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    IN THE
Mnxtzb (Emtrt ai Appeals

FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT 
No. 71-1205

LEROY SHAW, JR., 

and
Plaintiff-Appellant,

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Intervenor,

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 
OF FAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, et al,,

Defendants-Appellees.

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, WESTERN DIVISION

APPENDIX

JACK GREENBERG 
JAMES M. NABRIT, III 
NORMAN J. CHACHKIN 

10 Columbus Circle 
New York, New York 10019

AVON N. WILLIAMS, JR .
404 Robertson Parkway 
Nashville, Tennessee 37219

Attorneys for Plaintiff-Appellant

G. WYNN SMITH, JR .
1213 Union Planters Bank Bldg. 
Memphis, Tenn. 38103

Attorney for Defendants-Appellees

CRAIG CRENSHAW 
U. S. Dept, of Justice 
Civil Rights Division 
Washington, D.C. 30530

Attorney for Plaintiff-Intervenor



TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE
Docket Entries ..................................................................... A
Transcript of Testimony.............................................1 to 315

Complaint .............................................................................  316

Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and for 
Preliminary Injunction ................................................... 331

Order to Show Cause Why Temporary Restraining 
Order, etc., Should Not Issue ....................................... 333

Interrogatories ....................................................................  334

Answer ..................................................................................  340

Stipulation Regarding Plaintiff’s Interrogatories, etc. 346

Answer to Interrogatories ................................................. 348

Response to Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, 
etc.........................................................................................  454

Memorandum Decision dated November 5, 1970 ...........  456

Order on Hearing October 9, 1970 ................................... 474

Amendment to Complaint ................................................  477

Motion to Intervene, etc.....................................................  480

Decree dated December 16, 1970 ....................................... 488



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Stipulation as to Gross and Net Earnings, etc.............. 492

Notice of Appeal ................ - ......................... - .................. 495

Order and Motion for Extension of Time, etc................ 497

Exhibit A—Affidavit of Avon N. Williams, J r .......  499



A

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE 

WESTERN DIVISION 
No. C-69-221

LEROY SHAW, JR. ,
- vs -

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF FAYETTE 
COUNTY, TENNESSEE, a public body 
corporate and legal entity, C/O W.C. 
WILKINSON, Chairman, and W.C. 
WIKKINSON, M. L. McCRAW, JR.,
RALPH STEVENS, and ALLEN A. LAZENBY, 
BOARD MEMBERS, WHO TOGETHER, AS SUCH, 
CONSTITUTE THE SAID COUNTY BOARD OF 
EDUCATION OF FAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE

and
HOYTE CAROTHERS, SUPERINTENDENT OF 
SCHOOLS OF FAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE

DOCKET ENTRIES

7/31/69
7/31/69

7/31/69

8/7/69

Filed Complaint
Filed Motion for temporary restraining order 
and / or Preliminary Injunction
Filed Order to Show Cause why temporary re­
straining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction 
should not issue. Copy mailed Mr. Avon 
Williams
Filed Costs Bond in amount of $250.00

8/18/69 Filed Interrogatories of Plaintiff as to Carothers



B

pp. 2 —  C-69-221 - Docket Entries-5

8/27/69 Filed defendant's objections to interrogatories 
filed by plaintiff

9/2/69 Filed defendant's answers to plaintiffs' 
interrogatories

9/12/69 Filed answer
11/24/69 Filed Motion to withdraw as attorneys for 

defendants.
12/11/69 Filed stipulation regarding plaintiff's inter­

rogatories and defendants' objections thereto
12/12/69 Filed Defendants Motion for Extension of time 

within which to answer interrogatories filed 
by plaintiff

12/19/69 Filed amended motion of defendants for extension 
of time within which to answer interrogatories 
filed by plaintiff

12/19/69 Filed affidavit of John E. Bagwell
1/12/70 Filed opposition of plaintiff to amended 

motion of defendants for extension of time 
within which to answer interrogatories filed 
by plaintiff

1/26/70 Filed Answer of County Board of Education of 
Fayette County, Tennessee, defendant, to 
interrogatories propounded by plaintiff

10/2/70 Filed Motion under Rules 26 and 30
10/2/70 Filed Certificate Purusant to Local Rule 6(c)
10/3/70 Filed response to Motion for Temporary Re­

straining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction
10/19/70 Filed Deposition of Lowden E. Anderson
10/19/70 Filed Deposition of Mrs. Henry Owens
10/19/70 Filed Deposition of Myles Wilson
11/5/70 Filed Memorandum Decision
12/16/70 Filed Order - On hearing Ocrober 9, 1970
12/16/70 Filed Amendment to Complaint



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pp. 3 —  C-69-221 - Docket Entries

12/16/70 Filed Motion to Intervene and/or added as 
a plaintiff and for relief

12/16/70 Filed Decree
12/16/70 Filed Stipulation— as respective as to gross 

and net earnings of the additional or interven 
ing plaintiffs since the beginning of the 
1970-71 School year.

1/12/71 Filed Notice of Appeal. Copy mailed to G. 
Wynn Smith and Craig Crenshaw

1/12/71 Filed Cost Bond in the amount of $250.00—  
Avon Williams, Surety

2/16/71 Filed Order granting extension of time on 
appeal to 3/23/71. Copy mailed all attorneys

3/15/71 Filed Reporter's Transcript in 6 volumes

CERTIFICATE

I, W. LLOYD JOHNSON, Clerk of the United States 
District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, do 
hereby certify that the above index of the docket entries 
is a true and correct copy of all relevant docket entries 
which appear on the docket in this office.

This 16th. day of March, 1971.

S/W. LLOYD JOHNSON, CLERK

BY:



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III THE DISTP.TC? CO UK? OP THE UNITED
FOP TlilJ WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE 

NI;£ TERN DIVISION

JOHN McPHRREH, JR,, fit al. }

Plaintiffs, }

and )

UNITED STATES OP AMERICA, )

Plaintiff~Intervenor, )
and )

MRS. CABLE C. WALKER, et: al, )

Intervening Plaintiffs, )

? 3  . }CIVIL ACTION

COUNTY BOARD OP EDUCATION OF
fAYETTE COUi 1TY, YENN1:SSEE, et a1,

D a f e i i d a n f c s  ,

and

) NO . 

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FAYETTE ACADEMY, a Tennessee -'elfare 
Corporation and its incorporators, ot al,)

C-65-136

Proposed Addltio: - 1 )
Defendants.

LEROY SHAD, JR.,

Plaintiff, )
vs .

COUNTY BOARD OP EDUCATION OP
s -iY;. i A  tO e; i T Y , YE l j - - a S EE , at a I ,

)CIVIL ACTION 

)NO. C"6 5 - 136

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BK IT PvEMB'IBBRCD that the above-style <3 cause 

came on for hearing on October 21, before the 

Honorable Robert II. McRae, Jr., Judge, presiding, 

without the intervention of a jury, upon the notions 

filed by the plaintiffs and answers thereto, when 

and where evidence was introduced and proceedings were 

had, as follows;

APPEARANCES

For the Plaintiffs; Mr. Avon il. Williams, Jr.
Suite 1414 Parkway Towers 
404 Janes Robertson Parkway 
Nashville, Tennessee 37210

For the Plaintiff- 
lutcrvenors♦

For the Defendants;

Mr. Craig M . Crenshaw, Jr. 
Department of Justice,
C5 vi1 Rights Division 
V/ashington, D. C.

Mr. G. Wynn Smith,
Mr. Robert M. Johnson 
Canada, Russell & Turner 
Union Planters hank Building 
Memphis, Tennessee 33103



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OCTOBER 27, 1970

THE COURT: All right, now, who is

your next witness with regard to Mr. Shaw -- 

how many witnesses do you have with regard 

to Mr. Shaw?

MR. SMITH: I have one available.

Now, if Your Honor please, after this 

one, the rest of them won't be available 

until tomorrow morning.

TIIE COURT: All right. What is the

nature of your --
MR. SMITH: They are to prove directly

that Mr. Shaw used the paddle excessively, 

all of them.
THE COURT: All right. And you have

completed your proof through Mr. Carothers 

and anybody else that knew anything about 

it concerning Mr. Shaw's —  the circumstances 

under which he was discharged?

MR. SMITH: Yes, sir.
TIIE COURT: What I am exploring is :

can we hear from your one witness and then 

shift over to Mr. Shaw’s proof with the 

right to put him back on in the light of any



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witnesses you have -- he gets to stay in 

the courtroom anyway --- because we have an 

issue of, as I observed before, of his 

being in a different status.

I am not convinced that the tests in 

Rolf were, met with regard to Mr. Shaw. Of 

course, this is primarily Mr. Williams' 

problem, quite frankly --- you can sit down, 

Mr. Smith. I did not mean to trap you on 

your feet -- quite frankly, I bridged the 

jurisdictional gap in my mind because we 

have clearly a resulting nonhiring of the 

twelve plaintiffs in McFerren because of 

the desegregation orders. This was purely 

and simply to replace teachers who were 

estimated spaces -- of course, it was under­

estimated rather than over-estimated -- and 

then you run into some procedural problems 

after that. But, as I indicated earlier,

I am not pursuaded that Mr. Shaw, because 

he was not rehired, and the minutes, 

excerpt from the minutes indicate he was 

uncooperative. Now, we may iiave a procedural 

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in the McFerren case with the basic fact 

that all of it was due to a desegregation 

order. And Mr. Shaw is not in that 

category automatically, which I think the 

burden of -- v;hile the initial burden 

might be on the School Board, the ultimate 

burden of showing discrimination is on 

the plaintiff.

Rolf started with the proposition -- 

and my Tipton County case wasn’t hard 

because in those days what they were doing 

was, it was pure and simple, pure and 

simple they had not really desegregated 

the faculty and they were observing if they 

were using any objective standards they 

were applying, they were discharging or 

not hiring black teachers in comparing them 

to the other black teachers.

We don’t have that, and this is the 

point I am not sure of under Rolf.

So, Mr. Williams, what I am really 

getting around to is can we put on some of 

your proof this afternoon?

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in regard to Shaw. that is going to be 

difficult because naturally I did not -- 

my proof really is kind of -- the proof 

that I would put on after this would be 

primarily defensive because I take the 

position, if Your Honor please, that the 

statistical evidence that we have shown 

and the proof that we have shown regarding 

the impending desegregation in !69 of 

elementary schools, the fact of his being 

the last single male being discharged, 

when buttressed by the proof of that alone, 

if Your Honor please, might not have been 

sufficient to pursuade the Court, but 

when buttressed by the additional proof 

shown in McFerren case, apart from the 

desegregation issue, that of the 13 black 

teachers that they selected, five of them 

were black males and four of those five 

black males removed the last single black 

male in the system except for one doing 

auto mechanics, and then they only hired 

one additional, one black male over the 

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they hired several whites, that the 

statistical evidence, if Your Honor please, 

is pursuasive, and it is difficult ---- you 

have to sort of rely on statistical 

evidence.

Now, if Your Honor please, I also 

have some defensive evidence in response 

to what they say but I take it that would 

come after they have put on the direct 

evidence, the remainder of whatever direct 

evidence they have with regard to the 

paddling and that sort of thing. But they 

have already put on some evidence with 

regard to the paddling in the person of 

Superintendent Carothers.

If the Court please, I take it that 

the Court has granted my application to 

amend the complaint so as to allege the 

violation of due process in the case of 

Hr. Shaw, and I intend to rely on that 

most strenuously also. So that would be 

two things with regard to Mr. Shaw.

THLi COURT: In case I did not observe

in, I intend to grant that motion in view



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of this later issue. Nov/, I did not mean 

to imply that I ruled similarly in Mr.

Shaw's case with regard to procedural due 

process or any other due process, and I 

am aware, Mr. Williams, that in cases of 

this sort, as we have in all of our -- 

whether it is an EEOC case or anything, 

when you go to specific discrimination you 

have to rely on statistics and what I 

call circumstantial evidence, but in any 

event I take it that you have no proof 

that you know of; that is, other than 

defensive; is that correct?

MR. WILLIAMS: That is correct, if

Your Honor please, except for that that 

I have already put on.

MR. CRENSHAW: If Your Honor please,

we are in a terribly strange position by 

now. Has Your Honor consolidated the Shaw 

case with the McFerren case going on?

THE COURT: For purposes of the hearing,

yes .

MR. CRENSHAW: For purposes of this

hearing.



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We have been able to show Mr. Shaw's 

discharge was a --- by this Court' in the 

McFerren case, as being a discharge where 

there are allegations of discrimination.

In essence, if you have a school 

system which is operating under Court order 

not to discriminate in the hiring and 

firing of faculty, and a teacher is fired, 

there are allegations, substantial 

allegations of discrimination surrounding 

the firing. It is certainly apparent in 

the original school desegregation testimony, 

so that Mr. Shaw may be raised independently 

in the McFerren case.

TIIE COURT: All right. Well, Mr.

Crenshaw, I have consolidated them and I 

am not saying I ara going along with your 

reasoning, but we have to hear the remainder 

of the Shaw case.

MR. CRENSHAW• We withdraw our 

contention to our general statistical 

proof in our teaching racial ratio in the

course of the year which would be --

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make their plans that the cases have been 

consolidated for purposes of the hearing 

and you may rely on the proof because 

there liras been offered one witness, Mr. 

Bagwell, for example, didn't know much 

about the Shaw case but some of his 

interrogatories are relied on, and Mr. 

Carothers testified as to both, although 

he had very little complaint, but the 

proof is so intertwined that you are 

either bound by or stuck with, as the 

case may be, the proof of the whole hearing.

Suppose I do this, and come back 

about 1*45. We will hear your witness,

Mr. Smith, and if there is any possibility 

of getting any more we will probably have 

time to hear them. If not, then I would 

ask you, when we finish, we will let you 

gentlemen work some on this stipulation 

and then we will plan to finish the Shaw 

hearing tomorrow and hopefully the hearing.

Then, Mr. Johnson, because I feel 

that I have to move along on this, I am 

going to reset the case you asked me about



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that involves your partner, Mr. McDonnell 

and Mr. Caywood. Will you notify them?

They have more witnesses than I can expect 

to hear in one day. I know that. I am 

familiar with the case. So will you tell 

them it v/ill be reset?

MR. JOHNSON* Yes, Your Honor.

THE COURT: Thank you. Now, then on

Thursday hopefully we will- be through 

with this hearing -- on Thursday, Mr. 

Crenshaw, you may make your plans to not 

be here. And I am going to move right in 

to devote my day Thursday to my findings 

and then this afternoon you gentlemen can 

work some on that stipulation and see if 

there are any gaps in it. Mr. Smith, we 

might consider whether we can take them 

up tomorrow also. I can let you know on 

that today.

Nov;, are there any questions about

time?

(No response.)

T1IE COURT: Mr. Williams, are you

going to confer with your clients at the --



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MR. WILLIAMS: I ara going to confer

with them immediately -- you mean about 

the mitigation matter?

THE COURT- Yes.

MR. WILLIAMS: Yes. I already have

some of that information.

THE COURT: Would you like to have

until 2.-0 0 so you will have a little more 

time?

MR. WILLIAMS: Yes, sir.

THE COURT: Well, it doesn't sound

like we are as rushed as we were.

So we will adjourn, Mr. Clerk, until 

2;00, and then, Mr. Smith, we will ask you 

to have your witness on the Shaw case come 

back. We will finish that witness and 

if we finish early then we will let you 

gentlemen work on the stipulation.

MR. WILLIAMS: Very well, Your Honor.

THE COURT: And then hopefully we will

not be working on this case Thursday, and 

if we do not finish tomorrow, well, we 

will cross that bridge when we come to it.

I would like to say for the record



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that in Chanters Hr. Williams observed that 

he has some noliticing to do and I don't 

want to be the one that is taking sides 

by depriving him of you are a candidate, 

are you not?

MR. WILLIAMS: Yes, sir. May it

please Your Honor, nay I state for the 

record what I stated to Your Honor in 

Chambers, that I completely absolve Your 

Honor from any responsibility for holding 

up the political campaign.

THE COURT: All right, thank you.

All right, anything else, Mr. Smith?

MR. SMITH* No, sir.

THE COURT: Let's adjourn until 2:00.

(NOON RECESS)



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AFTERNOON SESSION

(Whereupon, the hearing was resumed 

at 2-00 p . m . , as follows:)

THE COURT: All right, are we ready
to proceed?

MR. WILLIAMS: May it please Your

Honor, there is one matter that I omitted 

to bring up prior to the recess. That is 

the matter of Mrs. Alberta Rivers, a 

teacher as to whom I had made the motion 

that she be treated as all other teachers.

I take it that there would be no problem 

now with granting that motion and permitting 

her to be treated as a plaintiff since the 

proof shows that -- Your Honor may recall 

that I had the superintendent to testify 

with regard to the way and the manner in 

which she was dismissed, since the proof 

shows she was dismissed in exactly the 

same manner as the other teachers.

THE COURT: Mr. Smith, you want to

be heard on this?

MR. SMITH: If the Court please, yes,

we do object to anybody intervening as a



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plaintiff in this cause at this stage for 

the reasons heretofore stated and specifically 

with respect to Mrs. Rivers.

THE COURT; Mr. Crenshaw.

MR. CRENSHAW; We have already 

expressed our position to the Court that 

there is no essential necessity for the 

individual teachers who were discriminatorily 

discharged to actually formally intervene 

in the case. The Court can take cognizance 

of the rights of teachers who were discharged 

without formality of their intervening or 

actually because of the formality of them 

being specifically named in any complaint.

The complaint has been held to be sufficient 

when it alleges that a number of black 

teachers were discriminatorily discharged, 

as to especially those who were not 

precisely named in the complaint.

MR. WILLIAMS: .May it please Your

Honor, I am not at variance with what Mr. 

Crenshaw says, except that in order to 

make sure that there may be no question of 

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she ought to be intervened in the lawsuit.

She signed the retainer and, as T 

say, through really kind of a fluke that I 

did not present this motion to Your Honor 

on the 9th of October. And, very frankly, 

if Your Honor please, the only reason I 

haven't prepared a written motion is that 

sort of living out of my suitcase without 

any secretarial facilities down here and 

I have not had an opportunity to do so.

THE COURT; All right.

MR. SMITH • If the Court, please, I 

don't know where Mr. Crenshaw leaves us. 

Apparently he is taking the position that 

anybody can come in here after whether 

the Court makes an order with respect to 

them or not is entitled to get their job 

back and all their back pay, whatever 

that may be.

I think we have to have some sort of 

an orderly proceeding.

I don't know what the situation is 

with respect to Mrs. Rivers in any detail 

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respect to Mrs. Rivers, what her rights 

nay be I am not prepared to say at this 

time .

The Court's order, regardless of what 

it does, does whatever the lav; says it 

does, and I object to bringing in another 

plaintiff at this time.

MR. WILLIAMS: May it please the

Court, it is not actually bringing in 

another plaintiff. She actually was one 

of the original plaintiffs. She got left 

off really because of her fear at one 

point. She got left off originally because 

she omitted to sign the retainer through 

an inadvertence. Then she got left off 

at another point because by virtue of the 

vigorous discovery and the practices of 

the defendant, she was afraid that it would 
effect her positioruf she would have to go 

on the stand and testify. And so actually, 

and now she is wanting back into the case. 

She is one of the original plaintiffs.

She there is nothing different about

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if Your Honor please, and it would be a

real travesty on justice, so to spe ak ,

if I may use so mundane a term, if she

were to be omitted from the relief in the 

case ,

MR. CRENSHAW: If Your Honor please,

there is a rather simple solution, I think, 

that could lend itself to the Court.

.The School Board could have seven 

days or even fourteen days in which to 

show how her status differs in any way 

from the other respective defendants. I 

don't think there could be any possible 

questions, any different qiiestions that 

were applied to Mrs. Rivers than were 

applied to the other individuals.

MR. SMITH: If the Court please, I

personally don't know what the possible 

questions could be. By Counsel's own 

admission, she stayed out of this case 

at this stage to keep from being discovered. 

Now, if Mr. Crenshaw is correct and the 

Court's order covers everybody blanket, 

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it does that. If it does not, I object 

to someone being specifically brought in 

that we haven't had any opportunity at all 

to prepare for or know about.

THE COURT; All right.

MR. WILLIAMS; Somehow I understood 

tiie Court to say that she would be treated 

the same as the plaintiffs except that if 

they .had any specific objections as to her 

competency that they would have a right 

to show that, but since the Court has 

ruled out these issues as to competency, 

then, as I understood it, I thought it 

would be more or less a matter of course, 

if Your Honor please.

THE COURT: All right. Let m.e make

this observation. I don't recall exactly 

what I said before. I expect my remarks 

wore a little more guarded at that time.

I hope they were. Based unon my conclusion 

of law, it appears to me that Mrs. Rivers, 

that the School Board is going to be faced 

with the same problem vith Mrs. Rivers 

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.is, to come in this lawsuit.

Now, I would think that Mrs. Rivers 

is in no better position or no worse 

position so far as tiie Court’s holding on 

what v/as owed to these teachers . At the 

sane tine I am unwilling to include Mrs. 

Rivers insofar as if the School Board 

wishes to appeal this Court's ruling, and 

the School Board, I assume, I guess if I 

let her in and this Court was reversed, 

the Court of Appeals would have no trouble 

on reversing me in including Mrs. Rivers. 

But I would think that when Mr. Smith has 

tine to go over the Court's formal ruling 

that one of his jobs would be to advise the 

School Board what to do about Mrs. Rivers. 

At the same time I am somewhat like Mr. 

Smith. I really don't know the effect of 

ny including Mrs. Rivers in it on an oral 

notion after hearing was started, and X 

don't want to deprive the defendants of 

any defenses they might 3iave had otherwise.

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plaintiffs, that they have got to go out 

and get someone or more of these teachers 

that weren’t retired and make them go back 

to work to comply with the Court’s order, 

now, that is pretty far. Some of these 

plaintiffs have gone on to other things, 

don't want to be reinstated. So I don’t 

intend for the Board to say, "Well, we have 

got to go out and pay this person more 

money to cone back over here and go to 

work for us so v/e won' t be in contempt of 

the Court's order." There are bound to 

be some issues or some of the things that 

need to be determined,

I would suggest that --- I will reserve 

my ruling on ’’rs. Rivers and include in 

my written ruling what I think about Mrs. 

Rivers without the necessity of any further 

proof about it.

MR. WILLIAMS: If Your Honor please,

if I can find a typewriter myself, I will 

just type up the written motion today and 

got it filed today.
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fact that you haven't put it in writing is 

not the most significant thing about it.

If you had had it in writing that morning 

I would have still been concerned about it 

because I really don't know. I am not 

jeopardizing her rights because you did 

not have it in writing when you first 

mentioned it. At tiie same time, whether 

it is written, oral or otherwise, I do 

want to know what I am doing before I 

bring somebody in on a hearing that has 

been called for that morning and it takes 

the others by surprise. Regardless of how 

meritorious her claim is, it is a procedural 

problem, but I can't help but believe that 

since Mrs. Rivers was in the group to 

which the same standards were applied and 

that I concluded those standards did not 

meet Constitutional requirements, as 

interpreted by the authorities, that if 

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standards or she will be paid for having 

been wrongfully discharged.

Now, at the same time, I am not 

willing to make a snap judgment about it 

and I will include it in my ruling, and 

right now j.t seems that if I were represent- 

ing the School Board and in the conference 
after ray ruling is in it, that I believe 

that the lawyer would say, "Well, now, 

we want to face the problem of Mrs. Rivers 

the sane way we do the others, or if vou 

want to make them come back we are liable 

to at the risk of it costing some more 
money."

I am hardly able to predict, without 

the aid of an Appellate Court ruling, 

that I hope I would not treat her any 

differently if the facts were the same.

So I will just have to comment on 

that in my ruling in the light of the way 

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if you want to give some more thought to it.

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of it would be.

But let's move along and we will let 

Mr. Williams' remarks suffice for why she 

wasn't brought in and if when you get 

time you want to supplement the record 

with a written motion, Mr. Williams, I 

will let you do so as of the day when we 

started the hearing.

MR. WILLIAMS: Thank you very much.

Your Honor.

THE COURT: All right. How, Mr. Smith,

will you call your Shaw witness.

MR. SMITH: Yes, sir. Mr. Ransom

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RANSOM_PERSON

The said witness, being first duly sworn. 

testified as follows, to-wit-

DIRECT EXAMINATION 
BY MR. SMITH:

Q Will you tell us your name and address

please, sir?

A Ransom Person, Route 1, Box 200, Somerville,

Tennessee.

Q Mr. Person, are you any relation to Mr.

Willie Emmitt Person?

A Yes .

Q What relation is that?

A First cousin.

Q What do you do for a living please, sir?
A I teach school.

Q Where do you teach and in what capacity?

A Jefferson Consolidated School in seventh

and eighth grade.

Q In the school year of .1963-1969 , what

were you doing please, sir?
A I was a principal of Braden-Sinai School,

Mason, Tennessee.
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Braden-Sinai?

A About 23 years.

Q Will you tell us please if you know Mr.

Leroy Shaw, Jr., and when and how you came to know 

him and what your relationship with him was?

A Yes, I know him. He was a teacher during

that time at Braden-Sinai School.

Q Tell us if you will please, sir, what

experience you had with Mr. Shaw while he was a 

teacher and you were a principal at Braden-Sinai 

School?
A Well, I didn't find too much fault with

Mr, Shaw. in the first year I didn’t get full 

cooperation. In the last year I have no fault. I 

did not find any fault.
q Nov;, the first school year was what school

year?
A It was *68 and *69, I think.

Q And you said you did not get too much

cooperation. Specifically in what way did he fail 

to cooperate with you?
A We planned to have a picnic, and this was

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it was right to pay that amount, and that v/as just 
about all.

Q Tell us if you will what his practices

were with regard to paddling the children?

A . His paddling?

Q Paddling the children, yes, sir.

A Well, just like any other teacher. A lot

of times children need paddling. If you don't, 

you can't have that in the school room.

Q Did you ever have occasion to complain

about his paddling children?

A Ho.

Q You never made any coraplaints to any person?

A No.

Q How many children would he paddle in a

day's time?

A I just don't know. I did not count them,

didn't keep up'with any amount.

Q Do you know the reasons that he paddled

chiIdren?
A Ho, not exactly.

Q Well, do you know approximately?

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Mr. WILLIAMS; I object to that, if 

the Court please. He said he didn't know.

THE COURT; All right. Objection 

sustained. If he said he doesn't know, 

he is not allowed to assume.

MR. SMITH; If the Court please, I 

have a sworn statement fror.i this witness 

wherein his testimony is completely 

different from what it has been here today.

MR. CRENSHAW; If Your Honor please --

MR. SMITH; Now, excuse me. May I 

finish?

THE COURT; Let him finish, Mr.

Crenshaw.

MR. SMITH; I am taken quite by 

surprise at the change in testimony of 

this witness, and I request permission to 

cross-examine him.

MR. CRENSHAW: If Your Honor please,

we have a witness who is an employee of 

the School Board, What Mr. Smith is saying 

is the School Board wants to call its 

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MR. WILLIAMS* May it please Your 

Honor, there has been no basis shown for 

an attempt by Mr. Smith to impeach his own 

witness lie re.

MR. SMITH 1 If the Court please, if 

there is any question about it I will offer 

his statement, portions of his statement 

in evidence to establish the basis by 

which I am taken by surprise.

THE COURTi All right. Let me see 

the statement, please.

MR. SMITH; All right, sir. Nov/, t h i s--

MR. WILLIAMS; May it please the 

Court, we would object to his introducing 

in evidence before the Court any paperwriting 

in an attempt to impeach his own witness,

THE COURT; Well, --

MR. WILLIAMS; May it please the 

Court, I have seen this done in an attempt 

to impeach somebody else's witness but I 

have never seen anybody before with their 

own employee, someone that they introduced 

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MR. CRENSHAW: If Your Honor please, --

MR. SMITH: Your Honor, I have made

some notations that --

MR. CRENSHAW; Excuse me.

THE COURT; Wait a minute, let Mr. 

Crenshaw finish.

MR. CRENSHAW: We would like to have

an opportunity to examine the document 

before it is submitted to the Court if it 

is being submitted for any probative 

purpose.

THE COURT- All right. Let me do 

this; Mr. Person, we have got into a 

little problem about your testimony and 

the Court needs to rule on some points 

of law. I am. going to excuse you from 

the courtroom and ask you just to stand 

by until I work out this point of law and 

we will get you back in here and hear the 

rest of your testimony a little later.

Mow, is there anybody else in the 

witness room?
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TILE COURT: Well, Mr. Kennedy, just

show him in the jury room, and we will get 

back to you in just a minute, but I have 

got some problems of law that could affect 

your testimony and, of course, if we sit 

here and talk about what you might say, 

then that might suggest to you what 

somebody thinks you want them to say, so 

I will just ask your cooperation on this.

THE WITNESS; Yes, fine.

(Thereupon, the witness was excused 

from the courtroom.)

THE COURT; All right. There are 

times when the Court has to examine a 

document, even though the Court is a trier 

of fact.

How many copies of the statement do 

you have?

MR. SMITH: I ju3t have one here, and

this is not the sworn statement. The 

sworn statement is back in my office. This 

is a copy of his statement. What I did 

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He dictated the answers. I then later went 

back with a court reporter. He reviewed 

his statement, signed each page of it, 

sv7ore that it was the truth, and made 

whatever changes he wanted to it, and that 

is what is back in my office.

THE COURT: All right.

MR. SMITH; But this is the original
statement.

THE COURT; All right. Well, the

Court does not intend to examine anything 

of this nature that opposing counsel 

cannot see. We have a problem about the 

number of copies.

MR. SMITH; Well, could I simply read 

the portions of it that I am talking about?

THE COURT; No, I don't want to do 

that. In a hearing of this sort, 

particularly with all the people in the 

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then let Mr. Crenshaw and Mr. Williams see 

it, and ve will handle it in open Court, 

but I want to minimize the problems.

MR. SMITH: All right, sir. I will

ask this: this is the statement. I would

like to show the Court the original sworn 

statement if it will require sending for 

it.

THE COURT: Mr. Smith, the Court has

no hesitancy in saying that your reputation 

at this Bar is good enough that if you tell 

me that you have it at your office that I 

would rely on that until you can get it 

here, and I don't think you need to send 

for it just to prove that the original is 

sworn to. This is the same statement?

MR. SMITH: Yes, sir. Now, quite

frankly, he made one or two inconsequential 

changes, I think. I don't remember. I 

think he changed some names or spelling, 

or something to this effect, and I am a 

little bit at a loss to say exactly what 

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an not going to hold you to producing the 

one that has the magic seal or something 

on it. If you tell me they are inconsequen­

tial changes, we will just rely on it.

Let me see it first. I won't do 

anything about it until opposing counsel 

sees it.

(Thereupon, the said statement was 

passed to the Court.)

THE COURT: All right, let's let Mr.

Williams and Mr. Crenshaw see it. I 

examined it rather hurridly.

(Thereupon, the said statement was 

passed to Counsel.)

the COURT: You can take your time

to read it separately if you want to.

All right, Mr. Smith, let me ask you 

what you hope to do about this witness, 

assuming the Court lets you question him 

about this statement. He is your witness 

and you want to prove he said something 

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different before, then you have got a 

credibility problem regardless of the cause 
of i t.

MR. SMITH: I understand there will

be a credibility problem, yes, sir.

THE COURT: Well, all right.

MR. SMITH: Unless he changes the 

testimony that he has just given.

MR. CRENSHAW; Your Honor please, that 

still creates a rather tremendous credibility 

problem.

THE COURT: Well, I know, but I am

not inclined to say he can't question him 

about it.

MR. WILLIAMS: May it please the Court,

I would respectfully submit that he also 

has the problem that this statement 

discloses on its face a certain amount of 

subtle coercion at the time of the taking 

of this statement in the manner of leading 

questions that Mr. Smith asked of the 

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of the taking of this statement with regard 
to who wan there and that sort of thing, 
because it appears that from the statement 
that Mr. Person was to a certain extent 
coerced. I presume that now he is in open 
Court with the protection of the Court that 
he is trying to tell the truth.

THE COURT- Yes. Well, Mr. Williams,
I can’t tell from your remark whether you 
object to going into it or don’t. I get 
the impression that you don't mind.

MR. WILLIAMS: Well, I object to the
use of the statement for any purpose,
Your Honor please, because I think the 
statement shows on its face that it is 
affected with a certain degree of coercion.

THE COURT: Well, --
MR. SMITH: Well, lest by my silence

there be any reflection that I am acquiescing 
in that statement, I very stringently --

THE COURT: Deny it.
MR. SMITH* Yes, sir, oppose it.

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face it shows it, but I think if you question 

him, I don’t see how you are going to get 

around the fact that you have got to 

confront him with the fact that it is his 

former statement and then, of course, on 

cross-examination, I think they would be 

entitled to ask him the circumstances 

under which he gave the other statement.

MR. SMITH: Certainly.

THE COURT: I don’t want to give Mr.

Person the -- I am concerned about him too, 

but I think in the circumstances that 

within reasonable limits Mr. Smith can 

question him about it because if he did 

say something differently, this witness' 

testimony unexplained could be used to 

impeach Mr. Carothers and other testimony 

that the defendants have offered.

So I think basic fairness requires us 

to let nr. Smith go in there and, of course, 

Mr. Smith, you understand that under our 

rules of evidence as your affirmative 

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the case if you question him.

MR. SMITH; Well, yes, sir, I understand 

that, and I quite agree with the Court.

Mr. Carothers has heretofore testified 

and Mr. Bagwell has heretofore testified 

that Mr. Shaw in part was not rehired on 

the oasis of this man's recommendation.

THE COURT; All right.

MR. SMITH; Now, I would like the 

Court -- Mr. Johnson has gone to get that 

sworn statement -- I would like to confront 

the man with the actual sworn statement, 

if I may.

THE COURT; All right. Well, I 

regret that this has come up, but I think 

in all fairness in order to -- but I think 

in order to have a complete record we are 

going to let Mr. Smith go on into it with 

reasonable restraint. I would like to 

go on and let you substitute or at least 

tell him that the other statement is on 

the way. We won't wait until Mr. Johnson 

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MR. CRENSHAW: Your Honor please, am

I to understand that Mr. Smith is now 

offering Mr. Person as an adverse witness?

THE COURT; No, he is not offering 

him as an adverse witness. He is pleading 

surprise by his testimony and wishes to 

explain, wishes to question the witness 

about it, and I am ruling that he may do 

so and you may also and just to find out 

about it.

MR. CRENSHAW: The Court is ruling

that we may have use of this document?

THE COUNT: To cross-examine him?

MR. CRENSHAW; To cross-examine him.

T1IE COURT: Yes, sir. Everybody has

seen it. Mr. Smith is going to confirm 

that it is a sworn original.

MR. SMITH: Yes. The only thing is

this: I would like to have the original

sworn statement, so there won't be any 

misunderstanding about what I am asking 

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HR. WILLIAMS: May it please the Court,

Mr. Smith has said this is the same as the 

original.

THE COURT: Well, he wants the right

to have the witness know that it is the 

same .

MR. WILLIAMS: Well, he wants to

coerce the witness again, does he?

THE COURT: Wow, Mr. Williams, I don’t

consider that there is any basis for that 

and --

MR. CREUSHAW: If Your Honor please,

pardon my interference, but that statement 

is not terribly unfavorable to our position 

in the lawsuit, but, on the other hand, 

if an attorney wno takes one statement front 

a witness and asks him a number of leading 

questions at least calculated to jog the 

memory substantially, if not to suggest 

the general outline of the testimony, and 

then if the witness can't remember that 

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understand. To jog his memory, Your Honor, 

based on part of his statement, there is 

no meaning to the rule that he can't 

cross-examine his own witness, can't lead 

his own witness.

THE COURT: Well, Mr. Crenshaw, the

Court finds that from the witness' own 

testimony that there is an irreconcilable 
conflict. What he said before is not 

proof.
Now, the only thing that Mr. Smith 

can accomplish is have the witness attempt 

to explain. What I tell juries when we 

have them in here as triers of the fact, 

if the witness is not a party and he has 

made a prior -- of course, it usually comes 

up at the other side -- he has made a 

statement previously, you don't go by what 

he said previously. You go by what he 

said in Court.
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reason, and, of 

already put hin 

to question hin 

under which the 

All right, 

minutes recess.

course, Mr. Williams has 

on notice that he intends 

about the circumstances 

statement was taken, 

suppose we take about five

MR. WILLIAMS: Your Honor please,

could you make it seven and a half? I just 

got a call from a judge in Murfreesboro, 

and now I am with Mr. Smith. I want the 

recess .
THE COURT: All right. We will take

about ten minutes.

MR. WILLIAMS: Thank you.

THE COURT: You should be present. I

have some instructions for Mr. Person.

(Thereupon, the said witness was 

returned to the courtroom.)
THE COURT: Mr. Person, you can just

stand out here. I want to give you some 

instructions. V.'e have a recess and some 

of the lawyers got away. We didn't want 

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to take a re Q0SS

During this time I don't want you to 

talk to anybody about any testimony, a 

lawyer or party or anybody and don't let 

anybody talk to you about it.

If you prefer, you can stay in the 
witness room. I am not locking you up, 

you understand.

THE WITNESS: I understand.

THE .COURT: But we have got a problem

here and you are just involved in it, and 

so I don't want you talking to anybody or 

let anybody talk to you about your testimony, 

and this is my instruction, and if anybody 

tries to why you tell them what I have 

told you, and if they insist then you tell 

then to take it up with me after the 

recess.

We will have about a ten minute recess.

THE WITNESS: I will just, go Oil back

in here.

THE COURT: That will be all right.

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MR. SMITH; That is a photocopy for 

Your Honor and each of the lawyers have 

a photocopy.

THE COURT: I might say after Mr.

Williams and Mr. Smith started the recess, 

Mr. Crenshaw called to ray attention that 

we had left the witness in the jury room 

and I called him out with the court reporter 

present and told him that he was not to 

discuss his role as a witness or his 

testimony with anybody and didn't -- I told 

him he was not locked up in the jury room 

but he voluntarily elected to stay in 

there during the recess. I assume he is 

still there, is he, Mr. Marshal?

So this was his choice, not mine. I 

did not order him to stay in there. All 

right, let's ask Mr. Person to come back 

in, please.
(Thereupon, the said witness, Ransom 

Person, resumed the witness stand.)

THE COURT: All right, Mr. Person,

the lawyers have some more questions of you.

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Just listen and answer them appropriately 

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THE WITNESS: All right.

BY MR._ SMITH:

Q Mr. Person, do you recall please a couple

of weeks ago when I came out with an IBM dictating 

machine to ^rs< Morton's office?

A Yes .

Q And took a statement from you?

A Yes .

Q You recall that incident?

A Yes .

Q Do you recall that I would ask you a

question and hand you the microphone and you would 

answer the question?

