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Digitized by Edwin Washington Project
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Loudoun County Public Schools
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English
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TO THE HON. O. L. EMERICK,SUPERINTENDANT, AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
“OF LOUDOUNC COUNTY, VIRGINIA:
figéthe undersigned citizens of Loudoun County, hereby respectfully pray
fibn. Board to build and establlsh a suitable up-to-date High SehafiLv
; fiang‘and malntaln therein an accredlted High ochool forthe~ benefl
f the colored children of our said County.
‘It ii our information that your Honerable Board is nowfmaintaining
iPublic Schools for the accomodation of our colored children and we beliéve
ffihat our race is justiy entitled to at least one High School in the ":,7
County to be .located in the discretion of your Honorable Bpard.l =
“After passing through the said Public Schools we are now compelled tolseafi\:
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our chilaren out of the County for a complete High School education.
§? We prOpose:' firivate contributions to raise all the funds that we can -~
which we believe will not be inconsiderable -- and, as we are informed,
7thére are otherz sources of aid such as the Rosenwald and other funds
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'for*this'purpose'which need, of course, to be supplemented by an appropf‘
ation by your Board out of the Public Funds. .Believing that _this reéfiést
is a®m fair and reasonable & one under the circumstances,
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