andaixth grade school proposed b;the Board of Education lasBummer. The proposal was dfl"featfid after the board of scbocestimate refused to provide thinecessary funds.

Mrtf. Bprul] said today arewould not drop her complainlbecause the , relief she .(oughtmust begin at the kindergartenlevel.

The third complaint has beanjroug.it by .the committee cbSave Our Neighborhood Schools.This group, which v/aa. organ-zed loot summer, seek* to retainthe policy of having children at-tend •chools .within their bon»totrlct*. ' '. • • ---O /&

tive Secretary of thcN.A.A,C,P., ^^^^^^^^^^^^^H

Bald; ' • . ^^^^^^^^^^^^HInts against 20 wts•parents who have'30 'children"—^itered at Lincoln School and

« «ta of parents- who have-• chJllren enrolled; in the

p Liberty School.

"The case Itself was not wlth-l..^wn by the N.A.A.C.P. Ourl.ttorneys are now appearing aalirooouncll with Arnold :Browillatl Bnglewood lawyer) and!

jtner attorneys In the suit filed!to UbaJf of K«no«0) Atterum(»fUMUnTflahaiil tlUDfll.-'- > V,. :

Inglcwood/.

.Br B1CH.VAKD BABD i- The. EnulEWOod scliool

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A hpavinc uponthat Englewood was operating. Ia legregated" ichool1 ayBtem::en-!;|tercd £ts second day. ' ^the Bergen County CoIn Hackensach.

Mr. and Mrs. John T. SpruUHon behalf ol their daughter, Deriborali, 6,"and 25 other- Negr^lnarenU brought their ; irrley;lances T)e/oje Asst. EduraUqpJ

{..York Post today!' A Sjprcrae Court ruling would:Kt a precedent affecHnK hud-dreds "of school-aystenu outside

•the South,, said June Shazaloff,ttht: NAACP's special asslstan'•lor education! . '_ .; The NAACP, she told ,Th«

•Post,'was anxious foraSupremefTCourt decision on "do facto"

J.:«chool sesreRarlon ai.a possiblel^aolutlon to 65 cases now pend-"-• tng In New York,- New Jersey,^Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania,•'Kansas and California.

:• The 1954 Supreme Court rul-. irij! oulta'wcd "de lure," ftatc-

crralcd "sonarali! but equal•jchools for Negroes In Southern

III Court Bullmr.court, Mla«..-Shagaloff

never ruled, dlrectl]'

H A O I O l N S , . *-Eric OroeziiiBer. Assistanttate Commissioner of Bduca-

v today denied a motion that1 have forced the Engle-

iwtxxi Board of' Education toproduce records of pupils In two•—entary schools for a state

hearing

(f lawyer f_Faave Onr

, «J«- sought• Owneorda from Lincoln School/•which has an enrollment that la•°1 per cent Negro, and from

t Roosevelt School, where th»enrolment Is 85 per cent white,

•j He wanted to prove that honu• environment and education o•parents outwdkhed In pupil• achievement sucn factors aa at*•tendance at a school with a• preponderance of'one race. Dr.•Barry I* Steams, former Super-•jntendent of Englewood Schoola,•hid testified yesterday that aa

Metro school lessened arooiU'i motivation for MMi*

J .- • Dr. stearna waa calM aa •• witness by Mr, and Mrs. John•" -BpruUl and laortunfr JO-

thirds NI-EI-O as'a direct resultof Board of-Education poll"""1

and riot solely because of ] JIng.pittlerns.Tlw ErterJ of ScsrtsaUon

Brown said, lie woul^l, Iry. ,to;|establish that segregaJefl.sctjobl-TIng produces the same 6ffect In 'the North as in the'Bouth—"ifgives the children a feeling of IInferiority that hurts them'all •the way down the line." . .:

Abram Lebson,.school board1

attorney, has Indicated he willoppose Introduction of,. testl-'mony or evidence, from -tl^e 1954*

"it's a decision of the court;-,and of course It's bidding on all:of la," heitold^The.Post. "But.it doesn't apply to EngleWood,at leart not.the "'-' l*";.

. ENaLBWOOD,-N.: -J..r Apr>»— The trial of SJ leU of pai^

ts .charged' ai dtorderly per|rta for withholding-- thefr:cMlJm from what they cent™*

•re segregated school» ivaaoff today until next- -Pride* u-Hunlclpal Court -here( TKc :bpyr|cott began B'«b.: 8 *vllw delay ',vas - ju«» wnnr.

" r the raUure- of -the de-luifliim til ootalfl' » New Jerrir lawTol I1 . repretent. them.1

.ul.B. Ziibjr of Wrws rortlho had planned to represent!ie defendanla, wa< in court out Ie could not take part unleasl

t he had approached It !lawyers but1 tfanv wotdd I

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ansfer Refused" •

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. Leaders of tt\f .move to desegregate Engle wood's allyCrVegro Lincoln School were turned Aovm today wherf-thexj

I^tried to register their children in a neighboring elementary II. W*ool with an almcat all-white enrollment

The attempt waa prompted by Ithe /allure of- recent state hear- 1Ings to come up with a formula Ito resolve the long conflict over Ithe racial Injbelance In theschoola of the North Jersey

- ' " ' ' i r '" Fourteen parents, Accompany/,Ing their 25 children, trooped:Into the Cleveland Elementary:School this morning and askedtor transfers. . ; .;;,- The principal refused them!saying he was bound by « 195!rilling o( the State EducationDept. that children must attendthe school closest to their home.:

A boycott of the LincolnSchool, located In a run-downarea of the well-to<lo town, bogan.Feb. 28. Although It wasnltlally effective, support dwin-

dled to almost zero after severalweeks.

HitsMrs. Virginia Wilson, leader

of today's group and one ot thefew who has yet_to return. herchildren to Lincoln. School, wascritical of the hearings held: by.Eric Credzinger, assistant state*commissioner of education^which ended in Hackenjack lastvireelr.'' •' < ' • • ' • * ;v:'

She said: "Since the Hicken-.sack hearing has been of noavail, we are going to 'returtlpur 'children to Englewoodschools, but not 'to segregatedschools!" . . . ' • - .'"'*'?. During the hearings, Groer-Inger said he was trying to findanswers, to these questions: IsEnglewood deliberately " ,Talnlng a segregated 'system?' Is a school board j'gated to take action wheiwith a racial Imbalanceschool? And If it must ttlon, to what exteV must frelevant factors figure Indecision? ' / , • -'

When Groezinger U ' 'ion, any action will tj the Englewood

y/y/dZj^'wood school niu-Mion

" Us fourth day [nday and s ivcsindication 01 lasims 10-

™g of ''attic lines as ArnoldI Tlntofr , and

_ ^attorneys lorl*NfcrnR~HcK3rcaa(inn uf Lin-

Wiool: Ai,,..,,,, A 1(i[j ,

rri>rc«.niin« the Board of Kd.:

NNMrtinc fnr recnmmenda-:"'"I wil l -.in a ,IIcas{lrc (lf

lll""-v r i^'-pl3nce; and Wil-V' Brcs1'" "'fprocnling the 'n"r Npighlwrhooil Schools'

™ll<* rioclarina that ,)10:

(Wiorhomi .school policy is [|,c:1 land and thai onlv Ic- '

ltl11' actimi could alter i t 'out- ;

""•"' aims and arymnenK 'Iftyeolf Hcsrins;

Put Off To April 19! he"in9i for the parcnfi

of children who h*vn been boy-cotfing Lincoln School s ince Feb.26 will not be held this Fridaybut h-we been postponed fo Fri-day, April !v in Engiewood Mun-icipal Court They cannot beheld this Friday because of theState Department of Educationhearing in Hack en sack which ist icing up Mr. Loo son and otherwitnesses in the case.

Lincoln SchoolRally Saturday

The Englewood Movement andCORE will hold a rally ,v 8o'clock Saturday night at Lin-coln School (early attendance isrequested because of the NAACPdance),-Speakers wil l .be the Rev.C.S. Stamps, president of theBaptist Ministers Conference ofNew York and tfbuis Lomax, au-thor of the Afr ican Revolt andthe Roi-jctan! Afr ican.

They will discuss aspec ts ofthe school situation and parti-

euliboycot f hearings

Municipal

•ly the

in which fi n unicipalCourt could total 520,000 at therate of 55 from each parentror trie firii day or b o y c o i ' andS25 for each succeeding day.Forty parents are involved.I'.Yic (.iroivin^rr, a N5 is I ant Com

: imssionei of iMltic.'ilion, is cond-; in-tin^ (he .slate hearings, and De-' ptily Attorney General .Jo.- eph A.• Hoffman as his Icjttl cmm.scl. '"

The 3 PetitionsThe pel i I ion filed by .\|r. and

, \Irt. John T. Spruill mi behalf ofj I heir daughter, Deborah, a stn-! doni ;iL Lincoln School. chargesI that ICnslowood maintains- ;( sc-j ffrt'Pated school, thai such n ichool1 IK uncon-slilutional. and that thei hoard is obligated to find a roi medy.

The .Mm I mi or Ancruni petition., !':k';l on br!;;ilf nf his two clii!-! dri'ii and !?fi other Lincoln pupil>.J likewise charges Ilia I I he llnaid: ninintains a >.e« recited school and' a s k s l l iat Ih'1 board In- ordered toI provide n remedy, specif i en I ly. aI coinpul.ioi-y central school for all! children.