MR. WILLIAMS: I object to leading

questions, Your Honor please, and I want 

to register again my objections to any 

attempt on the part of Mr. Smith to 

coerce and impeach his own witness on the 

basis of this statement for the reasons 

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surprise, the Court will allow Hr. f>-it’.i 

t -> go into it but he nay usd leading 
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Q Do you recall that?

A Yes .

Q That is the way we handled it?
A Yes .

Q Do you remember that after you had finished

I allowed you to listen to the tape back- is that 

correct?

A Yes .

Q All right, sir, How, I asked you a number

of questions and you gave me a number of answers- 

is that net correct?

A Yes .

Q And those answers were true, to the best

of your knowledge and belief, were they not?

A Yes .

Q Did I threaten you?

A No.
Q Did anybody threaten you?

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Q Has anybody at any time made any threat to

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you about losing your job or about any other subject 

concerning your testimony in this case?

A No.

Q All right, sir. Do you recall, please,

that on the 19th of October ~~ that was a week ago 

yesterday -- we met back at Mr. Morton's office, 

at which time a court reporter was present, do you

recall that?\
A Yes.

Q And you were placed under oath- is that

correct?

A Yes .
Q And at that time I asked you to read a

transcription of a statement, and you did read it, 

did you not, please?

A Yes .
q And I asked you if that statement was true

and complete to the bast of your knowleuge and 

belief, and you said that aside from, some misspelled 

words it was true and complete to the best of lour 

knowledge and belief; is that not correct?

A Yes.
Q And at that time I asked you to so signify

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A Yes .

Q You were under oath at that time; is that
not correct?

A Yes.

Q All right, sir. And the statement which

you read and signed was true and complete to the 

best of your knowledge and belief, was it not?

A Yes .

Q For the record, I will ask if you will

identify this statement.

(Thereupon, the said document was 

passed to the witness.)

A What statement?

Q The statement that has the red signatures

and dates on it.
MR. WILLIAMS; I object to that, if 

Your Honor please. He has handed him two 

documents.
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ask which one.
There is a court reporter's transcript 

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Q I am asking you with reference to the pages

that have the red signature and date on them. Is 

that your signature?

A Yes.

Q And is that the statement that you signed

at that time?

A Yes.

Q All right, sir. If I may have it back,

please .
(Thereupon, the said document was 

passed to Counsel.)

Q Now, Mr. Person, I asked you when we took

your statement, "Tell us, if you will, please, sir, 

what experience you had with Mr. Leroy Shaw, Jr.?" 

And do you recall giving this answer, "Well, the 

first year he was out there, well, he didn't seem 

to cope with the trends of education. I didn't 

like the way he was teaching."

Do you recall giving me that answer?

A Not in the exact words . I said the way

he was paddling the children.
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Q And that you didn't like the way that he

was paddling the children at that time?

A That is what I meant.

Q Yes, sir. Do you recall this question;

"Specifically, what was wrong with the way he was 

teaching? Specifically, what didn't you like about 

the way he was teaching?" And you answered, "He 

whipped the children too much."
Do you recall giving that answer?

A Yes .
Q And that was a true answer, was it not?

A Yes .
Q Do you recall me asking you this; Well,

when you say he whipped the children too much, 

what do you mean by too much, please, sir?"
Do you recall giving this answer: "Almost

at the end of every class he would have a whipping 

spree, not just one but maybe seven or eight at

a time.”
Do you recall giving that answer? 

A Yes.
q  That answer was true, was it not?

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A Yes, the same thing I said at first,

Q I asked you, "Did you observe this yourself

on one or many occasions?1' And you answered, "Yes, 
on many occasions."

Do you recall giving that answer?

A I don't know what you mean by "observe".

Q See it with your own eyes.

A No.

Q You did not see it with your own eyes?

A No.

Q Do you recall giving this answer; "It

seemed like a person, teacher just wouldn't whip 

a child because it didn't have its lesson. If they 

couldn't give their lesson, seemed like he would 

make some other plan, some other method to go by 

other than just to."

Do you recall giving that answer?

A Yes .

Q And that was a true answer, wasn't it?

A Yes .

0 So the fact is, is it not, Mr. Person,

that you were dissatisfied with Mr. Shaw's whipping 

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Q And I didn't tell you to testify that way,
did I?

A No .

Q And did anyone at any time tell you that

that is the way you should come in here and testify 

today?

A No.

Q Did anyone threaten you if you didn't do it?

A No.

Q Do you recall this question and answer-.

’’Will you tell us, please, a little more detail 

about these paddling incidents? Did Mr. Shaw walk 

around the scnool room with a paddle in his hand?"

And do you recall giving this answer: "This is when

the classes ended. He would whip it seemed like 

the whole class because he was upset at the other 

teachers and with me too as far as that matter."

Do you recall saying that?

A No.
Q You don't recall saying that?

A You know, the last time you came out there

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A Well, this other word too, because I didn't

say he was upset.

Q Who was upset?

A Me with the teachers.

Q But you do recall saying that he would

whip sometimes it seemed like the whole class, do

you not?

A Yes .

Q And that is the truth, isn't it? He would

whip sometimes like the whole class?

A I didn't go in the room, so I just don't

know how many, but I know it was more than one.

Q Yes, sir. And you did speak to Mr.

Carothers about this, didn't you?

A No, no, I didn't.

Q You never spoke to Mr. Carothers about

Mr. Shaw s paddling practices?

A He called me in on a conference. Just

going by myself voluntarily, I didn't speak to anyone.

Q Weil, I understand that, but he called

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with the way Mr. Shaw was paddling?
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THE COURT; I agree with that.

Q What did you tell Mr. Carothers with
respect to Mr. Shaw’s paddling practices ?
A What did I tell him?

Q Yes , sir.
A It has been so long, I don't know what I
told him. I just don't know the exact words, but 
he called me in after Mr. Snaw was -- his contract 
was dishonored, and then he talked to me about it.
Q And what did he say about i't? Chat did
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A I just told him that I didn't think it was
right for a teacher to paddle children about their 
lesson. That was all I told him.

MR. SMITH: I believe that is all,
if Your Honor please.

THE COURT: All right, we will let
Mr. Williams question Mr. Person.

MR. WILLIAMS: I an just going to
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Mr. Shaw had been discharged 

A Yes .

Q -- didn't he?

Yes

Q And what did he say to you then?

A He just asked me what kind of teacher was

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he doing in school, and I just told him, and before 

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Q And did you tell him then what you told

the Court earlier, that really you had no substantial 

complaints against Mr,. Shaw?

A Yes.
Q And I believe you likewise told Mr. Smith

in this statement -- he didn't read that part of 

it -- you told him you would be glad to have Mr.

Shaw back, didn't you?
A No, I didn't make that statement. I said

if he didn't paddle the children, I would.

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Q He had to remind you about the paddling.

He asked you, "Would you like to have rlr. Shaw back 

in your school if you had one?" And your answer 

was: "Yes, in a way, because that last year was,■

as far as the cooperation, I didn't have anything 

to say against him because he really cooperated 

fine that last year. Of course, anything they asked 

him to do, but that first term he didn’t want to 

cooperate too well."

Then Mr. Smith asked you about the paddling. 

"How about the paddling? He did that the last year 

though, did he not?” And then you answered, "Yes,” 

and then he asked you, "Would you like to have him 

back under your supervision paddling children the 

way he was when he last worked for you if you had 

a school?" And then you said: "If you are going

to whip like that, I wouldn’t."
MR. SMITH; I wouldn't, excuse me.

MR. WILLIAMS: I said "I wouldn't".

MR. SMITH: I am sorry. I thought

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Q Now, that's what you said in that statement,

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Q You hadn't even thought about the paddling

until Mr. Smith reminded you, had you?
A No.

Q And you would in fact like to have Mr. Shaw
back , wouldn't you?
A Yes. He really cooperated fine the last
year. Didn't have a bit of trouble out of him.

Q And was a good teacher too, wasn't he?
A Yes .

Q Did Mr. Carothers call you up before he
fired Mr. Shaw and tell you that Mr. Shaw was going 

to have to go?

A No.

Q All right. It was after the notice of

Mr. Shaw's failure to re-elect had cone out in the 

paper that he called you up and asked you to come in, 

aidn't he?

A Yes. That was my first knowledge of it.

Q First knowledge of any complaint about

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Mr. Carothers after he called you, Mrs. Millie E. 

Johnson, one of the plaintiffs in tnis case, had 

to call you for something and you mentioned to her

that you had been called in about Mr. Shaw . Do you

remember that?

A Yes .

Q And I believe you stated to Mrs. Johnson

that you had nothing against Mr. Shaw and you didn't

know why they were calling you in about him; isn't

that correct?

A Yes, that is correct.
MR. WILLIAMS: Thank you, Mr. Person.

MR. CRENSHAW: I just have one or

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C RO S S-E XAMINAT10N 
BY MR. CRENSHAW;
Q Mr. Person, my name is Craig Crenshaw,

an attorney from the Justice Department, and as I 

understand your testimony so far, you stated you 

never talked to Mr. Carothers about Mr. Shaw until 

after Mr. Chaw was fired; is that true?

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MR. CRENSHAW; I have no further 

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REDIRECT EXAMINATION 
BY MR. SMITH:

Q Mr. Person, the answer that Mr. Williams

read to you --

MR. WILLIAMS- Before you begin, may 

it please the Court, and I nave another

question and I --

MR. SMITH: Well, now, --

MR. WILLIAMS: O.K. All right.

Q The answer that Mr. Williams read to you

in response to my question, "Would you like him back 

under your supervision paddling children the way he 

was when he last worked for you?" Your answer 

was, "If he gonna whip like that, I wouldn't." That 

was a true answer, wasn't it?

A Yes .
Q And it is still true today, is it not?

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Q But that's whipping that you never saw

on your own? You didn't actually observe any of 

that, did you?

A No.

Q Did you just --- let me ask you t h i s ---

A Yes .

Q —  when this statement was taken from you

that Mr. Smith just read from, where were you at 

the time?

A In the supervisor

Q Out at the school

A No . I was still

Q You were in the s

at the Board of Education?

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system?

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Q Was that Mrs. Mo

A Mrs . Morton's of

Q And who was pres

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Q And Mr. Smith?

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Q' And they were there during the entire
taking of your statement? is that right?
A Yes .

Q And, of course, they advised you ahead of

time what this was all about, didn't they?
A No.

Q They didn't tell you what you were there
about?

A No. I had a call from the school to come

up there to the office after I leave my school, 

to come by the office.

Q When was it that this statement was taken?

A I think it was October the 17th, wasn't it?

Q Was it October the 17th?

A Sixteenth. I think it was.

Q What I mean is, when you came in there was

some discussion before they began taking your 

statement wasn't there? There usually is.

A Yes.

0 And you knew that you wore there to testify

about -- to give a statement about Mr. Shaw?

A After I got there, I did. .

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Q After you got there. And before they began

the dictating machine, they went over the matter 

to some extent, didn't they?
A Yes .

Q And reviewed the natter of Mr. Caro thers
having said you said that Mr. Shaw paddled too much?

A Yes. He had a note there.

Q They lot you see that note?

A Yas .

Q And went over all those matters before they

began this statement?

A Not in detail.

Q But they went over all of then to some

extent though?

A Yes, yes.

Q And the superintendent and.the supervisors

were sitting right there at the time?

A Yes .

Q And they were participating to some extent

in the discussion?

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doing some writing. I don't know what she was doing.

Q They were right there in the same room?

A Yes, in the same room. They didn't take

no part in it,

Q They didn't take any part in it, but you

understood that the superintendent was interested 

in the statement that you would give, didn't you?

A (No answer.)

Q You understood that Mr, Bagwell was

interested in the kind of statement that you were 

going to give, didn't you?

A No, not exactly.

Q Why did you think he was there?

A Well, it was his privilege. He was

superintendent.
Q Well, the fact that he was there indicated

to you that he had some interest in it?

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THE COURT: Well, I let Mr. Williams

cioss-exaraine him but --

MR. WILLIAMS: I would just like to

ask him one more time, if Your Honor please. 

THE COURT: All right.

Q The fact that Mr. .Bagwell was there did,

as a matter of fact, indicate that he had some 

interest in it, didn't it, Mr. Person?

A I just don't know whether that •- that I

could say that truthfully or not, but he was there.

Q And you took note that he was there too,

didn't you?
A Well, now, he didn't stay in the room all

the time. He was in the other room.
q Well, he was in and out of the room though,

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Q Yes .

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A Yes .

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: MR. WILLIAMS: I believe that is all.

THE COURT; Mr. Crenshaw?

MR. CRENSHAW: I have nothing further.

MR. SMITH: Nothing further.

MR. WILLIAMS: May it please the Court,

I an sorry to keep jumping up and down.

I first thought I didn't 'want to ask him 

this. I think I would like to ask him this 

now, if I may.

FURTHER CROSS-EXAMINATION 
BY MR. WILLIAMS:

Q Mr. Person, was Mr. Shaw the only male

teacher in the school other than you?

A Yes .
Q Actually, as a natter of fact, he was there

three years, wasn't he?

A He was a part of three.
Q How long were you principal of that school?

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A Maybe so.

Q He T/as there three full years according to

the records. If the records shov; he was there 

three full years, then he was there under* your 

supervision for those three full years, wasn’t he?

A Yes .
Q Then if you were mistaken about that, you

could be mistaken about some other things too, 

couldn’t you?

A It is possible.
Q Yes. Were you away from the school a

great deal?

A No.
q  No. All right, sir. You got there on time

every day?

A Not every day.

Q Some days would it be as late as noon

before you got there?

A Oh, no .

Q Oh, no. As late as 9 oo or 10:00?

A Maybe 9:00 sometimes.

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A If he did, I didn't know anything about it.

Q You didn't hear anything about it?

A i didn't hear anything about it.

Q Well, you didn't have anything against Mr.

Shav? f you didn't recommend his discharge; as a 

matter of fact, didn't know anything about it until 

after he was discharged; that is correct, isn't it?
A That is correct.

MR. WILLIAMS: That is all, thank you.

RECROSS-EXAMINATION 
BY MR. CRENSHAW;

Q Mr. Person, there is no possibility you

were mistaken about that?

A I beg your pardon.

Q You are positive you didn't make any

recommendation to the superintendent that he be 

discharged and you are positive that you didn't 

talk to the superintendent before Mr. Shaw was 
fired about Mr. Shaw?

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Q
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BYJFHE COURT:

Q Hr. Person, what was the basis of the

information that you used to form the opinion that 

he whipped the children too much? Did I understand 

you to say you did not see it? You did not go into 

his room?

A Mo.

Q Well, what caused you to tell Hr. Smith

and us that?

A Usually the kind of disturbance to me and

the other teachers too, because the other teachers 

did speak to me about it, usually say something to 

me about it, but I never did say anything to Mr.

Shaw about it at all.

Q what you are telling me is that the

information -- you did not see him but the information 

came from other teachers?
A They could hear it from the adjoining room.

Q You and the other teachers?

A Yes.
Q Parents ever speak to you about it?

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isn't it?
A Yes .
Q And it has always been the practice to use
the paddle when you needed to, wasn't it?
A Yes .
Q Others that have come before you have said
that in Fayette County, that they used the paddle?
A I use it myself.
Q And so have quite a fev; of the other
teachers, haven’t they?
A Yes, sir.
Q Did you have some idea that this Court
was opposed to paddling?
A No.

THE COURT- All right. All right, 
thank you.

MR. SMITH: Excuse me. In response
to one of the Court's questions, may I 
develop a little further?

THE COURT: You may.

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BY MR. SMITH;
Q Mr. Person, in your experience in the
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the paddle.

To what extent was it customary to whip 

the whole cla >s at any one time?

MR. CRENSHAW: I object to the question

on the grounds it is completely erroneous.

I think the witness' testimony has 

established that he had no knowledge of it.

THE COURT: Well, I am going to ask

you to rephrase it, Mr. Smith. It isn't 

really clearly established that it was the 

whole class at one time.

MR. SMITH: It is going to be, if the

Court please.
The Court has asked this witness a 

question about what the practice is.

THE COURT: Well, I grant you, Mr.

Smith, you may question him and request 

that the record reflect that the Court has 

asked the witness questions that this was 

no more than excessive.

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don't want the record to reflect I am opposed 
to paddling pupils. Nov/, excessive paddling 
is another thing, but this witness has 
not been much help to us on degree. I don't 
know why but I'got the impression that he 
was afraid the judge was going to not. like 
it if somebody paddled children and I don’t 
go with that. I don't want anybody to 
think that.

Go ahead, Hr. Smith. You may question 
him about the Court's questions.

MR. SMITH: Yes, sir.
Q To what extent has it been your experience
that it is practice in Fayette County to whip the 
whole class at a time?

MR. WILLIAMS: Well, again, I object
to that question, if Your Honor please,on 
trie grounds that it is irrelevant.

THE COURT: Well, it might be relevant,
we don’t want to have to call this man back.
I will let him answer it. If it is not 
established in the proof, of course, it 
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my objection was, based on an evidentiary 

basis on the fact that he has not established 

the fact that he has whipped the whole 

class at one tine is denied. Our objection 

as to relevancy is in that this witness' 

own testimony -establishes the school was 

not aware of the fact at this time.

MR. SMITH; Mr. Carothers' testimony 

established otherwise, if the Court please.

THE COURT: Well, it didn’t --

MR. SMITH: And Mr. Bagwell's.

THE COURT; Well, I am going to let 

him answer it and then I will decide what 

to do with it.

A Your question was about whipping the whole

class?
Q To what extent in your experience is it

customary to whip the whole class at a time?

* well, now, I don't know whether anybody

whipped the whole class at a time. I won't say 

he whipped the whole class.
q well, now, you did testify on direct, in

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was a true statement.

Now, what I am asking you now is; based on 

your experience, a teacher whipping a whole class 

at a time, is this customary practice in Fayette 

County?

A No.

Q 7\11 right, sir. Now, you stated you

could hear from an adjoining room in response to 

a Court’s question. You have actually heard this 

yourself. You have heard the spankings going on 

yourself; is that not correct?

A Yes.

Q This is not based on what other teachers

have told you?

A No.

MR. SMITH; That is all.

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Q You can hear pretty much anything from an

adjoining room in a schoolhouse, can't you?

A Yen.
Q As a matter of fact, a lot of times

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A Yes .
Q And isn’t it true that it is not unheard
of in Fayette County for a teacher to paddle 
children for failure to get their lessons sometimes? 
That is not unheard of in Fayette County, is it?
A No .

Q Many teachers do that out there, don ’ t

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A Yes .

Q Did you ever know of anybody for being
discharged for paddling a child for not getting 

his lesson?
A No.

MR. WILLIAMS: Thank you, sir.
MR. SMITH: Nothing further.
THE COURT: All right. I assume we

can excuse Mr. Person?
MR. WILLIAMS: Yes, sir. Thank you,

Mr. Person.
THE WITNESS: All right.

(Witness Excused)

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MR. SMITH: No, sir, I do not.

THE COURT: All right. Mr. Williams,

were you able to accomplish much on the 

information about your stipulation?

MR. WILLIAMS: Yes, sir. I got all

of it worked out except a couple of minor 
things at the end which we can probably 

settle by asking a couple of questions 

right here in the courtroom, if Your Honor 

please.

I got the earnings listed for all of 

those who earned anything. There are two 

of them who have been doing some after 

hours. They haven't had any work at all 

but they have been doing some selling of 

literature on commission in the nighttime, 

which.I don't consider as being earnings 

which could contribute to mitigation of 

damages, and, therefore, I had just put an 

asterisk beside their names and put down 

at the bottom earned about so many dollars 

each, and I haven't verified that amount, 

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together and gone over this.
THE COURT: Suppose we do this: we

faced this problem this morning, and I am 
going to ask tne lawyers to confer about 
this, and I have had an emergency matter 
come up during the day.

Mr. Sides, I will see you and I can 
take this opportunity to talk to you.

MR. SIDES; Thank'you, Your Honor.
THE COURT; And then, Mr. Smith and 

Mr. Williams and Mr. Crenshaw, if we can 
cet some of that done today, then I will 
be willing to come back before normal 
Court adjourning hours and will ask the 
court reporter to stay, and whatever we 
accomplish is that much to the good.

Then I would like to get from Mr. 
Smith an expression cf how many witnesses 
he expects to put on tomorrow.

MR. SMITH: Well, I think I have got
four if we can work something out on these 
figures, but I will tell you quite frankly 
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THE COURT: Well, all right. I am
not saying you have to work it out. I 
want you to concentrate on Shaw witnesses, 
even if we have to adjourn the hearing on 
damages.

MR. SMITH: Yes, sir.
THE COURT: It does occur to me that 

you might not be able to stipulate everything 
about this, but at least we know where we 
stand and I want to get the -- as much 
accomplished and then we can find out 
where we stand from that.

So we will just take a recess.
As far as the parties are concerned, 

they are excused because we will have no 
more proof. Stipulation will be on behalf 
cf the lawyers. Anybody who wants to 
stay, of course, they can.

MR. SMITH: Well, I will need the
parties here to go over these figures.

THE COURT: All right, Mr. Smith
and Mr. Williams, you may keep your parties 
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MR. WILLIAMS: I think he is saying

that he needs ray parties, if Your Honor 
please .

MR. SMITH; No, not his parties.

THE COURT: Suppose we keep all the

named parties here for any use they need.

MR. CRENSHAW: If Your Honor please,

I don't remember. Has this statement been 

made a part of the record?

TIIE COURT; Well, perhaps we should 

take one copy of it. I don't care whether 

we use the sworn statement or not. Mark 

it for identification. The Court's remarks 

will indicate what the 'Court did with it.

I do want to observe that I cannot consider 

it as proof other than for the purpose 

of what I let you gentlemen question the 

man about here in Court. So no one should 

consider that this was proof, but, for 

example, there is no inconsistency about 

his statement that his conference with 

Mr. Carothers occurred after the meeting 

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no less than the possibility that he could 
be wrong, Mr. Smith, as far as you are 
concerned, and, of course, the possibility 
for the government and Mr. Williams that 
he never told that any differently. So 
it is bound to be right, and, therefore, 
it is significant for the Court's purposes 
that it occurred after the fact.

I don't think that the man's testimony 
was inconsistent on that. And I heard 
what he said in the light of the other 
problem and I am, as the trier of the 
facts, will just have to put it in place.
I have the impression I am going to hear 
an awful lot about him from both sides 
saying, "Look, he was cooperative," all 
three sides, but that is the way fact 
questions go.

But Mr. Smith has made the statement 
available with the court reporter's 
transcript and we will mark that as the 
next number for identification.

THE CLERK; Fifty-eight.
(Thereupon, the said document was

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marked Exhibit No. 58 for purposes of 

identification only.)

THE COURT: I am going to ask Mr.

Sides to come on in my chambers.

You lawyers, if the crowd gets noisy, 

you can go in the jury room. I don't 

expect it to get noisy.

. Mr. Williams, can I see you up here 

about a matter?

(Off the record conference at the Bench.

'♦HE COURT: Have you gentlemen

completed your effort, exhausted your 

remedies?

MR. WILLIAMS: Your Honor please,

we have tried but we haven't -- I don't 

know -- as far as I am concerned, we can 

say they are complete but I don't think 

Mr. Smith will say that they are.

MR. SMITH: Well, there are several

that they are checking overnight, if the 

Court please.

THE COURT: All right.

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MR. WILLIAMS: May it please the

Court, I an just so afraid that this 

thing will get closed without ray introducing 

the certificates of these teachers and 

also getting these interrogatories, the 

answers to these interrogatories in the 
record.

If I nay be permitted to do so, I 

would like to do that at this tine to make 

sure that that is accomplished.

THE COURT: All right.
MR. SMITH: If the Court please, isn't

this a part of his case in chief? We are 
obviously going to have to come back 
tomorrow. Couldn't we do this tomorrow 
after I get through?

MR. WILLIAMS: This pertains to the --
it pertains to all the plaintiffs, if Your 
Honor please, and as I understand it, we 
are concluding with the --

THE COURT- Mr. Williams, state, 
without going into detail, just state again 
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if Your Honor please, is offer as an 

exhibit, as a collective exhibit, a copy 

of the teaching certificates of each of 

the plaintiffs, including ~~ Mr. Shaw’s 

is already in.

THE COURT: Yes.

nR. \1 ILLIAMS- And, socond 1 y , I
» believe . if I recall correctly, when I

was yetting interrogatories, answers to 

interrogatories introduced, I and got up 

tc about Interrogatory Ho. 17 in the 

Mererren case at the tine that I was 

interrupted by Mr. Snith. I should like 

to introduce and have considered as a part 

of the record the answers to plaintiffs, 

the answers filed by the defendants to 

Plaintiffs Interrogatories Nos. 17, 18, 19,

20, 21, if the Court please, of the answers 

•filed by defendants to the interrogatories.

TiIK COURT: How, this is on1y in the

McFerrcn case. I seen to renonoer taut 

you gentlemen had the sane number of 

interrogatories up to a point and tuc-n you

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THE COURT; Is that correct?

MR. WILLIAMS: Yes, sir. Those are --

answers are filed as Exhibit No. 42 in the 
record.

THE COURT; Up to what?

MR. WILLIAMS: The answers are filed

as Exhibit 42 in the record.

THE COURT; And No. 18, 19, 20, and 

21, are they?

MR. WILLIAMS: No, sir. They are

filed. Actually, those interrogatories 

were one to 24 --

THE COURT: All right.

MR. WILLIAMS: -- in the McFerren

case, and we filed the answers to those 

as Exhibit 42 and they pertain only to 

the years 1969-70 and '70-*71.

We had previously, if Your Honor 

please, asked Your Honor to consider as 

a part of the record the answers of the 

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only about 12 or 13 interrogatories in the 
Shaw case.

THE COURT: All right.

MR. WILLIAMS: Maybe —  well,-I believe

we had asked Your Honor to consider all 

of those and simultaneously we had asked 

Your Honor to consider the answers in the 

McFerren interrogatories from one up through 

17, I believe, at the time Mr. Smith 

stopped us.

We would now like to go on from 17 

to 21 in the McFerren interrogatories .

MR. SMITH: If the Court please, I am

not sure I realize all the implications of 

this, and I can't quite understand why 

Counsel is so anxious to put a piece of 

his case in chief on during ray case in chief. 

Not knowing exactly what is going on I have 

to ^object to it at this stage, if the Court 

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are worded. I would like to avoid having 

to have you read them to me. I know I don't 

want to have you read all the answers to 

determine the relevancy or competency, 

but if what Mr. Smith says is correct, I 

don't blame Mr. Williams for not wanting 

to overlook it, I mean about being 

concerned with overlooking it. But we 

are in the proof in chief.

I am inclined to let them in, Mr.

Smith, and I think the burden is on you 

to convince me that they shouldn't be let 

in, because this is a discrimination case 

and we have to listen to the truth to 

determine what they are.

MR. SMITH: Yes, sir. I am not

objecting specifically at this point to 
the content of the interrogatories on 

grounds of relevancy because I frankly 

don’t know exactly what they are right now.

I am objecting to him putting the 

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MR. WILLIAMS: I did not intend to put

thera in as a part of h i s --

THE COURT; Well, I think maybe it 

will save an awful lot of time. Mr. Williams 

don't consider that I have ruled on it, 

but,Mr. Smith, the burden is on you and if 

you do not raise the problem at the end 

of your proof, tnen we will consider them 

in. All right.

MR. WILLIAMS: May it please the Court,

at this time I would also like to file 

with Your Honor and ask Your Honor to 

consider a xerox copy that I have had

the Clerk to make of this brief --

THE COURT: All right.

MR. WILLIAMS: Of this NEA brief

in the First Circuit.

THE COURT: All right.
MR. WILLIAMS: I think it will be

very helpful to Your Honor in considering 

my argument in regard to the due process 

bit.
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please, I think what I really ought to do 

is give Your honor the copy of the original —  

THE COURT: I don't mind the xerox

copy, Mr. Williams. That will be all 

right. You can keep that.

MR. WILLIAMS: All right.

THE COURT: I will file this away.

I might get it mixed up and I don't want 

to be responsible for your printed copy.

This is legible. It is just that I don't --

MR. WILLIAMS: I haven’t examined

that. I assume the Clerk made a correct 

xerox copy. I asked them to.

THE COURT: All right. Now, I think

probably rather than try to work out what 

you have stipulated, Mr. Smith, will you 

be prepared in the morning to state what 

you will agree to on the basis of the 

figures that Mr. Williams gave you, and, 

gentlemen, I want to concentrate on the 

Shaw hearing in the morning on your proof 

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of Mr. Crenshaw and I want to conclude this 

hearing tomorrow if at all possible. And 

if we cannot, if we have to adjourn the 

hearing we can at least limit the issues 

and come back on the question of damages.

MR. SMITH: Yes, sir. Lest there be

any mistake, I may in addition to the 

Shaw witnesses have some portions of the 

depositions in the McFerren case that I 

want to introduce.

THE COURT: That is all right.

MR. SMITH: I did not mean to give

the impression that I had completely 

closed in McFerren.

THE COURT: That is all right.

MR. CRENSHAW: If Your Honor please,

is there going to be a separate argument 

as to potential relief?

TIIE COURT: Well, we will have to see

how much time you are going to leave. I 

want to get all the proof in and then we 

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MR. CRENSHAW: That is correct.

THE COURT; -- due to this funeral. 

And if I don't keep you gentlemen on the 

track we are not going to finish anything. 

I mean we are not going to complete 

enough for me to work on Thursday, and if 

we have to come back, and Mr. Williams 

indicated in Chambers this morning that 

he has an appearance in the Supreme Court, 

I believe, on Monday; is that correct?

MR. WILLIAMS: That is correct, yes,

sir.
THE COURT: Well, as a trial Court

I couldn't ignore that and I don’t want 

word to get out I was running tne Supreme 

Court too. So it may be we are going to 

have to separate the hearing until all 

counsel are available. I don't want to 

be faced with any hiatus that doesn't 

complete as much as we can.
I have indicated to you gentlemen 

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failure to rchire or discharge.

So come prepared to concentrate on 

that and then before we adjourn Court we ■ 

will then see where we are, including 

argument and maybe proposed findings or 

something along those lines.

I don't think we nave neglected the 

case. We have worked on it. As I observed, 

you gentlemen did a tremendous job the 

week before we started. During the day I 

inherited a Selective Service case. They 

want me to issue an injunction before in 

the morning. So I have a little work to 

do on that.
You may adjourn Court until 9:30 

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IJ '.’’U'E DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE 

WESTERN DIVISION

JOHN ^cFEP.FEN, JR., et al, )
P1 a i n t i f f r, , )

and )
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

P1 a i n t i f f - Inte r v c nor., )
anti )
MRS. MABLE C. WALKER. et al, )

Intervening Plaintiffs, )

vs . )CIVIL ACTION

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ) NO. C- 6 5 -13 6
FAYETTE COUNTY, TEHr HFSHB , et al ,

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Da •• *n Hants .

LEROY CHAU, JR., )

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Lois JGan Adams 
Lorine Adams.
Janes Albert Jones 
Leroy Gnaw, Jr,
Alice C. Cogbill 
Myles Wilson

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OCTOBER 28, IQ70

(Thereupon, the hearing was resumed 
at 9 ? 30 a .ffi. , as follows ;)

THE COUJ1T? All right, let's proceed 

with the Shaw hearing, please.

Hr. Smith, is your next 'witness 

ready?

HR. SMITH? Yes, sir. Lois Jean Adams.

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LOIS JEAN ADAMS

i'ae said witness, being first duly sworn, 

testified as follows, to-wit:

DIRECT EXAMINATION 
BY MR. SMITH:

Q Will you tell us your name ana address,

pieasa?

A Lois Jean Adams, Route 2, Bon 73, Mason

Tennessee.

Q Where do you go to school, please ?

A Fayette Liiga School.

Q What grade are you in?

A li i n th .

Q And how old are you?

A Fourteen.

Q Where did you attend the sixth, seventh

and eighth grades?

A bradcn-Cinai School.

Q And did you r. now mr. Lexoy Shaw --

A Yes, sir.

0 ~~ while you were there?

Did Mr. Shaw ever paddle vou?

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A n e e a u y e I dor, ’t kucw / lesson.
Q now, Viiea you 3 ay y o u u o n *t know your
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an3ver quostiona?

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question was a 2 eadin a qua3 tier,.
i-:n: COURT : T h e court reporter hi

erat it and I didn't --

0 T oil us, p 1 a a r, a , wrueu you say you aiin't
have your lesson, you r • a ar■ didn*t — • vhat ao y ou

o o. n"?
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Q Didn’t know the :uawersV

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Mi*. WILLIAMS : ’’ell , now, that answer

was suggested to her by a former question. 

yg r u o a r a s e ci ,i x s cioii; i o u r uOiixr .

his fornar question was, "1'h.it do you Man,

you didn 1 t know your lasso n bo cu u r, c you

couldJi * t answer quentione ’ .

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MR. HILL I a:* B * Out that is all right.

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‘‘ill you toll us, please, now oil ton did 

Hr. Shaw whip students in his class?

A Almost everyday.

.HR. hlLIiIA;IS: That is objected to ay

being a general question that is incapable 

of a specific answer.

THE COURT; Well, I an going to let 

her answer it and we will consider it.

Q Go ahead and answer it, please.

A Almost everyday.

Q Uow many would he whip almost everyday?

A Eight or nine.

Q Whut would he whip them for?

A because tncy uiur.11 i.nov/ tnoit iesnoi*.

Q lioy many students were in your class?

A About 20.
Q What is the most students that Hr. Snaw

ever 'whipped at any one time tna.t you observed?

A Repeat the question.
Q Want is the largest number ox 3 «_uuenu* t.iat

you ever saw him whip at any one txiac?

A About eiq.it or nine.
fin. SMTii: That is all.

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Hn. WILLIAMS- No lu-sfcio*- Vo,lv. r>.]Uv.bcior<, lour Honor,
i. iiL C0 VRT: m r. Creas haw ?

cr>iiNSi:AT.,f: No questions, Your
Honor.

1IL* COU’r. rt-I right, you nay step
down,

(Witness Uncuse u)

;tH. SMITH* Lorinc Adana.

THE COURT: I don’t know how these

wi tJiGsscs got to Memphis , As tar ns I am 

concerned, they can leave but do they have 

transportation problems?

MR. SMITH: Yes, sir. No, they don’t

have transportation problems.

THE COURT; Well, they have to wait 

until somebody takes them, do they not?

MR. SMITH: Yes, sir.

THE COUNT: Well, I assume they all

know that.

MR. WILLIAMS: May it please the

Court, I would like to call this young 

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MR. WILLIAMS: I didn't have my client
bosiuc me when I said no questions.

: I*L COURT; Maybe v/e ought to have hr. 
Shaw here.

i>ll. WILLIAMS; lie is here now, Your 
Honor please.

THE COURT- All right. Come back, 
please, Miss Adams.

(Thereupon, the witness, Lois Jean 

Adams, resumed the witness stand, and 

testified as follows;)

THE COURT: Just have the same seat

and, of course, you are still under the 

sane oath.

All right, Mr. Williams.

CROSS -F.XA MI NATION 
BY MR. WILLIAMS;

Q Hiss Adans, what year were you graduated

from Braden-Sinai?
A I believe it was 1969, I think.

G What grade are you in now?

A Ninth.
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Q You are just entering the ninth grade?
A Yes, sir.

T You were hot in Hr. Shaw’s class in the
* 6 8 •- * 6 9 school year, were you?

A I don't know.

Q K'hat «id .you say?

A ' I aay I don't know.

Yviio v; a a your last teacher at Drauen-S inai? 
Ur. Parson.

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Q All right. And that was in the '69-’70

school year, your last year?

A Yes, sir.

0 All right, now, how many years were you

under Mr. Person?

A Two.
Q Co then in the sixty in t^e year before

last year you ’were in Mr, Person's class too, 

weren’t you?

A Yes, sir.
Q And you were not in Mr. a.iaw’s class tnat

year, were you?

A Ko t sir,
0 You don’t xnov; how many or what people Hr.

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A No, sir.

HR. WILLIAMS • Thank you.

* - ft. SMI? 11: Uo further q u«st i ons.

(Witness i:y.c«aed)

THE COURT: All right, nou , you nay

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LORINL ADAMS

Tiie said witness, being first duly sworn, 
testified as follows, to-witr

DIRECT 
BY MR.

EXAMINATION 
SMITH ?

Q Will you tell us your name and address,
please?

A My name is Lorine Adams, 200 Rosser bane,

Arlington, Tennessee.

Q How old are you?

A Fourteen.

Q Where did you go to school?

A W. P. Ware High School.

Q What grade are you in?

A Ninth.

Q When you were in the sixth grade what

school did you attend?

A Braden-Sinai Elementary.

Q And who was your toaclier?

A Mr. Leroy Shaw, Jr.

Q Did Mr. Shaw ever whip you?

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Yes, sir.
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Q Chat did he whip you for?

A About sjorae arithmetic assignment.

Q Now, specifically, what about the arithmetic
assignment?

A ‘.sell, we had assignments to got out and

it was some problems had to be worked and I didn't 

turn them in.

Q What was the condition of your hand after

he spanked it?

A It swole but it went down that evening.

Tali COURT: Speak up now.

A It swole but it went down that evening.

THE COURT: Went down that evening?

THE VIIT HE S S : Yes, sir.

On how many occasions did ho spank you?G
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C  i  d  3 3 ?

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How often did ho spank students in his 

Gonetines everyday, according to what the

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A About 2G.

!R. SAITbr That is all.

CP. OS S - !•' X A Mil IA ? 10 N 
BY HP.. WILLIAMS:

Q ticy Adams. what year was this that you
v o re in the sixth grade?
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Q Let' 3 sec now r you are in the ninth now?
A Yes .
A•*.< You would have boon in the eighth the
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* 6 r> 1'J 69, and in the sixth th,-v ? r, 7 t <n v / ■“ 6 8 senool year,
s o i t was the ’67-' 63 senool y o a r ? is teat correct?

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/•*> All r i g at, h o v-t n ■ i n y grade s was hr. 3haw

teaching fcunt year?

A One .
q  Did ha nave two gr atlas in the sane classroom.

do you remember'5
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grade .

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A Yes, sir.

Q You don’t recall that there were two wrath
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Just one, huh?

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Yo:j , sir

All rien­ dow , you got your hand spanked
only twice during the entire school year ? is that
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A Yes, sir.

Q When you said that i i e v h i n p o cl students

s o n c-tiv.us overyday , you dicl not re;an to imply —

you did not no an to say that lie whipped everyday 

In the school year, did you?

A lic, sir, not ovuryday.

Q All riqat. And there wore other teachers

that also whix^pod for not getting your lessons, 

weren't there?

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Yes, sir, thOt 2T O W S sore of thor;*.

Did you make n m v - ■ you did not actually

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A No, sir, I didn’t count them, but, you
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at This has been talked ever with you, hasn't
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A About this situation?

Q Yes .

A I have been asked questions about it.

Q And you discussau it?

A Yes, sir.

Q And wasn't it suggested to you that figure
of eight a•

A Yes, sir. It wasn't over eight.

