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Smyrna Times
Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
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Repeal of Ohio's separate schools law for colored pupils sparks friction: pupils seek admission to white schools in Oxford (board resists, mandamus proposed), Yellow Springs (schools closed), and Ripley (mandamus suit filed).
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The operation of the law of last winter—which repealed the Ohio statute authorizing the establishment of separate schools for colored pupils—is producing friction in many places in that State.
At Oxford, Ohio, the colored pupils nearly all deserted their own school and applied for admission to the white school. A public meeting was held, and the school board was asked to order the colored pupils to their own school. The board complied with the request, and the colored people propose to apply for a mandamus.
At Yellow Springs the school board has ordered the schools closed indefinitely, or until the Legislature can meet and take some action.
At Ripley, Ohio, a suit in mandamus has been entered to compel the school board to admit colored pupils.
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Ohio
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friction in multiple locations; colored pupils ordered back to own school in oxford with proposed mandamus; schools closed indefinitely in yellow springs; mandamus suit entered in ripley to compel admission of colored pupils.
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The repeal of the Ohio statute authorizing separate schools for colored pupils is causing friction. In Oxford, colored pupils deserted their school for the white one; a public meeting led the school board to order them back, prompting a proposed mandamus. In Yellow Springs, the school board closed schools indefinitely until legislative action. In Ripley, a mandamus suit was filed to admit colored pupils.