Thej School; ih<- ni is the,

Save Our NeighborhoodL'Oinmlltcc chnrne."i I lial

eiejiborhoml *chonl policyl.iw nf ih» land, thai any

'i . .mi , mai ;

ehaiu'e in it would 'be fliscriinina-lury "i :il! children, and thai thoJ'.onrd of K'hieuimn 'dimild lie res

in IMC m ;.';Ii!.n .vo<.-<; scnoui fKifivT^Tin- fn\ \\ i tncxs- called \\nx

•lolin '(', ferry, pros id on I. of (liej Itojird nl' Kdiicalion, \vlio (OslifiedI t h a t the Mearn.s lU'port was nnl.|)i'linanly concerned with the, prob-lem n( racial imbalance. Ife was

, re.siiiined from testi fying as (oi the effects- nl' educjilion nn NeRrni pupils on grounds Ib;il In; is nolI iin expert.

Alr.s. .Spniill rlaimed tha t <-d-: neat ion in a s-etfretfaled school,• whether it he de f.'icfn (accidentaldue i o - • ' : • • ' . • „ , lines") or dejure ide.siwneil) is harmful and in-leiinr.

Steam* Tes t i f i esDr. Harrv I.. .Slearnr- admi t ted

! under ipieslimiinK hy Mr. Hreslin• Ibat Due of the three ex perls v-j lee led Id conduct I be >n-etil!ed; Sle;irns Ifeporl was a man recnm.

ruendrd hy the .\;ilu)iial ASNOCI.T-lifin lor Ad\'ai!eenienl ol1 Colored

• l'eo|He and tha i lie \venl tn Hie• .NAM P olTico in New York Tor

'•onsultations in hiring him. WhenMr. Ilreslin jislied him if any other.!4nni|ts- nilriTMrii \vere. so rep re-.scnicd in the s'.ndy he s;iif| nonebad a>ke ( | . lie .NJijd that what, hfiliil u as clime w i th Hnard of Ivi-ucali'in aiiproval. .Mr. Mreslincharged tha i (brnu^h such arfion!he board was spending t;ix|i;iyerimoney lo >poiiMir a report by Ihn ;.\.\Ad1.

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There wu> .sh irp npi-ositinn Itprripo>al.s hy LliR Spruill »nr| An-rntm altorneys toadmit the Stearn.sKeporL inio evidence, ns "expertIcstimony," bolh Mr. Lobson and.Mr Rreslin contending that it xvasonly 3 report preparrd Tor theHoard of Kduciifjon and that thnre,bad been dirferences oT opinionamonK the consultants.

Dr. Stearns reviewed the rRcom*mciuUition.s he had made in thereport. clnir.iinK that he rccom* ;

mcndefl ino>( 1'avorably eitlier !abandoning Lincoln School and ibuildinff additions to I he otheri ilo accommodate them, or Lh« [redevclopmcnl of the I^incoJHSchool aroji and then using Liivcoin as a central intermcdia»school lor al! children.

Or. Stearns also rnnintiiincd lh.itDr. -lames B. Conant, former prrs- |ident of Harvard and author ot nu-merous educational works, can-not qualify &s an expert in thesemailers. He said Dr. Conant isnot a sot'joioaisl and that hifl com-ments on ."cgresation are not nc-

1 cfsxiirily those of an expert.Mo ,snid be "inherited" Lincoln

School and the boundary lines andihut in his opinion Lincoln Schoolis racially unbalanced and there- ifore segregated.

'"I trust the ngLitions wi l l brin^ !UM- l; inri of testimcny that wil l ;'.fi\ '.'011 tho basia foe a recom-

»i**n'I-""l inn nf i fii:,t»ii/tf | lumnimmiily will Mcrnt <ir ohnuy nnl find ,1 cMntniunily I herIn accept it." funirr .ttirijio f.chvniInl'l I lir rrttrtnijv*Mtner

Jfr. Leb-ftn Hrcliurfl th.it HieFJoarri «f Krl lira lion is inlere.<.|pd.solely in what is 2no't fnr Kncle-wnnrt ,-rnfl nfil *.vh;it MIIIIP olherlo\i'ii s'lmewh.rr'- r-lsr w;mis.

"U'c .TCP inJpreslcrl nnly in HIPrliilrlrrn of r-:n«lr;\vnofi-all |hr c h i t - ,dren of Enfllcwocd, nnl just, yi-otips jif children," he .';aicl. lie said .Unit Ii IIP cnrnplainn-nls h;-d heen usin^Kn£lc\voori as ,\c boarrl,fichtin^ their ci..iim in IJir nc\v.,-papers ins lead c-f folj.jwing flueprocess nT !nw.

Fight In Newspaper!This (-.TV rtmM lia\ hee:i

hr-fiu^hl Iri liearin" here nearly Uvuyp.irs rt»n. hut in li-a.l rertain intercsls have iiiM.slefl «n fi^htjii" (heir 'IMSC in the neu>(i,iper>-. yiviny Kn•jle^'Onrl t liarl name. "II is 1111-fnrhinale hr cause irrpjcpon.iihlppprsnns ehnse io make a piihlicfiKlit ralln-r llian hrfore thi.* Imdyin [Jur prrices.s nf l;i\v.

'The Hoard nf Kdiic:iiiftti- ba.s milerp.iii.-d j.eure-aiidii .-ind ur- \vi l l•jn'fivr lli.it \ve pi n\c ff|ii;il nisi»Mlinn for all. W. a^.yini :iv Ci.jii-

"n Mir luisif nf wlr r -> c"-"l f.»:KiicleivniMl and ii"l in le; niiic.-

Mr. l.eli\nn •li-i-ia.-Pd lliat '!;.•Rn.-ri-rf ,.f Kdiii-niion II.T I n aw.nl-me tlii< nppnrtunity d»r nertrK !«i'ypars ^nil has ae<. t - t tli ap^eif t l -fppl. npver m'la> eil. hut ha,- a l -\cnis 5oiishl (hi1- pi :icc>.- i'l" !.iv»\l t.« nllirrs wlin ilehr.i'.l and ni.iile

.•i pulilie s|i('f!:n-le raidt-r UianM>iu» Hie n-adv t ' - rnedirs pn«.i-rilt.er| by lau. he -v.d. Hi- lr.i«.-,| llirfuiirse "f (In- i ;IM-. pumlini: "nllh;d since Ilir r:i!m-.- nf lM:Vi ;mii!lic f ' • ) nini i>-MM i. » • ( • ' • : ;i|ini n •,•.•*[ inIfl.'iT and mini M > - , S|)|-|iill npciicdFlir ntailei- in .Itiii. . If'liil. ilicn- had

Inr .idinn nf any kind.

Sent FinnMr. Mreslin .I>MT|"I| Ilial SONS ;

u.Miiil Nland rirm in ii|>huliliiii: Hi>'iiriylmnrlniort M-IMH! principle he 'r-anv Hits hav hc'-n Mir law nl Mn-i . ' " . ! and .-pfi-ilH .-My of Iliix -l:il,-, ;|So liiisit- is lliis principle, he >;nd. iil l t f tL tin- |p^isl;ilur(> pnivule.s Ihal jin pupil in nnp fti.slfirl may. if a '.>rln)(i| jn Mie ni'X1 iti'.irirl is cluM-rin his h' l iMc, he ruiniitlptl Id thaisehnni; furllienu' i r, lliat if ;i childin New .Jersey l ive* rlnser In ;>.seluml in \rM\ \'m k Male, he railhe Admit ted In New York rvnillmnsh resideijl of N e w , Jersey.

Mr. nrp.sliii saici Hie di'cisimi inth is casr in f inal ;rn:.lysis must lieleui.vlalive. not DrparMneitl nf Kiln-ealinn. llr (innleil Cuiaut. fornii'i1lirr-sidfnl n( 1 l:u v;u-l 1 iniversilvwho has s la ted |i npp<isiliiin !«MiaiiOHvi'riiu; rhildri-n I'm- Ihc witcpurpnsp of peniiill in^ » N'i'm-ipupil In Ml. nr\ In :i \v:hile pupilI'lipialily. nol innpi;dMy is Mir M!I.|jpf l ivp hero. (IP :-aid, and Ilie Hjihts jof nil Hie rhildirn !n alleiul l|ir> jM'luinls iH'.'fifsl Iheir hnme> ;ii" al '•s lake. N" child Minii'd li.iv.- any ipr iv i lcvp Dial the ( 'mi.-lihil nni duesii'<! ni'Hide fur all .luldn-n. and ,i l - f only way ir. wh'f'.t Hie m-iali-ImrhnPd poln-y i-.m in- .illeied ;> hylfL! i>lal i \-c rii'ti(iii.

Mr. Knn-ller. i .•(.: i-M-iilnit! Mr.ni'l A i rs .loliu T. >|<nilli n bn !laimrhed Hie CM- r .ir:»in:Ht>. sanl !luv «utr ;\nnl.i -mini ley In pniv.- !r l i a t -.e-iT-iliMii. \Uie-li.-r il i.e d.'

under the Suprrir.e ( Hm I rnlii i---.Hi- i-'MileniK Mi;il M-e e\ i-h' i ice nlde fjrhi -.•-|-e-4.-i!;«iii i- ii!niiui< andi'. .ndiilil-ed liv Hte . %|n>r l> ivi|in.'->uu nn pi-itnl. .mil Mi.r Hie SupM-me .fiMirl nil in-4 i i-ell pni\s Hieh;n-nilnlur-- ••! •(1^r--::i!p'i t l:i-«--rsnp-Mt HIP \i-»ni i-Iuli!.

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Mtedies .ni'l i|i:il ) h > s i. ;> drnia! ofi- ' i t i , - i ! ri|inr!|tntii" Inr all

"We v.dl a-k Hi..! III.- |t..;inl »(l - .( f i i i - , i t i i in l<nTHiil:,;r .1 prir^i-ani In'•limJM.ile .ill ;i^|ic-.-!» i»f illM-l'iniin.l-

!n Hie e;i!-:> - ; . > _ e - nl :in- hear:n- Mr. l.rl.M.ii .«;>. Mr P.-e^lliip.nnied mil :ha' in.- Slide Hr|iarl-tnrnt h;«! ^tnelx.-:- li..in Mie Ill-own 'r.ixp all m.nt iMs dealui- \\i:\i nvil

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THEADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE

20 WEST 40TH STREETR O Y W I L K I N S

taamvs

NEW YORK 18. N. V. BPYANT 9.1 40O

HENRY LEE MOONoatCTOH of ruauc ML* nous

FOR RELEASE: UPON RECEIPT April 5, 1963

OPEN HEARINGS ON CHARGESOF1 SNGLEWOOD SCHOOL BIAS

HACKENSACK, N.J. —The New Jersey State Department of Education began

hearings here this week in the Ear/sen County courthouse on NAACP charges of racial

discrimination in the Knglewood public school system.