Q It wasi*’t over eight but they suggested

to you that it was probably about seven or eight.

di dn *t they?

A bo f sir, I suggested myself.

Q You suggested yourself that it wasn 't over
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A Yen . sir.

Q But you don't know exactly how many - is
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A l i o , sir.

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in the school year, can you?

A So, sir.
Q And when yOu 3aid it wasn't over eight,
you were thinking Lack 3o:se three or four years and
guessing , weren't you?

A Y us, s ir, but I can imagine —

HR. SMITH: I an sorry. I did not hear
the ansvc r.

T»!in. e  H j . . c o u r t- All right. Will you state

y o u r a n a w e r a cj a i n .

A X say that he didn't ~~ it waa about —

when he whipped it wouldn't be no wore than eight, 

unless there would be more than that that didn’t 

have their assignment.
Q in your opinion, was Hr. Shaw a good teacher?

A Yes, sir, he learns you.

Q What?
A he Xaunxs you.
q no learns you. lie made you got your

lessons, didn’t ho?

sir •
MR. WILLIAMS: Thanh you, m V  an.

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JAMES ALBERT JOSES

The said witness, being first duly sworn, 
testified as follows, to-wit•

DIRECT EXAMINATION
BY MR. SMITH♦

Q v’i 11 you tell us your nans and address ,

please?

K Jao.es Jones, Route 2, Box 141, Mason,

Tenses see-.

Q And how old are you, please?

Ai Sixteen.

q And where do you go to school and. what

grade are* you in?
A. ” , F. 17are, ninth grade.

q vAhore did you go to school when you were

in the sixth grade?
A Braden-Sinai.

Q L'ho was your teacher?

A Mr, Shaw.

Q f.'r* Leroy Shaw, Jr.?

A Y e o *

0 D i d ’■r. Shaw over paddle
•aI\ Y C 3 , X ~c .
r\ now many tioos?

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Every once in a while.

How often is every once in a while?

About everyday, almost everyday.

Is this throughout the whole year?

No .

For how long did this go on?

I don’t know.

You were in his class the whole year• 

is that correct?

A Yes.
Q How, what would he paddle you for?

A Sonstines 1 won't have the lesson out.

q Hunt was the nost nunher of students you

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A lie whipped the whole class one time.

G And haw nan; wore in the class?

A I don't know.

Q And what did he wnir then for?

A •They didn’t have ari tnne tic.

Q where did those whippings take place?

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would be whipped?

A I don't know.

0 You noan you don’t remember?

A I don’t remember.

HR. WILLIAMS* Your Honor, I object 

to him attempting to harass his own 

witness, Your honor.

’THE COURT* Well, I will let him ask

him.

MR. SMITH ? That is all, if the Court 
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THE COURT* All right, Mr. Williams.

C RO S S-EXAMINATIOH 
BY MR. WILLIAMS *

G When fir. Shaw whipped you, Mr. Jones, you

say ho whipped you for not getting your lesson out? 

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And you hadn’t got your lesson out, had

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0 Were there other teachers who also whipped

for not getting your lessons out sometin;s?

Yon, sir.

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Mr . Chaw whi pycu at any particular tine, do you?
A Ko .

THE COURT ; Speak up now.
A ho , sir .

Q Was nr. .  Shaw u good toucher?
A Yes ,  sir.

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I ao sorry.

Q V a s Hr. 2haw in your opinion a good
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* * Yes, sir, ha 'were good.

Q Did ho p.ake you go t your lesson?
A Yes .

d d • * *' X i~f.Lt X i \, IS * Y u r t  x s a 1 X *

ME. CUH MS I! AT<T: I have no questions,

HR. 5 nil’ll r ho til lug further, if the 
Court please.

Tin: COURT: All right, you uay step

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(: i t n a a n E x c used)

ME. GdlTn- If the Court pleura, that 

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stipulate. It 1*3 just a question of things 

being checked overnight and I haven't had 

the results of that checking.
Tab COURT; All right, I wo u1u prefer

to go on witn the other proof and t h a n  ve
O XX * 1 (JO (j back to that.

MT)- * * - * *■* » t! *r r:i t tci.Uj.li ; Me11, now. except for
/• V, , T -iW i *. Ca <4 »»i. through *

T lib COURT: Do you have witnesses on
that iasue?

i i‘ i 4 v » SMITii : woxls XX wo have an issue,
X V/ O u X Ci call the plaintiffa and I would
road dopesitions. Xx \/o C2U stipulate it,
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Mil. WILLIAMS: May it please the

Court, we are caught slightly by surprise, 

ho thought that the defendants would have 
sons substantial proof this norning,

nn. SMITH: I feel like I do have

subscantial proof.

Tub COURT: iiow, Mr. iulli.uis , wc don't

cut anywhere when you categorise the other 

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can proceed at this tine but I nay run cut 

of witnesses before lunch tine. We had 

some witnesses under subpoena. I think 

we had then under subpoena and they are 

coning here. I don't see then all here 

but I can proceed with Hr. Shaw arid sone 

of the witnesses.

THL COURT: All right. I would prefer

to do that, Hr. Smith, and reserve the 

natter of the problem about the stipulation.

MR. SMITH; Yes, sir. It is 3 till 

open to us if we have any problems to out 

on proof about it?

THE COURT: That is true.

HP.. UILLIAM5: This is what now, if
Your Honor please?

THE COURT* I think you ware having 

a conference with Hr. Shaw. Hr. Smith 

gathered that lie had not conferred about 

the stipulation on the damages and that if 

there was not to be a stipulation then he 

wanted to use .none of the depositions of 

the plaintiffs or possibly call the plaintiff:.

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TIIL COURT: And I indicated I would

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lehoy s i : j r .

The said witness , being fir st du1y a wor n ,
t £ S 11 fied as follows, to- / i t .*

DIRECT EXAMIHATIOK
BY MR. KILLIAHS:

0 Stato yaur n ana, age and a cld ro as, please.
A Leroy Show, Jr., age 27 , 2001 Carver,

Apartment 8, Memphis, Tennessee.

0 Are you married or single?
A Single.

C And I believe you are a black man, are

you not?

A Correct.

Q State your educational background.

A I finished elementary school and high

school in Fayette County, Tennessee.

Q Were you born in Fayette County?

A Right. I finished Tennessee State

University in bashvllie in 19G4 with n BS in 

Agricultural Educe tier..

0 All right, sir. x-ji 11 yor. state what, if

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System for the school years 1966 through '69.

& All right. While at Tennessee State

University did you have courses in education --

A Yes, sir.

Q -- in the field of education?

‘‘hat, if any, postgraduate training have
you had?

A 1 believe during the school year of ’67~*68,
I attended Memphis State where 1 obtained six 

semester hours in elementary education.

Q At that time you were teaching elementary

education; is that right?

A Correct.

Q State whether or not you have had any

training in connection with the head Start Programs.

A Yes. Prior to the time I began working
for the Fayette County Board of Education I took 

eight weeks' training courses at Memphis State 

preparing me for Head Start teaching.

During the next three years, xaext three 

summers rather, I taught head Start.

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A It was under the OLIO Program.

Q Do you know *Ira. Alice C. Coybiil?

A i C! a .

Q Did she have anything to do with the OE
head Start Program?

X Yes .

C? What was your first school arc you aware

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Prog rasa?

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Q Sue dues have a supervisory position with
QEO, does she not?

A Correct.

0 To what school were you assigned in your

tenure with the Fayette County Board of Education?

A Braden-Sinai up in Braden, Tennessee.

0 I believe that is located in the northeast

portion of the county?

A Correct.

Q That school has now been closed, if I an

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Q At any time when you wore there were there

any whites on the faculty at Bruden-Sinai?

A No.

Q V<as there a white school close to Braden-Sina:.

A Yea.

MR. SMITH: If the Court please, I an '

going to ask him to let the witness 

testify about these matters rather than 

the leading questions. So I object to 

leading questions.

Q Vs as there a white school close to

Braden-Sinai?

MR. WILLIAMS* I don’t see liow that 

is leading, Your Honor please.

A Yes.

THE COURT: All right, just a minute.

MR. SMITH: Quite obviously the

answer is indicated and there is no problem 

on this, but I an going to object to the 

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leading.

THIS COURT t That question is not 

leading.

MR. KILL I AMS : M l  right.

T1IL COURT: But, Mr. Williams, you

know how it is when ycu need to lead your 

client along. I will ask you to beware 

of the problem. When Mr. Smith's witnesses 

were here the shoe war on the other foot. 

However, the last question vaa not a 

leading question. I don’t think Mr. Smith 

had reference to that one as much as some 

of the others.

You nay proceed.

HR. KILLIAMS* Very vell.

Q Hr. Shaw, were there any black teachers

at Braden '.'hen you ’."ere there?

MR. SMITH: If Your Honor please,

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type question I an referring to. The 

question calls for a yen or no answer. lie 

can phrase his questions so that the 

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the t e v o r y q u o s t i o n that can Ijo answered
wi th yes or no is a lo a diii'■j question.

I assume if he should. nay, "State

whether or not there were any block teacherJ 

at Braden Scaool, " bat the witness has a 

perfect choice to say no or yes, and I 

overrule that objection.
A Yea,

Q How many and during what years, if you

recall?

A One during the years of ’ 6i> through * >13 .

That was the years I wan employed by Fayette County 

Board of Education.

Q You mean during all tnree of those years

there was one black tc.ac.uer at Braden ? is that 
correct?

A One.

Q V/as that a rule or female?

A Female.

U Appronir.atoly now far was Braden from

Eraden-Sinai?
•* I would c ay loss th:in a mile, one rails.

0 All rig:a  t. Di.u you at. any time have a n y

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Q Were there at any tine any complaints made

to you regarding your performance as a teacher by 

anyone prior to your discharge?

A 1*0, sir.

HU. Sill Til i May I have a continuing

ob jection so I won * t have to jump up 

every tine, please, sir?

he objected repeatedly tarougnout 
my testimony.

HR. WILLIAMS: I did not, if Your

Honor please.

Tab COURT: Wait just a minute, Mr.

Williams . Let Mr . omita fmisn , preu.se .

MU. SMITH: To questions just exactly

of this type. Questions where no can as*, 

a lone question and the witness can simply 

respond with a yas or no answer. May I 

object to that type question witnout having 

to jump up every time?

Tab COURT: You can. I don't want to

make any deal with you, Mr. arnica, that 

I never would sustain your objection, but

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loading question, and insofar as you think 

it was, you may have a continuing objection, 

and I will give you a continuing overruling.

MR. SMITii: All right, sir, thank you.

THE COURT: All right, Mr. Killians.

MR. WILLIAMS: I apologize to the

Court for interrupting, if Your Honor 

please .

THE COURT: All right.

HR. WILLIAMS: But I do not concede

that I did jump up repeatedly and nake 

objections.

THE COURT: Gentlemen, I sit here

everyday and see lawyers go like that from 

tire to time, and I am not going to decide 

the case on how many times either side

jumps up.
Go ahead, Mr. Williams.

0 Mr, Chav;, did you on occasion paddle children:

A Yes.
Q And did you on occasion paddle then when

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teachers in the-Fayette County School System 
paddled for that same purpose?

A 1 believe so, in the school system. In

r.vy school I know for sure, yes, in the scaool that 
I v a s a t to«u i n g .

c Ax! right. In the scnool in which you were
attending you are answering that there wore other 
teachers ?

A I knov/ dofini tely, ycs.

Q And you believe there wore others in the
school system* is that correct?
A Yes.

C did tne principal, ij. . Person, xnow that
they were paddling for that purpose?
A Yes.

0 Do you know whether or not ;■;r . Person
hiiusal f ua:s one of those who p cl Cl d X O vli children for
tli a t purpoae?

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paddle.. I wouldn't.
0 Did Hr. Person himself U5C . ti*0 p* civic! 1c?
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0 dr, Chaw, wore you over guilty of any

tiisusa of the paddle?

Were you aver guilty of mistreating any 

children while paddling the?:';?

’' E. C :ITi: • If the Court please, 

again that is an ultimate conclusion and 

also a leading question. So I object 

to the question on both grounds.

the COURT? Hr. Williams, I 'will ask 

you to rephrase the question on the 

grounds the word "nisusQ" could be 

nisi conn trued.

Q hr. Chav, how frequently did you paddle

children in the class?

A (ho answer.)

0 Do you have any recollection? Can you say

how frequently did you paddle them?
A I really can’t. During the first year

u s a d i t m o r t h a n I did t;he last year. The last

year I solcon used the paddle at all.

Q Hr. Shaw, I believe you arc certified in

the field of vocational agriculture, arc you not? 

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temporary certificate, teaching certificate from 

the state authorising you to teach the elementary 
grades?

A Correct.

Q Did you have --- state how you came to gut

that elementary certificate.

A Well, x believe I already said I went back

to school. Prior to that, the first year, all I

had to do was to apply with state certification to

get a certificate which lasts tso years, anu when

it expires you must go back to school and obtain

six quarter hours or six semester hours to got it

renewed, and that 1 did at humphis Statu during

’ G7-'63, I believe would be correct.

Q All right, now, did you do that at the
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request of anybody at the Board of Education or 

on your own volition?

A I did it on my own.

MR. WILLIAMS; I would like to have 

Mr. Shaw handed Exhibit ho. 3b, please.

I would like to have 33, JJ anu 40. 

They are right here.

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‘3 Mr. Sail'..’, did you receive Exhibit 30 in
the mail?

A Correct.

0 Tnat is the letter from Mr. Carothers,
dated April 22, 1069: is it not?

A Yes .

Q What did you do after receiving that letter?

A I wont to talk to dr. Carothers about two
or three days later, I believe.

Q How, prior to receiving that letter, had

you had any communication from any school official 

of Fayette County during the entire time that you 

had been teaching there advising you of any

standard or rule or regulation pertaining to your
ctiscnarg

A L'i C f bi r.

Q U a vc you had any cormunication fro
SUC ii S CliOOi. c fficial :. dating a n y b a s i c, u g o n

you might be discharged if you did not pursue 

course of conduct?

any

hich

some

A b'O ,  ̂1*

2 Have you had --

ti;k COURT: uai t just a minute.
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ny continuing objection to the loauing 

nature of the question, if Your honor pluaae

I just apologise to the Court and 

don't want to take the Court's time every 

tire this corr.es up, but I don't want to 

waive any objection that I have by my 

silence m  sitting here.

Counsel asks them a very detailed, 

loaded question that he can simply answer 

yes or no v/nich amounts to Counsel testify­

ing for him and 1 object to this, if the 

Court please.

THU C0UHf: Ail right. I overrule

the objection.

Q Prior to receiving that April bind

ccmrrumication, had you had any communication
v/h atsoever f r o n a ny echo
County stating that you

A no, j X .

Q Have you ha tX * *

school o f £ i. c i a 1 i n Fay t

any rea son for your u L s c
A Other taan t sis
g Yes .

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A. Mo.

Q Prior to receiving that letter, had you

had any hearing or opportunity for a hearing 

insofar as you were nude avraro regarding any reason 

for your discharge?

A l* o #

Q /All right. How, you say do you know

how long it was after April 2 &.nb v'.'ion you reoexveci 

that letter?

A fell, .if I knew the date this was on.

This was oa Thursday, Friday.

Q foil, the letter was dated April 22nd.

A I believe it was on a Thursday or Friday,
and I went next week, maybe a Monday or Tuesday.

Q You are not answering ray question.

Do you have any recollection, after the 

elate of that letter, of when you received that 

letter?
A ho, I do not recall.

Q But you say two or three days after

receiving it you went to see Mr. Carothers; is that 

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conversation between you and Mr. Carothero.

A fell, I went in. I tool; my letter with ne

at the tine and I thought it was some kind of
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mistake because I was not guilty of what the letter

said and I thought he was --

Q Let me see the letter.

A You arc referring to Exhibit 30, right?

C! Yes.

A So I told Mr. Carothers that I had gone

back to school and obtained these hours and I 

brought it to hir. attention that ray letter should 
be there in the office because that is where I got 

my certi i. X O t-i V IT C> 2 1 ti * • O .

So I told him I would get this information 

in to hin, information from. Memphis State auu also 

from Mr. A. b. Cooper, who was the state director 

for teacher certification.

Q All right, let me get you straight. then

yon said you wore not guilty of what the letter 

said,' were you referring to this information in the 

letter -- what were you referring to?

A I was referring to the letter not being

true for the reason in.being discharged.

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net any 

r..e read

In oilier words, I meant that where he said 

teaching out of your major and there wore 

jets open in your major field, and let 

the letter and I will go back.

(Thereupon, the said letter was

passed to the witness.)

A Let tig look over it here a minute.

The reason is that I was taking for granted 

there were more instances where this was taking 

place other than mo raid 1 knew of teachers that was 

teaching cut of their major field, teachers who had 

less education or no more than I hud, and teachers

without degrees also.

It seemed to ba .the problem at the tine 

that he didn't know I had gone Lack to school, and 

I told him I lucked only six semester hours and I 

told him I would get those hours the next semester 

cr in the summer, and he asked was I going back to 

school that summer and I said no, that fall. And 

I would have them completed by the school term 

’ 69 - ' 7 0 , X believe.
Q This was in April of *69, and you were

saying you were going back to school in the fall?

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>* Would it have been the full o f *6 9?
A Correct»

0 When would you have expected to have all
of your elenent try education training cor;pie ted?
A As of the end of 197 0.
Q As of the end of 1970?
A Y e a . Well, not the end of *70, the end o f
the school year it Memphis State where I planned on
goiny bach..

C And thut would have given you a pern ana;it
e ler>entery certi ficato?
A Tu r r j . r o certificate, I believe.
Q Sir?

A Tenure •
n*v 'Tenure co r t i ficate?
A Yes, sir.

Q And you presently had only a ---

A A temporary certificate.

G What was Hr, Ca rothera reuponao ?
A Wall, ho iz .a•- ' 7 * Hr. Shaw, got this information
in to tie and cone 1 > a c . and tall; to no . "

when I go t the i n f c rna t i o n - - wo. 1 j., I
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anything, you know about Exhibit 39.

A Thin is a letter from hr. A. ft. Cooper,

State Director of Teacher Certification. I requested''

hits to send .Mr. Carothers a letter and send me a 

copy.

Q .Mr. Cooper is in the Department of

Education at Nashville, Tennessee, ia he not?

A Correct.

Q And you requested hin to send your official

records reflecting the amount of hours you needed

to complete --

A Correct.

0 --- the training for your permanent tenure

certificate, is that it?

A Correct.

Q Did Hr. Carothers ~~ I will withdraw that --

state whether or not you did receive a copy of a 

communication iron Hr. Cooper to Mr. Carothers.

A Yes , I aid.

w And examine, if you v/ill, Exhibit 3 9 and

i a c* r.t i f y that if you can with reference to the cony

that you have just stated that you received.

A Y nis is a copy of the letter. This is a

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0. All right. About how lone, after you talked

v/Ith Mr. Carofchers waa it that you received that
copy?\
A I don’t recall. This first letter was

dated the 22nd. between the 22nd and the 30th of 

April, it seem, right here.

Q All riyht. Upon receiving that copy, what,
if anything, did you do?*
A Veil, I went in to Hr. Carothero as he

advised me to do when 1 received this.

Q How long after you received it was it that
you went to see Mr. Carothars?

A I went to see him immediately after I

received the latter.

Q All right. You say the same day or the

day after?

A Maybe the day or the day after.

G All right. Btofce what, if anything,

transpired between you and Mr. Carothors at that 
confcifer.ee?

A lie told no that ho had received a copy and

ho told mo ho would put this before the Board at 

the next Hoard mooting whenever it was going to taka 

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weekn. I recall hin telling n.e that and he said he 

would give this information to the Board and see 

if they would consider rehiring no.

Q ' Did he say anything further to you at that

tine ?

A lio f he did net.

Q All right. Did you have any further

c q enu nica t ion fro is Hr . C aro there?

A Yes. I want bach to Mr. Carothers again

at the tine I""thought the hearing should have taken

place.

Q that hearing now?

A The Board hearing. The Board meeting that

was going to cone up, and during that discussion I

t h i n k ha did as k r;.e about using the paddle at school

and he a s k e a ne d i <’. I try to us a the other teachers'

and I said yos , and I recall tel ling him, I said,

** M r . C arc tliers , i f I di .1 use the paddle too much ,

s a c m 3 X would have been advised by r.y prise j. p <x .1. o r

someone.” He said, "You are correct. X agree 

with you on that.” Ho said the Board meeting had 

not taken place. Ho said it had been canceled for 

so;-.a reason. I don't recall going back again.

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any indication that yon could appear before the 

Board or should appear before the Board?

?\ hu uiil not«

Q bid you have any statement from dr. Carothers

that the rotter of the paddling was a charge
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against you that you needed to defend?

A iio, he did not,

Q what was your uaderstanding when you left

Br . Carothera with ragarc! to th at?

/a M y  u a d o r s  t . a n d i r i g  •w a s t h a t  t h e  i s s u e w a s

Ci 0 p e a . d i n g  o n  t h i s  l e t t e r  h C: r-. 5 c  e  i  v o  & a  n  d  h  : v ; a s

q o i n g  b a c k  t o  t h e  B o a r d  a h .o u t h a  13 .

Q D i  d  h  e  i  11 v  i  t  o  y  o  u t o c t 'L > ’ ; C o 3T ’■ > C f  O 2T 0 t h e

Board?

A bo, he aid txat. He said he woold look

into the natter hi. ■: 1 f .

0 Did he i o 11 y o u when the Board would raest?

lX It O Uxnt not g i vo an exact o.ato . A. 1 O tl -X. ,1

two or turoe we• : ;1 S . ilC W-oulu have give n the etc to.

I doii t.- recall that.

0 B i d ’ i r . Caroticr a naka any r> t ntenant to

y o u a;;»cut your —  to the effect that you r c r i n c i p a 1

had s a Xx that y0 U ’ ? - XT 0 * •coop- r ..tivc?

A a , * ,  ̂i e xi i U »■ o t *



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Q Did he nakn any statement to you to the

effect that your principal was dissatisfied because 

you had failed to contribute three dollars to a 

school picnic?

A Ho.

Q Did he rathe any statement to you whatsoever

to the effect that your principal or anyone else

i1 iX *-i n a i d t h a t you would not respond or aceapt,

respond to or accept the suggestions of o them?

A 1, o .

Q 0r of your principal?
,\ No.

HI!. 17XL 1>IAMS • Could I Stave Exhibit 

No. 5 2, pieAuu?

(2iiarouf<on, the said exnibit can 
pnosed to Counsel,)

Q Did Hr. C a rot tiers make a fluctuation to you

at that ti.e or at any other tire that you did not 

listen co the su<;-jdStions of others inducing your 

P r i n c 5.- p a 1 ?

A ho.

•} Wiian war? the first: tine you heard about

this natter of your allegedly not contributing to 

the picnic, to a school picnic?



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A I believe i £ was in Court yesterday.

0 All right. I hand you an ins tr uncut t.u t
has been introduced as exhibit dr.

Have you ever seen that document before, 
before you carae into Court here, t.ut re Lo say?
A do.

Q How, take a look at exhibit 40 -

MR. SMITHr Chat was that iast exhibit 
nurcbor?

OR, VllhiilnllS t Fifty-two . That is a

piece of scratch paper as inu n Li £ i c a by

Mr, Curcthers on w*i x c ii ha ii 4- ,-a t c a the things
xxo sain lie notes. •r-*0•a

bid you receive Ibthibi t 4 0?
T e s .

That was the letter of J u ne 10 , 13 6 ii , froa
Mr. Carothers to you?

A Correct.

Q Let r.-o back up a little bit. The letter of

April 22 nd - - April 22nd was on a Tuesday. April 22nd,
130 1), was on a r ue:; tay . That being true, approxiraa telj

what day of the week and V/ * I Ci ti. date was it that you
received that Iutter of - April 22nd which is exhibit
30 there?



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Ir X rt'call right. this latter had to »» eve

ay or VaurS'say. X believe. I am 

not s a re. 0no oi tiros« d ays.

0 hi -cIter ’.’anno r; lay, April 2 i ru , or T1 'tur r,day ,

2 4th, IbG'i - is that correct?April

Co

Q A11 right, now t:i e n

that letter, cj to whether ox:

you had neea 1. H go by the i?j

ilducc. tion ■, given any publicity in true ntv»’spaper3 

in this 1aca ii ty?

A hot that I recall.

Q It was not nubli -ilied or do you know?

A I t’ on ' t ic’iOv; .

TUI. COURT ■ All right.

Q After rc-coi ving the letter of 1C June, 19 70,

did you have any further conr.un lea tier, with Hr.

Carotears or tue School board?

A Ho.
Q Dia you or not see!: counsel at that tin.*?

A Tec.

n . CS iv> . state Wiethe r or not you made

applications fur other et,doyemt after you ware 

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A Yo3, I did.

Q Wore those applications accepted?

A ho.

Q What are sone of the Boards that you nude
application to.

A Hardeman County and Shelby County Board of
education.

Q State whether or not it has an adverse

affect on one's chances of employment in any system 

when one is discharged by a prior systes?

A X would believe so.

Q As a matter of fact, have you been able

to obtain a teaching contract since you were 

discharged by the Fayette County Board of Education?

A li o , s

0 What ar« you p r a r> e n 11 y doing?
•»* X an X'. r e s e n 11y working a t M a y c r M y o r s

Pape r Company in tuis city as a s a J. e- s v.\ a n .

Q State whether or not you had any -- it

affected your state whether or not you had any 

mental pain or emotional pain and agony as a result 

of your dincharge.

HP.. SMITH* Again, if the Court please, 

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and additional objection that I don’t 

believe we are seeking damages for pain 

and suffering in this case. I may be wrong 

about it but X don't believe so. I object 

or. that ground.

MK. WILLIAMS: May it please the v

Court, this relates to the position that 

we take that with regard to the issue of 

back pay that there should bo no matter 

of mitigation. There s ti O ulci iiO issue 

of mitigation with respect to what he has 

earned in the interim because of the 

additional daisagos which have resulted to 

theua plaintiffs.

Sa3 COURT: bell, all riynt, I will

let you ask him.

Go ahead, Hr. Williams.

Q Kill you answer the question, please?

Do you renerber the question?

A Yes. The answer to tns question is yes.

C All right. describe that, if you will,

if you know.

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behind 
I beli

ment a 1 

to pay 

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County

I couldn't pay my bills. I was unemployed, 

ve, up until October. There was extreme 

worrying vhere 1 am cjoinq to'yet the money

the sc bi ils , car in:< te , and tiliiru•3 like th

At the tZ. j* niG W U IT c- you z i t i c\ y e IL

at the time you were .teaching out there? 

Shelby County.

Q You were residing In SaelLy County at that

time?

A Yv.s, sir. At the time of my discharge you

are referring to, right?
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Q Yo b  ,

A Correct.

Q You were res itliny

in F a y e fcte Couircy ; i S ill a t
•*i£\ Correct.

in Shelby County and not 

right?

Till. hILLIA/'h; I believe that is all. 

TUb COlinY: All right. Hr. Crenshaw,

do you desire to ash any questions of hr.

£> h a w ?

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v ? ' Ta • i u. - «hi AMS: hay it plealit! Your Honor,

the rc i-:3 on- c the r auviitioi>ul Hue stiun I

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BY MB. WILLIAMS:

Q Mr. Shaw , you have charned in your cowplaint,

among other things, that the School Board -- that 

one of the real bases for the School Board discharging 

you is because you were a single and unmarried 

black rials.

Kill you explain that to the Court, if you

please?

A Yes . During the school year of » 68- ’ 69,

I believe that there have been two black single 

males already been discharged during the school 

year, and I believe there was one other than me 

which would have been four during that school year, 

and. tne last, there was still white single nale 

teachers with no nore or less education and 

experience than I nad in the school system.

Q All right. Did you know of any other

reason or any other substantial reason way you 

should be, why they could have die.charged you other 

t.-'Kiri that, other than that your being an unmarried 

black male?

MR. SMITH * If the Court please, I 

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relevant in this case, and it also calls

for nn ultimate conclusion which I think 
the Court has, so I object to if.

i’K. b’lLLIA.MS : If no knows of any

reason, then it would be relevant, Your 

Honor please. I an asking hir.i if ho knows 
of any.

TUK COOUT i All right. I think he
is entitled to say if he knows of anyth
else an far as n e is concorned.

A 1 don't know of any reason.

Q You wore fully certified to teach in

vocational agriculture, weren't you?
A Correct.

Q '.Core there positions in vocational

a <3 v iculture avail able in fellt. V school distiet at
the tirr-e you wore disohnrgo d?

A Y-vj. I learned that that 'can true.

Q D i d y o u learn that a v/hi fee pan was emp

the very year you were discharged?

A Correct.

Q And he had no experience with the school

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don’t believe.

MR. SMITH * Ag.ii.n, if Your donor please, 
I object.

TiiK COURT* I sustain the objection. 

There arc other ways that that cars be 

established.

MR. 'WILLIAMS t All right, Your Honor

p 1 e a s e , it has a 1 re a d y b a e a e a t a b lishe <1.

THE COURT: The witness said-be read

it in the paper.

'r. Crenshaw, I understood that you 

h ' d n o ipi e s t ions .

MR. CPhhiiMA’n • That in correct, Your

t i o n o r ? •- X o a s o

THE COURT r M l  right, Mr. Smith.

C RO n S - t XAM I >N ATTO M
p V  >7 p  r i ! i T n ! i ■

Q :"r. S '■: iv/ - as I uiulc-r 31 aad your tentii ’any

j u sh given, yOU state that lt is your belief t h n t
v r> were not rob.i r .-.u because y ° u wore a bineb male:

i s that corre ct?

i< • ' r i t. i s not corre c t. It 1 s r.ot ontirely

correct.
0 'Ja 11, it fcat*.? tna t n ' i n for r. io f pioarsa . sir .



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I was writing awful fast and maybe I misunderstood

y o u .

A S i a c;lo black run.1G «
r> l i i ‘Jlii black ji’.u 1e?
A G G .C ITact
W Do you uelieve you v/ure not retired for
t'au t ra a son?
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0 X kd G ̂ b iiT • ii O f*/ | *1 C ill L cl G X-Ci G, y O X C* \ <1 G
;?a.xo question on your discovery deposition your

f i r o t anc w_r was that yo \JL -a X li not nuow '/av you

were uo t reiii red • i n 1 t t.i a t coriect?

A T a at c ould have been correct on the word

i.no

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bid I auk you ta is qucstion: "Is it your

b o 1 i e f tiiat your contrac t was not renewed and you

were not rehi red a a t cache r because you arc

b1a ok?

And you tjaVC the answer, "I don't know

A I sure d ill.

u All rig at, six*. " ?: g i t y o a r 1 -1 i e f t :> a t

you v;cre not reu X . j. t i * <k - 1 '--i your contract a a no t

r o n e v ed bO C ; U :: c you arc. a it un;.ia rrled black male? '*

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my attorney about that.4 Is that correct?

A That is what I said.

Q And before you could state your belief

you die have to consult your attorney, did you not? 

A dot neoesearily.

Q 'dull, in other words, when you said, "I

nave to consult my attorney about that," you did

not taaan it?

You and your attorney did leave the room

and anVu a conforonce: as that correct?

A W e d i d .

Q B o i; ore you g a v& pie an ans',,-Jor?
-*dt Correct.
r\Vi now, as 1 utiutrs tand your ttb tiHlOhXy* C< u

this time, your belief in tais regard is based on 

the fact tuat you were informed that there were 

white teachers who wore being aired with less 

education than you had; is that correct?

A Or no mere .

Q Or no more . Excuse rue. All right.

•» 4 u? *1 f *it the time we toon your deposition

I asked you, i.iat wa s the source of your information?'

And you 3 .1 i i f 'Other teachern."

A a cl a s a a d . * W h o , v; h a t olii <> r to a chura ? "



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And you said you couldn't reneraber not one* isn’t 
that correct?
A that in corr
Q Do you rone in.

you this?

A Since that t

told this, I don't re.
O■tC So you just i

a ov where your inforu
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Q doll, at thi

Are you re fa:

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$ui t?

Since that tine I re rue mb or some of the 

teachers, some of the plaintiffs, none of the tvol 

plaintiffs I have consulted with.

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source o

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r>w.

vracs w ith

Gone of the tv/elvc plaintiffs?
Yes .

Are people you consulted and that is the 

£ your information r is that correct?

ho, that is not at the tine I filed the 
h ray attorney. At the tir.e -- •- 

At the tine vs too): your deposition, whic? 

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thx s is 0ctobor 20th. It was fifteen 4̂ v-h. \-* iS J O
* Ut * ;; r i«ht, isn 'tit? *;>-• tool:, you:; deposit
on O c to b cr 13?
A T. don : t roeonbsr the cate.
() toll, it aus oeon within the last two
thre e w e ehs , hasn f n ; *. u jl T. £
A I t»OU.ul believe so •
Q Sir?

A I would believe so.
Q At that tine I aakc.d you, •’What other
teachers? na<; you aaxo, ”1 vouidn ' t remember no one, 
Is that correct?

?• hut is corract.

Q And that was true at that tine?
A Yes.

Q do at that tiro you could not toil r.e any
teachers that had supplied you with any of this 
i n forraa t i oa • th 1 1 is c or rc c t. isn't i t?
A That 1h correct.
Q Can vo u tell ?u now? Can you tell no s o n e
of tin.: tc-aciioro

h O . I actua 1 Ip car,’t tell you•any teachers
that i iu p j ' l  it-d re wish i a tor. .a ti on during the tine I  

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Q That is not my question.

My question was * can you tell ue trie name 

Q? so no of the teachers that you cun ' rer.enter that 

had supplier! you with information that some white 

teachers with no nore or less qualifications than 

you had were being hired. You said you couldn’t 

renenber a single one.- isn’t that correct?

HR. WlhLIAMS ?' I object, Your Honor, 

he has jaade clear what the problem is. 

lie has nude clear he understood Mr. Smith 

has reference to the time ho filed the 

suit.

MR. SMITH; It may he clear to Counsel. 

It d j .. X . 0 n't clear to me, if the Court 

P1 e a s o .

Tlill COURT r I an a little nine a up on 

your question, hr. Smith. Will you state 

it again?

G o «n ‘X €t ti ci * x

All this is for impeachment, I take it.

MR. SMITH * Yus, sir. Yes, sir.

Till COURT; Go ahead.

0 how, at tiie time we too., your deposition

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s i m ; l e  p e r s o n v? iici x u i c riic vv y o u

t e a c a o r s  w!\o v/cxc j>vi i. r.o *ix rou v

than you nad ; i lia  * t  t i ia t  c o r n u ;

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â >K you vaiat paye uunaer you aru on.?

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;ui. Who f i r e t  o u o .

Q 1 o c. i < \ is c o x x x v ’ c ?

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true tii.it you uiii iic u kno ' ■ the i i . *» 3 o - a e. it h X '-w

•iorcoa v,*h( 11 U Ci j  X V . ..‘ i i y • u tit tit Xu H o r n a cioa o r did

you know a c tiitic u.1 * r . x . iu A a t ;C 3 OX SO: l; aop ao who

had g i '/en you t. ■ i / • c x »i X .■ x i. ■..; C X O 11 X

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i -ir slc> kiioxxiuj f 1 ij jii c Know #

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names of any teachers?

A . Are you referring to the time I filed the
suit or now?

Q I -would think the* question would be clear.
Let’s run through, it again.

HU. v.'iLLIiVMS: It isn’t clear to me,

Your Honor please.

I want to know dees the question mean 

ooes ho know now of teachers wno. furnished 

hin that information at the time of filing 

of the suit, or teachers who furnished 

hin with that information since the filing 

of the suit.

I think that is what ny client is 

attempting to ask him and I want to know 
too.

MR. SMITHr The question is very 

simple, if Your honor please.
At the tine we took his deposition 

he stated. 'I was also informed that there 

wore white teachers that was being hired 

with loss education or not being fired.”

I said, 'Anything else?" lie said, ''I can't 

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"What was tau source- of your in formation? ' 

And he paid, 'Other teacuers,v and I said, 

"dao, what other teachers?" And he saiu,

"I wouldn't rone-ruber no one. '*

THU COURT: dell, so that we can get

it clear, will you include in your question, 

if the deposition doesn't, \<iiat period of 

tine taut you say he was informal that 

other teachers were doing hired v/itu less 

or the sane qualifications.

I think that is where v/e are getting 

d c <j g a d d o w n .

lac. L> ix Th : X an simply in tore ef ud ,

if the Court please the point o£ ray

question X 3 , iie says il K I > O V/ J .1 i O V/ certain

to aoners ‘■i.’ X 1 O CJ »X V" ti i t X T.. information si.u at

tee tine cf the depot X tion he saiu ilG

couldtt't think of any -
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v r»* ‘i, ■■ ■■ 4 O * . j j*i S ii AV; ! i.oar honor pie tx s u , tn

X 3 4 r O C * t X o X 3 tir jny at all. It i fS j *X o \u

a characterisetioa of ins testimony.

Tad CouRT: What testimony are you

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-IR. CRRHSilAw: Hr. Sl-ai th stated at the

tine he tool; his deposition, asked him 

what teachers had given him that information, 

and he said, 111 don't know of any, " aau 

n o w --

TliJE COURT: X ah getting so lost I

don't see how we are going to impeach Uixa 

with this, Lut nobody can seem to agree 

on what the apparent inconsistency is.

do ahead, Mr. Smith. You will nave 

to give him sene point in time in the 

question.

Q At the time we took your deposition did

you know the names of any teachers ox* any people 

who had told you that there were white teachers 

being hires with less education than you had?'

'i'll COURT: how, wait a minute.

A You 3 till asking the same question. You

are not tolling ne the tine you arc referring to in 

the dupesition.

Q At any time prior to the time we took, your

ceposx tion, X Wvis asking you, X <u.; acting you now, 

at the ti. o we took your deposition could you tell 

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t.i.'it tine, had told you t u t  there \nj re ’./hi to teachers 

ooiiiQ hired witn loss education than you hut at the 

tino you ’vere tlischar 7 0. <1?

A I think I iiau to .uoutr the c on tat
v.* ty hJ yj !5. ion.

Q You said you rtidn ’ fc know any .

A At thu tin- 1 filed the suit', 1 didn’t -.now.

U You did not?

A Ko.

0 So at to.a fcinu: vo took your deposition

did you knov tho na:s of a;iv?

A i.ot at the tine* I filed t;io suit, X did not.

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15 i ■' v. Q ? I W;> Vi X in’t say that.
16 y ny .juc-f.ition goes to ttie fc x r'. • WO tOah your

17 de: onitio:.. did you know k: -* ;; •<.o O ;arsons
18 o n;:vc yoa t11 a in y Q >-• ; - *• M p

19 Are you ref .rriny to orior to c i: o tine I

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22 On the <..Uoh; 3 i Lion I thou.:'.: t yo u -v >-4 y*. w; r ri. n <: t o

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0 Let me simply ask you this- did you give

me this answer on your deposition *.

"I was also informed that there were white 

teachers that was being hired with less education ' 

or not being fired.”