NAACP attorneys are appearing as co-counsel in the suit filed in behalf of

Kenneth Ancrum and other Negro parents, which protests segregation in the city's fiva

elementary schools,

New Jersey law requires such administrative hearings before formal legal

action may be taken through the courts. Eric Groezinger, assistant coitroissioner of

education, is conducting the hearings.

Charges of racial imbalance within the Knglewood schools go back to 1954 when

the Association appealed to the State Division Against Discrimination,

Joining Arnold Brown, of Englewood, are NAACP General .Counsel Robert 1.

Carter, Mrs. Maria Marcus and Miss Barbara Morris, all of the Association's national

office, and Herbert Tate, of the New Jersey NAACP legal redress ooimittee.

Dr. .'larry 1. Stearns, former superintendent of schools in Englewood, testi-

fied that there is racial imbalance in the school system.

NAACP attorneys were able to have the report, Englewood, Its People and Its

Schools, authored by Dr, Stearns, admitted to evidence. In this report, Dr. Stearns

said that "an imaginative solution £to the problem of segregation in fact/ candramatically enhance the quality of public education in

The report also cited six solutions to the Englewood school problems. Opposing

counsel bitterly fought the report.

At the center of the controversy is the lincoln Elementary School, which hasan enrollment of 98,3 per cent Negroes. HUB school has been the site of numerousboycotts and demonstrations.

Mis_s June Sha^aloff, NAACP special aseiatant for education, stated that theneighborhood school concept, which is basically sound, is often misused by schoolofficials and supporters of segregation.

"They use the cry of neighborhood schools and then make pupil assignments BOthat school attendance areas closely follow the color line in housing with theresults being called 'neighborhood' schools." ;

In Englewood, she pointed out, "as in some other northern white connunities,the nearest school is not always the school attended by Negro children,

"Desegregation can best be achieved by adopting the neighborhood school policyon a non-racial basia, " the concluded,

The hearings are continuing and NAACP witnesses will be called.

•April 5, 1963

Dear*. H&cfcet

•X

called to an editorial appearingffeU of SOT

school situation. X «as told thateditorial end immediately sought out sooaof other personeifeaaceralag you. Oae of

Tffrfy viewpoint cade

aooeariaa in TOUT thurifr * «»<*.*.(TW^ ' ^^^P «^w ^^^RSJ ^^eew^e^w ev i smF ppnp

has deoctibed you ee "one of our oostd it imported in the Bev York

>* for objective and factual reporting."

_~ it tare difficult for ne to believe that- «— focts of the teejievood School controverqran editorial as jnra Derate end unjust es that--•--*J' A •• .

it ulU betext Of 19

10 OfeiS fo» the outright fthnrafrmmnt of the1* the rali&e factor in you* Judjpent, thenfee satisfy yen* As you irtll note ia the

June 18, tM fee ConncHnon Vincent K. Tibbs, of•ng1eqood» copy of uhich X oncloee, 2 exp&asMd the vic-«>oiat that »

•• It

it

Thie viewUnited States, Robert f *of civil ricfato iethe public prese that theof Haw Jereey etd not

school policy) collides withia educational opportunity itsto prevent "de facto segregatioa11

to be ehored by the Attorney General of theseel end ixttegrity ia respect

<iuettloc. IteeenUy, he stated inof Che neighborhood school policy

to Ma to be aeceeeary ia order to reach

opportunity.^

OK

to J2BBBB8ltk mitfjii

the nenmsilurj goal, that of equal educational:, Z^Ae% to recall fee you diet one of the original

" school policy, st least in this state,

is being followd In t^ Easlouood caoo. the voryti asfctot it» gnogrtM in tha field of civil

Court docJglon of 1954 was « ailiainaftmroc^ntlv. tin 107 :itiidasm^^f f i

in e«lr bid to bom breacb-of -Midi by tho United States Suproaa Coort, loiov

S*1«MW«MSV ^fc SUSJMSd^SVfesil

ths

X tMnff thttt * ftfit^^L^.COO

etrongtban oar fair

responsibility forcoccuaity fails to deal

the state bocooe involved and then onlyspelled out ia tbo school lauo of

writer, of the nabs* as youas a port of Dtsy oodarat on

loading « fight in this state toif enacted, vould reproesnt the

in tills particular area of civilpeases! by s Democratic Bocae of Asseoblyblocked ia the Republican State Senate

SHr vSOCEtt£Dsv CP^V £Q3T'G^Sfe T^CQSd^^S

tales the tins bore to recount cany otherfor tflrtff infostastioo would be

s legislation* $ itefeea in tha field of «tril

oquilly sveileble te yea upon tenetfUttim -eith any responsible civilIsadsr iaUvJtonejr*

Xamnot paper has taken eogni of thisifiportant fait boosing Ifnmti which, ia the fine! analysis, is theroot of any "de facto s%t*sjil tm* ia our pvfclic schools snd vbich, forthe reasons of fftnylt JiMlKH^

«• of all races end creeds — tea* therecord of this airtliUlrsMnn in* the field of civil rights. X believethat the" approve of this record, and X think yoo would, too, if you wouldvpBsUft Coll Cs6QflLp&lK tio dCoccLott A-ti*

Xdoaott h *__^fc^^^^-^_^^_^ *^_aa interesteo in

purpoao of but becausemy taon of the truth, particularly, a oan

believes strongly ia "objective and factual

Sincerely yours*

*••1251 Bedford

Brooklyn,

.

- •

Dear Sami

I aa late in answering your letter of March1, 196$* Firct of tlly let nt thank you for calling

matter to vy attention, although X find it sooo-'Eficult, on the face of the New Amsterdam4 of March 2, to igree with your opinion that

Mr, Hicks ie an objective and factual reporter.

t have written Mr. Hicks a letter, which Xhope irtU be persuasive to him in recognising thetruth of the case. A copy ie enclosed for your file.

Sincerely yours,

Mr. Samel Baynea fAdodnistrative AsoistantDepartnent of Labor and Induotry20 leaf Iron* StreetTrenton, Nov Jersey

April 5, 1969

RJH:DAS:aaw '

NEWYORKTl NEWYOR

Amsterdam

S WuU. Oatlliti 'Adverj^-^ig&smsf

- , • ., s^gjij^v-.^s.v*.-..-' -.y<. .,- ,-.-.•-•>'.. ,• ...-. O n - - ;;';;Richar4 J. Hughe|;hplds^_fhe position of JCc

'•,• voters of New Jersey, went out ancl ~-~?- ~~< •-- -:«N;»*c«fcr!ii?, ix '...^r-i^.^efeifyS'ftiSyS-'-'•#.(••••-*•<-.'"- ,^'-'^''••<-'-J>^f'rfl^}f(

preference to. his Republican .opponent;r former^:Sec-retary of tabor Mitchell,'because they f'^ '"

1 ' " - ; - -., -•••s~. -i-^.--._-i- A •: Hughes would deal more;fairly^.^T._th'thejj

for. thek civil rights th'an'his'Republican w~ ^ ; - . .. . ..• ' .- ' ,-,.-• -S*" •'>'.,;•!*<?'• ^-i"-••'<''<'• '•• "'• •'=-•

: :?^-,v;iGoyernbryHughes,'ha.s<rewarded this laitu^jpyf'slapping the Negroes of' New."Jersey in the face";'at

::<&.'. •*r-..,.°i\,',- . °. .: <-fY'*:- »"1^ :BJ,.r:x*iT;A.fe'.-.V,«*H..>^;^vJi3*<.

.w;fH!A.One; of his, ^st,]gublip.Jtate^ent5l."ujpoij. assjyiniiig,' the office which the^Negra'yqte handed to him' asin ^sQpport of the so^calied^' 'neigjhbyorho(^^|ci^pl^

';.; { r- Now" anyone in modern^"America knows :TBafr,l6.j:v ss-'.i -•-T"i-¥|'.;»..r;15'-;«s:.-...',-,..;••, :•"-:„•-,;.*• -".,.-1.; • • ' - - • . ^- . ' ^ > - '^aift-:'

; advpqate^and. support_the neighborhopd schpoj^cpii-cept 'is td; work -for^^ and;'condone IsegregatecT' sclioijisi• - - - • • i - ;•.-,.•• -,;;fl'i?rr^-."a-*".J1 .••--,,?* . .-•• -"ar-^.w^-'s"-'?"•>-*.• .,. ••'•'1.-!"fe'--- ''-1»-v..v<>and-npv.matter wna^^erii'o^;Hughes*sayJ|.^contrary^ the^bald .^act^HrnSns^ tha| up°'|(Oip|| is:Admiaistfatiptf has\' ratheir tha^'wprk^va^^t^.m^exiehsion^pffseg^egatioa^in' the'fpSf1'64

•£-- NiDw^'^rnes'^tiie"' Mgiewpodr'schopl^srl

ag^ ; l S^^^?¥y?"This^was a disgrace to. New" Jersey wfi<

irsK-rrevealed, and under ™"^ ""•'-31-'-- 'N-"*"WnTiv,'" •+ {"~' - • ""-' e, coaaung of,.Governor^Hughes it is. rapidly; becoming a disgrace lo'ffiptftire- nation.;. ''.'^,-^-^^:-yi-i^-,&-:;.„£&^m%isijjm:- +,*„• - ' - - - • " ' •;*.'•••- - -:^';i-tw--^5-v:p\-;ffi-4i;^.^«?^^^K,;;i Governor Hughes owes itjtp tf^ Mk^^fePsPS?PTSPV tn ot-rQirtl-if"A'*i ;^«..i' T^'^—Vj""'

^ : .Jersey to straighten ''out v Engiewood, New^;. i A n d if Governor .. ,

that voting Negroes' thought '"'he ^swpaigned 'for office^Gpverpbr' Hughes 'Iwpuld^cthis" cancer :of 'segregation* in' 'his' '"stai

" B u ' ^•ript'thal

', on,- - - -•'' twffi^yitt .'jSBj^ijagaBS^^Miin^am• isiiii ifei ^

teMi?«V,

April 5, 1963

Dear Mr. Hicka:

Recently, «y attention was called to an editorial appearingin that Bwf York Amsterdam MCT» which was critical of ay administrationfor its approach to the Engleaood school situation. I was told thatyou were rosponsible foe this editorial and iusaediatcly sought out soneInformation as to the opinion of other personslconceraing you. One o£them, whose judgment I trust, has described you as "one of our oasttailitant and courageous editors, and is respected in the Itev Yorkoatropolitan area, and nationally, for objective and factual reporting."

'• ' t&b&r; u - -.• '•'• . - - . / / I ')Thia viewpoint cade it more difficult for me to believe that

anyone familiar vith the facts of the Englewood School controversycould have written an editorial as integer ate and unjust as thatappearing la your March 2 issue*

.".'*iT I-rtui,- \ (If ny refuaai to call '*for the outright abandonment of the

neighborhood school concept is the ruling factor in your judgoent, thenit will be quite impossible to satisfy you. As you vill note in thetext of ray letter of June 19* 1962 to Counciloaa Vincent K. Tibbs, o£Englewood, copy of which I enclose, I expressed the viewpoint that -

' ''••• "'• \ J...«iaere it (neighborhood school policy) collides withthe concept of equality in educational opportunity itsadaption to circumstances to prevent "de facto segregation"is not only necessary, but normally feasible.

This view appears to be shared by the Attorney General of theUnited States, Robert F. Kennedy, whose zeal and integrity in respectof civil rights is certainly beyond question. Recently, he stated inthe public press that toe abandonment of the neighborhood school policyof Nev Jersey did not appear to hie to be necessary in order to reachcomplete fulfillment of the necessary goal, that of equal educationalopportunity. Moreover, I wish to recall to you that one of the originalmotivations of the neighborhood school policy, at least in this state,was to prevent racial discrimination.

. .- •i .• :

By lav and custom the primary responsibility for educationrests with the local community. Only when a community fails to dealwith its responsibilities does the state become involved and then onlythrough a process which is clearly spelled out in the school laws ofthe state.

Due process is being followed in the Englewood case, the verymethod by which Anerica is making its progress in the field of civilrights. The historic Supreme Court decision of 1954 was a culninationof that procedure known as due process. More recently, the 187 studentsin South Carolina who were successful in their bid to have breach-of-pcace convictions set aside by the United States Supreme Court, knowand must appreciate the value of due process.

Z think that a fair editorial writer, of the nature as youare described to me, would have recalled as a part of any comment onthe Englewood matter that Z have been leading a fight in this state tostrengthen our fair housing lavs, which, if enacted, would represent thestrongest legislation in this country in this particular area of civilrights. Such legislation has been passed by a Democratic House of Assemblyfor several years and is presently blocked in the Republican State Senateof Bev Jersey. Z have used every weapon at my cocmand to force passageof this legislation. Z shall not take the tirse here to recount many othersteps taken in the field of civil rights, for this information would beequally available to you upon consultation uith any responsible civilrights leader in Bev Jersey.

Z am not aware thatimportant ffi-T twuging stroot of any "de facto segregatthe reasons of sinple justice,

(taken cognizance of thisbich, Withe final analysis, is the" in our pt&lic schools and which, forild be eradicated.

The people of 'Hew Jersey — of all races and creeds — lower therecord of this administration in the field of civil rights. I believethat the/approve of this record, and 1 think you would, too, if you wouldtake the trouble to examine it.

Z do not send this letter for purpose of publication, but becauseZ am interested is convincing any man of the truth, particularly, a oandescribed, to me as one who believes strongly in "objective and factualreporting."

Sincerely yours,

GOVERNOR

Mr. James L. Hicks1251 Bedford AvenueBev York Amsterdam NewsBrooklyn, Bev Toxic

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY

RAYMOND F. MALE, COMMISSIONER

PLEASE REPLY

TO WRITER AT

THIS ADDRESS:

1100 Raymond BoiklevardNewark, New Jersey

March 1, 1963

Honorable Richard J. HughesMorvenPrinceton, New Jersey/Dear Governor:

I saw "red" when I read the enclosed lead editorial andcartoon in this week's New York Amsterdam News,

Why? Because I am an old friend of the writer of theeditorial, James L. Hicks, executive editor, and my formerassociate on the editorial staff of the Afro-American Newspapers,Inc., of Baltimore, Md0, where both of us were employed for 13years.

Mr.Hicks is one of our most militant and courageous editors,and is respected in the New York metropolitan area and nationallyfor objective and factual reporting. He has won many citations forhis on-the-spot coverage of some of the most explosive racialconflicts in the South, and compiled a distinguished record as aWorld War II combat soldier—he was commissioned in the field—and as a War Correspondent.

I am inclined to believe that, like Attorney Paul Zuber, hehas been grossly misinformed about your past efforts and yourpresent commitment to the cause of civil rights and school integration.

This "image" he has created about you could be damaging amongminorities, if it is permitted to go unchallenged by you. I suggest,therefore, that you invite Mr.Hicks to a conference in your officeat the earliest possible time and let him meet you in person andlearn some things he needs to know about you and civil rights inNew Jersey,

I say Mr.Hicks' image of you could be damaging advisedly. Heworks for a Republican newspaper. His boss, the President andeditor, is Dr.C.B.Powell, one of the wealthiest colored leadersin New York, an X-ray specialist, former boxing commissioner, chainliquor store owner and real estate investor, and a former protege

of former Governor Thomas E. Dewey.

Having lived in New York for 25 years, I have somereputable political contacts, Republican and Democrat,and influential friends in the American Newspaper Guild( I am a former Local official and Honorary Member) there.

The New York State Republican Committee are planning touse Jackie Robinson and Attorney Grant Reynolds in key rolesamong colored and other minority voters across the country,if Governor Rockefeller is his Party's nominee for thePresdLency in

Jackie Robinson writes a weekly column in the New YorkAmsterdam News and other large colored weeklies, the lasttwo of his columns having been highly critical of PresidentKennedy's failure to press vigorously for civil rightslegislation in Congress, plus his and Vice President Johnson'sweak support of Democratic liberals who tried to get a changein the Senate cloture rule.

Knowing how the Republicans play politics in New York, andhow they are adept in riding herd on the civil rights issue, Iam sure that they have already filed away iVir. Hicks' editorialand cartoon about your position on the Englewood school integrationissue for use at the appropriate election time.

The New York Amsterdam News is one of the six largest colorednewspapers in the country, with an ABC circulation of more than70,000 in the New York metropolitan area. It is also read bysome 5,000 colored families in Bergen county, the majority ofwhom bought better homes in Teaneck, Englewood and Hackensackafter deserting Harlem, Brooklyn and the Bronx at the close ofWorld War II. Some lj.0 per cent of these Bergen county coloredfamilies are in business and the professions, the entertainmentfield and in government service.

I plead with you as a loyal Democrat, and a friend, not totreat this unjustifiable criticism by the New York Amsterdam Newslightly. It packs political dynamite in both New Jersey and NewYork for Republicans and dissatisfied Democrats who are snipingat our great President John F.Kennedy and his administration.

erely yours

O^i^t^u,Samuel A. Haynes^Administrative Assistantto Commissioner</of Labor and Industry

Raymond F. Male

vays Uf Hearings FailTo Lay Basis For Ruling,State Commissioner Saysv

No Facts Yet, Commissioner S:IYN •' ' ^rru KK.VSACK ... , i , , im n. i ien->Assistant- Commission of Ed-

ucation Eric Groetinger com-mented from fh* court bench

He said this at tho end of a dayof testimony by John H. Perry,president of Englcwood Board of

yesterday that after si* full days Education, and two mothers whoof hearings in the Engfcwood claimed that their c h i l d r e n hadschool case he still has no f ac ts obtained inferior education atupon which Ihc Stale Department Lincoln from not attendingof Education could base a ruling. school with white children.

president (»f the Hoard of Kdilion. ndmiiU'd under questioningMI tin; Slate. Department nf Ed lira-lion hearing* into lite ICnglcwoodse'uml s i t ua t i on Hun Dr. 'llarry I..Steams had hired Dan Dobsou asa consultant on I lie racial prob-lem un recommendation of the |

j \AAGr and ihr Urban League.In resitmp!ion of hearings yo>-

| irnlay being concluded by Assist-! ant Conimi.sstnncr TCric Groezingcr.; William V. Brcslin, attorney for: the Committee to Save Our Neigh-

borhood schools, brought out fes-' l inmny to show thru Ihe hiring ofll'e cun.siitianls was left lo Dr.

: Sle;ini* and Unit Ihe contents of: the Stearns Report w a s (he work• of llr Sk-aris and bis consultant.