Did you give rae that answer?
Ji I believe so.

Q And than I asked you. An y t h i n g else?”
And your answer was , •' I can’t think of anything

else afc presant."7

Is that your answer?
A I believe that would be correct.

Q Tuan did I then ask you this quo 3 tion:

"You say you were i r. formed. What was

the source of your information?”
Do you recall the question?

A Y e a , i: .1 r .
f'i And your ansvor was: ’’I would say from
other taatv.e r 3 .

D o y n u r e c a 11 that?
A Yes .
u .Vicl teen X asiced you, "Who?”

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G And your answer was? "I wouldn’t remember

no die

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person

Was that a correct answer?

I believe so.

All right. Wow, 1 will ask you at this 

right now, do you remember the names of any 

or teacher who informed you that there were 

teachers being hired with loss education than

you had?

Are you asking ma that of this time right

now?

Y o n , sir.

A ’Mould you consider these plaintiffs as

being teachers or i, onteachers n o w , A11: o r n e y . Cl a r i f y

th a t.
Q You don’t under5tand the question; is that

it?

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said that in

you attended

six seres

right, sir. How, Mr, Shaw, when —  if 

your direct examination correctly, you 

*67 - ’6 y school year, I believe it was, 

Memphis State two semesters and obtained 

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Q That in correct?

A Y o s .

ft At the time v.e took, your deposition you

said that you got no credits for that work, did you 

not?

A I did nay that.

Q Why did you say that at that tire?

T\ The question before that, if Your Honor

please, you asked r,c how many quarters and then you 

ntopped.

Nov, I don't know which way the court 

reporter read that out but it came out that how 

irany quarter hours I received. I did not receive 

quarter hours.

That is the reason the- answer was no.

Q The transcript is incorrect?

Let rtc sea if we can clear up this.

Memphis State University, * 68-'69 --
TLL COURT: Excuse rr.o, Hr. Smith.

I can't follow you unless you road the 

question.
HR. WILLIAMS: May it please the Court,

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lin\:, I blaned Mr. Bag veil. In the 

case of Mr. bngvel 1, his deposition had 

jeen signed and he had a car.in;.a to ir.nro.

Mr. Shav's deposition ;uid been signed 

and >tr. Ghav spoke to no the other day 

and said, 'here in a discrepancy.“

THE COURT; lio has told Mr. Smith 

of that.

Lot's gat it straight. I ask you to

and tno vitaeas in too 

ick a littleLet’s go one ’•‘Question* Did
y ‘ w cl C C l  1 v.' »'J vi cl it J Xsc?" You uni J  •• y q o

lu tho •; your .mover to the quuufcion?
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f}V. I askoci you. >■. 15 a t d e  g  r c- e  ? * ■ n  u  y  o u _ v\ JL (i ,

"B S degree . " And 1 said, “Chon?" You sain, “In
t <" A *■> W.-4 *

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0 h »d than I ashed, “have you •

add it ion ax schooling since that tine?

"A x o , air. 

lu that correct?

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A Correct.

Q I said v?here, and did you give this
answer r

'’.Memphis State University. X believe 

tills to be the fall of 'GO and '69. Uo,

I ara wrong about that. ’67-'60 school 

• year.”

Is that your answer?

A I believe so.

Q Is that answer correct?

A I believe so.

Q "What did you take?"

"A Modern math and first aid.

"Q How many quarters?”

And then Hr. Williana and I had a discussion.

Do you recall that? 

A Correct.

Q And then I asked you?

”0 How many hours credit did you got 

for that work there?"

You answered, "Not any .

Mow, in that an accurate transcription?

A bo, that is not accurate.

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A The question should have read, "How many

quarter hours?' You said, "how many quarters?"

I was under the impression you asked me how many
quarter hours did I obtain. I did not obtain any
quarter hours and I answered it the way it canQ out

to me.

Q Have you reviewed your deposition?

A Yes .

Q Have you filed it, Mr. Shaw?

A Ho.

MR. WILLIAMS? As T said before, the

monant those are filed, ours will be filed

Q All right . So that was an error?

A That was an error.

Q Have you corrected that error on the face

of the deposition?
A I consulted with Attorney Williams about it.

Q And you told him about it but you made no

corrections at that time?

A On the deposition?

Q That’s right.

A ho, not on the deposition.

Q Now, I believe —  what, incidentally, was

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Agricultural education. 

Agricultural education?
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Correct.

now nanv years did you have in that?
A 'To get a degree, how many years I have

when I completed my education?

Q When you completed your degree in 1964.

how many years in agricultural education did vcu
have?

A I don’t Know. Soma of the courses was
out of the field of agricultural education. I have

no way of knowing that.

Q Agricultural education was your major field
There is no question about it; is that correct?
A Right.

Q how, you stated, I believe, on direct

examination that you knew of other teachers who 

were teaching out of their major fields at the time 

you were not rehired- is that correct?

A Tnat is correct.

Q And those teachers had loss education than

you had and no degree• is that correct?

A That is correct.

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A I don *t recall those teachers now.

You don’t know now any of them?
A The teachers I had, I gave them to ny

attorney, which is approximately more than a year
ago .

Q But you doii * t know them now?

A X don't know them by name.

You can't think of a single one?

A I sure can't.

Q Do you know what any of these people's

fields were?

A Elementary —  have been teaching in high

school that had an elementary degree.

Q His major field was elementary education

and he was teaching in high school?

A Yes.

Q Was this teacher black or white?

A Black or white or both.

Q You just don't recall?

A Sure I recall. Both black and white.

Q You don’t have any idea that there were?

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No.

Cp.n you tell as any specific one that was 

No.

So, in other words, you simply don't recall 
this time?

Not at this time.

But you have given that information to 
your attorney?

A And also filed interrogatories that was

taken.- That is where the information is coming 
out of.

Q But did you give your attorney that

information or did lie give you this information?

A No. I gave, him some of the information.

At the time I did.

Q About teachers who were teaching out of

their major field who were reaired ? is that correct? 

A Rehired or not fired and hired again.

Q Do you remember how many of these you gave

to your attorney?

A No, I don't.

Q You don’t even remember approximately?

A No.

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~ do\>, did I understand your aircct testimony
correctly, that on this last conference you hau 

v/itn dr. Caretnora tnat you wont in to talk, to nit 

and no asked you about how much paddling you were 
doing to students?

51® asked raa the question. he asked ua 
wxint I said.

Q I an asking you if I have correctly

summarized your direct testimony on the last meeting 
you went to see Hr. Carothors.

Did you or did you not testify on direct 

examination that he asked you about paddling of
S tU'■•■exits?

A Yes . I said I believe so.

0 You believe that lie asked yon about this?
A Yes f i. 3T .

Q And did I understand you to say on direct

testimony that you said to Mr. Carotners that -- 

something to the effect it appeared to you your 

principal would have said something about this to 

you and that hr. Carothers agreed with you- is 

that correct?

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Mr. Ca rot iters never nude any consent to you at all 

about not getting along with the principal?
A H o .

Q He did hot make any such comment?
A Ho,

Q Did he say anything at all about any problems
at all with your principal?

A No, he did not.

0 bid he ask you if you were* getting along
with your principal?

A I don’t recall that question.

Q You don't recall hin asking you that?
h Right.
Q Do you recall in your deposition I asked

you, "What was said in that conversation?" This 

is reading on Page 24. And you answered, "I think 

he asked me about me, the principal, did we get 

along. ,r

Do you recall that testimony?

A I would have to look at the deposition to

really be sum, I believe I recall saying that.

Q You believe you recall saying that.

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Q At the tine we took your deposition, Mr.

Shaw, you made no mention to me about Mr. Carothers 

telling you that he agreed with you when you said 

that your principal should have said something to 
you about it, did you?

A I don't know.

Q You.just don’t recall whether you did or
not?

A Mo, I don't.

, Q Well, let Etc ask this, dc you recall these

questions?

"Q After receiving the second letter, 

did you have any further conversations

with Mr. hoyte carothers or any other 
person that you believe to be a me rah e r of

the Fayette County Board of Education?

'■ A I believe I had another conversation 

with Mr. Carothers.

"Q What was said at that conversation?

* A I think lie asked me about ny, 

the principal, did we get along. He asked 

me about uuirm the paddle ana I told him, 

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A Yes.

Q You don't recall anything ulso in the

deposition —  tolling r.\a in the deposition anything 

else that Hr. Carothers said; is that correct, about 

agreeing with you when you said your principal 

should have said sonething to you about it?

A You wore asking the questions. If I had

had a chance I would have told you.

Q All right, sir. You just feel like you

didn't nave a chance to tell ne; is that right?

A ho. You were asking the questions.

Q how, I believe Hr. Willi ansa asked you on

direct ~~ could he see the exhibits up there, please, 

sir?

THE COURT: He can be given whatever

he wants up there.

Q After receiving this letter which has been

marked Exhibit 40, wherein you sought counsel at 

the time of the receipt of that letter, you 

answered, "yes’'- is that correct?

A Yea.

Q Was counsel Mr. Williams?

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is that correct?

A I don’t remember the date.

Q But it was not ~~ it was at or ~~ it wan

at or about the time you received this June 10. 1303, 

letter?

A I would say yesi, sir, that's right.

Q At the press exit time tiiat has been over a

year ago . Do I understand you correctly that you

made no fur the r a 11 orap t whatsoever to c o n t a c t the

Fayette County Board of Education ..

A I think I said —

Q about being ranired?

A I believe that would be true *

Q You made no attempt whatsoever after

seeking Counsel's advice to get them to specify 

the charges .that they made against you?

A N o .
Q You rude no attempt whatever aster seeking

Counsel’s advice to get then to give you a hearing? 

A Ho.
MR. SIXTH: If the Court will encase

no just a minute, please, sir.

TUB COURT: Certainly.

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THE COURT: All right, do you have

any queationa f Mr. Williams?

MR. WILLIAMS; l*o, I believe that is

all.

TuiJ COURT: Mr. Crenshaw?
,:r .# CRUnSHlM■/ t Uo , Your L ono r .
T H H COURT; A11 riglit, vou r.:ay s ter.

down, Hr » *V i 1 el W *

(Witness Excused)

THE COURT ? I believe, we will take 

our break new.

i)o you have other witnesses that are 

hare, Mr. Williams?

.MR. WILLIAMS • Yes. sir. At least 

one other. I have maybe tvo or throe 

others I can put on, snort or.es.

THIS COURT; All right, we will take 

about 15 niautos, and cone back and continue 

w i t h y o u r p r o o £ .
* •. oci . • » . X 1.4 Tj X VIS: All right,

cAUCESS )

THE COURT * I would like to ask Mr.

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m u . WILLIAMS• All right.
THE COURT: I vV JL JL -L. give Counsel an

cpporturii ty to --

? 1R. WILLIAMS * All r i g h t.
J, il IT COURT- & 3 id o t h c- r g u e s t i o n a

Before I ask bin — let me see —  is
everybody here?

I can’t keep up with all riy papers. 

Oh, hero it in.

la there a problem in this plan about 

the closing of Braden-Sinai hiorientary

School 7  T r»* X it all the other papers that 'were

filed ta ere car.ro t > r.y attention an

instrune.nt that was e nti tled, **P ro l> O 3 <5 il

Amended Plan for the Closing of Bra<lc*n-Sinai 

Elematary School, Fayette County, 

Tennessee," and this is stamped, “Filed

October ‘5 , 19 7 0,'

I have been moaning to take it up 

Counsel, but I notice this witness ten 

with regard to that. It was not his 

responsibility, of course, but is it 

closed now, hr. Smith?
“.R. SMITH t Yes, sir. You recall

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cane over in July and the Court ordered 

us to move a portable building and asaign 

as many children as possible to Braden, 

and so forth, and that is the results of 

what we did in response to the Court's 

order.
THE COURT• The school is closed?

MR. SMITH: Yes, sir.

THE COURT: How long has it been

closed?

MR. SMITH: It has been closed a ye

hasn’t it?

MR. BAGWELL : Yes, sir. It did not

open.
MR. SMITH: It did not open.

THE COURT; It did not open this year.

Is there any problem about that, Mr.

Crenshaw?
MR. CREHSILVd: If Your Honor please,

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existed in this case for quite awhile.

There is a notion which was never incorporate, 

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plan with all aspects of their case.

There was a anp ~~ not a complete nap 

showing all the schools on it -- there
Vwas a wap filed in the hearing last

Decerbe r which has been vi tlldrawn by the

School Board and which, I bsl i e vc , had a

uunher of Modifications in it e ven then.

I have not been abl*> to ge t a copy

of that.
l,ovi, I believe that there were 

Modifications on the wap filed to that 

original plan that are not sound and we 

feel that the Court should require the 

defendant School Board to file a complete 

plan with all --
TEE COVT i t : £::cuf?q me . ger. tier-.en .

I did act .mean to open a can of worms in

the r*i x vi o 1 o of the hearing.
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; 1R . WILLIh! 1 St May it p 1 e a n e Your Honor,

s i n cc Y o u r honor brought up this subjoct,

r,ay I call a t f a it i on to Coun 3 c 1 for fc h e

School Board, as I underota no i t , they

arc ce 1inquant as of October IS th , v/ith

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HR. SMITH • They are not delinquent.

I an delinquent. I apologise. I have that. 

I haven’t had tine to put it together.

TiII2 COURT: 1 understand, Mr. Smith,

the Court.

you have been constantly busy t / ■» 4— 1\• s i t u other
things, parti euiariy as far as thi s client
in concerned, u u t l a a u u m o v o w ill have
s o ra e r o spouse to your proposed amonded

plan, and I believe I would like to have 

that as dr. Crenshaw and Hr, Williams, 

when they yet down to taat.

have you gentlemen got a copy of this?

HR. WILLIAMS; Yes, sir, I have got 

a copy and I submitted it to ny client for 

their consideration and I haven * t had any 

response from them a n  yet.

Tin! COURT; All right.

HR. CREWSHAW: Your honor, I believe

Your honor has agreed with my position 

all along.
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I am going to remember somethiug I said in 

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you arc sadly mistaken. If this in 

inconsistent with something- I have ordered, 

you are going to have to tell r.'.e how,

I cannot keep up with these cases on a 

continuing_basis, so I an tolling Mr. 

Williams and Hr. Crenshaw to file it at 

their earliest conveniences, and the Court 

must make allowance for the fact that you 

gentlemen have been tied up with this case.

All of this is appropriate because 

this witness testified about Braden-Sinai. 

how, I an going to ask him about the

closing of Braden*-Sinai which X d X CL W cl i l t .

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LEROY SHAW, JR.

The said witness, having previously been 

sworn, rosuaed the witness stand and testified as 
follows, to-wi t

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BY THE COURT:

Q You comaonced your teaching career in the

fall of 1366; is that correct?

A Correct.

0 And the school to which you were assigned
was Braden -Sinai?

A Correct.

Q Arm in that year was it a school that had

an all--black X «rX C ul ty ?

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year?
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Correct.

how, you were there for tiiat v/iioie school

Except fox' a few days, I would say about 

a week and a few days.

Vi a a that at the beginning of the school

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Q Then In 1967-63 school year did you teach

there the entire time?

A Correct.

Q And you taught the sixth -- what grade?

A The first year I taught sixth, seventh

grade, the next year, I believe it was the fifth 

and sixth, and the next year it was the sixth 

grade.

Q The next year being the ’63- ' 69 school year?

A Correct.

Q h'ov, the last year you were there was

the faculty all-black?

A Correct.
Q At no tine have you ever taught any nixed

faculty situation?
A hot while working- for the Fayette County

School System.
q Well, all right, but you are eliminating

some noun nturt or some thing like that?

A Correct.
q  Now, when you were employed by them, now

were the touchers and you paid?
kero you paid on a, only for the month in

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which you taught or wore you paid on a year-round 
basis?
3 With the exception of one month, ten
HO liths ? ten tenths basis.

C You were paid on a ten months basis?
A Yes .

Q So there were two months in the summer
vrh e n you did not get any pay from then?

P. Correct.

Q You wore handled the same way everybody

o 1 s e »■> r» t f e.t O*

A Fight.

w And whoa you were not rehired, when did

your pay stop?

i \ It stopped in June, '69,

Q You wore paid for the month of June?

A Correct.
7t V-i fc COURT: All right. T’•iat is all.

Any questions, gentlemen; that is,

yf i * C of the Court's --
'IP ".'ILL I A:IS : I nave one question in

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RE D1RLCT EXAHINATION 
BY MR. WILLIAMS;

Q Mr. Shaw, prior to your discharge in June

of 1969, had there been seme discussion of the 

probability of integrating the faculties the 

following fall- I guess, in the fall of 1369?.

A Yes.. I had. hoard about it. I didn’t hnow

anything defin1 to about ifc.
c\w. But there had been

not?

A Well, not where I

Q Tut you had board

coxning about ■ is that corro

'hat is all, Your
A That is

MR. WILLIAMS:

Honor.
: i ix. c RE I* S11 Ah’: I h a ve no q ue stions

Your Honor.
THE COURT; Let nc ask one other 

question.

BY THE COURT;
q During all the three ye.irs you taught

there, vac Braden-Sinai, as far as pupils wore

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the COURT r /ill right. All right, 

you ray stop down, hr. Shaw.

Correct;.

(htaoss Excused)

THE COURT: Call your next witness,

p 1 e a a e , f! r . -' i 11 i aias .

HR. WILLIAMS *. Hay it please the 

Court, I would like to call rs. Alice 

Cogbi11,

MR. SMITH • Lee ran say this * it has 

been callea to my attention that this
witness has boon sitting in the courtroom 

during this part of the courtroom; is 

that e or ract ?
MR. LILLIAMS: I think you are

incorrect. I will ana her however.

I diu not know she was going to be a 

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ALICE C - COCBILL

xho said witness, being first duly sworn. 
testified as follows, to-wit;

DIRECT EXAMINATION 
3Y HR. WILLIAMS:

Q This is Mrs. Alice C. Cogbill?
A /os«
Q Is that spelled C-o-g-h-i-1-1?

A That’s rig]\ t.

Q Mrs. Cogbiil, it has bean --- have you been

in the courtroom here during part of the proceedings?
A Yes.

Q Did you hear any part of the proceedings

as they pertain to Leroy Shaw?

A bo.

Q Mrs. Cogbiil, I believe you a ire hero —
well, state your age and your address, please?
A I live in LaGrango., Tennessee, and I an

46, I think.

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THE COURT! dr. v/iiliar.is , that is 
i rrolev a n t .

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and racial background of witnesses is always 

relevant in our Anglo-Anerican Judicial 

System.

THE COURT: All right, you sure do

take a big risk when you put a lady on the 

stand and ask her age.

Q I think you are Caucasian, are you not,

Mrs. Cogbill?

A Yes.

Q You have given your address. That is in

LaGrange, Fayette County, Tennessee, is it not?

A Yes .
Q ilov? long have you lived ir. Fayette County?

A Since 1948.

Q if hat is your occupation?
A I an the assistant to the executive director

of the Community Action Agency of Fayette County. 

q And that is a federal 010 poverty agency?

A tie receive funds through then.

q I did not hear that.
A We receive sono funds through the OFO.

q put you are organised locally; is that it?

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A ho uprofit torpor
0 nonprofit corpor
A > 4 •>* T T- ■* » J-.l » * P a1no r
o Was tie tiie ctirec
A Y e S .
o Mrs. Coysill. do
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‘3 ixO', long iifitvc: you *cno.• ̂r nil-. ana now oic.

you g«t to know him?
A I first sot iiin when we hud the opportunity

of sending some people from the county to eight week3 

Head :5tart training to Moiwmis State University.

hr. Shaw if he would be interested

in going and lie a aid t. . il KJ.

Q A l l rigiit. I believe ho was just out or 

college at that time, war, ho not?

A Yus,
Q Die; you receive a report on his training

at Memphis State?

A Yes. we era.
Hh. hiLLIAhh- I an sorry I only have

one copy .
[ ; y # o ; 1Y *i t . . 11 y i su u it/ piee.se?



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THE UITSJUSS • I have ------

w You have nore than on Q f > r> V 9

A Yes .

Q A l l  r i g h t .  F in c  . Le t p.o have as
copi e s as you can lot i.'.o hevo , Mrs. Co<:;L>iil

(Thereupon. copies of said document 
vere y a ca ed to Conuso1.}

Q You say you din roceivt- a report on that?
A Yes, we d 1 d ,

0 And was t h. n t f i led as a part of jrour records
out there at the o m Agency 2

A Correct. T a u d e d the sheet, the covt; ring
letter they sent us which showed n n hov to evaluate 
trainers.

MR. \? ILL I A: IS: I wish Counsel would
indicate to me when they finish loohiny 
at it.

MTi. SMITH ? If tae 0ouX't pie<?r>o , I 

don’t Know v/hnt Counsel has in i.-.inu.
Do you have in rnind introducing tris?
M ' » ’’ILLIAMS • Yes, sir.
AT ]> SMITH• I object to the introduction

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qualified as, a business record which would 

qat past the hearsay rule:

Second, in that it undertakes to 

express' expert opinions, and there is no 

proof of the experts expressing the opinion. 

So, on that dual basis I object to it

cl 3  Cl \f X. o n c o

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else to o as

of these teachers.
I think this is a competent use of a 

official record of the OLD Agency in the

V  )save some probative v a luo with

ct to the. teaching cors p o toncy of Mr
r* *->-k w the very time chit Lhay are now

attexirptinq to say taut no was no c co,ipe tout, 

It especially bears on the question 

of how he got along with children and that

or t o £ thiag, and that in the point

on s/hich they tried to no.ko their case,

hat he Pacldleu children too much.
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suggested to no that I overlooked mentioning, 
A ~ object to its relevancy on the a round 
that tain purportedly deals with his 
competency to deal wita preschoolers and 
t \.: natters a t issue are his dealings with 
students at the junior high level.

■d.'C. vs.IiihlA.iS; If Your Honor please ----- 
KH. SMITH: It is on those three

grounds,

MR. -7ILLIA21S i —  cue only thing they 
have evens alleged that could conceivably 
.have had any hearing on any claimed right 
to discharge this man is the claim of 
exceusivo padu1 ing .

Of course „ I admit tney haven’t really
shown that by any evidence, but certainly 
wo. are entitled to more rebuttal to 
what they have attempted to shorn, to a how 
this nan was of the terporanent he could 
got along with little tiny cuiiuren.
preschool children, and tnat has some 
b earing on their alleged claim of a brutal 
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opinion that it is hearsay as far as being

introduced by t!i is v/i tness .

It nxgxit be a business’ record of

Muaphis State University but the Court 

can only accept it for the limited purpose 

of showing that it is —  well, I don't 

know whether it in available to the School 

Board -** what we are trying is what was 

known at the tine by the School Board. It 

i:iay bo sone other employee, or something, 

and Mr. Shaw told then, but I sustain the 

objection insofar* as the Court nay roly 

on it rn forming an opinion about his 

ability.
I will let you mark it the next- 

n urab or for i • 1 e n t i f 1 e a t i on.. ■
i \ . 51 I  Xj b  X X v: i *U * I  Y/OUlc. JL ike fO i  i - l t  h

it aan ask her some additional questions 

about it.
nil COCUC: ><hu t is the next number'

p  T.T ’ p  ' « J : i So. 09.

Chb COURT: All riKit.

(Thereupon, the aaid document was 
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Q What is the name of your agency?

A Tae Fayette County Economic Development

Commission.

Q Fayette County Economic Development

Commission. And has that agency been designated 

under the Green Amendment by Fayette County and by 

the office of Economic Opportunity as tha official 

comiaunitv action agency in Fayette County?

A Yes, sir.

MR. SMITH: Just a second. May I

renew my objection at this tine with regard 

to the way that Counsel is leading the 
witness by asking repeatedly questions 

to which the response is simply yes or no.

t‘i c \ 4 WIDEIA.MS • That was leading in

the same sense you ashed the wi taoss her

name and address, if Your honor pleas o .

THE COURT: All right. Well, I agree

that it was leading but 1 don't believe it 

is relevant to any problem that the 

wlinens was rot given an ô  po,. canity co 

answer in a material matter.

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MR. SMITHr I don’t want to keep 

jumping up and delaying things, if the 

Coerw peeaao. Z s I coulc again just etato 

3t.y objection blaaketly to that last line 

of questions to which the witness can 

answer with a six,-.pic y >s; or no answer.

Tilt COURT: I sustain that objection

but you may have a continuing objection.

.ill. WILLIAMS: You sustain his

objection to that question?

?K£ COURT: The last question was

loading. I don't know how else to do it.
I have told you it doesn't take any 

difference to no. \
Q Mrs, Cogbill, state if ycu will what

official status, if any, the Payette County 

Economic Development Counission has.

A It has been designated by the Fayette County

Court as the official community action agency in 

this county and it has also been recognised by 

tne office of Economic Opportunity.

Q By the United states Government?

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Q To which especially you are, you say ---



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what is the Office of Economic Opportunity? Is it 

related to any governmental entity, the Office of 

Economic Opportunity? Chat is that?

A It is a division of the Uni toe. States

Government.

Q Kell, thank you, Mrs. Cogbill.

Do you have any function as assistant 

director with regard to the records of the ravetto 

County Economic Development Commission? 
i\ Yes. I supervise the people who take

care of tan records by the personnel o£ the Fayette

County Economic Development Commission and --

Q Go on.
A -- and supervise some of the personnel

that work for this department.
q in whose custody are tae records of the

Fayette County Development Commission? 

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At the moment taey arc in ny custody.

Your custody?

Yes
And prepared under your supervision?

Yen .
And State whether or not exhibit Trial 

Inhibit 5rva:- received in your office?



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A Yes, it was.

Q Was•it received —  state whether or not it

was received in the due course of business of your
office?

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Yes.

What happened to it when it was received

in your office?

A We filed it in the personnel files,

Hoad Start personnel files.
Q For what purpose was it received in your

office?

? It is an evaluation of *tr. Shaw’s training

vrhen vc sent hin to !fc:nphis State University.
A All right. And has it neon there ever

since?

A Yes.
Q And I think you said that Trial Exhibit 59

ia a photocopy of the original record in your

office - is that correct?
•n Yes.

MP, WILLIAMS ♦ flay it please the 

Court, I request that Trial Exhibit 59, I 

venn ri1rial Exhibit 59 for identification 
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under the Business Hecords Statute.

the Court please-, I willP. sMI Til : I
renew the oh jec tio
made horetofore •

mif T.* r' i * ^OUP.T ; I
object ions for t ii o
before and will au:
for fchc 1 i :uii to d pu:
of sho i n g i t was ,
Ho arc o i~. a uc ci ion
a upperting any evi:

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and what other people: thought of him.

HR. WILLIACS? All right. It is not 

necessary to except, nay it please the 

Court?

THE COURT: Ho.

Q Mrs. Coghill, did you have any supervisory

function insofar as hr. Leroy Shaw was concerned 

in his Head Start teacher activities?

A Yen. Hot in the Head Start teacher

training that he took at Mm.ynuis State but wo hired 

’lira to teach in the Head Start Program 

Q How long did he teach.? Tell what periods

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A We had a summer program that lasted throe

weeks. Then ho did three years in the Head Start 

summer program.

Q What years were those?

A * 07, ’(13 and ’69.

Q You say you do have supervisory functions?

A Our agency administers the program. We

hire a director to work up the program but we have 

to check over the program to see it is handled

correctly. V?e have a principal who does a general 

evaluation of each teucter that we keep in each 

sciiool.

Q 1hcy a r« f i1ed with you by the. principal

v/i th your office?

A Yes .

Q For what purpose are they filed there?

A So wo will know whether the teachers have

done a good job, so if they have done a good job

we will hire them again, and so wo hired Hr. Shav? 

three years because he 'us doing an excellent job. 

Q How it any forms do you have on Mr. Shaw?

A other than at Memphis State, I have two

frort '67 and '63 from the principal the school, 

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0 Do you have additional copies of those?

A Yes. The last sentence on it didn’t coiae

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chart.

Q Will you let no have copies of those,

please? You have only tv/c copies of tnoso • is that 

right?
THE COURT; All right, Mr. Smith.

MR. S5'ITII * Your Honor please, 1 assume 

Mr. William proposes to introduce' this.

For the truth of the matters stated 

on the face of it, I will object again on 

the three bases that X have heretofore 

objected - that is, X don’t aclievs it uas 

bean qualified as a business record. It 

purports to, first.
Secondly, it purports to state 

opinions by sources whoso qualification 

,« experts have not boon established, and 

lastly, I don’t think it is relevant for 

the reason that his competence to deal 

with preschoolers ir not at issue acre .
H i. s cometence to coal v/f h j u*» .or hrij*i

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Tin: COURT; Hell, now, .Ur. Smith, 

lot i? o ask you what proof hove you got that 

goes to hia competence? Ail of your 

teatiraony in that ho in a yoocl teacher.

All we have at issue is that the 

Board told hi:u ho was act qualified in a 

certain area. Whereas now they assert that

X i A O W viC ZX i t V i A l -c* -A- 'IvA jTi 1L ;J If O X* »X
p i c n i c  and he paddle d e n i l d r o n t o o  much

a n d } i e w as n o t co ope r a t i v e  w ith the

p r i n c i p a l , bat i t  i s u n d isp u te d t h a t  the

nan was a good te a c h e r , good to e x c e l l e n t

HP. S .it:i * V«a 1i, if the Cous■t p1 u a s e
if i mi gh t res; p ec* cf ully di.nagree , I t;r X ].*

our proof h.us b oen -hat he cl i. a jr*? <x ci c». X G too
rpuch and tha t thX Co xs a -

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does n ’ t go to his a uluati o n a s a ce achar .
Hi a priiicip0.1 to 4- ' V it i j..s lady , everybody lias

sa id the ratn wa :» a r? <ood toacher, your

proof a n d < •, ■. w A $ ' ̂re X{' is. Ti i O 2T c* X 3 not Olio

thing upon which T*X c<Oil Id £ind this na:i was

not csore toit «r> *4 tiRicher ♦
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the paddle is not considered as a measure 
of competence, then I agree v/itn Your 
honor.

fin COURT; well, ail right, in the 
area of his ability to teach then and his 
training, he is competent.' Now this may 
affect his ability.

I am going to overrule the objection 
on tni's, on the testimony taut tills was a 
record prepared by this lady *s organisation. 
The other was a record prepared by /temphis 
State.

How, if anybody wants to cross-examine 

her on t.iis, I will have to observe that 

it cannot bo acknowledged to have full 

probative value tana the minium,: recommenda­

tions of some of the rating situation 
offered by the defendant ara true from the 

standpoint of whether or not tho person 

vms competent. And I just eon *t want to 

vet into a lot of collateral issues although 

I think it is relevant that the man was 

trained and evaluated.
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Your Honor, it is offered --

TKH COURT: I overrule the objection

and instruct the Clerk to mark it Exhibit 

CO, but not for identification, I, as 

trier or the facts, get to decide what 

weight it is to be given. There are a 

number of things that might be used.

There are other things that shed sons 

light on the overall case.

HR. WILLIAMS: May it please Your

Honor, the copy that be is will you lend 
r x e  you.r copy back?

THE COURT: I will lend you nine.

"ark it Trial Exhibit 11 o . 60. 

(Thereupon, the said document was 

narked Trial Exhibit Ho. 60.)

THE COURT- Go ahead, Mr. Williams.

Q Mrs. Cogbill, based on those rating sheets

and based on your personal knowledge of Mr, Shaw, 

what was your estimate of his attitudes and 

personality with reference to his treatment of 

children ami his relationships with children as a 

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if I night object to this on the grounds of 

relevancy. She has already testified that 

v;e. are talking about preschoolers here.

WILLIAMS. tv-11, X don't know how 

hr can distinguish between preschoolers 
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There is none proof by the defendants 

that the nan was none sort of sadist or 

senething, and I don't believe he would 

distinguish between the ages of those 

children, and I overrule the objection..

Can you answer that question, please?

Do you rerember the question?

Would you mind repaating it?

Q Baoeu on the ratiua she;atc of your principals

and your tersonal contact with hr. Shaw, as a

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or , v!i a t vas your es t i m ate of hr. C h aw w i th
•2 tO his r e 1 a t i o n a ft i p s to children. and
along t 1 th tiier’. and hie treatreat of then?
Well » ho se< me cl to i.-s cluinn a fine jobA

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3©ened to be doing fine. The wori organized
effectively and we were very pleaded to 

in the program, especially because he
have Mr.

a nalc

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lie tried to find non interested in working in tae 

Head. Start Program because ve feci the children need 
this kind of contact.

lie was doing a fine job with the children 

and they certainly responded to bin.

Q I was going to ask you that.

K;:p la in to the Court how he related to the
chi Idr■on and hew the children relaitod to hiiri in terns
of to a;cher-child re 1at  ions h i  p s ?

A lie was very active in the roc,a which was

w' • a t v t n v; a n t e d .
J. . i O relationship between the children and

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Q D i d they display any affection toward him?

A yes *
Q W a s tine re any e ::pre a 3 ion of fear of hi r., on

the part c f the children?

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have a representative on the Poore1 of the Fayette 

County Economic Development Ccarission?
A Y a a , it J o e s .

0 V'ho in that representative?

A A t the rion-e.'it. Hr. Bagwt -11.
g How long lias Mr. -Bagvo11 been on your Beard?
•ftA I believe that lie was nppoin ted, T believe
that lie w?.s appointed a yea r a n d a h a 1 f arr o 3 t~.

least.
p Prior to that who "as on your Board?
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Board,

vi Would you say that the Doard of Eduestion

v'.->s aware at all t a tie a that Hr. Shaw was participating 

in your Iicad Start Progran?

A Y o n .

O Was f are any coordination between your Hoad

Start school program and the regular School hoard 

nrorrrao?
7. \'o have to coordin ate with the School Board.
y In v*hut way?

A T?c requo at th use: l—, j- h / r l' v* iliti.os .

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to work with the school be soaeonc in the school 

system that works in the school system in the; vear.
We have to cooperate in order to use their facilities, 

Hr, Killians.

Q I believe an the result of federal funding,

this program has always been fully integrated 

racially, has it not?

Yes, it »x a o . I :iavf;n't hud too

number of white children in the
rive had a lot of vhit-a teachem

teachers.

Q Incidentally, how large a student body have

you operated?

A This —  wo have asked for funds fox* 500

children. Mo usually have a few more than that.

0 In how many schools do you

A Pi va schoo1s .

Q that are those schools?

A Braden Elementary ~

different but this past year we operated in 

Braden Elementary, Southwest, Central Elementary, 

bastside, and I can * t rononbor the other one.

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A I bo lie vo he has uiv/ay3 taught at 13 radon

when we have had tiie pro-jram.

M P . Vi I ij b X ii.tS : believe that 13 ail.

MR. C R b h S i i A W :  I have no gu.estiona ,

, Your Honor.

Thd COURT: All right, hr. Smith.

I'R. WILLIAMS: Wait just a moment,

g1G a s .

Go right on.
THE COURT: All right, i'r. Smith.

CPOS S - E Y AM I!? A" 1011 
BY MR. SMITH:
Q !'rt. Cogbill, I call your attention, to

Trial Exhibit 60 lucre.

The L..it page end-3 uc —  can you read that 

bottom line to r.e, please, ma’am?
I i j  v J U  h i Sue has got the original.

A Yea . It says, ''Participated La the parents*

meeting by giving a short talk on the purpose of 

head Start. '
Q nay I too ti*c original , please, r«a ’ am?

A Yea. I am sorry.
{ ifrc«a  'o.,. C. 1 . - 3 Cl C ii  O C  VI Jr!C l' t. VCl -»

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Ml',. SillTU; I can’t quite route out the 
last line. That is what I wanted to ask you 
about.

That is all I have .

TLi: COURT: All. riqht .

H R. SMITH* Thank you.
v< o*'u\ , WILLIAMS: X i i U  U J- >-> o x i  . Thank you.

(Witness Excused)

THE COURT: Call your next witness,

please. Hr. 'Williams.

fin. WILLIAMS? 1 would like to call 

Mrs. Mnblo Walker —  well, I believe I will 

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MYLES WILSON
Tiie said witness, being first duly sworn, 

testified as follows, to-wit-

Mi?. WILLIAMS t If the Court would allow 
, a nonent to net this down.

' DIRECT EI' A M111 «'• T ION 
BY MR. WILLIAMS *

Q State your nans , ago and aciarass , please.
A Myles Wilson, Route do. 4 , Box 82r A, Honervilla

Tenaessca.

0 I believe you are a black nan. are you not?
A I thin;: so.

Q Mr. Wilson, you are one of the plaintiffs
ia t:2c? } 1 cr’ar “ a n casc?

A Y •- • s . a i r .

Q And you were one of the teachers discharged
this past spring?

A Y o s , s 1 r .

0 You verb employed, I b ilic.vo , for three years
prior to your discharge, including the year of your 

discharge, wore you not?

A Yes . sir.

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in the Fayette County School System who were in the 

l'J63-69 school year and/or the 196‘J~70 school year 

teaching out of their area of major enrollment in 
college --- out of their major area?

A Y s  ,  sir .'

Q Who are some of those?
Ti Mrs. Mildred Heal, M. P. Ware high School

PE major. She taught L A Cj X X - 111.

Mr. Harden Franhlin, U. P. Ware high School, 

?2 major. lie also taught English.

Kr. Bonne 11 Turner, »*. P. Via re high School,

h i & to r y rr. a j o r --
MR, C. iliil: Which Mr. Turner?

A Eonnoll. history major. lie taught history

and French.
q All right. Po you knor who the vocational

teacher was, the teacher was at the P. Ware 

High School in the ' Cii-'69 school year?

A Yes, sir. Well, we had three.

Q You had throe?

A Yes, sir.
Q Were any of those non-degree?

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0 Which one?



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Mr. Rivera,

Dc you r ine tub or his first nano? 

I think it in Love.

Love, L-e-v-o?

A f •''i v , ..iU.it's right.

Q T \ « *•vi Ve Rivers?
r-i. nufc' s right.

Q ! 1D V nr.ny years college did he have?
•* * i T./o or throe. ho non; then three.
o>4 W s he returned for the ’ 69- ’ 70 school year?
*A Ye c. sir.
nv. I S i c still teaching vocational agricuIturo
there now?

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fO Do ;you rer.erber a now white \ -»tional -ag
enployoe t.'as engaged by the board of ;cation for 
the 'GO- ’70 school year?

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his tiaiaa. I have boon told this.
D I b lievo h<: was to celling at cayditto --

r y  r; 11o Ceunt y hi yh School .
q All right. ;ov, i Lii regard to Vddling.
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tae standpoint of paddling for not jotting, for the 

children not getting their lessons?
A '? c 11, I a 111>. n d e c school i:; 3
12 years and it was alvays given to
a n -•I then af tor ny cjrnduation from cc

working as a teacher and v;o used it in high school 

and the principal used it. As far as I knciv, 
e v e r y 11 <; <! y u r; o d it.

0 You noaa the principal in the school-you
taught?

A In the school I taught.