Mr. lireslm said bis sharp qucs-Ifining was noi intended to quo-.(ion ihr character of Or. Slearn.\i lo (Hicslion hi.i credibility as

. :i wiiiii-ss and tlio rel iabi l i ty of his: report in view of llie (act ihat pan

peri" ciiiin«c!fd uiih Hie NAACPTbi1 Slejirns IJepurt h;i> fnnuoii tho(KIMS -if 111-- hr.-iring> MI far. K<innIT .ludjit- TWam A. l.ehs.m. rep

' rc.srulint; 111-1 Hoard «{' Kdiu-.ii innnbjeeieH In allowing Hn.1 report to

. become part, of I IIP evidence forI tlic reason that il is not ibn Hoard'si report but lhal of Dr. Stearns and' the consultant."!. Mr. Ueb.son ' busI bi'un urging consideration only of:ininiers thai will lead lo final rn-j eommomlHllntiH thai will unlit pnh-

i Hnurinv* ,.,-.. ro-..'»n.-.; until* MOM

'\Uy htt'Hux*, .«' till.1 tl.ig'tCr ;iol».•!..,-Also, iherc will he L no LincolnSchool rally because of ft.tstcr.

Dr. Stcarn.s .ind Rabbi trwin H.131 a n Ic of Tcni pic Sinai were I h eprincipal witnesses Thursday undKriday, Dr. Stearns having been onfor three days.

iThe Stearns Iti'porL which had

set forth methods of handling thej .school assignment question, was| under sharp attack by Mr. Hrcsltn,

who contended Unit sinco a cnn-sullanl of Ihe N'AACP. recommend-ed by tho NAA<T and the UrbanI.ejiguc. w:is one nf lln- Tour whuwr-dlc III'- report. Ibu report \vasl,i,i.M;il. .Mr. Li-ltsosi. reproscntini;;lu- I'.nard of Kduealion. also op-pnsed Dimming Ihn report intoevidence, cmilending ih.iL Ihc re-|).-«rt belling!! lo Dr. Si earns and

Ihe roMSiil lanls and tint In Ihelioard ;if Kdttealiun.

Th^ eredibilily of Dr. JStenrni H>an expert, and n|' Hie other con-sul I an Is was questioned (hen and

, af/jin yi'slenlay.Kubbi I'.iank was on iliu siand

all day Friday, claiming thai whileehildren are being deprived ofproper racial experiences and area-c|uinng prejudices bct-mise. of Ihefew Xegrr tcs in their .schools andrlassev.

Dr. Stearns was on lite ivitnos-land for three rlnys. Mid both heand his Slcarns Itrpoii underwentsharp qtiestioninu.

His eredibilily a> a wtfn» i>s w a s: qtiestionetl by Mr. Hreslin. and

Mr. Lehsrtn opposed i lie admis-sion of Ihe Stearns Heport as rvi-Hence, ihe fart Hint four indivi-duals eomposf-d it ami one of Hiemwas a direct repre.s-cnlalive nf theNAACP bemi; regarded as ques-Ijonahlf1 factors.

The facTThar nr.~Steanis had•^nnn in the N'AACP offices inNew York in .selerl a consultantin response M an XAACP rpqueM

; for such a consultant in prepar-ing Ihe F.nglevvnnrt report. This,j Mr, Mresliri contender!, was rtii-j criminatory and prejudicial for. hej pointed out. no other group hadI its own special consultant, liei further attacker! tlie credibility of

(he report on grounds Ihat Dr. ,Stearns said il was a composingof thr views of all four consul- itan Is.

Did Not Visit HomesDr. Stearns admitted that under

his Irnure as superintendent theHoard of Education had never in-tentionally .segregated any groupof pupils, lln said he believes therr:is (.-quality of opportunity ior all ipupils he does feel that racial im- ibalance.at Lincoln School, curtails ithe Negro child's incentive to ;avail himself of such equal opportunities.

Mr- said that in hi* opinion a |

NVjji'o rh i Id ri>iil»4 mil lie placi'itin Hie S.IIIIP (Mlrym-y wilh n whin*

1 rhikl l.rpniise of his hnok.crnimrt.He F:H<I wlnle lie nrtc* nol heiirvein any inherent iliflerrnrrs In-.twrr-n Nrcrn nnit while "(listnv

. t:uish;ihilily and liixlnry" put ihc

Dr. Slenrn* said he hint) nt>lreceived any rnttu)lninl.« nf discri-.in in.it inn ;iu;iin<! Nft;rrt piijiiU-Miit-e Ihe Slat i' DeparlniriU's l!).Vin-\M nf hnuiKi.irv lineK niiflrlnsiiiK nT Lincoln Junior llii;h;

, Scliiinl until the lime nf (he Rpnilltj' :iction in .lime. IOti'2.: lie suiil llictL- are three critical j

influence* on ;i child: fiimdy Imrk-.ilrnniul. exposure, and molivjlinn.'

••Umiiive any one nT Ihcse thren.:ninl it is inoro diff icult lo net out '

; thr; Intent Hint lie* williin (ho!( child." Pr. Slearns declared.I HP said Hint some, detrimental •eletncnU exist in Hie Knylewpod.situation. He answered in HIP af-

j firmative when asked whether al-, lending Ihe |irescnt Lincoln School' affects a child's performance. •: When .isked liy Hreslin whether: In* hcid sliulie»l the open-enroll-, mf*ni plan in Tea neck. Or. Stearnss;iiil lie had not. Dr. Stearns .suid

i Ke would havft no ohjnclion lo t ry-j inc such .1 iil.in. He added thai' there i.i no Xcw Jerscj' cxr"rieiiccnf a perfect solution to the proli-lem.

Previous testimony primarily cnn.conied X e K r it s t u d e n t con- icon I rn I ion, l-elisnn hrnucnf out.:t ie asked whether Ihc siluatinnof umlenichievi'inenl would he Hiesame when; whitr students out-nnnilier Ihe oilicrs.

llr. SI earns replied. "The onlyprohlem wilh the \i-nro is t l iathe is so easily dislinRuishahlc.(1( tier wise, fverylhinc else up-plies."

'1'he ntiileracliieveiiieiil of theXecnt child has nolhinc I" dowi th Ihe innalr ahilily nf llinpC(l|.il-, II.- H.l.il'd.

No DifferenceDr. Sli-jinis s\\\<\e lenchers

an.l farilitips of l.inroln School ,art? as "nod ;is Ihose nt Oilier Kn--levv-.in.l srhmilx.

llr, Sli-Linis sBiil in answer lo.iHiesluuit by Mr. KivJm Hial l ie j jlia.l ii.U visited nny NeKru liOHlLlM

: in Hie Kiuii-lli Ward and lie alsn 1j| claimed he liad nnl followed thrI referendum in r'.iinle\vninl in whicl! vntern rejected n tion-litniUnu qucn

( lion on clumping Ihc ncicltliorhood [.school policy.

R*bbf B'fink T» i f i f ie iTestimony of Dr. frwin M. ttlank,

of Templii Sinai- ofI Colin!* ami resident of Knclewoodj[a t 20H llohln road, occupied muchlif Hie day on Kriilay, Isal WP§fcin NIK Slate llepartmi'iit of K'l.jnealion lleiifiUKs.

'I'he rnlihi slated licit hr> ills-apprnveil his own children'* tils-

[ eriminalory play habilx. ami lilain-! ed tlie KiiKli'wnotl .system, fur not' providing "i-xtn-riences" lo n-mlt-r: ins children less selectivf in IhHrjI ,-lioici' of friends.

j" ttairi)i.".ljiank was called .shortlyI l)i*r»ru lunch for dirrcl cniestinn-

iiiK !iy .VAACP allontcy Uolii'rtj. (i. I'lutoff, and -..nd he had lived i'in lltihin niad Tor sevi-n years, |;ind lias Miree i-liildriMi, hvo nfi Item < > f school ,H:" A.sked why In-:

f was one of 24 petitioners who j1 clnim !ho public schools ar« !»•-!

MU'. 111 uinlnined on ;i .se^reKati'ii |j hasis. \)r. l i l ank said Ihat IIP hail!• "olisi'rvi'd in [ir'iiclici! here ideas!; anil ediifalional cnncFpts under ii which my children do not II.IVLMj an i . r c ' r . i , i i p > oppoftumty to relate j! and play wilh NeKro children." I

"Not Proper Climat*"' Sinci; Netirnes arc part nf the(nlal American cnmmunily, In* said.j

, his own children he frit were not!j UrowJnii up in a climale which i

wnuld prepare them for Ihe rmurp.1

j lie said Ilir-rc were ,s<:ver:il levels]i of critcri;i In he ciinsidcrrd In i' jmlinjj I hi- schtml system, ami he-; yond Ihe .specific facts was (he! climate exislini; in the community.]lie f!ave liis opinion that demn-j

I cralie livini; in Ihc community is j|.sev-re|y inhiltited. The rnhhi was!, allowed lo express (hese npinipRXd'-spih- slrniiu ohjeclions from at - ;(nnicys.

In so mlinii. !)r. Groe/inuer. stat-: !•<! ' I N ' "Ihis is an administrative

t r ibuna l , and \ are nol bound byslrict niii-s of evidmce. \\ a re ;inleresled in hearinR material re-levant to the facts of tho petition."

Under cross-questionini; hy Wil-liam V. Hreslin, at torney for llicSave Our Neighborhood SchoolsCommittee. Dr. Illank admitted that :his own children were prejudiced.;

j .Mr. Br"«lin. aficr lirincine into) tpslimony Dr. Mlank's own educa-j l ional backuroiind. eslnblislifd Hi , - 1

1 ihr rnlilii :ilti-n«lfil ll-hn-w t.'ninoSeminary, which is apprnxunntrly

; 80 percent .Ii-wish. and further rli-citr-d the rabbi's admission Ihat he

j hadn't asked about Ihp racial make-up nf Knulewood before mnvinc

•. to ih^ cily.i The rabbi only smiled wh<-n! asked if there were any NVfiro| members in his concrcKation, and

replied that his congregation was! "open lo everyone" when Mr. Hres-1 lin ^ouaht to p.slablisji tint while

|fi"ir>l, Second and Tni l Wards ol• [ the cily were heavily represented

,fr/>ni Hi i* Found W.inl\Vhff i N.\A''I' nitftni.-y 11,'ih.i

I'..!.- |.i-M!,-,i,..t ihat A l t I'.i.-.i,w.is ^<,uiu "f.it- .ifidil ' PI hi. -p'1

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li .\i-m-.»-s. .in.lii c-.i.ld (.l;.y \n l l<- s , , : - l

had r.tkfii Miln al ih.- * , - . , , .

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nut lu-i -mi, .l'i-hii;t. in ( ! • • • f,.,!,;}.i;r;i«i,- at |;...,sei.-li Si-licnl. Ic-lniii.-..I'd In anv cluliN nr ]i;irln i,i;,l,.d )r,any snriiil admln-< nili-r t!i:.n /-wish Mtu-s. Mr. Hlank s;iiil liiai |n<.son did nut l«'l»n;: :.ior^anii'.ations nf .m, kind.

Ask-d nhnul pi.v.ib],. ...-livitirs 'where his .-hildreii rn;.!,! b:iv,- :i,,,iv ,

Itahbi Mlank wanf'l t ln-m • • . ii;iv.-such. Ihf l.-ntcr said Met! ^\\<-\i-IV.iips wnnlil lint pruxidr his elitl |

e.l thnn i.t |,:uv.Al.rani A. I.i-li .n. nih.itt.-y ;."

Hie I'.'iard of K,lur:ttinn tm.k iq.tlic cross i)ii.->tiiniint;. ami a-k'-l ,Rabbi Mlank K he und«-rsr,,,u! w!ivthe iiilcnnediale srlinul \\;is M..Iailnpli'il. (Tliis (.Ian railed f.,r ..-nd-

; in« all f i f t h nmi sixlli wult- [.ui>iK

j \\iK\\. aliaiKlom-il in Milit! upon "pcniti-.; »f Ihe iu-w schno!j on Tryon aveniu-). Tin- Crnlral-} inlermediale M-hn.i| ;,!.ui w:ix r|i-.• r.-nlpd rmindlv in a special r.- fe-j t-endnm l:.s| \.ivrmlii.f.I Mr. I'.lan^ .,.1,,! ]tr ;;iii|rr-!.i,i.l| lhal Ihe Hoard i.l* Kdin-aimn hadi never fnnnally n-itin->ititl funds! for ihr school, and thai he fiirilii-r\d ihat Ih.- Itnanl nfI Sl-linol K.s|im;i|r hail ailvi.-r,l th.i!, if such .1 re(|tiesl were evi-r madr'j it wnuld lie di-nii-'l. Me >.iid he ilidi nnl hflieve lh<» Srhrrnl lin;trd li 'l

"pursued all menus .nailable" J

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l.m ia receipt s£ your letter of March 2?concerning the Englewocd school controversy.

naese be advised Ifcst the Jurisdiction of thei« United to Boards of

doa« not e,:tand Co other awnlclpal of fl-it was lor thl» reason that tho

against tb« £ngl*uood Board of School Esttoat*iiawliised by Coraalaaioaet Saubtogwf on th« advice

of &« Attenaey Gener

loatiblg organization, suchteguai, 10 Hvara of tih« irapor-

tanca c >bservl«g the proper procedures, as set forthin the aehool lawt ef tt» State, in the dispositionof such contttsvereie*.

Sincerely yours,

Mr. Jofae IU Pickering, ChairmanEducation and Youth Incentives

Englevood Urban Leaguik» Inc. Y-28 Berth Van Brunt Street *Englewood, Hew

April Ut

Inc.Icsu^ooci liirt^cin l_,c;<acft_i<=;,Affiliated with The National Urban League

28 NORTH VAN BRUNT STREET LOWELL 8-4988 ENGLEWOOD, N. J.

OFFICERS

ARNOLD £. BROWN, ESQ.President

EDWARD M. CRAMER, Esq.PERRY C. SMITH

Vice Presidents

Miss SANDRA PFAUSSecretary

POWELL W. HOLLY, JR.Treasurer

MEMBERSRABBI IBWIN M. BLANKJOHN W. BROWNMBS. MURRAY C. COHENARCHIE R. CROUCHFRANK C. DAVIS, PnJ).MBS. JOHN W. DAVISMRS. ALFRED GAMRINREV. BRYANT GEORGEDAVID R. HINTONALVA R. JENKINS, M.D.TOWNSEND M. LUCASLEROY MCCLOUDMRS. ALBERT L. METZGERREV. ROBERT 1. MILLERDR. A. HARRY PASSOWJOHN M. PICKERINGWILLIAM C. SAUNDERSMRS. ROBERT SCHWARZ, Jn.ERNEST P. SESSIONHARVEY SHERMANNEHEMIAH E. SMITH, M.D.SEWARD SMITH, C.L.U.MRS. F. BRUCE TEMPLETONWILLIAM WATKINS, JR.JAMES 0. WYATT

PAST PRESIDENTSEDWARD M. CRAMER, ESQ.DR. JOHN W. DAVISDR. H. HARRY GILESWILLIAM H. JENKINS, D.D.S.CHARLES C. PARLIN, SR., ESQ.JOHN H. PERRYSIDNEY SLAUSON, ESQ.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORM. D. DOWLING

A Community Chest Agency

March 29, 1963I. ,'•"

The Honorable Richard J. HughesGovernor, The State of New JerseyState Office BuildingTrenton 25, New Jersey

Dear Governor Hughes:

We hereby urge that you request the resignationof Dr. Frederick M. Raubinger and that you appointa State Commissioner of Education who supports theConstitution of the State of New Jersey and yourstatement of policy regarding school integration.

Dr. Raubinger 's dismissal of a complaint filedby a group of citizens against the Englewood, Boardof School Estimate reveals once again his lack ofsympathy with New Jersey's policy of equal educationalopportunity. Our city's Board of School Estimatehas obstructed the Board of Education's centralintermediate school plan, designed to help correctracial imbalance. This obstruction has persistedin the face of a finding by Commissioner Raubinger 'sown study group that Englewood' s segregated Negroschool children are educationally disadvantaged.

When you corrected Dr. Raubinger 's statementthat New Jersey has no policy on school integration,the Urban League had hopedthat the April hearingswould help to correct the racial imbalance in theEnglewood schools. Dr. Raubinger 's subsequentstatements and his dismissal of the citizens' complaintagainst the Board of School Estimate have dashed ourhopes . .

We need a State Commissioner of Education who isin sympathy with our State's policy of equal educationalopportunity, as defined by you.

Very truly yours

'

John M. PickeringChairman, Education &Youth Incentxves COED

EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY THROUGH INTPKKAriAT rnnnvr, An*,~

By JOHN STEINBECK

I AM constantly amazed at the qual-ities we expect in Negroes. No racehas ever offered another such high

regard. We expect Negroes to be wiserthan we are, more tolerant than we are,braver, more dignified than we, moreself-controlled and self-disciplined. Weeven demand more talent from themthan from ourselves. A Negro must beten times as gifted as a white to receiveequal recognition. We expect Negroesto have more endurance than we inathletics, more courage in defeat, morerhythm and versatility in music anddancing, more controlled emotion intheatre. We expect them to obey rulesof conduct we flout, to be more cour-teous, more gallant, more proud, moresteadfast. In a word, while maintainingthat Negroes are inferior to us, by ourunquestioning faith in them we proveour conviction that they are superior inmany fields, even fields we are pre-sumed to be trained and conditioned inand they are not.

Let me give a few examples.In the Alabama bus boycott we knew

there would be no Negro violence—andthere wasn't. The only violence waswhite violence.

In the streets we expect courtesyfrom Negroes even when we are uglyand overbearing.

In the prize ring we know a Negrowill be game and will not complain ata decision.

In Little Rock we knew that anybrutality would originate among thewhites.

For a long time whites would notcompete against Negroes for fear theymight lose. It was said that their co-ordination — it was called animal co-ordination was better and their phys-ical responses quicker.

If there is racial trouble, we are con-vinced that Negroes will not strike thefirst blow, will not attack in the night,will not set off bombs, and our belief isborne out by events.

We expect Negroes to be good-tem-pered and self-controlled under all cir-'cumstances.

But our greatest expectation is thatthey will be honest, honorable, and de-cent. This is the most profound compli-ment we can pay any man or group.And the proof of this shows in our out-rage when a Negro does not live up tothe picture we ordinarily have of him.

With thousands of burglaries, mug-gings, embezzlements reported everyday, we are upset when a Negro isfound doing what so many whites doregularly.

In New York, with its daily reportsof public thefts, deceits, and assortedpolitical and fiscal raids on public mon-ey and treason against public trust, oneNegro who succumbs to the temptationto do what many white people do fillsus with dismay and the papers are fullof it. What greater compliment can wepay to a people?

Finally, let me bring it down to cases.I have children, as many of you

whites who read this have. Do youthink your children would have theguts, the dignity, and the responsibilityto go to school in Little Rock knowingthey would be insulted, shoved, hated,sneered at, even spat upon day afterday, and do it quietly without showinganger, petulance, or complaint? Andeven if they could take it, would theyalso get good grades?

Now I am a grown, fairly well-edu-cated—I hope intelligent—white man.I know that violence can produce nogood effect of any kind. And yet if mychild were spat on and insulted, Icouldn't trust myself not to get a ballbat and knock out a few brains. But Itrust Negroes not to, and they haven't.

I think so much of those school chil-dren in Little Rock — a small handfulwho carry the will and conscience, thehopes and futures of millions in theirarms. They have not let their peopledown. I think, what quiet pride theirgrandchildren can have in them know-ing they came of such stock.

And then I think of the faces of themob that tried to keep them out, facesdrooling hatred, cursing and accursedfaces, brave only in numbers, spittingtheir venom at children. And some ofthose faces, masked, sneaking in thenight to plant a bomb—the final weaponof a coward.