Q Used paddling for not getting lessons; is

that, right?

A Y os, sir.

Q As one who was discharged and on the basis

of your professional knowledge and the experience.. 

w 11 a t if a n y o f 1 • c t cl o e s t h e disc a a r <; o o t a teacher 

by the board of Education have with respect to his 

p r o f e s s i o n n 1 f u t u r o ?

A h» e l  1 . 1 1 O e r t a r s . l y  i i a s.. a n  c  j. f o o t ’, o n  .

Ivory place you would np.-ly for a job, r. teaching 

position, the first thing they ..’ant to 3 no-./ since 

you had taught other pi cos, the first using they 

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a hard tino trying to explain.
If You say 1ou we rc fir a d, they wa nt to

why and w .ey are skoptical about hiring anybody
fired frot.; another school system.
Q As a matter cf fact, did you apply for a
job in another system?

A Yes, sir,

0  V . 'h a k  a y s  t v : . . ?

A Shelby County School System, We.it nonphi;
Schoo 1 f.yator::.

0 II ivc you been employed in any ot those
syst sttuu?

A Ko, air.

0 V;:r.;t kind of work have you been doing since
y our disci a r <_? e ?

A Salesman sailing educational material.
Q Now the: a, what effect .lie it have -- what

other effects did you suffer as a result of your 

discharge?

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I h'i va boo n vorl-inn in Fayct to Count j /  cr iUl I ') U sc

had bo u g h t III ci bona the.re aad -all , a I1 of a

sudd an I firod, you know t ar.u til ru I go t a

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spur of the morse nt thin#, you know. ?uat can be 
pretty enticing to you,

0 'that?

A i nay taat can ce pretty enticing to a
person on the upur of tnc rnonent.

0 Dia you cay enticing, or attesting?
A Untieing.

Enticing to what?

Fron a heyro's standpoint.

0 that, ir* any Rental pain or anguish did yot
suffer as *■ result of your discharge?

A v.H’11, you —  I tried to got enpicyr.ont anc
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you just gat no frustrated in trying to get a job 

to take care of your bills, and so on.

I was called to a job paying $1.60 which 

wouldn’t be nueh help on the budget I was already 

on. You get real frustrated. It in hard to keep 

youruulf togetJier .

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UR. V?1 L.LIA.1C! I believe that is a11.
HR. Cld-dGHAV’- T ilaVO no g uo3 tions ?
Honor.
THE COURT: Al I rigut, Or . Snith, you
ross -eramine '1r. t'il!’cn .



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C RG S - E X A HlhATIOd 
BY MR. flBIYil:

Q f.ir< Wilson, I did not <jct the answer
OsA-jUlt O  f  C; HO S  t  t  O Z1 :i ^

You were a a u od ah'out vocational-ayri
to uchurs

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—  wKo were employed.
*•* - - i * 1 '»a c* a*! ,. .*» o a a a a v. u o a t o i a" jo o v c

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Q A : v i  1: c  w ars  c o n '

Cl' j  X" X c u l t u r a l t e a o h o r ?

Y o , o i l  »

Q l i t  w... .; a  1> 1 a c  ’.

r. Y u  •; , 5. X*

o i ;-  a d d !  L i s

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u  i. v. X si , L  C- » -4 d d i l ‘ *X iT • <' ;.l .

1 cl i  u n o t .  Ji«.i

not?

d i d  y o u  t o l l

I U ; ■ v: ..-r

'.or o iii t h a a ; • • :h.

to a

cultural

idvers?

ou

e two



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Q ’fine re wera
A tes, 'sir.
n Kiio taught

A Y 3S .

O , Who had dog

A Y as , sir.
O Who were th
fi hr.Harden P
Q Wiley?

A W-i~1-o-y .
O V"iley?

A ’/os, sir.

MI?. S*t

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Q Y o n o n t. i o n

t. h e first rare. Wh.

A Eonnol1.

Q i; - o - n - - n - e ~ 1

A That's riglv
o You said hi:

A That in cor:
Q Do you knee

A Uof I don’t

You near, this aunrsr?

; e mo

cjC t

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Q Yes.
A , X <lon ? L *
Q You have not inquired?
A ho, I haven't.
0 Ke is a black nan?
A Yes .

Q And Mrs. Mildred heal was bine;>. C\ 1 S D ?
X« s Yes .

W And Mr.Harden Franklin and Mr. Lewis Wiley
wore both black?
v»21- That is correct.
0 Yes. Mr. Myles, I believe you tauyht for
three years• is that correct?

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Q b.-.v. \ .,u ever jsuutile students for not huviiuj
their lessons?

A Y e s .
o Hot often?

A I don't rerun,-.bar how often. v;m nnever I felt
they needed it.

Q lev ran? would you rahulo a day acnerally?
> X It dey.. ads. I leave n-. a died norn than 15

i rt one Cay ' s tir:.a .
I rtore than IS i i one day'sr. a.: l e . timi-?



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have?

I had a large class.

Lot of classes. how nany classes lid' you

A I had five, I said I had a large class,
1 a r cr e n urab o r.

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hat would you have, a large nunaer?
One hundred.,

One hundred?

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And how nany classes did you have?

F i v e .

Five?

A Th a t is c o :■' r a a t,
Q bhctii you ?><>v you paddled 15, you mean all

in the sane class or all in the sane day?

A Sane day.

Q Sane day?

A Uh-huh.
q a o’./ nany ~~ all right, six* how often
would, you nay —  can you give us nit cute ;atu o.r; how 
often you paddled students?

Did you paddle then everyday or two or

three tinea a week or ~--~
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three times a vcci;, if they needed it everyday.

There probably are aone woeha I have paddled everyday 
or so.

0 But throughout the school year you did not

paddle students everyday, did you? 

lio, no, of course net. 

how, when you applied for a teaching 

position in Shelby County and Memphis and Uset humphis, 

did you tell then you had been fired by the Fayette 

County School Board?

A ho,

Q li O\f ,

position in S

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Taut ia correcfc.

You rae an fired? I

A Ti­at is cor re

Q er not rehire

A ti ti11, I don * t

I told then the Board of Education did not hire ne 

bach and tney wanted to know why and then I would 

explain to their. I did not really know. 1 could only 

toll them what I thought and what vus in the letter 

I received.
q You showed then the letter?

jv h o . 1 e:: lainod to thou what was on the

letter. The torn 1 used, whether it was fired or 

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It n’e ant to P.O that I wa .. fr |red.
Q V ° r- «■t » i - • • 0 1* Li you aw;iro in the.
l’J7 0. that they vroro ad vo r t i sing for teach
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Q " did you become aware of that, please,
sir?

* i I read it in t:ic newsrayor.
Q In the Con rciLai Appeal?
A Yea .

Q W •111, t h i s '-v \X 3 in the late part of .Tuld '
is that correct?

A I don't re;' ‘<2 Te 0-f*
o *v!?cnever i < 3. v' •••••.jared in the newspaper? is
that com e t ?

A P. i <J !l t ,

0 i) i d y c. i a t the t: tiro apply to the:;; for year
•4 ;•% Js 1 . -J , >--V j-' ■*-’ '.i h ?

A Ko. I died:i ■’ t t .ink there could he any i.c ml

The r. ' .1 I ;■ o 7." k •:... 'witIs —  u a.id Bob Do lan,

we sold ecucationa I •.a tor i a 1 a , a;. <1 t h . a y -... j • c y •.?:here

I vorke d nl.need tcace.e r ■: in touch j nc positions, and

the ::an tint 1 work/ •;! t or called r. Dn.tjwul 1 an-.i hr.

33 a gv?c 11 •; i' i g p red a h .1y r< ’b. r to. • rr • •; rk , and ' dr.

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and I didn't sec any need of any calling, you know. 

<2 Did you ever ask the Hoard of Education

for a specification of tno charges against you?

A Maori you say "Board of Education", who do
you moan?

Q Well, llr. Bagwell.

A Did I ask Mr. Bagwell?

Q Y e r,,

A No.

Q Who did you ask?

A I askou Mr. Carpenter-, the principal of

my high school, my school, W. P. Ware High School, 

who we consider our representative to the Board of 

Education, Mr. hagv/ell, and also the principals 

always tell the teachers not to ever go to the Board

of Education without going to the principal first.
Q Ween was this?
A The next day I think I received a letter.

Q In other words, tnrs was in April?
A Y O 3 .
0 After consulting hr. Williams did you ever
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j. 2i a- COURT: Mr. Carpen ter.
Mi’.. SMlTli: Mo, Mr. Avon Williams.



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I’iii. COURT • Yea, Oil, I asa jiorr,' .
T i»̂  Co x o o i iua x e x»i - j . i i. , w 111 x you a vex

ask anyone on the or e:,t>loyeu by the iiuaru of 

Education znr a uneeifiention of the char yes againa t 
you?

0 Yon did not?

ao.

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£ c,r a a o s rrug?
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A a >*

Q Y c 11 (.A X h n o t ?

Uo '

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'Ihii COUhT •

a r e t h e c h a r g e e  a y

Jucation in 1 ’ayetto county

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have any neaaint; we have to get the witness —

I an going to him in a minute if you don't.

Hl't. WILLIAMS: Your Honor please, he
was down toward the end by the --

-’UH COURT: I have it. My notes say,

'‘Superintendent recommended he not be rehired,’ 

One time the recor.r'onuation of the principal 

was not good out I think tills is the nan 

the principal later said was fine. And then 

the reason was that there were no positions 

avax1abIe in his field.

Ail right. do you have other questions, 

Hr , Wi 1 x i situs ?

bn. WILLIAMS: dust this, Your Honor

please --

RHDIRKCT EXft M 7. HAT10N
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Q Hr. V/ilson, he S K CHi you if all these

teachers you knew were tenchiag out of their field

were black. You said yes?

A lcs , Si'C ,

Q 5 tata vnet ier or not tao faculty of W. P.

Lure High School v/nure you taught the entire seven

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large ly of black tcacharr, .
A » T <) at is correct.

0 You did not iiave r.HiCh of an op or tuin i ty tc
go t in toneh, to have ciono contact with wi;:1 tf

ft . J a cilscrS Uid you, --
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Q in largo inn her - *>o

D.l ;1 y o u r d i a ch a r c c cone cut in the? newspar
iv a;5 L re a.ny nawiioaper pubiicity ci; it v hen y ou
anu the n e oh«i o r 11 » • c 11 o x’ n *.:ore dieohargee?
A I don * t rit'suur r .

Q You don’t rorenjer anything ol>out. any

i'u] < .1*5 ,* •* ‘ ty?

A do .

UR, S'iliSi- Your honor piGiiSc , he ha

C\ O weret that.

Thh COURT- Any retires , .

; f i 1 » S- ■> I s* »  ̂U' \ • r Ho, You r Honor -
jiy cp COUPO ,

w T h  ia is just ttc 5'irpic*st --’aV for r<? to f j r>

th 1 3 in py notes.

uha t was v o u v X X si

A paysit: a I c n ue;» u xo
Q And what were y o s i

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A I taught PL clas « and coached basketball,
n i n a through twolvo, all four graces,
Q vi hat’s that?
i V All four grade.; , n. -,i tarough twelve *
£~\ Hera you the hoad basketball coach?
A Ho, sir.

■'1 -  ̂ 1 y , y o u v/ore c%a *uj$ x s tun t ?

A Y u s , t; i r ,
2 And teaching of PL classes, what did that
include»

• i Vi id ** 1' ve had a system whereby the first
+■- ■ . cL Vd aT * W l i' * ' • j ~ ; >■ - nest• ays and Wednesdays --- no,

I at. sorry -"* * C 1t vA' ■ .1 T 'fCunmuiÛ  s a a e j. p x a y s .. e
woulu i I cl V vl ; ie a 1 th c ci ti c c.t i. o n i a tit e c 1 a s s r c a n .

On Tvu. v- it (a t\ yc a n c Tnursda.yr. I would have-
physi • i * 1  ̂■* •i v i t i *.2a i a chw gyr.nasiun or on the
ou t 3 ido with - a: o ther per 'ithiny tiiat, and the
n c ;< t 3 t' Hv3 -2 f C3r, we vreuid change over and do vice versa
on t! ia days, ..a j . ~J t 1- endue ted a gym class, and in
the olass r ) on i/o v:*...* X (J. nave :ie«1 i;:> ouacatioil.

A r a the s 0 t-’iC cl.i.tsroouo win:ro you had 100
r up i. i j  ?

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A Yes, sir.

Q Lecturer, and things like that?
A Y S -i ? t* / *> «*• . Thi w a 3 not the v/ n y ii. a s
supposed to h a vc boon. In re f erone,s t-1 \ i v-v. U-hat, it
ZVJ undera t 0Jid i ng that 6 0 is the raxii .ur.
Q Wo i1, I don' t want -- thank you a3n y vi jj «
You toll me more. th an I v; a i 11 to kac./ any way»

0 , K T* -*t ,m sorry .

T H E  COURT« W a l l , w g  will credit M r .  

Lillians with the first two short vritncsse:

t'SDI PACT L b\; - . ..«•' v .1 .1 / i
BY ?<p“•* ” * - *• - *> WILLI T\ V? C *

Q Mr. Wilson, I forgot ••• v?c 11, I didn’t

forget —  I •would like the Court to have t.hu benefit

of your e d u oationul background .

What is it?

A I attended elementary and high scbool i
Fayatto Coun ty Publie Scaools , received a bw de

frore Lane- College the first tirao , and I ai- W ̂ 4 * C i C

» c ii O rj ̂t C<:o A and I 0 ta to Uni vc-rsicy in her.‘.'Vine

for one suK-cr.
Q You are a lifelong roij 1 *-i< ‘ * i c o ir I < v« /  . n A~ r.> j - V— ! •  v_

County, are you not ?
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Your family lives there?
Yes, sir.

Q 
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Q have you halt; any supervisory positions

the Fayette County School System?

A Yes , sir.

Q And state uhnt t a a t

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Hare High Dchool for tha 1 a

supervised six teachers in toe air; at a grade.

Q were you holding that pooltie.; at the time

of your discharge?
A 2 e s i a 3. i*.
Q It was testified here in the defendants

by ix witness on behalf of the do fen .:c, n ts that hr.

C aryenter at first declined to accent the principalshi.

c f Vv . P . 'fare unless you woro off the f. a o u 11 y .

0*; you recall when dr. Vaster left an i Mr .

C arpenter o a *' o :\ > p ~ a *.c a pa 1 to d . P . nar a Ki ga School?

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O' 1 believe tunt a/as Geatcrab-'T o f l cj r, 0 t , £= -d n -  J  v  /  • .  U L  - j

i t no t?

A I d o a : t K no' .•, £ i ra t of Oct*.-her , scu'Acvhe re in

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regard to tuafc was the same Sep tenter, I believe, 

there were so no demonstrations going on by black 

people on account of alleged niatreatment of a black 
school teacher in Fayette County?

A Yes, sir.

0 Did Mr. Carpenter make any statement to you

with respect to what the superintendent had told him 

about this?

HR. SMITH: If the Court please —  just

a minute ~~ we had Hr. Carpenter to put hin 

on yeatorday and were not permitted to do so.

I don’t believe he should be allowed to 

impeach Mr. Carpenter when vc were not 

permitted to put him on.
HR. WILLIAMS? I an not trying to 

i '.peace Hr. Carpenter. I an trying to impeach 

Mr. Day7011.
Till! COURT: Hr, hiIlians, I do think

that is beyond tue realm that I would expect 

you to go Into, nr. ....xii.in .

Q State vhetner or not you are one of the best

school teachers in the Fayette County Scaool System, 

Mr. Wilson.
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THE COURT; I will put down 

for hin there.

Q In your e xeerienco with the r ■«*% ayette County
School Svston have you observed any difference in
the trea tnunt ef V?bite ,n\ii black classroon teachers?
r s W o u 1 d yon repeat your question?
V In your «".p&rienco with the Fayette County
1'C.iOO 1 Systea,ha vo you observed any diIference in
the treati.'.ent oa rhi to and black toac -r 3 ?
A I nave.
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> I«i c•: o’ a .1 a s a r a 1 ‘ ■ ay a assigned to
pr Mwni neatly b3, ;• sen!'; .1 ;;, v/n -i .no •..•bite jiales are
as i i ■;.nr-d L v » v;; i i , ..: i o o i . o j ;■ c i n 1 1  y the sine 1 o.
nalei. c- ; • y u ai,7ay .• assign.?d to f; ; O 7P.L i i U, U u 1 /

ChcOlo ,
o /> 1 1 . v- \ Vfh t. iiov , you have a blac.'; single r-ialo

t int > . VA-il-1, 1 r- 1  <"! s:. y o u tn i:: were you nade

awnv'.: Ia;; t that there vu iid\ he V.’ i < -»
# » T/ ; v* * ‘ h viy in th -choo 1 sy •; he :• p re. 1- ty uueh ;,!<uh:

av/are. 1 s , ,1 - r., “ . tout L. n. r ' ' ‘ o i. u i n. ■ t anti ’ 1 and

sno a a i n gf ul ,. P.i t ineegrnhiort ■ n: thp. first tiro

at .i. P . s..Cc 

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A Y u a f sir, wo nil know about the Court order.
At least I knew about the Court order in January that 
grades one through eight were to bo integrated fully, 
and wo know of the plan before Septejuber to naJ'.o the 
two uigh schools fully integrated.
0 All right. Prior to this, which is September

of this yt ar . atato wiictJier or not the student body 

of Vs. P. « are was all-black?

A It v a n , 100 percent.
!ou have never taught in any other studentQ YOU have

body in Fayottc
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4  * bo, sir .
0 y : dor, J
have 1J0 .1 tO 3
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d isrogar
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the Pb cl.--.ssc:

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:.iat hu l'.a3 always
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practices of the Fayette County School flyaten with 
regard to black rales?
A Uc]l, t;ic inct that —  i» i- X a fa
they hire ram V, n L 11 Ta X o a t. a; . i blech r.. a 1
know it to be a fact t“i;i year, ll * ltd na w * rj
hired a 1 a r y e U t:rub e r ox white no>1 c ; ■; oveX*

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and also single ohito nolea over nine1c black males. 

C All. riche. It has been established here
that they hired only one. single black ,c;l ; at b. p. 
Ware-; i s t:.a t carrect?
A I'll ainat’ r? rig at.

'd Do you : .now v: ic tiior thorn has b. an any unite
chiihrv.;i cut t b • ■ ro tni.> y.jar?
A 1 oon*t ..not. I haven't been cut there
tli i 3 year. I r . ally could .I * t say .

Ju.t: looting the other bay at h. F. Caro 

Hi oh School, I n  ere. the / he;, only one hundred
and sor.:. white thud;, non 
mam/ if a. Inn - r/.

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/ r' torn or t.i ; iu.icl;.-: that are i; sing 
hired from mifuj; ia » ;r inuibe the co.m.ty ? 

h From oul.u. or the county. Scat of tic

nlnct t- acuor;; r a. tc xn 'hiyut ... Co nity live outside 
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Brownsville or Jackson, Tennessee.

Q What effect does that have -- what, in your
opinion, does this indicate with regard to the 
Board of Education?

A We 11, it seems to ne, and I know it to bo
a fact, that rlost of the teachers when I was there
most oi the programs that we would try to have for 

the benefit of the parents, most of the teachers 

living outside of Fayette County would just want to 

leave at 3:30 and go on home to their communities, 

and it seems to me it would be bettor to have people 

working in the county who could take a part in the 
school programs.

Q What if anything else do you know about

racial discriminatory practices of the School board 
and tne assignment and hiring and tiring of negro 
faculty ?

HR. SUIT11 : I have been s i. tting here
lis toning tc this . The last q u a s t i o n was
j us t a little more tli an I co it Id sit still for.

I object to this entire line of 

questioning. I object specifically to the 

last question and the conclusion stated in
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I have heretofore objected to leading 

questions and I obj 

rodivt: ot or a f to r v 
four runs and the Court 

This is r.ct proper redirect,

: 1P.. WIL LIA: IS : ; ? a y i t
I started out following th<

Counsel objected, ho ins is

■ t to all cf th
have all h ad t
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i. r,f > 'i r* O X .Jted on i t

CO Opon ball gar re
Thi: CO V All

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All right. I uuders taiu 

the question last asked
oecause it is too broad.

t'd:, b I bill it'lb * til right, sir.

Tub COURT .* How, if y.:: are going to
question. t -1 r s v. i tn o> ns s;onc more, I th
b o 11 o r stog unu eerie bn.eh .

b-o you have other qua ations?
!C;. • J. *n» Li X i i. i 't i 1*0 O ii vwo cr thr«
f.ll ' - COURT : I into.;' ' r . Smith ana

Cr ■: nohaw were cn their fee t when I fi
so I an:;ur.'e they still have none ques

i» Tilth r;ay have. n n. -. n u.r,. in t
o f i r. v;iliinr. : qu ntior,,; .

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and would be q v fs n inn to cone back anywayt

would you iiot, Mr. diloon?

THU CITkKSSr '/as f air.
-bb COURT- Ail right f va will put you 

on the. stand './ben you cone back and let then 

finish a .kino you the ■■;uastions they have 

for you,

k'Uk U IT d L k b  r Yo u .  a i r ,

THE COURT* Kow, .r. Clerk, you nay 

adjourn Court until 2:00.

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AClhr^OOi; ;3CSCION
: upca , t ..o tr a a 1 ox tiio .j. .f i o v.? a ci
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court:-, a m ri'Jhfc, Mr. hi Ison . ./ill
a round?

rciUpon, ton wicuosa , as oiIsone
r e r u n s d  f c a e  ’/ i a i e s . s  a t a i i u

- *  ‘  f V . \ )  "  V'. i  ; j  J  ^

stand, ana testified as

r-r ri• * ■* a ,v i O i. » «t ' All right, Mr. • * X -i X w ( \ ‘ v> ̂
.****' 1 « - ’ < > , , , , ’ *•« - - *- j continue v;ith tk;. a c . i a i..Ira tier
-3T . 1. --1C Oli .

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or tvo fi.oru u‘- skie:u>, V ur Ho a or please.
ovcounr- All right, go a- i \i ci ki *

F5JP.THI-R FEDIRIICT EXAMINATION 
BY Mr.. WXLT.IAXr-

^ - Crlrori, '.a;t; i • anything do you know
a.o.’Ut any ruci";! dnrin.iuncor;.' ; racticoo of t..o 

school Hoard i. Fayr.ttv Count- i: reference to the

e.-icjuncnv. or ■ .ora: ...ion of clack school teachers?

• ' ~ w  ̂ * _v Con. UOUiTt  ̂at.';. I Si.
C./UPI : halt a .laatt; --

... . S- 1 1 .i: 1 oh-ioct to L<.a charactorisia-
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Tiiii COURS?: I will let him unow«r it and
I will determine whether it it relevant.

A As far as assignments are concerned, I think

in tiie area of supervision, as far as negro 

supervisors, I think Negroes are widely discriminated 

against because of the fact that of the large 

nunbar of Negro faculty members \m have and also 

because of the large number of Negro student body, 

we don't have a Negro supervisor. We did have one 

under the dual school system, but then wnen the Court
or do red *• r*U*»v. schools desegregated, v;e lost iii;.;.

Q Who was the t?
7Tr, M >*•i *w_ , Alvin Brov/n, and then 1 Ir i->ti'j\» if .l x ooc cuue

supervisor and he started working vita materials.
I think his official title was materials supervisor.

Q Who was materials supervisor?

A I-lr. brown. We had thought ho would be made
a supervisor -when Hr. Bagwell novo a up to superintende 

but then they placed a white person in that position, 

Mrs. Horton, and again we thought we would get a 
supervisor some kind of way. Then they ’./ere going 

to make an assistant supervisor lr. Orio. he thought 

vo would have a Negro supervisor in tuut position 
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<\ncl has a Master's Deijfoe, a ad Mr. Orio is a young 

fellow, cane fron Meraonis , and only been in the 
system two or three years.

It seere. to no with this Many faculty nor hors 
and Negro students that wo v/oulu have at least eyual 

represontaeon as far us supervision.

h — ta t.'c raciiu history what it is in  I'a otto 
County, the Negro teachers in Fayette Count’/ fee!

to got a hair ra Li t, 0. 2. t̂
y t; 11 o C o ux; t y , anu if theyy were ayua1 

we woula feel our chances would he better, 

d , Ail x . i ’.n c , no V. , want duout ileiaot ions , any
aorcotioa practices?

‘ ‘ ' onA nr 11, Z OCTtninly cens idor tl,at a cic-riot
from supervi nor' do,/n to earry ing booh -3 £. round.
Q fc h e case of hr • Alvin L row Ii  ?
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Q Of enur ; r hr. Orto x 'i :i whit i’or son I;
Mrs. Morto U?
A Ye ■ I f  l ’> X r . ted ch • "! like I !■ i*aye i t x ile
School iiad j i blue:;i ch.il.. «. * . .ill if . i <a till ik-•w ser.ee
Central, v/ai hui It * a ii v/l. i? .; x 11. t a o s c. tw•o new st
All of a s'..1 i*His ii tan lO two 3 '’ UOOlc il ilii tw.1 [IlnCI

rn lC c i\ anti v - .} \i L..  i v*



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K m  to principal and Kuyro ^riacipal . xnc 
Mfcijro principal wouL; he cat a aj .ini a era Liya prxnci: al 

ia note cases and the white ^rinexpai ,/uui i no tee 
s ui crviaxa j prxncipa 1. 

w >hi a L principal — — -

A black A rincital.

t l . ' . C U j O  T.10  .  X  O w  j  O C  C C O  i i X i i i

quoting other people.

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x ■' a o * * o xr e v  ̂a c . a a y o ox t a e a e c •> o

ai-c'-il-; T C’-ti ui ti. axie oOUt:iv/c j t, tee v/aite principal
or blach principal?

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i2 ‘♦•sat were tine blue!; principals actually
d o xny?

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cross rOA’IISATIOS
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*  *  v i  v.y.ti i ; ion to y btu” 0■. • ac*i ixi<, o ■ >. i c a x * i \ja;u;



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duties did you yorf> r" any other dutic •; for the

Fayette Caua ty <;• ari
A V f > <• * >**s ' •" '** - r *• ~ - •

of I’d; oat ion?

Q Coul'i '/• M • .•eril.Y !:■■■ v . a ofciviti os for un?

I ■' a .i :: c:'. of the eve nine yrcyruu for

sj t u 2 a t s w*h o v v n t a c to s tay a ftar school, and ha vc

y O ‘u_. i :lu f v- £ - ; :: i. a. - X ■-» e 11 v i t i o •-! .

Q iso. .email 11 

A You nc.n %■- 

Q Y--0 , s-lr.

■*o did that taka? 

r -J v ?

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O l- y i d ' \ >' ' in: on t ... t yroyrai.?

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,/o 1... • ’ 5 1. ‘ ; ’; i 1 •.: r a u: trai l: ; n or viatuver

you ;; ..It. <• ; 11 !:lsv ud O ;-, :-> ■ wall ;uw "r. Vnnoer,

al : iS3; t 3 ••*. 1 *.;c f_.lt -- also ' .vd -- the

s l ud.or. to \-i r:» ' • roa•: iuy into tin- cc ioc 1 arc they

v;> aid o t ■ ayi • Mt.'d 'll and ia tie windows.

and on .r . Va, : -r -'’ike's. Vi'.i eh i’r. iktnvel j. uncut it,

an 2 T .. i ■' ou A : ler .o th-ty c ;1 . doO- it . ar.d

i\ It. it v/O' nc ;jood to h.tvo ~ ): ;u ido'Ov o; c.;

n■ f t i.is. a ctu A c . : n n.i ' yiay. Aae; -./’.ivy, v-.; did

this k.ui »>r ,»! .as ■ cat c.: n loti enue usly.

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Q aen d-i- d C I Ji r> 7 rograrn 5 tarc?
7 11 a tnr Led CU V... C V i X \ i 11 o of t:;e year
Mr. v,is s e r res ig * * f- u
V A t the. e nd of Pebraar/ of las. year?
A Y o a*

A a a dld you receive a rar - 3 x n Ociobur?
A Y o s•
C Di. d fchis iii your mind indice to. satis fucticm
L» y L h. a Boarcl oi Education with your parformanee,
f * : » r » f iw . A A. V*ct tna t you had received a raise after a
rvon c i\ Of tv'ora t i ii g the program?

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a second, if

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the Court p 1 au.-sc*.

ISo further questions.
TiiLI C?j;v? : All right, you ray step dev; a,

{ .o c n e a a i .o c u j'-i)

'id IT Corrr<y - Call your next witness , 

p lease , ‘ * r  . :illic-: . .
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£ i r:: t cl u i y uvo rn ,

siiti:ct e;<a m i:-:ation
DY NR * V; I L m I A::

S l a »- k J} O' IX I i C\ »! O t a i' V»*Ki <■’ Xarun s , y 1ea 3o .

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adore; : , 5 , :. - >u to 1 , 5o>: If 7 , Dai; la.au , Tonnes sot. .

y And \i i i:xt in your r rese au; > a lion ? ah a t

c- r w y f.vur ..rJ C d ti L i y Cul:i y .

i . I C: i lyloyod r.ov a-;: o dire etor of too

Throe . h-rn v ; • On re Covi ter :d. Karr v5 n , To uue a arc.

f) V , -t ■ ; tha ; avi 01:0 project t>

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l : la t ao'.ool and </hu L are a o k ina truc cion?

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t. •.• oa ..1" a :. t. :u--■ • • - -v  F y -nr. ty training

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a V’h i »■ 1u  your oJac t i ' x i ’ i *oh irornci?



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A I have one year at Tennessee A alia i State

CoIleqe in residence. The other tvo years was L

College at Jacks on, r.’ eaiiosiieo , an a inside of toe

schoo1. * i y 1 a a t attenoanca inside of the scaool

was at Lane Collone was 1 33j aac ’60 .

w You have* a total of approxi mutely how ua

q u a r to r hours or semes tors?

A I worked on 133 aonrs and 1 a1 el V O <-l i> O wl w i

hour., unuaiiu.

y So you mean by that that you stave 12 4,

approximately 121 ~~~

A X i *. 1 X V O 1 J> — til at I worked on and X have unou t

11 1 >. o u r s c h a c a r c 1* i i X.X k> C2 Cl * x h a v w i* X X a<d VOX" du u to

my <i llowaacu.
<2 Oh, I see what you mean. Are t.icy quarter

1 sours or semes ters ?

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Q You nave 133 quarter hours fcnat the Fayette

County hoard or Kiuoatton knows aoout?

A That is w.tau Lucy paid me on.

g ho11, you have 11 hours taut you accumulated

alter that?
A That's riqhL.

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School S y..to:rr j.n v.’iia)t yenr?
A In 1mo v e ifs i > o r of 13-12.
V An. Ca have you. w o r•k U U con t.
G O HIT C. o f I.huention sill CO that Li
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Q Ur to your disch ar yo*:>

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0 Wu ro i i.-’U eve r 1 n a ay o VI

A Iff ; .* • V-ii , only onec , I txi xn k

>tvu-tG e ry G I’y\all school.

Q Ka that Pay nii hlorea tar;
h rt“ :;.4. I AU t*53 rioht •

Q Yo u liva.ro hr . A r;. our tO 3 '
Xeyoc! cix i xc j y  v>u naci wx xx tmciijclal records

at t-'ayne School. la that true? Dio you have --

Ml;. ShlTiir ilovr, it the Court please,
r j. X Uiiuv; ;> Lxjiu lOu* o no r - * r Ui .a i >i ex orroctly,

Your lienor hue cut ox* aXI proof on t’. ao 

subjects that ho ia now yesttiny into, all
proof of coiyatence of tiiOGG touche rs
y r o o f ciGOU w L t O Co 1 XT<J .» L.i ii L have been
ay a inn t tif. cO to acher •. , tin 1.ruth or 1
of then r ci tiv. oil uae > ■,o 1.. tun t* Y C i) IT io
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understand "our Honor, you did not even 

pornit rm to make an offer of proof. Go I 
eject to Counucl going into these ,

* dfLljlAPS ; I unaeratood that too, 

if Your Honor please, except Your Honor 

denied my motion to strike ;\r. Armour * a 
foufcii'.ony , ana wneu you uuiil tliac I thought 
j ou ■-jsiid you would allow mo to cu vo ..x ► , 

Johnson an opportunity to deny those things. 

tuG COURT: 1 think w.. will nave to
permit am. Jo »aaon to to 3S X Z 'X < • J i t i i X S

because !ir. Ar:.:our was the sola r on so a
tao Board to discharge this lady.

dew, tao tilin'! that I cut oil was the 
corroborative proof, as I saw it, taut was 
roi.iou upon by the hoard ay Mr. Armour 

according to the proof so far ’..'as up in the
boaX C-* i rJ 1o tinge and i t v as a a •i div o 3r fo ix a a a a
t . iloar■J that this Indy was no t --

’ *’ to« G. lITi; Poll, nay I so I will
nay I ho he art briifly firat?

TUB f-> fh : » 'V r-» \ > U * X Yon .
M •> '•dg * - J» 1 4 i* ■ 1 unaera teod the basic

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because this was not competent for any 

purpose. Therefore, it seems to me if it is 

net competent', therefore her answer is not 

competent, Mr. Armour's testimony is not 

c o m p e t e n t .

TUP COURT: I can't <jo that far, Mr.

Sa­ith, an . i agree that yo vl C II JL c . have

co ns trued remarks to be that v«<ay , b a t

t .a Court i goiii j to have tO j xe C a ’ cn

f : d i n ■: c 3 i.d eg x x iiv x A-j 3 are going to have

t . centsr o n What --- C*-d tno Boaro Still

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I think th i3 3 . Cl V is C ;i t i t

t.stxty m s  or.c r as Hr. Arr.o ur.

*« O • t C i *O thing I h a vc cut

y on:

tn put i r1 a sc.ora te category •was all the

p "C- f that I. e r t a i nau to third p a r t i <»u

sspyor t i n g the mat tore relied upon by hr.

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>11 right, hr . willinns.

ii c * «x̂  *v •• ‘ * '• i, ’ . ' g t a t o n o u t s to you about

. he egi n.. financial ro corth: pr h orly?

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a question.

I think the gist of dr. Araour 1 a stacei^r.t 

^as v.nat ̂ Ai ter tno new syu tcis*a s i ii,j

iaatead of making pay neats by check you insisted o;i 
making payments of some substance by cask." 

liow, was that true or not true?

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make ' a 3 tatonunt, piease?

Q Yes.

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school they had a snail amount of money in their 

possession, the 7 I'h, and as the now financial system 
was coning to the schools as their accounting system, 

arid I think it was new to everybody, these parents 

did not agree to pat the money tha t tin y already 
k a e o n k i» . * aocouncxiig eystco.

So for that ronton sonic payments were made 
by cash but it was with the parents' own money, and

er that wo enter■od all of the iloney taken in at
senoa1 through the accounting r*J > *- •- And ny

tare further if tnere were any - 1 w r 1 a cm i t
I did not know anything about this bookkeeping, and 

if there wore any mistakes at all make, dr. Armour 
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bee a u s e h > e n t > r e c? o n t r i ii the boob hinsoI£

and I kept, the dobit.

C All rich.u .

A Each tin■ : ve had to <jo out after an

entertain'iont job, that fcho school where we collected 

funds vq debited this p.oncy in the Oakland Bank end 

carried ic bach: to the PI*A and to the school a uoi>it
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slip, and I anvod then until fir. Armour got there 

to make these entries.
o All r■-*— 1lit. Mow, yo u a1so : i card his a t a tonont

wit h resnoot to SS O Ui ; U U X ... * , ; t : ̂ c; jc k*. i- Milk »

Te 1 1 Ui a h o ■it tli a niik. situation?

Y C , I ■a i a kh a n 1 *.?aa assigned to this

school it vac a. ve r"1 V,null s ch ool and

Q Ho■:/ nany t • : >cliors?

it \ ,3.1, two, e. had tS/ o .

Q ] 1 ■':w many pui-■ ila ?

A I la 1leve ro j-..̂d ahout DO chi

tino and v.hoy cli : 1: v o auy way of

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V iO O '-fc

or any care for their lunches after they brought

then fror. hint othe r th•ia ju :t etc re t.;ilis-id in a box

and n•ut then in the cl -ah r...;•i, I voul n nay #

Q Was thin a brie . sc': :ol or woo J_ m ^

y>. Oh, no. H. wan a v ■y —  I c a.<1 C X c* .1



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des cribe it. It had a tar roof and had tar siding.

v**\ liov was it hea tod?
A Coal hosted a:m it snokod all the time .

Q You moan tae kind of potbellied stove type

of arrangement?

A That"a right.
n Who nude the fires?

A Wo hud a janitor who came in and wade the
fire early in the taorniny. Usually it sno hod up 

no bai mo iiad to atuy oufsiuo until way later in 

the morning.
q . Did it have plunking?

A U o.
g You raeun it had outside privies?

A T.iat’3 right.
q Go unoud and tell about t.ie snil̂  •

A Thu lailk progra. was available for the

s with a roiiauuritcynt of tnroo cents. j.SCIICO J.

tn i nk T -. < . *• 1 Cl - o tiny this right.
The children were sup. osed to have thrce

coats and then we take our report into Mr. Martin,

■a super!atenuont at that tine, ana t jan the

go vo rune nt would reimburse us for air of. the r.;i it 
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djuln't have* anything over there for tliar*: to cat, 

when wt; had our PTA Meeting I asked if tuo parents 

would hay a refrigerator, and tney left it to -»o to 

aake tain arrangement, and I did, and the merchants 

let them have their refrigerator making two payments

So vo all donated something on the payment 

of a refrigerator., and I think my huts Land and. I gave 

them glO.JJ, and when we got enough money to got 

this refrigerator va asked two parants to contact 

the Board to see if tney would permit us to g.. t on 

th c r; i I k  program.
He coUld . 

boon at full pries 

■the railk program ’

that in when hr. Amour said these parents cart to

He coUld JUlvc boup *mr-

full pri CO to tan ch

p rograr, wo would go

At whose suggestion din they go to him?

A ■A. « A y  *  ♦ t i  i A u. <X "L rey hugger, tion to help out with

th.e cold iunchoa t hC* c..i lurch
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had to bring fro.. i \\ O 2 • v2 t

a lie during the t1 £U ti v.'O :, d tc> i i a v o a little mo;'*ey

to finance the r.ilk- x ■ :nri, ax*.d I think about four

of ua, tnrae parents a.. i myself. loaned them $20.00, 

which was $f.U0 apiece.
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program.

Q All right. And was there any problem about
picking the milk up?

A  Well, at that tine the milknan d i d  not have
a route coning up through bacon, Tennessee, and as 

I had to go by Oakland, and tiie minister at Oakland 

knew me, I asked him to leave the r.ilk there and I 
would pick it up and carry it to school.

Q i/erc you paid for that?
A ho , I was not.

Q I* or how long a period of time did you pick
up the milt a n d carry it to school?
A I g uc 3 a I carried it during the summer months.
At that time we had a split tarn.

Q For col ion picking for black children?

A That's right. For then school would be open.
In talking to the nil nan, he decided to 

cnange his route a nil cone over to - "aeon and leave 

his milk on the B•00 round and someone would bo over 
there to get it.

Q Did you ever refuse to pick up the milk?
A Ho.

Q ’<ere you the prinei ■.• a.l-tv ichor nt that
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A That's r Xq h t.

Q Did you ever have any disciplinary problems
at all?

A Well, minor. I would nay, which I think isi

prevalent in schools wnore you have cniiurcn to 
discipline, nothin*/ serious.

0 Al 1 right, Did you ever r.aKo a false
insuranc u cl airs?

A I never did.
<;> Al .1 right.

1 at one tine hud ---- well, the Pilot Life

x, a « 1>s*ia of ioring its i rtfiurance in the Payette
Cou;i ty School f.ys ton. 1 always joinea insurnnca and
nay I <j o oji?

0 Y os. go o n .
A At this p-articular tin:r< -- well, \To had so
many t.iiuys to cor.”; up- at tac­ beginning of 1961 and
* 7 G .. until I (fU'.'S-s it slipped ny mini to take the

in cairn, net-. lien, over, I ha.. my old card. I would
a lw-a y s Jinny on to the o 1 d cari untl ' I would j o i. n

la.. in-- uranee 1 c r the neat tir -o-
;;:wn I a d p , . f ’ i i. j Ci c citer.C. ilk antool T t a 1 k o d

wi c: t t W  fed IK.’la >1 a a;. . 1t ij sa i l I Oho alii have rnported

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maybe longer before I really reported tae aoci lent, 

and I talked to the secretary and she i.aae the 

necessary contact to hr. hr; our:s office about the 
l*ijuror.Cvj , .eu iuicr \*ncn no care ruck to tuli. to 

rue about if 1 told bin I thought X hud tac insurance 

a**o X r-_:-i 1 iy vui” t suri; , uut v/hon uo Cî ookecl again,

■as

a i d , ''I will cheer again. !* T*X .Jhowed bin
evict ntiy lie wasn't sure hiiaj a If that tiii
wrong card. So when he ch cckod again .ie
cone by aj'.Li talk to r;e,” Tv I stopped

o £ £ i co and he said that card in for tne yea r before
a an I r> a i d ' oa, go ecu gr oncx o uii r x nr.. sorry. " And
then I c 11 a *: ■ o d ovor to y tcache r * s ins u.ranCl.1 .
nvp I .land y o u x11 x a 1 Lxhibit a 5 44 X »■ ?» * ». 4 V you if
y o u can idanti fv that?
A Yi a . da.is is thc bill for r, bishop
and Rush, Armstrong Clinic. Xhey are tuo ones w.no 
trea t e d  m  . $47.53.

Q 13 that for the accident that hey>cned?
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Q An ' was the f 7 « t i 1 • 1 ; Xecu of the clair?
Js. To. f t i - uCC :l e n t tii.1 t ha.ypa nc u .
Q An ! v; • a the t the •mount c£ your nlai...?
A T:i it' s ri-jbi .



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Q Did you over fill out and co-opl- te any other

clain other than just -jiving tiusi that bill?

A -io, I did not. I told the aursc to cancel

the insurance about the Pilot Li to and wo would join 

the Teachers Division of the Combined Insurance 
Company.

C la that the slip that you turned over to hr.
Armour?

A A a, I did net, because 1 die: not pay that

insurance. The Combined paid it, I belonged to the 

Combined Insurance Company .
n+i. T o  unc:: < x i Cl y o u  turn tnat slip in?
t This in the Slip stating the amount I paid
to tnc ;\r: otron <j c l  i nic for the accident, a n  ,1 tills
i o py receipt, so I just kept it •

Q that I at; trying to find out is did you file

a claim wit: dr. Armour?
A Iso, I diu not.
Q Die you turn that n 1 i p o vo r to ain?

I i o , I d i d n o t .
Q Put the., tool: t.-.e amount of the claim that
you tilde?
A They diu.

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.1h a t has b ■ in trodua e d as van
)i t for i d e. n t i. ficatioxi but nou ns

Your nonei >-

r-» • i'1 i. U L cot r>»-» a . i vi t. is the nuodor o
l K , V.' ILLIA M S ; i-Iunher 53 .

Cud COURT; i;; that tii.it pink bill?
'SR. WILLIAMS ; Yo:; , air.

TiiC COURT; All right, ".r. Clark, './ill 

you jure remove the identification indication 

oa it vuid then it bcconcc an exhibit for 
ail pur,-os 23.

(Thereupon, the raid uecar-snt was rande
IMuiibit do. 35 . )

Q Mrs.., Johnson, did you obtain ■—  you ntioned
other iramuroo that you had. '.Mint other in rurance 
was that?

A The teach c m  Lad ct group insurnuo.? that we

pai.l out of cur paycheck each nonth, fun thin wan 
with the Corbincu Inauranc.i Coi. >aay in the office 

there in Lauhvillo , Tennwsao-.-.
o /.ii r re. VJ < J 'it’ . <\ :5 ,1 y OII

I ’..ill lia.ul you Trial exhibit it and h you to state 
w.letter or non t ;.it i - a 1-:; ttn.r rocc-iv d by you iron 
Cor.-lined Insurance Cc. .;auy after your discharge?



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Ye a , i t  i s , and on th i s i ’.on th the ; re;..iur.i

be ?3 0.00 a non.th , cm.d when I was to a. c' i i  i• t  i t

12 ,. 0 0 , bun t h i s a s t h:a ss'-.t; i  n s u r ar.Cr -1  wcv/ a s 

a 11 had.

Q v.V ? the premium actually 012.00 v/hoa you were
teaching?

U:.o <!e<!ucted that pres>iu-a?
A V.' 11. it vas deducted in the School 1 .aru

0 I> i you~ linow whe111or the prer. 1 u:; wac actual 1 y

t o  i i  o r  t v  . 1 * r o  d . o  1 1  a r a  ?

A t / i .1 X ,  ? r  o  n  t  h e  s t u b  o f  ? y  p a  y  ~ ;. c  c 1 . w  a  a

5 1 2 .0 0 .

Q Bn t the 1 a tt- O X" says it v:c3 t'on.

A in 1x * ia fc ’ s righ t.
Q Do you. knos vh it the r.chool :hoard

t a a t otho r $2.0 0 they tool; o’ t of ycur pa

A 13 o . I dr,n ! t

th.P COUP.?: * * V* « ■ *,1 liana , , ■ 1 - ;e don't

c: : c a te a n o t ■; a r i SU.'t ■i. e i'- ?3 c .
k. t-. T-t r T T T ? ’ ‘  *'•«. i \ • ; S.Jt J. .1 i a x 1 •■i 1 a. l* 1;

1 would like to ?• . f - v* < ̂ • < co th t an* y;■’•)’hit 56

Your ; ..or , 1 . . -a 11 . at el ready i > .• r.

i ■trodneed as huh i y t aC f <5 r j. u c n t i fi cation .



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'Jhil COU1VJ : Oh, I tec. All right..

{'I'hc-reU; oc, too neiu locuricnt war race
JU< v* i * Jw * ̂ -c h. i* » , » . f. ^

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o r n a, v; tl 1.4.

or an f I t i >• • * A w,ie.e. j -w

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you 0 ad n.n-.e

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Sii-uv \ v.n - ire

A i-cil.

I. X d i. i- X J. - •»

at a.." tine over file

v, —— cX 4b i —/ c  ^

' you.c intention ever at any tine to
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rir. ucroy

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Co;j;.,crcial . \ 4 ii.
0  M j rig-.t, co

i\ — L*. vJ o . k * n. V. y j.  i  i. O' '  c  m .

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school closoci I did not know that Mr

S‘,aw woulu lvG uisehargeu, and dr. Fersnn called ny
P t toa ti o j  ; to .1 !• t *iu that aano day I sa­ it in the
papo r C;lO !.5-3 to ny o 41 £ ice nnd lie rer:intoCi 7TI& Of .1 1 ,

and he g o f. tne paper and si;owed it to r.o, and that
w a s r.y f i r.; t h. Iowled<jo .
Q Tt.i - v;na aft-5r schoo l h.a clot e <3
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yoVe W a thnt Pr. Ranson Perton?
i\ rn .at i::. co rrc c c,
Q Yc a s a y ;h* rt : ilnded you of it?
A i. v a. v» i . ,>,nuea .0 of tt.13 Cas.; of 5 i aw.
Q i. V.1 *.* way 3
A il< a:t, ,.d 1 ;u did I ta a i t in the paper and
I told hi: ■. -t. ho J no L looked in a;;y paper t h a. t v■orning
o nd sa 1 i 1 U. •T Cl t> i i thorn he got the paper and
a o h i t 1.0 * U -i. j. . a pa r tic-1 1 a r incident
Q D:;. r . foraoji at t : at t.iiv-.e or at•’/ °the r t i me

i c' h.. j.c; V.ith i.*Ci t c iij.0 J; O i ; ■; ? called tO the
o f  1J.CO about. :■ r . Chaw?

~ -I'-di* i; reuse r.c* just a second,
t’j.i-. C<.'ail’d • • t.’o did utrikQ ir . Isrson1 s 

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? 1P . S’• il'i'ii: iio , I bc* 1 1  avu y ou a truek

Person * o , Millie -ii.i. iLc Pairaon ' s 

testimony , not lr . R;ui;;o k Parson * a testimony .

MR. WILLIAMS • Slue’s right. Mr. Ransom 
Person was pertainincj to Mr. iihaw.

rr» |; t •i. ilia COURT• All
fi R. ih.ITR • Nowa* Mow, the oo jeotioxi that I

h ava , hrs a ucution

i it is for i

to her.

u x o a V. La a. e n ; i e i j *y any t.hiny
; .1 to ay what he .aid. I onjec t
'incj a / o u t want M e lhl X' son 3 £1id •
• . > \■-*1"eao •ling 4r. Peru on, fine,
I , lie w a 5i a ni o ti x - he taij.ee
iti lie tal red to he r aiVa louaS to*i
j 1 any uii in\j flirt:;'- i"*
\... kh3 ht; re to ten til y in personox acC- i\i,

X oi'juct to toe sacoiuoianct stat stout Lt.’iag
p u t i u by nix* „ Johnson.

"'I . KX xjXa X J \i 1 ily • ‘i * t i 3 ia offered for the
p 'I XTp O li O of irxyo< o;ii:i<; iir. porsou's tastinony
ti s tu nun ll O \ ’«.;:> c J X i - J ti to -r. Cirntiars’
office, Your honor please.

hh : nil m  h t. T n -. r a i ^

difference in the re cord aa to  . . Carcthars
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hv v; a 3 cal leu.

Overrule tee objection.

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[lease?

A Mr. • Person had an opportunity to cone to :->y
hone to install the heater and we were waiting for 

hir* to cone down and do that job, and earlier that 
voinxnc *44-. Citi.htu 04*4-4 tin woelc; net *41.3 ii-14- to

cove down ta ox *- uuouuse **o had nud a caxl to ao to 

tae superintendent's office am; had to fill out some

p <i£-• c5 IT 3 O .L ii w bUC v h X i'i .j *
n .1, was the convarsatiOii hctwufo; the two of

you with regard to thu

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2  U-* U < .}m t .4  4  4 a didn’t know what they vented dim

id;. Snit'ii; If Your Honor please, --

h X A*.. 1 This ir, s 0 1 el’ f 0 r the

purpos 3 G X x cx w i i x j! j ing the eve at, i£ V0 r

h- nor ^ -V d ti -4i V— 0
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say ur-lesu it w»u w;. u t. * i C iu 4* X • t « / j l 1 * *tl . . V. W Cl 1 t

in, a;... I V. tw.. \ ' - 4 V { '4 • * « *W A- w that iiUo «? i. Jthiny
to do Wi tlx r t.

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to him, fine , but if she cat:5 say the
e o n v e matron o f what he ana otner people
talked about is hearsay and. is not being
Uses t O 11 *1 y Ovi C,* fi hr. Person, I Object to

Till: COURT: We don ‘ t have a problem
so far.

I think your objection is some testimony 

about going into details about the conversa­
tion but she hasn’t said any tiling so far 

other than hr. Fersou said ha didn’t know 

what they wanted to see him. about, and this

oar.latent with his testirony.
then, whan did y o  i say this ~~ V* A G * i  W U

this that you received this call from, hr . Person 

with reference to the tine that you —  ith reference 

to Mr. Shaw's discharge?
A rn ; . Z in l-J was af Le r thU write -ur in the paper
that .re way a vine a s;■ii t with the 11oard. This was
after i i a c „
q T:'i ir> was a fter tsO laws ui t. v/as segui'i now?
A Tha u 1 S v; i g hL . h O'./, it was published in tuo
papers.

T i b  COURT: I w a s  a f r a i d  that that - -

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, WILLIAMS: Getting into another
s i tun tion?

COURT: That ’ s right. It is not
*ny serious problem except - —

I* ; lour nonor please, tiiis
is firnc taut I krtuw of that,

Q ••ell f now you say that --

CLC Co u r t - it appears to <:.e that this 
was an incident that occurred after the 

lawsuit was begun and that somebody had 

called Mr. Shaw to get nix;. to tall to hire 
a b o u t i: i i c. 1 a\ > s u i t .

a caii L be 1 ic t n tnut nun too much to no 
*1 -i ■— -' i j. <j j. i. ]t x 11 n  ,

2 Before this, you uenticned that Mr. Person
CBeto over to you after school w«s out?

A j. iijt ci tig it. ucnool v; as oloscc when hv cante
s

Q And what transpired on that occasion?
* At the sair.o ti:: -. he vac there hi a purpose
at Try here was to repair a hot water heater and
we were t a 1 k i n y a L c u t t h e ;; c 1 c e 1 s y t c. , just a n
general about school. and ho mentioned this case
about Kr. Shaw, said Shaw van fired and h'. was making
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paper and I looked at it and we road it together.
0 Thin wan after the lawsuit was filed- in
that what you are tnlkinrr about?

A I don't know when it was.

Q I risunderstood you.

THE COURT; Let’s raovv along, Mr,
Willi a: .is. Let’s no ve a long.

Q Mirn . Johnson, what wan the effect of your
discharge .on you?

A Well, Attorney Williams , I guess it affected

ns in a lot of way*;, both mentally, physically and
what I would i"■‘jy h‘(-V- ~ v , 1 1 ,■*-. >v’ .UUA J. v- .

May I c .; 1  ain?

C Yea .

A Wc • - since all teachers

ciscontiuuai.cn of

to toll tin..;; th

: would h e in the s <; no category.
, .  ̂/?w C, ... hi 1 ?vs and cojjditions that
<r ;* . tilti ti- c wc got cur latter

c < tv - I ■-.•on ten. in a tioti of our
d t! ■ 1 1 - •f t u s j. r. a fi• ianci >. 1 ,
X'* Zi“ 0 - cruel a 1 •' i na n :irl situ.
no ti to really co : - 1 act or. r c r
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we

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friend s.

Q All right. What about your profeusional

careers?

A I know I noticed it.

Q What, if anything, about your professional

career?

A Well, I noticed that if you applied for work,

the first question they would ask you, "Why are you 

leaving the Fayette County Board of Education?"

And, "What d i d ti 1 i jr? do? W a y  did t h e y  fire you? "

Those «. « i X n g  3 d i dn ’ t nako iu? feel too good.

0 L U d you feel that your chances for future
employment wore ucaac.d?
A In another school ayston, I think it was

r e a 1 1  y d a r ut <j >- d g r c n 1 1 y .
Q How* about your prestige in the sen col system

in which you arc nr'.ployed even if you are reinstated 

iu tie Fay otto County School oyster?

A We 1 I gucs s that will re*main to be soon.

m n. WILLI A. iL ? 0 ..... an t is all.
Vilh CdU FT ; All right, hr. Soi tn .

-U;, WILLIACS • Wait just <>: minute.

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CROSS •-UK A Mil! AC 13M 
BY MR. SMITH:

Q Hr:--. Jean non, you '.,'Ci rc , of course, fani
with the fact that to P a r t i c i pa to in this Pilot
Insurance Proyran you had to sign up annually,
you hot?

li Well, c. <xch year —  do you Know the operation
of this Pi 1 ot Inr,ura:.co?

Q I an not sure that I do. Ha iniy vhut I an
in tores tod .in i:; v/'nuthor you o r not .

T\ Sec, th- y would ijivo U:5 a card each year

anc. a little fo ;rx to fill out and put our iiar.-e and 
address on ther , and with our oney we would turn

i naurtj ne.

Pi lot lasuranca

e person d a  s !<'r.ated to oo 1 1  oct l: is

and in tvtrn this person would give us a
da i.n'j t. h at vc v.’src a full t: ember of

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n/ •. An 4- ■ , - i: all that that iucuraaco consisted
o f .
o c you v. •,. ̂ boon doil.<7 thin fcr a au.:b«r of
yonIT ’ > X’« t» : y o ’ n,, * ̂K.  V .  -

T hud al• , vi j *> j artici. c. t w. a.. • cue lilt' u Life
Inntrance a t t h •. 1? cl lool,



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q  i be<? your pardon. I didn’t hear you.
A I had always participated in the Pilot Life

Insurance at the school.
q I t.a each year you signed up again?

A That is corract.
q And, as a natter of fact, you assisted tne

children in your class in getting up the money and 

netting it. in on ti.ue, did you not?
A lioll, not all the time. The parents would

send the money by the children auc the principal 

would collect the money and send it in.

Q Did you assist in collecting the money?

A li G  . It had to be filled out by the parents

ana not t- ■ i teacher. The only thing!s the teacher

did was h> v . It■I her money as a homeroom to ac tar.

n ware these foniu <iistrioutod to tncW.

chiIdron?
A Kneh year the principal v'oulti bring the forms

in that wore sent down front the board of Luucation 

and the principal would hand you the number of forms 

that you had of students in the classroom. 
q You mean the princi;nl would come in tne

classroom and give them. to tao c ; i ldi >-u himself?
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to pass to t * * J-) \ 1 1b . i J. >.
0 Tha p r i i ic i pnl would give the for;us to the
teacher to p a a a 1 :0 the children v:itli i astracti onn
to bring bach v;i th the money?
A . Id they war.ted to join the insurouce.
Q I f 4- > ch i idron wanted to joi;; fc'io insuranoe

«they would A J X X i J 4'***e forms bach oral you ■;ou1 d collect
the forms ./i th tha money and give it t j the prir,c ip al
w o u 1  d y o u not?
A Ho . 2 1 li 17 wUiu send somebody he had to do
t. t, to co **- X 7 ;' ina ■ i r a a c a t o th a r v>o.:.
Q be. i i .: ^. t o. . ran take up forms fro.; each child
h i ~n self ?
A Tu'U X -i a o rr c- c t.
Q i .c. aor v { 5 3, i i the ciii i Iren giving the;.; to you?
a v;• ~ -- c: -"r • * c u *
o .• :1 IT -L v"i:t .1O'.v , U. , tile n 1 b...lievo a card
v/oulu L... <;1 ve n C U t : i , that correct?
A A sail c ii r V-’X tu tl ii C £ • -,i 1“ G n Ls’ nano and
nvu'acr on the c. i *.* i.: ,
Q »-■ i io' j.a , . ■’ t-icl». alien?
A Th it i•, cor' -c t.
Q An.*, c.r CO 1: bd the 3 r l: 1 .• -J l • tr’.a in
your case too . y _ *' G * i X ti \ .* .1 rj i V Cv’ card?



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h That ia correct.

Q With your nuuu and nunber ana probably tUo

year, ia taut correct?

A IJeii, not always. I think it was  

Q The cards were different nuuberu fruu year

to year, were they not?

A >'*'ti i. JL e £l »J lUT a;; I can r e rao iab o r t * i e y v; e r c .

Q Yub , r.a ‘ an . l<* OW j c- r i ii year in question that

v a are tatiiac about with refercac-.; to hr. A m o u r , 

you had not in fact signed uy fur that program 

had you?
K knot progran are you talking about?

Q Thu Pilot Life Program.

A T a c ’> r a s x u a u. y a a r .

C i - , lu.'a. , Lust year yon did nut in tact

sugn VC jX i. -/ A that program?

A I didn * U know that x d*a not.

Q y o u did not do it though , diu you?

A H a , I uid not,
r\ And y v> u i ji. a nor S iUKs y o ur money in?

A No , I uid not.

Q And y o u u . v t n t g ex a c . >rd for 1 xut year?

h No, but I «ll’W si n .d tno card teat I kept.

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COURT- Hr,

any q -tions fropt R?
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f'1* a-j COURT; Any
■* h iLx.xa;>S; :•

ti.i: COURT- Yo",
J ok:i5on .

(Wit.na.-jr; II: <.

* i tt. UILLRAUS- I

’ ; o 1 : ■ Me'Rerreji, if Ye
V. I .i -• > v. J U.'.i ■ X. i

'our Honor.
. re ct, !r . Wi 1 1  i axns ?



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•* ■' Jii i .'A, i i-» ■ >. ... *!•»

.i*l ’..’itucjs, bein<j first duly ;-.r ora,
tostifi o d a s f o Hows , t o - i t ;

DI RTCF E.XAdldATIOl?
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<v* T11.1 o i s :: r o . V i o 1 a Torerrren?
•p 
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nu; r X > . * C i  O x x" w ii # W ti <Xt is your a- e ?

A I nn 3:.’ yc.ar s of a'J *" ♦
o Aild y o<fr a.>1 u r a r.?

3o: or-oll , f mines O C'
?~k- Y..-u nr ; cnu of the o r i yiiitii £>laintiffs ia
t..is case . art* you not?
■* Tacit ’ ri-y:--t.

A:of . - a hov-u t j tif j J "* X C '•/ X v... a 1 y r i a i»y ti; •>. e 3
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A That A:., Ira.;,

w i ' r - r L - c . n  f you Inv o lived in Fayette
Cou111 j all your ii u ,  inv_•,n  ’ t  \ on?
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y i .r y u yrnduati'd fro; sea on 1 ia Fayetto
C O u l i t V '

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Q
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I 1 Jj<»n ton Coun ty , '1 i c h i g an Ci Ly , ■ ii s r.ig c ipp i . 

That is very close to Fayette County, isn't

A Very close.

G Would you nay you are familiar with the
school system in Fayette County?

A Very much'so.

Q Do you still have sons of your children
enrolled there?

A Fiva ehiIdran.

o I'c'r many of them wore original named nlaintiff
in this c o?

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A. r e o o f them.

Q ip V (- case i a .. ..- -e n going 3 eng enough for

to accuEul a t *•o nor a in tin -system • is that

correct?
?v jf i tp i , -> j. in true.
Q hr t school a m  they in?

A Woll , I have two chi.!(Iron or.roiled, at
Central L 1 amant ary hlmoi , a .1 three n t fionorvilie
F 1 nine n t, *s v- •; *'-* < ■* Dvt-a to this Ira:-sf or provision, I was

not able to get a3.1 o-' thorn into t.h* sar>o school 

which was Sor.orvi 1 .Icrmtary wh--.ro 1 want- J them 

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office that the fifth grade was filled \;p at taut 
time.

Therefore, John and Claudia are at Central

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Q firs. 'IcFerren, have your children been
spanked?

A On - you, hr , V/i lliaras. They have been
spanked. They get spa it k e d a 1 1  ch e tine. If I may

continue?

Q Von , you nap .
r . T i.i,.,•~ . . -i W . J.* i:/ when I arrivad horn • . ny no.. ,

(T -a ■ , r-. 1 / o U  , ho in n. r.ed ir. u.i z 5 c a a o f Jo. in

£ - O : li~ ... i * 1 eaun roved to County i. oavCv O . *.« • vi C ,1 IT- x o r. .

r-xn fcr> nCi, :ni h - eu a. 13. u p a c- 1  a 1 io\x ,* rv v "> i \ i: x. 1 1 1 1' v w. i d t

ii • «. i *’ ' O .'t V: h . >i w school Fr v •->* y »
fo X stopped to listen to ehoit ha i hap-pened

and ho said: t i n; t .ie a;ul other childrun veiroi chancing

c 1 a c so 3 , a i* I un.; erstami it. cooing down a hallway

at ch-utral PI e no > 1 1 a r p , and hra. row3. -r , onc of ki.:»

s* .ut x 11: ■': vactor : , standi up in the hallway, I

a j-sii; cup. rvisintj cl­ildmn, and m - tel that .mo the

i> t a u. i t >• •.ued aio an*. 1 ; ■ i; * •* 'A * ‘ j *5 - C i X 1\to ' 3.' o . Foo It r r

and he saic. t . • t . . roolor caught k ir. u- / tn . a m

and banged dir: again:; d oh ■ v. .a 1 1  and t.. J u oaugo. t hi; .m  caueh hii.



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and bang-nr! hirs r j 1 n and then throw hin 1n his
clasnroo.! i n to 1 * i s s \t n:> . told bin to write 5 00
times, 'I vt 11 5 C VO 1* hit ny toach.-.r c\ cj r* ,i. n ,

Sc I re 11 y (i o n't t a e o i d o ;j ■s v i 111 r -y c h i 1 d r e
I don’t bo ] iev* V  O T ' *thing they nay, but I listen
to ovaryt; iny t y, and then on the other hand
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* * r.. S'* It•I • Sreuso ro jus t h nor is n t ,
the Court y Ion.no, if at rll possible

V 11 ho to avoid g ’ttine this lady or,
do ‘•-*r ho re on v* • f *■- i 1 ? •• y* -ri ■> '"***- *■ - *- -V ’ * - —  £  V'  V 4 v I don’t nee
A. H *•» *.a roh« y -ncy O 11 ' T V' x3 very clearly
In- j.-rn.ry-

I Object to a.ll of thin on that basis.
■?> » -V  * -• f ( ' ■> ' 1 :/ * ’**-< / ‘ '*Ti O O  ;h T / ' ̂ h f* J t»T -.X C g.f'i J'*

hor 1:»* . .1. t ■ trho th • or  r.o t i d x :> cr .1 i tci G O P J-T o n
and OiUin:; ry in the !•’oyetfco Cooney L’chool Sycton
for fct ache ,V:i to paddl c children'.'’
*S ' tn  x ''o, ?jr . 17 5. .1 1 inns. I wanted to nrina that
i n too bar:

T -  Al l rig-it, let •- - sustainl. Cl u !:

t’n ■ ifir on o:i the <j on : it ••I'hit I. e

re 1 \ f . • »«vt to t c •< overall not to the
ho o r i ri n th-: i -r t i G r A : 1 l- ‘ t e d  t h e



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1 r,nonet; , and I c

Mr . McFerri’U i
hu t at tiie nat­

a;:al! c a b 1 o t '
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cc ■“tiC t .
'2111. COMkY

x' - - ' - , mcFerrou,

not KiiOWii -r - . r.• - .1 UUi, »- --

Vi fell ! 2 taut I rani.

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else to -3 - . 'c or
School .t n . ?

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and I b :1V'. oil a a-y CCC
talking . ■ - ; .it the a >. a ,;
I mould i: ,.e to i;o' it
clnir ; /■! ui.k oat.:.

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oC fc.dc c 1 •'■ a, rc:m .a . '

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c ? r •/ a a y h .id i. ... a

V a; Iii : -; 1

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don’t moan to In. e r i t i c a1 o f

u mi t. .1 n- r: a tc kn()■„■ a!*cut i t

ti.-.o it i > j n .t n •> t

t .ixn :.: -a a it i -1 a .
a. "S : dell, I f in); that i s

All rignt i.or■ --

x' e ■..1 y *. n a t .. '- -m> ■ X ' i a d

.lie vo you h a m dii CUS 3 ad th i a

' / ■; a it-. .1 to •a v, is wh .• » ■*-- * ■> y* o- u. * * V- 2.

a a otO' C O 1 a i'-.lu a: am OV?ry body

■noa lad in the rayotto Conn ty

.a; i really a .■ : do ling - y:. te n

* •■*.■•••* ' 1 ' « i ; ’ ' u ■or. to cor.; none

; liar ■; mt:; b cause, a tain,

- a. a r.".. I'OL'lur , t -1. 1 1 -i.

o’ :■ t:m cinnuroi. door , t;.c

• . a. ' at tint in c a u •;< i'; t outr. i lo

• . C a a tr i i o'/ t or- - rir-ei al

r i -i a a f:. r r.; y : o: i a ' i v* 0 X

■ ; .a i . i:u a --

L to ••-. y ’ i 1 O'- -or .lit-'?

; V.-. .M- a a ! l.a-a. ran. _."io a-r i ,ic:i



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in v/kite a 1ao 

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A And it. cliu tv.rc* no , J j ll: 3 JC von .ie re .
kuov lie in active and :servoa:; uo to a e «> r t a i, i

H« doossn 't otrieu re as be in a child
v," c u 14 hav , to nad-Jlec’ 0 varyda;y 0  £ hi:? life
I just Y/onJero ; about that.

a •• > foIT.i- l~ Your ii on 1 , ■ 1 -• i •~ . " t* - t
I den't thir.k vo naod to r- • ; t: i \ V: 1 Wnet
h :: chi Id ICO; . Mliila all the tine.

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hav: y ■ f : 1 t it , : on a 1 1 7  an a area t.

■ • . r).■ j:; i , ’ <*s .1 c .1 ■>'<’.v.n t or> c•?..alis.1

free-: t.'u; ;- inltoiih; o i: dr. eat’, M  Cue oa p.ul4Xi;i«j
in yoa :e; r Milan i •. that, uonooi n. ;cc::"

A ad 00 ■ IT .-5 '»•; a.'u* na.n;._rea t »a c. and 
ai l i in an 1 ...a ey<; to; - . 

i:ir.Lir*-n- Tea,
*, <v ' T n; 1 . \ . K > jL j. ii And ’lay I '•h'J net to all the

root an b* lee a ironyonrive 1 ui irreLeve aC?
:?•'. ,'.iv •’*. • I cl.jr. * i: hh'OV vac-t' i V i v" i. u

i: irr levaat, '>’our her, or e.i
Add C M  AT • I r . Ini'; <i .. * t •.. to

Ii .v - to (ju i .te aue :! ;r i :.u of vauth . r or



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not her son needed pad !liny. It might be 

relevant to whether or not somebody eluo 
eats paddled as much a:: they any hr. Shaw 

d i d, but a till I certainly ci o n't --- it is 

irmlevant on rhethor ox* not her son needed
liny nov/.

f r y. I i\ . WILLIAMS• Y ca , sir. I vi11 aere e
r p t  ? l  V * COUP,” : I just don * t have tir e to
th e t

G  ■ h i  l right, Mow, Mr;;, HcPerren, this year 
you r.enr.i . d something to rso about n forr.or - - to
il lustrat- ’ ? Y*'l *l •; 3 i o n o f
a for Hi; 1* ;.ij.;itr r.dorit,

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f \ S c r\<>t'. > i. ■V. <J ■ 1 h O U t
> 'ab that you 1.1, K.- ' * >it Mencio:
l - be , it vraa not.
o- Y- - boll, I miused nemothing on Mrs.
Johnson then.

All right, r.-’». Me -rr -n, there is or.,
other <'-nor tion I want to a.i y e  th n x.

t it? • -hut, if anyt.ti;' . y u know about the 
. i tun tier, in y> tto County v i ta r to teachers



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being able to got to the Board of Education?

rt •Mr. ill Ilians, tut/ ere JU> t able to coranunicat
v/ i th the superintendent and the Boa rb oZ Education
an thay should, ane I renumber th i a pan . sunnier

three of us went to the superintfcntiont * a office, 

Mr. Uaywood Brown, Mr. Richard bavin, a mi I, three 
black people,, and we were talking about a number

to know the :r».;!iocr.

is one tiling tilat we discussed

iic we certni nly feel that the

an opportun i ty to really y C t

of tilt's Board c £ Education and

and .e even s u q cost ' d t!: a t --
i*fcs p o 1. c. c m t- v.'mitijv r the

principal any;.;, vm* thex it an good or bad, this 
is it.

There coerced not to be any inqui rice. There

seesiiad no t to be any avenues wii-1 v  o the ta richer can

really get throug:i iiinmell .*nd really di sc use

v/na tevar it i • t’aat the toiic.uir L  vj con norhed about

W i. IZ i i t auir su *': r i o r a .

fj by tin;hr cu:ierrora , you non r. t ic 11, ■ cl 2 i tie ad1

and tiic Los rd of uc 1tsion7

A Ami tiia m,. i *r -.i j 1 ij(.uo it t.ion . I. ouId like to

give you an t..,<noi■. o £ a i.c r,c• i a ■ tha t v:, ••j interested



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in sunner cork. *1"; 1\ i» s i/ v> t <7 ur'io it * * r o i’ taI 'i p 1 >.»s
ii oiT‘m o r , and he va~, talking to r.o about the

program that v»\i ’./ere- going to have. It an
enrichment. grejra'.. in the public school syswr.; atu 

haw .ranch he needed to worn . I surges tot. to n t he 

submi t an application to tho Heart of education, 

ana tnis instructor vhor. I can give the nar.e , If 

necessary, sail no --

i. ■ X a v̂ * ~e U a! . r~ » ,Li rf'v Wu s e eo again, if the

Co vl 2. ll iJ **“ Cl bC , x ob jec t to her ont;tifyinc

a a to vhat soruiO** o c 1 u e c a i. d .

' h. wli.LIA'lS * She hue not testified - —  

ill'.. 5? IITk • Sho wnv o1Vi . us 1 y going 

fee relate a story cor.eo.ic told her. I object 
to it,

,11'. WILLIAMS : May it please Vo nr honor,
she has not tea ti tiee in that n.yaru at to 

t..\. total of what ho sal } ;;t ; i yly v. ith 

regard to the f'dlity or Inch of facility 

of tenener; beliu; able eo go u to the scare! 
r 1e t Lviuca lion .

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rhe Court will a3 k vou to <jo on to
u one tii jiur cl h o .

Sj I*;i tiioii { snyiny wont; too teacher said, can
you ay ;?iut vu. 

X i- y ou
s done or not clone by the toacher,

A I Knov? thin teaci'.cr uiu nut subr.it an
a iu i i c ..i t x c 11 t o 

told rtvu -
the Board of Luucutipn because he

Cull, you can1t t oil -- -
A A11 r i >»t, tiny X steto it t,iis ,>ey*' V'elx,
you uavij to cjo through your yrinci n.l for whatever
you v. vuc iron ...ne bo arc. of buucntxou ana tins
a. ; 1 ie stioa en•• not subr-ittae by the individual to
co. '.oar ■.'f ucation.

i,n-.i n<s ,la wo talked to nr. Baeva 1 1 . T oven —
I .fU'/yon ce l co hr. Uagwull, "'Ir. ban mil, don't you
corn;, it. wool : naku thinns butter if to. bourn of
aacatioi; ana y  vnuai' at would at s c - t  i \o
r ra,r.‘jo v rc; -■ f ..cal ty : • - ora in e ach school

can r .rally . J O ■, C . .. C C.*. tliib t n l 1. C," th
j.n.a- ... borono's you could take

o.ii! center tn i o - o year, i .-a. • , t *o a year
<■.: m. just ioiV'. x >wn to tm ; ri u ci ;-a 1 you are
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session with the teachers and then you go in and 
just sit down and talk with then.’

iou can talk about, even progress as well 

as problem and how thi.no; can bo done and the 

tu^o t*tc x ii(.. j j ti»a t vâ uif'. uo orcti toil because t*ie se 

people don't have an opportunity to gut beyond the 
principal.

'■these are things 1 nave said to Mr. Bagwell
e t.. acliors eo not nave a n opportunity
the pri noipa 1 s a:u, t;ie pri ucApila a m

tn' ■ J d '» X V e tu t lilt a x - afraiu.
A i U O f \ i \ l O H ?

y are af x a i o f t' i e I > o a r u o i x-Uu■.nation ,
X’ *' a x 3. y , X L n -T* O X X i L* • :i; •VJ> to how
they ac t« ei C* Jt X j" (l *, ii f cXUw ti.aCiW.ri arc
nvad in V- -v i v- I ■■ i 'j Kl C C - -v, OurPcy ac.iOOi. S j .> to;ii

through the black principal who is afraid hi ruse If 
of the Be -re of dku tie

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I talk to principal-,, I talk to' toacuur;.. I
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and thcre are always t i i n - p» th-:.L i Cooi chose people
cho u 1 d be a-la tu re j is ter ,’i ei: t \le S Ur- ■arintendent
and the 1 ird of a a cion, a a.. i '•lion x e eO'':-.i to



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heariao. ai;o thinno of that sqrt. th • Û c'.vers 
are afraid to choose, not t. choose-, Lit three 
touchers ere a'rail to 1 t it be L̂ o.-.e they cz. 

intsmritf 1 i-i tall: i no to the Hoar 1 of ILL; mio:; 
about anything rogaruh a ci' vis A: it a > . Ti.cy an 
afraid. they can1 1  yet anywhere but the bind 
principal.
Q h i 1  rij it row , :<rr> . Mc-'ar ran, you hav .•
I be lie vo teat you have for several years b---nr» 
in t.tree tee. yourself in civic affairs in Faye tte 

Couijty . hr ve • <• o t not?

Q D yet: still hold an offir. with tier
orif inal j ryette County Civic r, enjue?

A 1 e: a e..:-: ,,-r of tr ir board of air. c to­
ff? All. rijht, nnd have been fer aone tl:.,eV
A Y-m a L r .

one of the founders of that.

or ounia atr. cn.?
n; corroc

liiu c it in • n e ti

trove, cod i'.ai.hl - to t h e  aohic • at r .• f . Ire . if e Ira, 

a f Cairn o : Li* people nr. p-- nr .;eo, 1c in V.ty .• tto

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Will CCS?
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oca , Mr - !ttilHams?

A:.; a natter o: fact, are tuoy right. now 

attempting to negotiate with you the matter of the
advisory c o.xr .1 ttoc taut ,  the citin auvisory

coruoi tto.a that ^  *  n»> .i to have been es C- ti O . i .  X in 11 O  Cl \ jL 2 i C* w X.

the iiit S J X -  t »  t  -  , t O  £  i_;io Court?

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w A ad I believe you have not not . w;.ul,

what it L..c. situation witn regard to that?
A V .••1 1 , the citnatiua is that ayyrori: ateiy

eV1/o wt."u a i, .. ̂ .i. i, e v. cx .. o t r t .*» .: • uî - , .»