What pride can their descendantstake in their ancestry? But of coursethey will forget, or lie, or both.

When Martin Luther King wasstabbed by a hysterical woman, hemight well have felt some anger orhurt or despair. But his first words oncoming out of the anesthetic were:"Don't let them hurt her. She needshelp."

Perhaps some of the anger againstNegroes stems from a profound sense oftheir superiority, and perhaps their su-periority is rooted in having a causeand an unanswerable method composedof courage, restraint, and a sense rdirection.

Distributed byThe Englewood Urban Leag'

28 N. Van Brunt St., Englev

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!,; Assistant State Commissionerof Education^ Erie; Groezinger

,;w, said, y^terday the state will not

§"'': issue ^specific; orders k to theEnglewoodv school board,'even

^ 4? -ft" rinds school;' segregation^:;does exist in that city^.A ;•"''.;',»| If charges of racial discrim-

§" 'Ination are proved, Groezingerisaid,;,Englewood school; officials

,vi would be ordered 'to correct theflit'situation, but:. wouldn't be told

Groezinger'sday of. ;a state,

(,"mquirj{ vat ""the Bergen<; County';.'' Administra'tion Building as Ne-':'grq parents charging discrimi-

nation finished presentation ofv^^^^^^^^Cv./:--:;;' bj The," assistant commissioner,.'preceded his/remarks with a;. 'complaint .that/ too much time

had been" devoted 'to unimpor-'' tant triattersV rather than to pro-

.^ducing, information,' that wouldVjielp de^ide^^the issues in ques-

-'. tionly^<J-);^':'/^-:-,;."-;:'" • .;y^,, ,iczinser said three basic

;t be answered at,e; hearings;-,^'lf iV-'V . Av '^h ' , - ; '• "Is ' .the.^Eriglewood /school.,ard' deliberately;' maintaining.

'•:a segrega.ted,schooi;;sys|en^?-';,:V;:

^ racial imbalance in a school?.:•? • And, if the board must takeaction', to what extent must it,consider other factors and con-siderations in order to correctthe problem?;y ;:' '....'

' • .The hearings, which beganApril 1 on orders of State Com-missioner of Education Dr.

.Frederick M. Raubinger, wouldappear to be going into theirf inal . stages today.

Attorney William Breslin, rep-resenting a group of white par-ents who want the state tomaintain its neighborhood dis-

. tricting policies; will begin hiscase today. ^ ..^V

But / i f l l .be~ a short presenta-tion, .Breslin;promised. The En-'glawood^attorney said he will

call at least one member of aspecial state fact-finding com-mittee and a college professorto the stand, hoping to wrap I'up his case today.

School officials thus far havecentered their case on defense,and it's doubtful their presenta-tion, which will follow Breslin's,will be a long one.

Speakers for fundCc . ,?T-.u:l Lemkin of the

Air F"v:i ?vS3erve and CharlesDanzig, "lewark attorney, willhead the speakers at the annualdinner oc 'he Pnrcs Street Play-grcond ScV.o!?-rship Fund to-morrow night, a' Zig's Restau-rant, Central Ave. Herman Dist-ler, n.n attorney, and humorist;will be guest of honor. Distler;ow a resident of Maplewood,lielped. organize the fund 12."oars ago .L,o assis'. worthy col-iege students.

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iliarc are :*,«» Uaai-3 ia»jd3 ,^i*or« ills tfhich

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3t one s&g&t cc -tsjcprsssac! In 3 ^laasticn such

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to assmxr .;oitnaei i*urtl»r tlmt in deciding

the CTossaliisiaB®?' v?lli riot ad«S?«ss i-iiawel* to

plan or pisposal. Should ttoe p^titl<a»rs

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c.^tiott or assigned x tho -!lscr«t;lsai oi* ,he 3*>«U"3 oi*

iJOHN F. T R A I N O R

OFFICIAL REPORTER

THENTON. N. J.

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tiiat riw opccirla plan will

JOHN F. TRAINOB

TRENTON. N. J.

April 17, 1963

Dear Fired}

While X understand that quite often a head-line is not fully accurate in describing an occurrence,particularly in a judicial proceeding, X am somewhat con-cerned at apparent statements being made by AssistantCommUeioaer QBDexinger in the course of the hearingin the Englewood case which heating amounts* at leastso far at the public is concerned, to a quasi-judicialproceeding* I know from my experience that it issometimes necessary in ruling upon a point of evidenceto make a statement of belief at to the pattern of a case,In this instance, however* the statements made byMr, Groesinger or, at toast the version reported in theApril 17 Star-Ledger, a copy of which X enclose, certainlywould seem to incorporate elements of prejudgment.

A telegram addressed to me by a Mrs.Virginia Wilson, of 111 William Street, in Englewood,(copy enclosed), expresses the view which an interestedcitizen might take of such interim statements by thehearing officer.

It would be appreciated if you would do whatis possible to confine this hearing within its proper frame,which X would understand to be the reception of evidence

Frederick M. Raubinger-2-

Apriil?, 1963

in the matter necessary to a decision, and which wouldnot include any interim statement! which would definitivelyforeahadow that decision.

ft would be helpful to me alee if you give mesome idea of the date of the probable closing of the hearingaad the time when a decision might be reached.

Sincerely yours,

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State Will Not ImposePlan On City

The hearings came to an end

late yesterday. The Commission-

er said State will make trans-

crips o f - a l l testimony within 10

days. He announced the peti-

tioners then will have 30 days to

file a brief; the Board and SONS

will have 30 days after fhaf to

respond; then both will have 10

days; and finally there will be

ruling by Trenton within day*

and well before September ],

n pi lo impose auy plan of its pi Is of one race, is Che- hoard r*own for s o l u t i o n of racial imbal- quired to t ake a f f i r m a t i v e actionance but wi l l leave it in the hands i lo correct the imbalance'. 'of the d u l y consti tuted lm.al au- "3.—If the answer to questionthorilics. Nn. 2 is a f f i rma t ive , to what de-

In what was regarded as a sweep-; grcc must this action give, way toing statement upholding the En- j other factors and considerations inglewood position. Assistant Com-! order to mit igate the problem?'1missioner Eric Groczinger d e - j No'ing the points he bad alreadyclared: \, he said: "I wish, to assure

! counsel tha t in deciding the is-"The. n n l y ihrep quest ions of i M10S ,h(l cnrnmissjonri. wj|| not ad-

' dress h imsel f lo specific plans or

HACKENSACK — The State De-pa r tmen t of Education made itpla in in hearings yesterday thatno matter what its f i nd ings in theEnglewoori school case, i t w i l l n o t j menl consists p redominan t ly of pu-

cnncern tn tbe State arc:"I.— I.s the Englcwood ho,,ra ot | propos;iU ••

Education m a i n t a i n i n g purpose-i »sl loulr i Ino p r U t ioncrs prevail.11f u l l y and del ibera te ly a racial ly! hfi f^ ..anfl Kl[nn bfi decided

segregated school system? upon> thc a f f i r m a t i v e s fep to meet"2.— When a school's enrol l - (he law would be left to thc local

i, board of education. The commis-I sioncr wi l l not substitute his own

j u d g m e n t for tha t of the properlyappointed of f ic ia l s who have beenchosen to decide issues."'

No Specif ic Plan"I can f u r t h e r assure counsel

that should lie (Commissioner Rau-bingcr) f i n d that the board failedto take required action, no spe-c i f i c plan will be required of Uieboard."

Declar ing l h a l I l ie r u l i n g \va>

I previous posi t ion, Mr. Groezinger• cited the "\Valker Case." in which! tbe department dcalth, with similar[ issues in 1954. Tn that ruling, heI said, the commissioner ordered: that action be taken to correct doj facto segregation, but did notj specify the school-boundary altcr-t nt iyn which ensued.

To Supreme Court?j The statements by the State| seemed to uphold the positions ot1 Abram A. Lebson, Ihe board at-j torne& and William V. Breslin. nt-

Our Neighborhood Schools. Thehearings will be materially short-

j encd as a result and will undoub-tedly hasten the case into thcupper courts, whero it might evenreach the Supreme Court on thepoint of legality or illegality ofdc facto or accidental segregation.

Yesterday Mr. Breslin presentedan expert on behalf oC the SONScontent ion that the neighborhoodschool policy should not be chang-ed. Dr. Palmer Kwiug. dean oC el-ementary education at Now YorkUniversity, testified that the triedand true principle of sound ed-ucation is the present: neighbor-hood policy supported by goodschools, good teachers, cood teach-ing aids, and that mixture of thcraces has l i t t le to do with it.

At Monday's resumption of. hear-ings testimony was given showingthai when the Board ot educationlearned of the opposition lo thecompulsory central school for 5thand fith graders it iuok no furthersteps to obta in funds .

Mr. Lewis, who w;i5 on standthroughout the day. said the boardestimated tha t $110,000 would im-pl'Miicnt the Central School planand that it had S75.QOO in its bud-get for ihe purpose, requiring.$35.000 mure .

Mr Breslin brought out t h a t t h pcnst of such .1 plan was estimatedf a r in excess; tha t according to anearlier report the cost wculq havo

; been S825.000. lie further pointed'• ouf. t iu i t thc old fcnglc street b u i l d -: ing had been declared obsolete and• f a r below. N'c-w Jersey standards.

,

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*id t h a t these were a m o n g thereasons a g a i n s t the phin'.