^ wlxc V- i , :U.. j , x (*,'11 x ̂ a t.i v s in .• - n X*. X

aii;3u him coulu some ci’.iucnj come coy . c.;.u and

s cart taic iu^ aocuc aij \ C O U i . ,ont forming

thin oi racial committee a,.a finally v;c a a a a race tiny .

tea

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• as.to iiiLvrc.'j tee ex '.u’.-.iiiS l.io: >

u x ■ O U v- y O t e a

U - O r w ’• •>ac a
fro:: X..x ’h y. .■... Ĉ i *. cor:

r> » ■.. .bar

.ac /hit'- minority
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though t that if. would select Zxot, taut 15 -r.ciauor 

group a sncllor co-uni cteu, which we Uccxuea that 

we siioald.i •' t 1 i ai t iwt to let that overall coiaxatUe
V-. i .1. C *. V* O U JL' i ho tee beta *. i ■ i i 1 ■ - i - *. J j 1 . t • i ' ■ O Vfpxtv O
nuroor tshoulo .ictuali v be tx;e auawur or tiu air acial 

co.ar-i ttco, that through taic; method ue would get 

h o t t e r  rep re s u a ta tioa an<i let t.»a people have the

e h o 1 c e of tel ec ti it) tine t..'. -y 1'. > vlO T C l :.. .'X '•X * A C»X\i*i|

L - - c a a a ■- • i.- . , '•«.wot O lacl po J -S. d- t this co rat it C X.. Li tell

t:\at to r.l'VOi i - • * »■tn v / 1. wouLd sj -; tali p the opportunity

irou toc „> : a t o i: CnKi fCOU r -i* i. xaCo v* nave no

s a v - a o a i > o a t ■ v t j i . b >.{ •i Chi a tec 3chocI

sya ten's.
r x i -i ilv, hue io L to ra din h o c  go out a0 we

h<?u c ; ? C ti O O. then to co c ;t ^ i  X 4 W *■ A — -X. U X- .X t nay o :

k.j i L O O X * .t • IOi; c 11 > i n c ;>7t; this-. COar.it \: O kX

Vv O Li x 1 i;t *  ■/- C  i 5.’; u a e I -i c ted were t J * * cX / C ■* aOt, but no

i, v;».,i tr o . * <w. .. utiuura 'iHi - ■- *v* . *ir » 1- -■-y • * i x.ia x-
pho boera ; siit not agree tea 1 w aex>.... a* * .■ aono x-*eat

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bout t.-t> boror-i we c j ;o i.or thru o-osion -

i• For tliia [;roo.iuui:.j ia taia cube?
nr pi t. 'lent .r . i . -poll re lav o ■ -- u:> teat.



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by the nat\c oi hathan Harvey , aau chut biaca Uuii by

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h usb <}. a <„»

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EducaCion rejected the lot te rh cl i. L t * l. '.r . taqwe 11 had
sent then out and said *-A U , i* C , .v '; ;Oil C- ' J VP ti Ju VW 4 i ’"J
wi. th t» i i X. O me ŵ iCc*. oO I understand t;a. principals
wovo f "iou can ’ L have Lam ir'.eo tiny tout.

Li,-- lectern have Ja:u that you t . n aa/n to eiett a 

'r-<;i::b€r to servo with this group. You will have to 

forgot it."

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i■. i.’noi; dr. /oil rcidiou to us taut tnu

nc-.irt aid nu-c agree witJi tnc* iuco o 1 u... yooi-eo

eicctitg tnoir re-preac-u tail vos , to-, pi. ini ci lie tool 

hue position, li, //oil. wc* arc- ronuy to go Pack to

Court anyway, 3 0 n,!;’!; : ■ '..3■ i la d ;.iil toi.' .v i Vvi l 1 ii dV
t g e t , c i c are d up in Court •
V; S o y o t: all . iiav_ ci grj.'iji/ '/herein you
want the iaer;oare of the birnciwil can::,!11 -j e t G xJ O
elected by the people and you v/nue Luo * v O, .’ic. to
serve on it?
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1work frou the ii up c rintendent sa/iut; t. at the ..car ;
of Education would line to know what n.t:.an , I neliov*. 

it seated , that v ’ arc inter*. u cou in u-.x 'iny on 

the curimittco,
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riiiht to select the people that will -- I know it 

v;as stated by Counsel when v?o were requested
specifically that plain 
how it would be forced, 

want tm* people to have 
t'leir peop1o , and this 

with the Board about.

tiffs have a voice in saying 

but all at the sane tine we 

an opportunity to select 

in whet wc it ad the problem

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all sur.nar 
got t. i: • 1 1 r u 

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testimony v 
Lo have any
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at this tiiae we hove not answered that 
i!>~ <n:o intern teed in voriiug on it, but
lung up to this point wo did IiO t e v u n
en COOPc ration ' r a m the board of Eduea ti.cn
right. Mrs . f icFi-: rren . state , ia link t.

e rrenee ..•.at you .have jUSt scribed
b o / t* I i r, t> 1 e x ie r i e n c u th a t y o a t:a vo your
x.L'i regard to t .to inability of any teacher 

avenue o.r access to the board of Education. 
CrIlia* s, I really can't describe it as

it actually is . Teacher-;, black teachers r 

I know mor<.* aoou t then than I do many cthe
. tnot free people . T : •• s. people -- well, 1 

to nuke this stater .-at : I have often told

that if tv:aching in tfoing. to place you in 

to the ercect you can’t :>e true, you ca: * t 
a c i t i u c n . v o u a n n ' t

I believe 
r s -- are 

would I iky 
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should have , I an glad that I cion' t teacii, uecauio 

to teach in Fayatto Ccanty, that in one senna xt is
against vo li . a n a a cle; i t ini X id, it ^; i o u 1 u u o txn.it wu y ,

and I know these people are not free ana tnosa 
people cannot comuniuate with tne board of education 

or with the superintend&nt, V:my cannot do tius.
-iIC« 11Xixx#-• S i 1 nc.t lix tlx « i y o u .  

You nay cross-examine.
•iV..; COUIVx : All right, Mr. Sr.ifca,

.'Ml, SMITHt Xu Your honor going to take 

an afternoon recast?

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other - - i t i s p a sC ti „a -- let’s

’ v : ry r;h o it t recess , jp Xease, because

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ip f^ou n yu o i cj jr w x c) i *•. »a ■. ̂ x « n i i iisn.*# *

hh. KlLhlAMSr do, sir. I overlooked

tile. t pv t  « » d  1 n  c  n t . I  o v c r 1 o o i; e d ashing
’ *T < u l a  » ei / I l *1 \j S) * V <i. > •' -) Vi C paddling. 1 would like

t o  o. 5>K 1 *2 sh V O  C  X t ' i o  Co U V. C t o  ci • > ■» * l iU  X* .1 b O VI t

U >.. * t  ♦ I t  ' . / i l l  j  *u - t Le iivri it ..utidi, Your

Honor .

ur i.ono in; it nave

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THE COURT* Do you have questions of 

Mrs , i-'.cFarron?

HU. S, ilTii • 1 don't know whether I do

or not, Your Honor.

Vcd c o u r t ; All right, Mrs. McPcrren, 

you keep your sent until lie finds out whether 
he doe;; or nu .

\lpi will take Vive or tan nine too, Mr. 

ivil lias is .

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THE COURT t Do you have any questions 

o f Hr«. IIc 1 'erron?
f- , ifwiTh - ho, Your honor.

TI - E C O U :■ l T : }! r. C r e nsh aw ?

CM, C Hi ..ohhv« s i«o q aoa tiona .
T i C O U K T ; Ail rxqnt, you nay step 

down , ru . HoF.-rts :».
(Wit n ess i_.c u s e u)

f 1 ■i » iJ . .Ji lil-h'iSJ • I wuulu lino to recall 

Mrs. Johnson for tii it one question.

h. Cih’u! Mrs . Johm.cn. will you cone 

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are recalled, you are under the saae oath? 
io not 'jive you another oath.
fli V I ‘jLii!, L> i> ; V a -> , a i. v .

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MRS. MILLIE S. JO.iKSON 
Tha said witness, hovino previously been 

sworn, reruned tho witness stern, and t --stifled as 

follows , to-wit ;

FURTHER DIRECT EXAMINATION
BY MR. WILLIAMS :

0 Mrs. Johnson, are you faniliar with the

practices in tho Fayette County School System from 
the standpoint of paddling?

A Y e s t I an .

Q Is paddling of students a cossroa thing or
an uncsiti;.'-n thing in. the Fa otto County School System? 

A d .11, I guess it o raid ! c calico a con;.! on

thing, -a sterility there arc no objections,

ME. SMITH: I am sorry. I did not
catch that.

V Assuring there were no objections- is that

c o i tac t ?

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Q line that been true over th yearn?
r\ v/\ A f ,, *v. • i iy I r o lote a: i ;cidc t, that this

h-n p p o n e d -dori:ogr Mr. ilar■ t i n ' . a d .ini -:tr,; oion, X
noticed t . t • vo 3.1 , 1 ■ th i r.•; 3 ■ v. • s eoc- -'ccan ioa

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1 f i g u r e s  111. b o y ;  \:i  vh M i ; ' :  p> n ts

t h i t  ae p l a s t e r e d  on the  ;> i<l« o f  h i s  door  j w L as 

wo. e n t e r e d  the c f f j . e e  a Iona o a u o ic  r-oi;

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o n  anu ret* s w e a w r s  . or  som ething  l i l : o  t a « ; t ,  aro.vn 

oo t h i s  b o a ro  aau t y wore bunt over.,  and no I 

g a t h e r e d  i r o n  t h a t  he wan g i v i n g  t.n p r r r i s s i o n  to  

p a d d le  .

O Xu in  c o m o n  o r  unoov.; ;on in  t ;t Fa y e t t e

County S c h o o l  Cyn t e : • f a r  c .nil  dr or to he p a ddle  ■ 

f o r  i i o t g e i :; > - «.: u. i  r 1 e n n oJ i ?

A W a l l ,  t  ;nra have r e v  ; he on nr* yuan: iorie

t o  r.y .. i>o  ̂ ; w u ■: .i.. .

e it'.’; : t  X .. \ a i.hii.j ’/o n  i ;; r ;> t a t  . . ; - t  i*.r ox

not toacner

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g f o r  i:.)t j u t t i n g  t : c i r  iauso . i  in F r / o t t e

Co an t y ?

T Oh. yon, tV-i have ale ay a pan .h.-d ih>r not

g o  1.t i n g  1 u r  ■ o n e  .

g h o . l e  you i t  in  1 0 0 0 . 1  e • vaoe:  .-.jo

f o r  an nany a :> e i g h t  or  n in e  ;■ tu. o r.t •; * be ran J i t  

t h e  saa-.e d a /  by xoac. ' .ers in thv F y e t  c o u n t y  

S c h o o l  F y n u o  .?

i\ W a l l  , o v e r  h  , I gu. ; I \;c>ul hi ' t r- 1 l y

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that because I wouldn't knou, you know, what all the 

teachers dc, but 1 do know in s o m  of the schools 

that I have boon touching in by it being a large 

number of students and teachers, I guess when ve 

get through cur all around paddling, wo didn’t 

paddle over eight or ten during the day.

IIP.. GitlTu : I am sorry. I ciian ’ t

understand the answer to that. Would you --

h'k 1, bit..ht S r !> ay X repeat?

Q ¥ <■ s ,
A I said in a large school, around to the last

school that I worked in. the teachers pad lied and

X c. probably wouldn't be rtort then eight or t«. n per

any with the number oi to< i C- i»i r s using the :. old Ie r
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C: rilir3 * uOi'.*3 3 0ii . U.' to tine y o u vi ,ro

.asc*i..r'i- m u  yo... juu ..no root o.. c.io non.̂ *og*..Mi 

tCiuehem \. i o n id taug.it a uong t i ■ c an la' ... t..
Couiitv beu icvc. you orv' to.»uir. o.. no..'cio* t_ .u.ioj. ’
A bvil, had el aye bo 1 loved that \;e wore
tenure because that .. one r. . t h • t..unyo r. bar tin 

u tress _ a t( 
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o after \,'o n ta uy at J O  : a a y ye a r s

tl • iLl til -i 1 - ni.r c a t; l o u r  .h y e  at bU

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believe that.
S.- T>• ‘ it « KILLIAKS♦ I be lieve t1.1 <1 c.
i.« r> c r n -« j. U wvo no t;uor>
rv ?,• A COURT - Al 1 r i <jht, Mr. Sr;

R E CROSS ■ E X A:! 11 i A? 101T
BY MR. SMI'Mi •

Q Yo■/. say v?ho cl. a a .ad you as tenure toache V* i-; ̂/
please, na ' an?

A Mr . Martin.

Q ' * . 'latrta n r

A T: -at's rig :it-
j \ r v t.-v long ago did ■r. i-iarcin retire?

A I believe ..a r in.pycd in out * C7, or scr.'.c th i

1 - 1 • i i— il ■ 1.11 .. . I ,.v.. net cy-M. to rare, i.  ̂ „ (. ‘ 1 X*0 rs

served afte.r h«- left an- the n Mr. Bagvc11.

0 An u d 1 d ch i s \v onus r a u1 looo of tile yadulc

and the bo * ;> IX a m . i :J ever on it r.urvive Mr. Mar+* * y» v.ril

or is it t— .1. I — -ill 11 • -«»-19  a;' outiiivO tiie office?

A I ;lon ’ r. gUisa i- is but I rn"~'ui’t'r it being

on there
MM. S M I T H  ; Ye 5, i.m ‘ an. 

Tub CO J AT : A11 r.l <; at.
do mi. T na ah y ■ a .

( ; i tn ' - ' Lhicus a)

ill t i t A. - J '. * 0* . 1—

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"Jin COURT: Any no re proof, Hr- Williams?

MP. WILLI.AHS: Hay iz please the Court,

this will be tne ln.it one. There is one 

question I overlooked of Hr. Shaw, and I 

would like to call air; uack. 

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LndOY shaw ,

The aaia viiUocs , Itaviny previously Leon
*3 vv O  IT i a c r c  *; a. --ou tl, i K2 - i c n e o n  s t*Uiu a 11... L o *o w X livid <1 2J

f o l l o v s , t;.. -./it '

F U  [>rvJ: ;:r D T R t C T r yy ’d i d ■NT I O h
r«v Vl X jj . is

Q :sr . a h a <11 u t h e  ti' e l i t t l e  M i U . ■> xj (v) IT X l i O

>U.'a.;̂ 3 ,, t h e  youri a 1 v-n.ly t h a t  v:a.-> h a r e  , Iii. L o r  i c e

A d s  nr, a n  i n  y e a r C  I .•*. : - o , iio’v r.«any stucie n t a  d i e  j o vl

h a v e ?

-::- ?; b o i . o V c.*: i ,/a;> a r o u n d  3 4 o r  3 o a r t *i e o lid

c l t 1-- S c h o o l  ; 1 ; *:t X* •

0 u-A u y o u a a V  - o n e  y r a n c  o r  t w o  O'r a u e ?

? a »O < •' 17 'ui; : >-

a I n  y o u r I ■» X" * / u. y ... a r  o  t t e a  c : ixri <j , d o w  xTiCiiy

■ L e d o n t 5 d a y o U i iviV *■)

j\ I '. -a l i .V  t I -t a r t. • ■ cl o  u c v/ i t 1 i 3 d -

Q tin; X u i> L / e a r  h o w  raany?

r. I L ■ i u ■ d 1t c>n e a r .. v; o  L 2 -j .

O D o  y o u L - 1 v:iJU e a n t  t n c  r o d u  c t i *. > n i n  y o u r

'll vi i\ C:ii i*v, I o n a  u < i -Cl cl i \ y ea x . t o  a n a i  t.» «.i \ ■ t - C  vv t O

w  iicii y e n  t a n ‘.a X 4- * --i.i ^ 4• ’ » • ■, * -f" r < i ir... t  ye ct IT

y o u  cl x u ; t : w  t o U 1 ? a xx b 1. X ci Xi ->o_‘  ̂ ivl i. x ny i iu i  trie

0 1*ci il‘- * *- 1X 77 vi j / J.< ■* v- X- ' -1- ‘2 *•>



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A Yea, and I would like to make this ij t t.i u<J IuO i l t t
the first year I die have a prowl ora iii my Cicloj .
The first year X nud two y X" a e e e . 1 WfUiu have to
tuacn one grade over tmxa , tilts A J. would. uuvt: 

t-i.x;d of tli.scipi.ir»c pro^icn vi tu Luo otiicz <•-,o Hai.x 

I would have to turn around aid a top tuai grade, 

and last y,:ar it was just one grade and 1 did a 

wonderful job, I thought, aim I didn't have to uso 
the paddle much.

id',. Vi ILL IAIIS : All right, that in all.

iii- COuiix ! All e igu t, any cross-* 
ei.nnination?

lil\. C-tf JlitliAK: Li o, Your honor.

h I v . D.lli: U Q , iiii’ ,

T.it COUkY • All right, you may stop
ca c) ** * x f < ■ «u. » v. • i v aV’ *

[ * - Oil O h* «v i> O w4 ti }

71aIi COU117" Do you have any rebuttal
p 2TC,VOf 7 :. \X* . C Oho I"i Clv/ ?

’ ■ K, ClUwiOhiU.': Ye;; , ;ir, Your iiOf*or .

I woulu like to recall dr. iiageoil which is 
rclatL vf.-' Lo L.itj G iu w  ca i> c  ,

Yuli COU!;T; All right.



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HR. Cnlliliudv • :»r » iia<twell.
iiOij.il w . ij.*iOW...ijI*

Tni! said witness, having previously Icon 

sworn, resumed the witness stana ana testified as 
follows, to-wit:

Tiid COURT : You don't need to be sworn

again, Mr. iiiacj-./eli. You are under the suite 

oatii boCdUJw you have con txfiod praviously.

HR. SMI TU ♦ Do I understand you arc- 
cutiin^ liXi.i in tne ntiiiv/ cus.?

MR. Ci;bhG:IAW; I a... culling uira in ten 

HcFertcii cast.- on a ant ter that is relevant 
to Mr . Sitae .

Mil COURT; sail, --

rur•?si.-', c r oo5 ■:;ca.-:x? m oio«
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Q Hr. Dayweii. you heard :rn. Jouuoon testify

a few minutes ago about ;h«: puituliuj {taring Mr.

Martin ’ a t. nur e  in . r:*v ■ *. f ico , dill you slot?
<c \ Y a s  , a i r .
Q You still n . i  v i that ya.Idle , c i o n  1 t  y o u  ?

A v . -  .  .  * .  -* - i f i  a 11 v  a  s  u t.;it re hen I anno. X

also haV ei s.'» O  !J < 1 v > X o r wool one; fro. •j U  1 i v v , u t
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anything of that nature.

HR. .0 Ri.;. a Ah • Til a t if! all .

■ k. C -LIT:! t I '..'ill just keen hin on 

as n r«. bu 11a 1 vi tno a s .

TnL C () 0AT; A11 right.

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a bo at when ".r . tan j or; 1'ai:on i-'.s.ao 1i c eof1plai nt to
you <X A >. vi •. ; tT. Caj:o thorn wi ti; re a; ■ o c t to hr . r ..w „

i 4 Oii j.. o y o i' I. o > * v .r toll u t a aoa t th,11 p

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cate I ecu-a Ci * a o i» {, J. '/ O ou .

Q w .J3 thi^ iii t'xjr iiis contract h--.a no t h 'i t.i \

rone .. U - vi ̂

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c Al 1 right, ;.ir. v. tie rako any C O !  'p la i n t a

O f  -lr.y n vi c..ico prior to the Iioaru * r. tailuro to re n e v/

Mr , 15 i i Jt V>? »> eontruet?

A i 4 O C to ilnOKledtiO .

T You tit! a * t. know?

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to rop iraw.: hi;; question for his clients.
11.',. SMITH T thirst question did I try to

rephrase?
!!•'•. WILLI \AC ■ His answer was not to my 

kuovludqe ,
it . SMITH- Wimt question did I rephrase? 
Si!. WILLIAMS; He r pur.Mad it. "You 

don't !;now, '' Your Honor plana .
WJJ C0 *J P,I’ - A11 r i ‘jat, I ui 11 tak ■? :: r . 

a - id I will have to worry about 
wiiotuor t ! i . -re is any question.

11Y MR, SMITH •
Q a : I ri ; 4c .  I .11 u s , i f y u will, please,
a; ..out the accopted y r. c ti c - ? A - 1 diinq in the Fayette
County a-., ool s, pi this1 , a i *: 2
A I- t .o y.;n;t, I ,-al.U vo th :t t;;v tcachers
Uidv rsally :ora cr loss tood C M  1 -• Of their own.
rut I Hn.v ina true tod all toa c . e r o th. : t they must
trie principal ..

• • i •ILL.7 “Id- r - <-:-i o t to tit.’ t boiny
i  :• -cl ; v n n t t" any i .-•m m  in t hr Ahaw case.
Y o r  .. • ■ • q l  ■ a . .

' ’ :' . id l 'd .  • I ? t h v  C irl: , /J.>• us .- . 

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ten ti fit* d an to what the practices are in

Fayette County .
I think Mr. Bagwell has been superintends

ana supervisor before th;>t and t'eacher before

th •t many nany years can t e s t i f y to that.

! I h  a 5? o n ly be a n s n p o r i a t o n d eat one year.

THi: COURT: I don't see where it would

have a n y  relevance in the Shaw case other 

than it night inpeach soiae of tne testimony. 

X will, let him a newer.

h jvt the present tine either the principal has

to do the paddling or the teacher c. -us it in front

of the pr .1. nC i  ; : .1 1 .

n 1o r. ; 5 a t C. iftent fro* i  y o u  r  e y. r e r : a  nee has it

been acc.e te d  practic for c teacher to paddle an

enfcirc cl as s ?

A 1 1 has no t been acceptable.

q Ail ric.it. sir. how, hr. Bagwell, you heard

rTr*.-j McFe-ren test! fy a- v'etofor’- t lat teachers in 

Fayette C -unty were wi?l iVcd by f.-ightened black 

principals.
»Joulci "on rrivo un your response to that, 

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any principal , for that natter, or anywhere, because 
as I have often told ail teachers in the systcr, ray
cioo r i s  o p e n . In f  a c

u s e o f  i t .  I  have no

f e e t I have n e v e r re

~-Y c>f f i c e  or  o v t s  1r!o

m e a t  h o r n .

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b u i liens . S o o e t i ' ’

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A h o ,  She uo O'n

o a i s C  sac ft a  s  c a 11 o c

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c  i: i:u  ~rno.ee?

a :*v o 11 i .Tonco vast kind of

Ail right, t.h :• you ,

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0 What do you mean when you nay it isn't
accepted practice to whip a whole classroon?

A Tii.it it has never been an acceptable practice

to go out and punish wholesale clauses.

Q Well, Mr. Bagwell, uoesn * t the subject of

puaisnment have to be approncheu iron the standpoint 
of the incidents involved?

A Certainly.

Q suppose savory one in a class had been guilty

of an infraction of school rules wnich merited a 

paddling? Then there would ho nothing wrong with 

padc 1 in.(j j v c ry o n a i n. tha t c 1 .ss, v;ouiu tae rr. ?

A Vue i>;u.su thing I thou j.it about John having

to write this notation, it doesn't do ny good.

That is not a constructive v/ay of correcting the 
tiling. If you add adcIitior.nl work that would 

coordinate that child is r ue. better t. an a paddling. 

0 You, sir, but that in a ratter of educational

judgment, Is it not?
A Yon, sir, i t io.
0 bunt vou arc saving is you don't believe ouch

in padding at a 11* ii> tnnt correct?

A 1 thin k it is t a e. 1 'i s c roan r t,

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A t.mu. r.o n t a or orr.e tL <11

typo of wurk t--'- pet a or!:; c o n a true t. i vo work uout; i s

nuah Lotto r fc'n a :\ a puddiir.c.
Q Llvcii if pad '•lira;, hay panne to :>.i a r. a coo p te J

cuuo a ti Oil a1 practio , t.: r. tuo cj u*; S tion c>£ whetl.or

one child ’< >’ •’i «i j vl C, Ci c;d cr a *,m o 1o clan a w Cx ‘J j' ti cl X C cl

would depv nd upon t tu f nctua i nci• loato involved,

wouldn't 5. u , ' ’ i; , i . x:a;eli?

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<1 H u li * i V v.t . a -tern1 practio* it "on.1a not ’.*<?

a o o o p t - 1 diy *-•' '.It* XA a x dolt cl i a rocr O

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done , i

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situition ■ :h -■ ru i t • itj'i •, be?

A la V\'J t a;C.3i tip caro :r I have not had an

O  O il ->  ̂i i .• F\ ■■ X ~ ’ •> - i> .

if uld you a ■•’ It CO'Ui'J ti: Vs C r* rice ?
-t r  X .-onId,. ' t l . i i O '  .

r> ,‘j c you an.' t k. ohvtliir i t v.’oulu be an

aCC-.pt factor o. . ; . -J *»

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educator- is that rieht?
Y e a .

0 Y - j u don ' t noaji to say by thet, t.iat no
teacher n i c; h t say i t -->• ouldn * t uo an accfcptable
practice ?
A I don't Know what other poop le wight say.

C: You Ion 11 say tnere would, be no situation
you don : t tain.1: that?
A It SOUl'd in; very , very unusual, yes, sir.

Q do it could happen, couldn’t it?

A Aiao ' t any felling could happen «

Q May Ik taut could?
A I a.! 1; t r. cyinc.
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IV I z scon:) like we navo been criticized for

tab i ag ill. Ou a >. ioath out or .rs. Joanson’s pay when

wo should t. ->J.a only ten.
I want to s.»y .,<> don * t do taut. Sac pays 

$120.00. Too insurance is talou out in ten equal 
payments. If Lz wo;,... iuKen out xn twelve pay -ait£ 

i t woulu v/o a*uj us vi.

So I want to say wo are not exactly crooks

iiiC C>’.;:u' • All ri<pt, taau): you.
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Do you have nay more rebuttal proof, Mr. 

Smith?
MR. SMITH' Do, sir.

(Witness ilxcuseu)

HR. VtXLLXAMS; Hay it please the Court, 

X have sone roro proof. I have been trying 

to get it in for about three days.
THD COURT: 1 was just about to say

we Will get you first and where do we go 

from here.
X an sure Mr. williams has reference 

to the inter-, oy a tones and vu are- going to 

do that in just a mono at. Vie do have the 

problem, as Hr. Crenshaw has indicated, 
ha is not available tomorrow, and I assume 

that is still the case, Hr. Crenshaw?

MR. CRnhSUAW: Yes, it is, "our honor.

THU COURT: I do want to nave the

benefit of a summation of your proof in the 

light of his remarks. I don’t know how much 
time you gentlemen reed for taat. It is now 

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W i l l !  a a j t i ■; i a l i e  i t a c  he iiar. t o  b e  in th e

Su; rei'i- -i o o v r t  .on .ay an da c a n d i d a t e  on Tuesday,

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•= f? ITU: Did y O' u r. ay aryuiaont  , Y ou r

H onor  jy luuua?

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T should not vniw argut:.ut there*.
Tin: COtJnT - M l  rig h t.

MR. WILLIAM ft : If Yor.r Honor please, I

hoi love we con on cor', pass it v/ithin the hour 

that in left if Your Honor is 'rilling to 
stay until 5:00,

TilT, COUhT * All right, I nn billing to

s t a y .

MR, WILLIAMS * Y'U arc not in accord 

ritU that?

MR, SMITH • Ko do have tills problem 
with the mitigation proof. I thin, we ara 
all close on this. We art? ge tting in more 

mitigation all the tine. I don’t anticipate 

we ‘nill have any problem on tic stipulation.
THR CO UR'*: "r. Cre:;:;ha” . ’ill you have

a p r o • i l c n  a i >n u t  t r . u r i c  3r  t c i t i o n ?

’■ ?n. CRr-nhih 1 A’/ - T '.vou 1 d 1 ike to get to

th o airpo rt •by 5-30.

Tin: cmc ?'T * •Of V- Cre rtshav,*, I Know you

arc. having a pro) i la- In ther any ottier

a r raiicuamt you (• a n nah c ?

Y.g . CRIkiUhA1'' ■ I will stay.
THU COURT* '/ill you iiim. tne entire



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f u n a r a 1 a r r a n go •><» n fc ?

MH. CTUI;«5*li-\W? Ho, Your Honor.

THK COUP'T; I can • t guarnat'je v/a could 
got you there by 5:30. I cculii like tc 

defer tho da; wig *s aid wo will either set it 

for a separate hoari iig and let the attorneys 

stipulate, or if Hr. Williana wants to be 
hea rd on tio nitgation .

Motions on this *0 not address thenselves 

to that and. possibly wo nocJ more tine. but 

wo . 1X let :-'r. Willin' introduce or state
w': a t in to•»*» V*•.ystories ho •/ants in the record
o r v-; ut -’i t 1 i. court in r-iiy on and ve will
tut a t: t y uy right ;;,)V mi then we •■•■ill nee
i ;; v > e a i u ;ve the argil: on c in the cane.

M iLi.Vig- a our Uonor please, I
v/ o u X ‘.J- 1 1 a to introuuoo a r. the iwr.t exhibit
b ee .mue X t.y: nh it ought to ha in the record
• •• actU ill*» > tX c ha a been v.y intention to
t>’..i ti :.n tna to put in th - ;• orsonnu! r mores
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h nxt r u but 7 v t ; ni.sled 
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liii. CHLiidiiAU: Lxecse mu, Hr. Hi 1 liana .
I did not --

ilR. WILLIAMS: I said it was; r.;y inteiition

to put iii <.i*r-- parnonnoi i^onoiu; oL LuCJo

teachers showing their teaching assignments 
that they had. all had, out I was mis lea, 

not intentionally. I was misled by the 

government thinning they were going to put 

it in anti they had determined they did not 

actually intend to or did not have them

rcady.

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certifiC < \ L oa. I furnis heel ;Ir. Saith a copy

or thuso * X V-' O U i Cl XX J* c to introduce those

a.; the ae:ct O K h i *JX  fc. •

HR. .Ml'in- Those are oho original

toacr.ing ccrtifiontes jt il got out of Lae

f: i io ?

M M. wILolAnb: I ii ave moved then to the
1 a t  c ; you wouldn't ki. G Vv what I wanted to
nut in, dome of then are paotocopies of the

o::igi uni car ti f ica te a *3 ; i. iX so:uj of then are

o t of your file.
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THE COURT: What is the next number?

THE CLERK: Sixty-one.

THE COURT: That is of the 12 plaintiffs

in the KcFerran case?

MR. WILLIAMS: Yes, sir.

THE COURT: Did you include Mrs. Rivers

in that?

MR. WILLIAMS: No, sir, I did not

include Mrs. Rivers but I have Mrs. Rivers’, 

but I would like leave to put it in, if 

Your Honor please. I can get it out of my 

file readily.
HR. SMITH;* I would object to Mrs. Rivers 

for the reason, heretofore stated.
THE COURT: Overrule the objection.
{Thereupon, the said teaching certif 

were narked Exhibit Ho. Cl.)
HR. WILLIAMS: With regard to the

interrogatories, I think Your Honor has 

already admitted ali of the original Shaw

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the McPerren case from 12 through 16. I am 
virtually sure of that. I should like to 
request that the answers to Interrogatories 
Hos. 17/ 13, 19, 20, 21 bo introduced and 
considered in evidence in this case.

How, if Your honor please, No. 17 is 
the percentage and number of black teachers 
and supporting personnel dismissed and 
reassigned, etc., during the applicable 
school years.

No. 13 is the percentage and number of 
white teachers and supporting personnel 
dismissed, reassigned, etc., during the 
applicable years.

No. 19 is the amount of pay which would 
have been received by the plaintiffs had 
they not been discharged by the defendants, 
and incidentally that is found in this folder, 
if Your Honor please, and they have listed, 
if Your Honor wants Me to give you those
now, I can give t ber­ to you. These
interrogatories tha t I an talking about new,
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you need to road then.
HU. WILLIAMS? All right, sir,
MR. SMITH; I don't understand the 

whole thing on that if any will be left out.
THE COURT r I just want to see if v;e 

can finish this other one.
If you gentlemen want to make corrections 

on your stipulations, you night he able to 
subnit it, but I an not sure you can.

HR. WILLIAMS; The answer to No. 20 
states the qualifications of the plaintiffs 
as they appear on the records of the 
defendants.

And the answer to No. 21 is interesting, 
if Your Honor please, because Ho. 21 is,
"State what if any notice, hearing and 
opportunity for heax*ing was furnished to the 
specified intervening plaintiff teachers in 
this case and to the plaintiff, Leroy Shaw, 
Jr., in Case Ho. C-(>9-221 in this Court 
before or after their respective dismissals." 

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case," if Your Honor ploaae.
Of course, that has to be considered 

in the light of oral proof which was given 
by the defendants.

THE COURT: Yes. All right, the Court —
is that all, Hr. Williams?

MR. WILLIAMS; Yus, sir. I believe 
that means that all of the answers to all 
interrogatories are introduced except the 
answers to the McFerren interrogatories,
Hos. 22 to 24, inclusive, which pertain 
specifically to the private school situations.

THE COURT; All right.
MR. SMITH; Are you through?
MR. WILLIAMS; Yes, sir.
•MR. SMITH; Might I at this stage ash 

two things?
First, I ash that the Court judicially 

notice that Mr. Raaso.* Person and the Misses 
Adams, who testified here today, Lorine and 
Lois, and Mr. Person, were black, if the 
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motion to conform to the proof specifically 
to assert the equitable defense of laches.
I don't believe that it was specifically 
by me assorted in the response and I would 
like at this time to move the Court for an 
order purnittintr me to amend to assert the 
defense of laches.

TIIE COURT: As to what?

MR. SMITH; As to all of the 13, of 
the 12 HoFerren plaintiffs into this case 
and an to Mr. Shaw in the Shaw case.

MR. WILLIAMS: I would object to that,
if Your Honor please, because there ha3 been 
no proof here that could under any circumstance 
lead to any defense of laches. There 
would be no occasion to amend the pleadings 
to conform to the proof.

THIS COURT: Well, I as mime Mr. Smith
has reference to some alleged failure of 
the —  to something before they filed suit.

MR. SMITH: Hell, if the Court please,
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case againat the School Board. The proof 
by the plaintiffs that at that time —  taut 
Gxtur tiiat txrui \/e nad spacc3 uVdilablo and 
wore in fact advertising for teachers, that 
certain of t.ioao ladies and gentlemen nade 
no attempt whatever to make contact with us.

Thu proof also shows that none of tnose 
ladies and gentlemen, after naviag filed 
the sworn complaint and having consulted 
with their lawyer who is now saying we 
violated due process by not advising the 
specific plaintiffs of the cnarges and 
affording there a hearing, that none cf these 
ladies and gentlemen demanded the hearing 
which Counsel now asserts that the law 
requires that we afford there and that we 
did not have notice of the claim in this 
case on the part of these specific ladies 
auu gentlemen in the HoFerreu case until 
the 3i3t of August at which time we naa 
changed our position and hat, r.o positions 
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until the 31st of August. The pleadings in
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MR. SMITii: The pleadings in July say

that wo had discriminatorily discharged 
teachers. None of the specific allegations 
were brought to our attention, if the Court
please, and none of the* remedies which
c> iuity s ay s r>us t be afforded were sued for.

m;-r> „ We 11, partially you irobably
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will should bo allowed to a it a m i  /allegedly 
conform to the proof, but the Court doesn't 
have any prouieir. with that. because of the 
way the board handled it, you can say clean 
hands, and the Board’s notice to these 
people was deceptive, evasive and untrue, 
ana they have relied on dofer.se3 that vane 
their unwillingness to be honest with these 
people shocking.

Go I don't think you are entitled to 
any eguitable defense of laches.

1 deny the- notion to ni'.enci to assert 
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MR. WILLIAMS: Hay it please* the Court,
one last thing I an in horror of forgetting./ '
Before wo begin argument, nay I ask the 
Court since the Court has allowed the 
government ten additional days in which to 
file their brief on the private school 
situation, in view of the fact that brief
would be due tomorrow --

THE COURT: Oh, --
MR. WILLIAMS: Could we also have

another ten days within which to file our 
brief on that?

THE COURT: Certainly. Certainly.
And, well, the Board of Education is not 
involved in that, it is true:. Go ahead.

As I indicated yesterday, I am still 
concerned about the area of discrimination 
in the Shaw case. All right, go ahead,
Mr. Williams.

(ARGUMENT OF COUHSEL)
MR. WILLIAMS: May it please Your Honor,

I would like to have Mrs. Rivers’ certificate 
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statu:; in connection with ray ruling.
MR. WILLIAMS: Yes, sir. I would also

like to, with' Your Honor’s approval, add 
her letter she received as IiK5iib.it 1 along 
with all the plaintiffs in the case, if I 
nay, if Your Honor please.

THE COURT: All right.
MR. WILLIAMS: How, if Your Honor please,

since the question of pupil-teacher ratios
has cons up in the course of Mr. Bagwell's 
deposition, I asked bin to and he furnished 
no the pupil-teacher ratios for the years 
196!) and 1379 in elementary and high schools.

Without objection, I should like to 
introduce that as an exhibit so the Court 
will have then before it.

MR. SMITH: I would like to see it.
MR. WILLIAMS: It in what he furnished

to ao.
MR. SMITH: Yes, sir.
MR. WILLIAMS: All right. Thank, you.
THE CLERK: Exhibit 62.
(Thereupon, the said document was marked 

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HR. WILLIAMS: That is the comparative
pupil-teacher ratios in elementary and high 
school at the beginning of the '69-’70 
school year and the end of the '09-'70 school 
year, and at the beginning of the *70-*71 
scaool year for all schools in the system.

THE COURT• All right.
HR. WILLIAMS: That is tile gro3 3 figure.

It is not broken down by school or by grades.
(Whereupon copies of teacher contracts 

were submitted in evidence and marked 
Collective Exhibit No. 63.)

TLE COURT: Hr. Clerk, you may adjourn
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I hereby certify that the foregoing transcript 
is a true and correct transcription of ny shorthand 
notes.