States Board S tandMr. Brown, one of the r.tlorncys

fur the Ancnmi p e t i t i o n e r s , quotedfrom board m i n u t e s showing theboard to have declared i ts opposi-t i on lo segregation and its i n t e n -t i o n s of t ak ing d e f i n i t e act ion locorrect rac ia l i m b a l a n c e by Sept-ember of 1962. .Mr. Brown t h e nbrought out t h rough Mr. Lewis t h a tthe board look no f u r t h e r steps inobta in f u n d s for the Centra l Schoola f t e r L.'ic Hoard of School Es t imatehud informally refused to appro-pr ia te funds . He also drew fromMr. Lewis the s t a t e m e n t t h a t t h ehoard did not i nc lude f u n d s in i t snew budget for any p l an to endi m b a l a n c e .

Mr . Lewis I c s L i C i c d lhal . the Ma-yor and o t h e r s on the Board ofSchool E s t i m a t e were advised ofthe board's p l a n s for a C e n t r a lSchool but had opposed i t . l i e sa idt h a t the Hoard of Educa t ion i t s e l f ,hv a vo te of three lo two, t h e ndecided not lo pursue the mat te rfurther. Mr. Brown asked h i m i fi t was t rue t h a t certain offers o f !p r iva t e f u n d s had been made I n Imake up (l ie 535,000 and Mr. Lewis ,said "yes," but t h a t t h i s had neverl a k o n a d e f i n i l e fo rm. I t w a sbrought n u t t h a t t h e hoard h a dconducted i n f o r m a l meet ings andt h a t t h e E s t i m a t e Bonrd meI i n -f o r m a l l y .

Mr. Breslin pressed t h e f a c t t h a t ;thf t SI IO,OOU m e n t i o n e d by t h e 1

board was not the t r u e cost of aCentral School, and he ci ted anearlier es t imate of $825.000.

Mr. Brown also made a poin t ofschool p roper ty owned by I h eBoard on Lafaye t te p lace an in-dicated that th i s could have beensold to p rov ide a d d i t i o n a l rev-enues. However, Mr. Lewis andJudge Lebson in tervened to show jtha t t h i s p roper ty had been tu rnedover c o n d i t i o n a l l y to t h e C i ty ofKnglcwoort u n d e r p r io r commit-ment for use in I h e city's UrbanRenewal Program, t h a t no moneychanged hands , and l h a l i f the landis not used in Urban Renewa l ilwi l l revert to the board.

Hit Old. B u i l d i n gMr. Bres l in spent cons ide rab le ,

t ime on t h e C e n t r a l School pro-) ,posal. He q u o t e d fo rmer Super-i n t e n d e n t Har ry L. S tearns as de-da r ing ( h a t the old Kngle street!b u i l d i n g i s worn o u t and u n f i t , t ha t !any school classes here consti tutesa major t r a f f i c hazard , and thatthe cost of c o n v e r t i n g the b u i l d i n gwould be at least 5825.000 then,even though that was for a JuniorHigh School.

He also repeated his view tha t it h e r e were many possible explana-tion* for a Nccro c h i l d not f u l f i l l -ing his potent ia l , l i e pressed Lewishard i n d e m a n d i n g " c o n c r e t eproof ' of a defect in e d u c a t i o n aspresently i n s t i t u t e d .

He asked if the board had ca re - .f u l l y s tudied the "Hish Horizans" jeducation program before d e c i d i n g 'in favor of the in te rmedia te p l a n .He accused t h e board of d e a l i n g jo n l y w i t h ra r ia ! m a i l e r s and no- ;f l e e t i n g f i r s t hand s t u d i e s nf o t h e rm u n i c i p a l i t i e s programs.

"A proven fact i.s mure impor t -a n t t h a n a l l t h e experts a n d t h e i r !treaties," Mr. Bres l in s ; i id .

Mr. Lewis denied the a l l ega t ions . .spy ing the board considered " in - '• \" proposals. J

FIVE-DAY NOTICES SERVED

LI2TCCLN SCHOOL

iti

The following children have been absent from school since February26th. ,and 27th., because of the boycott:

Date . CS^ade Fame Address Parents or Guardian

3-7-63 Rrown, Carnell 135 Second Street Edward & Carnell

3-7-63 Choice, Henry 217 Tiltur Street Henary *

3-8-63 Clark, Irene

3-8-63

3-7-63

3-7-63-

356

Sdwards, JohnEdwards, JoanEdwards, Margie

243 Lafayette Place Robert * Larrine -

•i39-sr4ii4ams-Street~fcett4« Returned3-25-63

64 Snglewood Avenue Tillle A Willie MaeEdwards Edwards

Eatchelor

Farrior, "falter 230 Lafayette Place Walter * Doris

•g6 - 9en4 a e Returned 3-19-63

3-7-63

3-8-63

3-8-63

,3-8-63

256

26

5

2

•7-

TTampton, 'Yardell 191 Second Street Ira & JuanitaHamnton, Juanita^anroton, Lionel

Hinds, Eleanor 251 Tiet.jen AvenueCooeland, Vanessa

Jack, AlfordJack, Denise

Park Avenue

Jackson, Lawrence 39 Bennett Hoad

Abdel <$ Audrey

James Hucker &Fannetta Rucker /

Stonewall & Nancy

Returned 3-26-63

13-12-63 2 Jones, Tilliam 44 f. Engrlewood Avenue Annie s

\d

- 2 -

3-12-63

3-7-63

3-8-63

3-8-63

3-8-63

3-8-63

3-8-63

3-8-63

6 Lang, Ralph

6 Smith, Marvin

Stanford, Juanita3 Stanford, David6 Stanford, flora

Swain, Marguerite6 Swain, Jeanette

6 Toombs, Walter

1 Wilkins, Kenneth

4 William, Marilyn5 Williams, John

294 W. Forest Avenue Prank & Cornelia

275 Tietjen Avenue

307 Franklin Road

149 Green Street

900 Bnglewood Avenue

191 Second Street

125 Reade Street

Earl & Vermeil

Fred & Slmira

6 Willoughby, Cynthia 230 Lafayette Place

Mrs. Jeanette /Baker

Walter Faust &3nma Toombs Faust

Levi & Rosa

John & JohnnieMae

William &Burnette

IRREGULAR ATTENDANCE

3-8-63 6 Brown, Kenneth

3-7-63 4 Rollison, Ronald

135 Second Street

209 Second Street

3-1S-S3 ---- 5 --- --------- 90-day- Street-

Returned 3-PP-83

-3-7-S3 ----- 4 ---

3-13-63

Returned 3-19-63

Sherin, Ferry 181 Williams Street

Edward & Carnell

Horace & Clarice

Tows end

Warrick

Isaac & Tempia

3-18-63 6 'Hiweatt, John 294 W. Forest Avenue Royal & Beulah

OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENTEngletuood, New Jersey

April 23,1963

CLEVELAND SCHOOL

10:00 A.M. before

15 adults and 15 children

Attempted to register

Not in Cleveland School district

Registration forms filled out

All u/ere orderly

Bergen Record -

inform school aersonnel

-.

•'•-

Mr. Jack Gleason - Newark News - informed by a parent that

parents were going to Cleveland School

this morning.

Mr. Leader - WJRZ - informed by Mrs. Vaughan

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE

TWENTY WEST FORTIETH STREET • NEW YORK 18. N. Y. • BRyant 9-1400

April 2k, 1963

Hon. Richard J. HughesGovernor of N«w JerseyState HouseTrenton, New Jersey

Dear Sir:

I have read the newspaper report of your statementrequesting a decision from the State Department ofEducation in the Englewood School suit before the end ofthe school year. Consistent with your further reportedstatement, "Justice in this matter would be better served/""by 7 a decision before the schools are closed in June,"I would remind you that the initial suit in this areawhich concerns the Orange, New Jersey School System wasconcluded on December l5, 1962. Moreover, in that suit,,the Commissioner of Education was petitioned to implementand formulate a statewide policy requiring all localBoard of Educations to take immediate action to eliminatede facto segregation in the schools in New Jersey.Hearings were concluded on December Ik, 1962, and briefshave been filed, and the matter has been before theCommissioner of Education for a decision since March 13,1962.

The problem of de facto segregation in New JerseySchools existed long before hearings were scheduled forthe Englewood suit. The Orange litigation was filed inthe Commissioner's office on March 5th shortly afterconferences on February 9th, and February 20, 1962, whenthe whole issue of de facto school segregation in NewJersey was discussed with you personally.

Since you have evidenced interest in having theschool issue determined without delay, we must assumethat the same philosophy will be applied to the Orangecase and that the Commissioner of Education will besimilarly advised to render his decision at an early date.

Exchanges and filing of briefs in the Englewood casecannot be accomplished before the end of the current schoolyear. Additional time may be taken by the filing of replybriefs. Consequently, we would expect a determination inthe Orange school suit long before that time. It is hopedthat your statement to the press is not taken by Dr. Haubingerto mean that determination in the Orange suit is to bedelayed until after Englewood is decided.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Robert L. Carter

Robert L. Carter,General Counsel

RLC:ghcc: Dr. Frederick M,- Raubinger

C O P Y

^-£>nolewooa I uolic Jcnools

I. A. Oarrity, Assistant Ouperintendent

d, New Jersey

April 24, 1963

Memorandum

Attempted registration at Donald A. Quarles school

Attempt to register nineteen (19) children

AccomDanied by 15 - 20 adults

Of the nineteen (19) - ten were in the group whoattempted to register yesterday at Cleveland school

Two (2) were Kindergarten youngsters who are belowthe compulsory attendancs age of 7 and are, therefore,not involved in the litigation.

One (l) returned to school Monday but was absent today,

Total cf twenty-five (25) different youngsters an thetwo cavs.

One (l) child at Cleveland school yesterday was akindergarten youngster under the compulsory attendanceage of "" and, therefore, not involved in litigation.

FAG:lh

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ENGLEHOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS - EMGLEWOOD, N.J. > ;

REGISTRATION FORM

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Father's Occupation

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ENOLEHOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS - EUGLEHOQD, K.

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Signature of Parent

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Date of Entry

Name

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EMSLEHOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS - ENSLEWOOD, N.J,

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