MARTEST *OTWELL ..
In Lieu of Official Court 
Reporter
United States District Coui": 
Western District of Tennesse



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IN THE Cl STRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES 
FOH TUBS WESTERN DISTRICT OP 'J’JDtrnlVS£.*j&.c.: 

WESTERN DIVISION

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LEROY SHAW, JR., 
. Plaintiff

VS.
COUNTY BOARD OP EDUCATION OP PAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, a public body coporate and legal entity, C/O W. C. WILKINSON,Chairman, and W. C. WILKINSON,M. L. UE3B, REFA V. TAYLOR,JANES T. COWAN, H. L. McCRAW, JR., RALPH STEVENS, and ALLEN A. LA7ENBY, BOARD members, WHO TOGETHER, AS SUCK, CONSTITUTE THE SAID COUNTY BOAT® OP EDUCATION OP PAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE;
and
HOYTE CAROTHERS, SUPERINTENDENT OP SCHOOLS OP PAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE,

Defendants

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C O H P L A I N T II.
iho jurisdiction of this Court is invoked pursuant to the j 

provisions of Title 28 United States Code, Sections 1 3 3 1 and 
13!i3(3), this being a suit wherein the matter in controversy 
exceods the sum or value of $1 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 exclusive of interest and ;
costs, arising under the Constitution and laws of the United 
States, and this being a suit in equity authorized by lav, Txtlo 
I4 2 , United States Code, Section 19u3, to be commenced by any cltiz 
of the United States or other person within the juriedietto thro-'

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of to redress the deprivation under color of statuto, ordinance, ! 
regulation, custom or usage of a State, of rights, privileges and' 
immunities,socurod by tno Constitution and. laws of the United 
Stakes. The rights, privileges and immunities sought to be secured ' 
by this action, are rights, privileges c.r.d immunities secured by j 
tho duo process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth 
Amendment to tho Constitution of the Unitod States, and by Title ij 
United States Codo, Sections 1961 and 2000d, r.3  hereinafter mono 
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This is a proceeding for a preliminary and permanent in­
junction enjoining the County Board of Education of Payette County, 
Tennessee, a public body corporate raid legal entity, its members 
and Superintendent of Schools of Fayette County, Tonnessee, from 
continuing their policy, practice, custom and usage of:

(a) Employing, assigning, transferring, promoting, demot­
ing, discharging, re-employing, reassigning and retransferring 
teachers, principals and other supporting personnel in the County 
School System of said County, including the plaintiff herein, on 
tho basis of race, color or sex, or in a racially discriminatory 
manner and from failing and refusing to disestablish existing 
racial discrimination;

(b) Discharging, demoting, refusing to rehiro or reinstate 
or refusing to recognize the contractual status of teachers, 
principals and other supporting porsonnel in said School System, 
including the plaintiff herein, on the basis of race, color,sex
or national origin because of actual or expected loss of pupils in 
a school where the pupils served by the plaintiff or other Negro 
teachers chose and were allowed to choose or were assigned to a 
school where they could obtain a desegregated education, or because 
of the assignment of white children to a school formerly serving 
Negro children only or to a school served wholly or partially by 
Negro faculty porsonnel;

(c) Discriminating against Negro teachers, principals and 
other supporting personnel in said School System,including the 
plaintiff herein, on account of race or color, or on account of 
their sex, in the protection and enforcement of their tonura and 
seniority and/or in the determination of the type of duties or tho 
school to which they are assigned, and/or in the determination of 
which teacher or other personnel shall be discharged where loss of 
pupil enrollment necessitates such discharge; and fran utilizing or 
attempting to utilize the State Toacher Tenure Law and/or any other 
teacher tenure law or other state laws, customs or regulations con­
ferring discretion:;i upon defendants in the hiring, discharge or re- 
hiring of teachers, principals on other supporting personnel or in the 
abolition of positions of such teachers and other personnel, in
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of race, color and/or sex in the hiring, discharge, rohiring,
!assignment or reassignmont, transferring or rotransforring of 
such teachers, principals and other supporting porsonnol, including 
the plaintiff, in said school systom;

(d) Assigning, reassigning, transferring or retransferring 
teachers, principals or other administrative or supporting personnel, 
including the plaintiff, to schools, classes or positions in said 
school system on a racially segregated basis or on the basis of the 
racial composition or proportion of the students in such schools, 
classes or positions;

(e) Discriminating against Negro male toachers by arbitrarily 
discharging and/or refusing to hire or rehire them whore their re­
tention or hiring would cause them to bo assigned ultimately to 
racially iiitograted schools attended by white as well as black 
school children;

(f) Systematically reducing the number of Negro toachers in 
the Payette County School System by such discharge and/or refusal 
to hire or rehire Negro teachers who are not tenure teachers and 
systematically replacing Negro teachers who are discharged or separ­
ated from the schcd. system for any reason v/ith white teachers;

(g) Making any distinction based upon race, color or sex in 
the operation of any aspect, facet or phase of said school system 
except for the purpose of affirmatively disestablishing racial segre­
gation and discrimination on account of race, color, sex or natioial 
origin.

III.
Plaintiff, Leroy Shaw, Jr., is a Negro and citizen of the Unit3c 

States residing in Fayette County, Tennessee. He brings this action, 
pursuant to Rule 23(a) and (b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Proce­
dure on his own behalf and on behalf of all othor porsos in Fayotto 
County and in other counties in the State of Tennessee who are simi­
larly situatoa and/or affected by the policy, practice, custom and 
usago complained of herein. The plaintiff was at all times material 
hereto a teacbor regularly employed by the defondants in the Fayetto 
County School System under tho jurisdiction, management and control c
the defendants and which school system is a part of the public aohoo'I
system of the State of Tennosaoo. Plaintiff was for three years ar-

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signed by defendants to the Braden-Siuai School, an all-Negro 
public elementary school with an exclusively Negro faculty consist' 
ing only of Hegroos,/pursuant to a policy, practice, custom and 
usage maintained and onforcod by defendants of operating a racially 
segregated school system for said County in which pupils were as- J 
signed to schools and segregated by race and teachers and other j
supporting personnel were and aro employed, assigned, transferred j 
and discharged substantially on a racially segregated basis and/or 
on the basis of the race op color of the faculty members to bo 
employed, assigned, transferred or discharged and the race or color 
of the students or majority of the students attonding a particular 
school or cD.ass within such school, pursuant to the policy, practice, 
custom and usage as heroin complained of. After the filing of a 
desegregation lawsuit in the ca3c of John IlcPerren, Jr., et al v. 
County Board of Education of Fayette County, Tennessee, et al,
Civil Action Ho. 65-136 in this Court on Juno 2, 1965, a consent 
decree was entered in that case on Juno 21, 1966, providing for 
operation of the public schools of Fayotte County under a freodoraj 
of choice plan. After the adoption of said plan, defendants con­
tinued thoir policy, practice, custom and usage of discrimination 
against Negro teachers and children by demoting Negro teachers 
assigned to formerly white schools, refusing to give such Negro 
teachers classroom tea.ching duties or to accord them regular 
teacher-student status, refusing to assign any Negro principals j 
or supervisory personnel to formerly white schools in the school j 
system, replacing Negro teachers separated from the system with j 

white teachers, failing and/or refusing to employ any substantial 
number of now Negro teachers or principals, and manipulating thê  
teaching assignments of presently employed Negro teachers in Buch 
mariner as to discriminate against thorn and promote their elimina­
tion from the school system. In 1968, the United States, which j 
had intervened as plaintiff in said case on September 3, 1965, and 
the private plaintiffs moved the Court for furthor relief and, j 
after extensive hearings, the Court filed a memorandum opinion in 
that case on June 9, 1969, which permitted the defendants therein,iwho are the some defendants in this case, to continue limited free­
dom of choice in the olomentary schools by grouping certain Negro

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and white elemontary schools in tho same school zone granting 
the Neero and white children respectively tho right to chooce tho 
school which they shall attend within such zones.for the 1 9 6 9 -7 0  

school year, but directing tho defendants to file a further re­
vised plan on or before January 1 , 1970, which would provide a 
more definite plan for .unitary schools,eliminating such freodom 
of choice. Since the filing of said motion for further relief 
in said McForren case in 1968, the defendants, in addition to 
their foregoing discriminatory practices, have begun systematically 
to discharge and/or refuse to hire or rehiro Negro male teachers 
or faculty members where they would or might be assigned to toach 
in schools attended by white children, solely on account on the 
race and sex of said Negro male toachors, includingthe plaintiff.
Said policies, practices, customs and usages of the defendants 
violate not only tho rights of plaintiff and other Negro faculty 
personnel and applicants for employment as such faculty personnel, 
but also the rights of Negro children attending said public schools, 
as to whoso rights there is a close nexus with those of plaintiffs 
and othor Negro teachers and teacher applicants for employment here 
sought to be vindicated and in whoso behalf plaintiff also brings 
this suit, as more fully appears hereinafter. The members of tho 
class on whose behalf plaintiff sues are so numerous as to make it 
impracticable to bring them all individually before this Court, but 
there are common Questions of law and fact involved, common grievance! 
arising out of common wrongs, and a common relief is sought for 
each plaintiff and for each member of the class. In addition, this 
action meets the other prerequisites of a class action as set forth 
in subparagraph (b) of said Rule 23. The plaintiff fairly and ade­
quately represents the interests of the class.

IV
Defendants are tho County Board of Education of Fayette County, 

Tennessee, its Superintendent of Schools and the members of said 
County Board of Education. The defendants are charged with the 
responsibility under Tennosseo law of operating,and are and have 
been operating said public school system in Fayotte County, Tonnossee, 
which is and has boon receiving federal financial assistance within 
the meaning of Section 601 of the Civil Rights Act of 1961j (Title 
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Xh© plaintiff is a graduate and holder of a bachelor's degree 
from an approved four-year college and is qualified and certified 
provisionally as a teacher in the field of elementary education 
by the State of Tennessee, Department of Education. He was employed 
by the defendant, Fayette County Board of Education, at the begin­
ning of 1966-67 school year as an elementary school teacher and 
assigned to said all-Negro Braden-Sihai Elementary School where 
he has continued in said employment by the defendantsfopithe past 
three years, that is, to-wit: 1 9 6 6-6 7, 1967-68, and 1968-69. In
April, 1969, the plaintiff received a letter from the defendants 
Superintendent, the date and body of which was as follows:

"April 22, 1969
"Hr. Looy Shaw, Jr.2001 Carver, #8 Memphis, Tennessee
Dear Mr. Shaw:
The Fayette County Board of Education regrets that they will not be able to re-elect you for the 1 9 6 9 -7 0  school term. In taking this action it was noted that your major in college was Agriculture Education, and we have not been able to find an opening in your major

The Board feels a strong responsibility to try and employ elementary teachers who aro fully certified in the area which they are to teach.
The Board has asked me to express their appreciation to you for the service you have rendered in the past and ex­press their regret that we have not been able to find a position in your major field.

Sincerely yours,

/s/ Hoyte Carothers, Jr.Hoyte Carothers, Jr. SuperintendentHC:je"
Upon receipt of said letter, plaintiff immediately sought 

and obtained a conference with defendant Superintendent during 
which he informed said defendant of his continuing desire to teach 
in the field of elementary education, of his continuing effort to 
further his education in that field by taking post graduate studies 
and roquos-fced a reconsideration of the foregoing action dismissing 
him. Upon defendant's suggestion, plaintiff thereupon wroto to 
the State Department of Education for detailed information regard­
ing his teacher's certificate and pursuant to this request, tho 
following letter was sent to tho defendant Superintendent from r->4d



Department: 322

Mr. Hoyte Carothers Superintendent Payette- County Schools Somerville, Tennessee 38068

"April 30, 1969

Dear Mr. Carothers:
We have examined transcript on which Temporary Certi­ficate number 1+28682 endorsed Grades 1-9 was renewed to July 1, 1970 and find 3 semester hours professional education and 3 semester hours content which can apply on requirements for adding Grades 1-9 to Professional Certificate #[1.2 8 6 8 2.You lack 3 semester hours professional education Grades 1-9 and 3 semester hours in a subject matter area.

Yours truly.
/s/
A. B. Cooper, DirectorTeacher Education and CertificationABCifrcc: LeRoy Shaw2001 Carver Avenue, Apt 8 Memphis, Tennessee 38lli+"

A few days later, plaintiff had another conference with the 
defendant Superiridndent in which the latter admitted that the 
foregoing information qualified him for retention as a teacher in 
. said school system and indicated his intention to so recommend 
to the defendant Board of Education. Nevertheless, the plaintiff 

‘ received a few days later in June, 1969, the following letter from 
paid defendant Superintendent notifying him of his permanent dis­
missal As a teacher in said school system:

"June 16, 1969

Leroy Shaw 2001 Carver #8 Memphis, Tennessee
Dear Mr. Shaw:
The Payette County Board of Education did not feel that they could consider your request for re-election as a teacher in Payette County. I id gret that the Board had to take this action, but they felt it necessary to try and find a person with more training aid experience on the elementary level.
Please feel free to use me as a reference when applying at another school system.

Sincerely yours,
/a/Hoyte Carothers, Jr. SuperintendentKC :dpV



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On information £td belief, the defendants have retained in 
employment many white toachors, both male and female, and several 
Negro female teachers in said school system for the school year 
1969-70 who are less orrx> better qualified educationally and 
professionally, who have lower or no higher seniority, who are less 
fully certified or no more certified in the area in which they are 
to teach, and who have less or no more training and experience 
on the elementary level than the plaintiff, who is unmarried, and 
other single male Negro teachers similarly situated, and who are 
teaching in positions which the plaintiff and said other single 
male Negro teachers similarly situated are qualified to fill.
Some of these white teachers and female Negro teachers do not have 
college degrees. Likewise, on information and belief, defendants 
have either hired or are expecting to hire several new white and 
female Negro non-tenure teachers for said 1969-70 school year 
who will be teaching in positions which plaintiff and other single 
male Negro teachers similarly situated were and are qualified to 
fill. Defendants' foregoing discrimination against male Negro 
teachers is especially exercised against single Negro males, 
it being their policy, practice and custom of refining to assist, 

\hire or rehire unmarried Negro males to schools attended or to be 
attended by white school children while they freely assign, hire 
or rehire white teachers, either male, or female or Negro female 
teachers to such racially integrated schools. On information and 
belief, within the past year, defendants have dismissed or refused 
to rehire approximately three other single Negro male teachers in 
addition to the plaintiff pursuant to and solely because of their 
foregdng discriminatory policy and practice. Defendants refused 
to re-elect and, in effect, discharged th6 plaintiff solely bocau3e 
he vas a single Negro male teacher and in order to prevent his be­
coming a tenure teacher and being ultimately assigned to a school 
or schools attended by white children. Defondants have retained 
and/or rehired several single white male teachers end assigned them 
to elementary schools and, if plaintiff had been white, ho would 
not have been discharged, as aforesaid, but would have been re­
elected for his fourth year, thereby becoming a permanent tenure 
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Defendants customarily utilize objective educational and pro­
fessional standards of comparison, including seniority, in deter­
mining which white teachers to discharge in event of abolition of 
teaching position, and which white teacher applicants to employ, 
and defendants customarily retain white teachers with greater sen- 
i ority in preference to white teachers with lower seniority where 
loss of enrollment necessitates abolition of teaching positions, 
but defendants refused to employ such objective standards or to 
recognize said seniority rights with regard to the plaintiff and 
discharged him, as aforesaid, solely because of his race or color 
and his sex, thereby granting both male and female white teachers 
and teacher applicants and female Negro teachers and teacher appli- 
cats a preference on account of race, color and sex, in violation 
of the rights of the plaintiff and other single male Negro teachers 
and teacher applicants similarly situated in whose behalf he sues, 
secured by the due process and equal protection clauses of the 
Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and 
by the Civil Eights Act of 1961;, Section 601, et seq. Defendants 
refuse to transfor, assign or reassign the plaintiff and other 
single male Negro teachers similarly situated as regular teachers 
with full responsibility and statue,or to employ any new single 
male Negro teachers as teachers or principals with such full 
responsibility and statue, in said schools attended or to be at­
tended by any white children, because of defendants' continuing 
policy, practice, custom and usage which they have been and still 
are enforcing, of retaining, employing, and assigning all or 
predominantly white teachers, principals and supporting personnel 
in schools attended entirely or predominantly by white students, 
and refusing to'retain, employ, transfer or assign Negro teachers, 
principals and supporting personnel to the schools in such numbers 
or in such manner as to accord thorn full respect and statue in 
their association with white teaching personnel and in theteaching 
and supervision of white children, and in refusing to retain, em­
ploy, transfer or assign single male Negro teachers at all to said 
schools attended by any white children.

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The refusal of defendants on account of race, color and/or 
sex to retain, employ, transfer or assign Negro teachors in or to 
white or formerly white schools or to any schools attended by 
white children on a regular basis with such full statue and respon­
sibility, or to retain, employ, transfer or assign any single male 
Negro teachers to such schools, or to employ and assign both Negro 
and white teachers to each school in said school system in sub­
stantial numbers without regard to sex, or to employ new Negro 
teachers without regard to sex, .and said manipulation of teaching 
assignments to eliminate Negro teachers, retains a substantial as­
pect of racial segregation and discrimination in the schools which 
prevents the Negro children attending schools in Payette County 
from obtaining a racially integrated and non-discriminatory educa­
tion. The discharge and threat of discharge of plaintiff and any 
other Negro teachers, principals and supporting personnel by defend­
ants in connection with the assignment of children to the schools 
constitutes a factor of official ooeroion designed and tending to 
influence and hinder any freedom of choice by students or their 
parents under said desegregation plan approved by the Court.
The rights of said Negro school children are therefore so closely 
interwoven with those of the plaintiff that they are appropriate 
members of the class on whose behalf plaintiff brings this 3uit.

VIII
The abovementioned policy, practice, custom and usage of 

defendants in enforcing and maintaining under color of state law, 
said discrimination and/or segregation on account of race, color 
and sex in the employment, assignment, transfer, promotion, demo­
tion, discharge, re-employment, reassignment, retransfer and treat­
ment of school teachors, principals and other administrative or 
supporting personnel in said school system and in failing and re­
fusing to disestablish racial segregation and discrimination in 
said school system; and their actions pursuant thereto in discharge 
ing the plaintiff and/or other Negro teachers, principals or support­
ing personnel similarly situated on account of race, color or sox 
because of the attendance or expected attendance of white sc hool 
children in any school to which the plaintiff or such other Negro

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teachers might be asslgnod, in rofusing to rohire, roinstato or 
recognise the contractual status of plaintiff and othor Negro 
teaching personnel, in rofusing because of race, color or sox to 
apply customary and/or objective standards of comparison in select­
ing teachers for retention or discharge, in refusing because of 
race, color or sox to recognize, protect or enforce the seniority 
rights of plaintiff and other Negro teaching personnel, and in 
hiring, rehiring, demoting, assigning, reassigning, transferring 
or retransferring teachers, principals or othor supporting personnel 
to schools, classes or positions in said School System on a'racially 
segregated or discriminatory basis, on the basis of racial sex of 
the teacher, or on the basis of the racial composition or proportion 
of the students in such schools or classes without regard to the 
qualifications, or seniority of such teachers or personnel, deprive 
plaintiff and the class he represents, inchding other Negro teachars 
or prospective teachers in said County, especially those who are 
single and male Negroes, ad including all Negro school children 
attending schools in said County, of due process of law and of the 
equal protection of the laws secured by the Fourteenth Amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States, and are therefore uncon­
stitutional and void, and also deprive the said plaintiff and the 
class he represents of rights secured by Title Ij.2, United States 
Code, Section 1981, and by the Civil Rights Act of 1961)., Section 
601, in that they are thereby subjected by said State Officials, 
under color of State Law, to racial discrimination and/or racial 
sex discrimination in said public sctool system of Fayette County, 
Tennessee, which receives Fedoral financial assistance.

The injury which the plaintiff and said members of his class 
suffer as a:result of said discriminatory policies, practice, 
customs, usages and actions of defendants based on race and/or 
racial sox, is irreparable and will continue to irreparably injure 
plaintiff and his class until enjoined by this Court. Any other 
relief to which the plaintiff and those similarly situated could 
be remitted would be attended by such uncertainties and delays as 
to deny substantial relief, would involve multiplicity of suits, 
cause further lz’reparable injury, and occasion damage, vexation, 
and inconvenience, not only to plaintiff and those similarly situ-

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ated, but to defendants aa public officials.
IX.

Plaintiff is entitled to immediate relief. He is and has 
been at all times ready, willing and able to perform and has offered 
to perform his teaching duties for said 1969-70 School Year, but 
will be prevented from doing so by defendants' actions outlined 
above. Plaintiff avers that because of his discriminatory dis­
missal, he is entitled not only to immediate reinstatement and 
recognition of his tenure status but also to his full contractual 
salary from the beginning of the School Year 1969-70 about the last 
week in August 1969 to date of reinstatement in the evont he is not 
reinstated prior thereto, and to receive same thereafter in due 
course, and to his reasonable attorney fees as hereinafter prayed.

X.
Than is between the parties an actual controversy as hereinbefore 

set forth.
WHEREFORE plaintiff respectfully prays that this Court advance 

this case on the docket and order a speedy hearing of same according 
to law and after such hoaring:

1. Issue a temporary restraining order and/or preliminary 
injunction requiring the defendants to immediately reinstate, re­
elect, rehire and recognize the plaintiff, Leroy Shaw, Jr., as a 
teacher in the Fayette County School System, including the recogni­
tion of his seniority and tenure status by virtue of such rehiring, 
and to assign, reassign, transfer or retransfer him to an appropriate 
school as teacher in said system without regard to his race, color
or sex or the racial composition or proportion of the students in 
such schools or classes within such schools in which he is so employed 
to assign him to full and regular responsibilities and stature in 
said teaching position; and also to pay his regular pay for the 
period expired from the beginning of the School Year 1969-70 to 
date of reinstatement in the event such reinstatement occurs after 
the beginning of said School Year, and all subsequent regular pay 
as same accrues, pending further orders of tho Cout.

2. That upon tho final hearing this Court enter a decree 
permanently enjoining the defendants and each of them, their agents, 
employees and successors from:

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(a) Employing, assigning, transferring, promoting, demot­
es* discharging, re-employing, reassigning and retransferring 
teachers, piiicipals and other supporting personnel in the County 
School System of said County, including the plaintiff herein, cn 
the basis of race, color or sex, or in a racially discriminatory 
manner and from failing and refusing to disestablish existing ra- 
olal discrimination;

(b) Discharging, demoting, refudng to rehire or reinstate 
or refusing to recognize the contractual status of toach8rs, 
principals and other supporting personnel in said School System, 
including the plaintiff herein, on the basis of race, color, sex 
or national origin because of actual or expected loss of pupils in 
a school.'whore the pupils served by the plaintiff or other Negro 
teachers chose and were allowed to choose or were assigned to a 
school where they could obtain a desegregated education, or because 
of the assignment of white children to a school formerly serving 
Negro children only or to a school served wholly or partially by 
Negro faculty personnel;

(c) Discriminating against Negro teachers, principals and 
other supporting personnel in said School System, including the 
plaintiff herein, on account of race or color, or on account of *
their sex, in the protection and enforcement of their tenure and 
seniority and/or in the determination of the type of duties or the 
school to which they are assigned, and/or in the determination of 
which teacher or other personnel shall be discharged where loss of 
pupil enrollment necessitates such discharge; and from utilizing or 
attempting to utilize the State teacher Tenure Daw and/or any other 
teacher tenure law or other state laws, customs or regulations con­
ferring discretion upon defendants in the hiring, discharge or re­
hiring of teachers, principals or other supporting personnel or in 
the abolition of positions of such teachers and other personnel, in 
such manner as to discriminate directly and/or indirectly on acoo unt 
of race, color and/or sex in the hiring, discharge, rehiring, 
assignment or reassignment, transferring or retransferring of 
such teachers, principals and other supporting personnel, including 
the plaintiff, in said school system;

(d) Assigning, reassigning, transferring or retransferring 
teachers, principals or other administrative or supporting porsonne]



including. th e p ia i t s t i f f ,  to  schoola# e la a re a  c r  p o s itio n s  itiasid  

eehvc.'X on a r a c i a l ly  **£*e&&tog fcasla e? ©a the b&ois o f

tho r& q ia l com position or proportion o f  tho stu d en ts in  tush 

cefeosls, cl& sijca  ©?•p o sitio n a l

(e) M^erJhsl&afclag a^ai:c-at Xogro mala fccc.ehera by 

fUeofcftrgiog &nC/cr ro fu eic^  to  h ire  or ro h ire  thea uboro t h e ir  rs« 

% m U m  e r  h ir in g  v a x i i c . ee.uso them to  fee a ssig n s*  t*ltissat<flty to 

r a c i a l l y  in  fe r r a te *  S cbsols a tte s te d  by tM t o  a s  v a i l  «a U ta h  

{School e h ild r  ©« i

(r)  S f s t m ^ i c & X X r  reduel&g th» uusfre? o f  tie^ra tosohor* Sr* 

tho Psy& tto Cc-\mfcy School f'yAtc'i v j  #uch d.i t'eUrrgo re-f usUt

to  b ir o  os* rohir® Xtogro t  shelters who *&re ro t  tcaur© teach ers and 

c^ stA ^ R tica lly  rs'plr-ciiig Jitegro feetefetpe who era  d.iechniv;M c r  

sepSF&ti&d frees the echool e y ste a  fo r  afty pe*8©« w ith  *&£><? taashcr/ 

(g) Hiking e«|r d is t in c t io n  based upon p & m - t  ecloi* or io

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t>h© op eration  o f  any Repeat, fa c e t  or phase o f  sa id  coto o l *

eseepfc f o r  fcho " p M t p o s Q  o f  A ffirm a tiv e ly  dicootoh'Ufihiod pfoeioi 

scgreg& tloo  ood d iecrim io& tiea  on Account o f  ra-c©, c o lo r , cea oi? 

t&tleogX origin*
3* y i- A io t if f  p reys that th is  Court w i l l  sward re&ssoKbl* 

eoaueol fa c e  i-o h ie  ottornayu f a r  s e rv ic e s  rovvdere-5, <u;d to  la  

rendered hist in  th is  ca se , ftnd a llo w  the p l a i n t i f f  h ie  Feasor-Able 

c o s ts  heroin «s4 gran t such fu r th e r , o th e r, a d d itio n a l c r  a l t e r ­

n a t iv e  2 'o llc f  os siay eppe&r to  the Court to  ho e u i t a b l a  and j-'C t,

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATE3
331

FOR TEE WESTERN DISTRICT OP TENNESSEE 
WESTERN DIVISION

LEROY SHAW, JR., )
Plaintiff )

VS. ) CIVIL ACTION
COUNTY BOARD OP EDUCATION OP ) NO.PAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, a --------public body corporate ad legal )entity, C/O W. C. WILKINSON,Chairman, and W. C. WILKINSON, )M. L. WEBB, RHEA V. TAYLOR,JAMES T. COWAN, H. L. McCRAW, JR., )RALPH STEVENS, and ALLEN A. LAZENBY,BOARD MEMBERS, WHO TOGETHER, AS SUCH, )CONSTITUTE THE SAID COUNTY BOARD OP EDUCATION OP PAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE; )
and )
HOYTE CAROTHERS, SUPERINTENDENT OP )SCHOOLS OP PAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE,

)Defai dants
)

MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND/OR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 
Comes the plaintiff in this case, named hereinabove in the 

caption, and moves the Court for a temporary restraining order and/ 
or preliminary injunction as follows:

1. Requiring the defendants to immediately reinstate, re­
elect, rehire and. recognize the plaintiff, Leroy Shaw, Jr., as 
a teacher in the Payette County School System, including the 
recognition of his seniority and tenure status by virtue of ouch 
rehiring, and to assign, reassign, transfer or retransfer him to 
an appropriate school as teacher in said system without regard 
to his race, color or sex or the racial composition or proportion 
of the students in such schools or classes within such schools 
in which ho is so employed; to assign him to full and regular 
responsibilities and stature in said teaching position; and also 
to pay his regular pay for the period expired from the beginning 
of the School Year 19&9-70 to date of reinstatement in the ovont 
ach reinstatement occurs after the begirring of said School Year, 
and all subsequent regular pay as same accrues, pending further 
ordarB of the Court.



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And for grounds of said motion, tho plaintiff specifies the 

matters and things alleged in his verified Complaint filed here­
with, all of which are incorporated herein by reference and made 
a part of this Motion.

AVOW N. WILLIAMS, JR. 
lij-lip Parkway Towers 
I4-OI1 James Robertson Parkway 
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
Attorneys for Plaintiff



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:£E DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES 
R THE WESTERN DISTRICT OP TENNESSEE

WESTERN DIVISION

LEROY SHAW, JR., 
Plaintiff

, VS.
! COUNTY BOARD OP EDUCATION OP PAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, a 1 public body caporate and legal entity, C/O W. C. WILKINSON,'i Chairman, and W. C..WILKINSON,| M. L. WEBB, RHEA V. TAYLOR, 

li JAMES T. COWAN, H. L. McCRAW, JR.,I RALPH STEVENS, and ALLEN A. LAZENBY,: BOARD MEMBERS, WHO TOGETHER, AS SUCH,' CONSTITUTE THE SAID COUNTY BOARD OF ’ EDUCATION OP PAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE;i ■
:j
|i HOYTE CAROTHERS, SUPERINTENDENT OF ■ SCHOOLS OP PAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE,
ji Defendants

)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND/OR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION SHOULD NOT.ISSUE
Upon application of the plaintiff and for good cause shown, 

it is ORDERED that the defendants named in the caption of the Com' 
plaint filed in this cause, and sach of them, appear before the 
Honorable . United States District
Judge, at . 1969, I
or as soon thereafter as same'may be reached on the Court's calendar 
in the United States District Courtroom of said Judge, United 
States Courthouse a t T e n n e s s e e ,  and show cause why 
the temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction as :I
more particularly set forth in the Motion for Temporary Restraining 
Order and/or Preliminary Injunctxn heretofore filed herein, should 
not issue; and it is further ORDERED that̂  a copy of said'Motion i
for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction, J

itogether with a copy of this Order shall be served by the United 1IStates Marshal upon the defendants and each of them simultaneouslyl
with the srvice of process and copy of the Complaint in this cause.

E N T E R / J C /T ) t Z h 'f c

United States District /Judge A
7- 3 '-  ,c*.



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C } J j '

IN TUG DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES 
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE 

WESTERN DIVISION

)
)
) CIVIL ACTION NO. C-6/-221
)
)
)

INTERROGATORIES
TO: EOYT2 CAROTHERS, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OF

FAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AND COUNTY BOARD OP EDUCATION OF FAYETTE 
COUN ITT, TENUES SEE.

Plaintiff requests -hat defendante answer .ho following 
interrogatorios under ca h, in accordance wi.h Rule 33 of the 
Fed© al R.los of Civil Procedure:

1 . Lis: -he name and address of occh school facility 
uEed during the School Years 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1960-6') 
and to be used during the School Yoar 1969-70. As used throughout 
these interrogatories, "school'' or "school facility" refers to 
each and every school aid indructlonal facility including but not 
limited to vocational, special, elementary, junior high and sonior 
high schools. i2. List by name,- and address each school during each 
of the School Years epecifiod in Interrogatory No. 1 which were 
discontinued during that respective School Year or which will be 
discontinued during the 1969-70 School Year.

3. Li3t each school to bo opened for the first timo 
during the 1969-70 School Yoar.

I|. List for each of the School Years specified in 
Interrogatory No. 1, each school facility which was used different!, 
during the following school year than it was during the respective 
school year Indicated and rive a detailed description of the dif­
ferent use of the school facility. For example, 
or nubstraction of grades.

LEROY SHAW, JR.,
Plain tiff

VS,
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 0? FAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, era., ET AL,

Defond&na

scto the addition



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$ . List each ochool facility which will bo uaod 
differently during tho 1969-70 School year thou it wan during 
the 1 9 6 8 -6 9 School Year r.ed give c detailed doaoripticn of tho 
dlfforent use of the cohool facility. Again, for example, nofco 
tbo addition or cubstraction of grades.

6 . List, by school, for each school facility during 
oach of tho years upociflod in Interrogatory Ho. 1, including tho 
projected figures for tho year 1969-/0, tbo following:

(a) The total number of Hogro students in attendance;
(b) Tho total number of white students in attendance;
(c) The number of Hogro atudoris in each grado;
(d) Tho number of white studor/o in oach grado;
7. List for each school yoar specified in Interrogatory 

Ho. 1 and for oach school which was used during oach of said 
years, including each school which will bo used during tho 1969-70' 
School Year, tho following:

(a) Tho mushor of Hogro classroom teachers by sox and 
marital status;
(b) The numbor of Hogro guidance counselors by 0ox and 
marital status;
(0) Tho nunbor of Hogro supervisory and administrative 
porsonnol (including librarians) by sox and marital 
status;
(d) Tho number of white classroom teachers by sax and 
marital statuo;
(e) Tho number of white guidanco counselors by cox and 
marital statuo;
(f) The number of white supervisory and administrative 
personnel by sex end marital status;
(g) Tho name, race, cox and marital otatu3 of the 
Principal.
8. List for oach oc.hool for each of tho yoar3 specific 1 

in Interrogatory Ho. 1, including those expected to bo used curing 
the 1 9 6 9 -7 0 School Year:

(a) The number end type of classroom twxohor vacw.ci 
that have occurred by retire:m-nt, elimination of cervices or 0 

reasons sines the Login sior' the p: *vie us School Jer-v. '-iv- eve r /
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the word typo of cluaaroora boachar vacancies or politicos 
in used in thaso interrogatories, it refers to any class1 
fication by subject natter or qualification which Units 
the assignment of the teacher to some particular Grade, 
subject matter, or category;
(b) The number and typo of new classroom teacher posi­
tions which wore added cinco the beginning of the pre­
vious School Year;
(c) Tho race, sox and marital status of teachers newly 
employed to fill such vacancies or new positions for 
oach of said years;
(d) Tho race, sox and marital status of teachers trans­
ferred from schools to fill such vacancies or now posi­
tions for each of said years, including tho name and 
address of tho school from which the teacher was trans­
ferred as v;oll as tho school to which transferred;
(0) The numtr and typo of guidance councolor vacancies 
that have occurred by retirement, termination of erv.Icon, 
or other reasons since tho beginning of oach of said 
School Years;
(f) The number and typo of new guidance counselor, 
positions which wore added since tho beginning of oach 
of said school years;
(g) Tbs race, sox and marital status of guidance, 
counselors nowly employed to fill ouch vacancies or 
now positions;
(h) Tho race,eox and marital status of guidance counse­
lors transferred from schools to fill auch vacancies or 
novj positions;
(1) The number and type of supervisory and administrative 
personnel vacancies that have occurred by retirement, 
termination of services, or other reasons since tho 
beginning of tho previous School Year;
(j) Tha nunbor and typo of new supervisory and admini­
strative personnel positions which wore added cinco the 
beginning of tho previous School Year;
(J;) Tho race, sex and rw-ritel status of supervisory 
and cdr.'inistrat'.vo pci-sour, el nowly c’.ployed to fill



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such vacancies or now positions;
(1) The race, sex and marital status of supervisory 
and administrative personnel transferred from schools 
to fill such vacancio3 or now positions, including tho 
name and address of the school from which transforrod 
as well as the school to which transferred.
9. List the name, race, sex, marital status, highest 

educational degreo attained, years of teaching experience, tenure 
status, school to which assigned, and nature of subjoots taught, 
of all teachers retained in the School System at tho end of each 
of said School Years speolfiod in Interrogatory No. 1.

10. List the name, race, sox, marital status, highest 
eaucational degree attained, years of teaching experience, tenure

i status, school to which assignod, and nature of subjects taught, 
of all teachers dismissed, discharged or teminated for any reason 
at all at the end of each of said School Yeai‘3, including the 
actual reason for each such dismissal, discharge or separation.

11. List tho name, race, sox, marital status, hipest 
educational degree atainod, years of teaching experiGnco, tenure 
status, school to v?hich assignod, and nature of subjects taught, 
of all teachers newly employed by dofondants as teachers for and 
at anytimo during each of said School Years, including tho School 
Year 1969-70.

12. State whether the Fayotte County School System 
receives Federal Punds and tbs amount expected or rocoived during 
each of the School Years spooified in Interrogatory No. 1.

13. State tho names, race, sex and marital status 
of each and every teacher in the Payette County School System 
for the years specified in Interrogatory No. 1 who was not fully 
certified on a permanent basis by the State Department of Educa­
tion in the subject matter wherein euch teacher was teaching. In­
dicate as to each suoh teacher, the number of semester or quarter 
hours lacked by said teacher for permanent certification in tho 
subject matter to which assignod.

11;. State the name, race, sox ana marital status of 
each teacher in tho Payotte County School System for each of tho 
School Years specified in Interrogatory No. 1 who was touching 
or ia expected to teach elementary claseeo and indicate lor each

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hi3 or her highost lovol of educational attainment, number of yonra 
experienced, and type of toucher's certification by the Stato of 
Tonno3Boo Department of Education, including a otafceraont aa to 
whotber said certification is temporary, provisional, or permanent 
and, if temporary or provisional, the number and typo of credit 
hours required to mako it permanent. ■

1$. List for each of the years cpocifiod in Interrogatory 
No. 1 all teachers, guidance counselora, supervisory and administra­
tive personnel and other employees when defendants transferred to 
a school of a different race or predominantly of a different race, 
Includingi

(a) She name, race, sox and marital status of each suohIperson;
(b) Tho school at which the porson was teaching or 
assigned during the provious year;
(c) The subjoct and grade level taught or position 
held by each such person;
(d) A certification of each such person in references to 
said subject Rnd grade lovol;
(e) A description of the arrangements made for transfer 
of each such person;
(f) A description of the arrangements made for orientatici 
of all school personnel to roceivo such newly assigned 
minority teaching personnel;
(g) A statement of any instances wheroin such personnel 
were given a different kind or type of teaching assign­
ment than in their provious school and the reason for I
such change.
16. State the ament of pay which would bo rocelved by 

the plaintiff were he employed by the defendants for,the School 
Year 1969-70.

17. State all qualifications of the plaintiff as ebown
on the records of the defendant.

Avoii i.aChiAhs, jr.Janos dolor Icon Parkway Sul to lltiij. Parkway Towers Nashville, Tennessee 37E19
Attorney for Plaintiff



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CERTIFICATE OF SIRVIC3

I, Avon II, Williams, Jr., certify that I an the attorney 
for the plaintiff in this case and that I have served the foregoing 
Interrogatories on the defendant, Hoyto Carether3, Superintendent 
of Schools of Fayotte County, Tennessee, and tho defendant, Fayette 
County Board of Education,, by mailing same to the offico of said 
defendants, Post Office Bon Ko. 8, Summer vo.lie, Tennessee, postage 
prepaid, same being their last known addresses, this the 16th day 
of August, 1969.

V

AVO.I K . W ILL Iih if, JK.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE 

WESTERN DIVISION

LEROY SHAW, JR., X
Plaintiff X

VS. X CIVIL ACTION NO. C-69-221
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF 
FAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, ET AL, X

Defendants X
X

ANSWER

First Defense

The complaint fails to state a claim against de­

fendants upon which relief can be granted.

' '■—  Second Defense

Defendants deny the right of plaintiff, or those 

for whom he assumes to sue, to any injunction, permanent 

or temporary, against the defendants under the allegations 

of the complaint and defendants deny that plaintiff, or 

those for whom he assumes to sue, is entitled to any relief 

as prayed for.



3-11

Third Defense
The plaintiff does not fairly and adequately rep­

resent the other members of the alleged class in that the 
rights and interests of the plaintiff are not identical or 
co-extensive with the rights and interests of the other 
members of the alleged class but are different therefrom 
and adverse thereto, and in that other members of the 
alleged class have rights and interests not possessed by 
the plaintiff. In particular the defendants deny that the 
plaintiff, who had no tenure and whom the plaintiffs chose 
not to rehire for good and sufficient reasons, has stand­
ing to sue on behalf and represent the interests of teachers 
who remain in the employ of the Board of Education, or of 
former teachers the termination of whose employment was 
based upon different grounds, or of students attending 
Fayette County schools, or of any persons "in other counties 
of the State of Tennessee" (see Complaint, page 3, Section 
III, line 5), or of any other persons, and defendants 
deny that any such other persons are situated similarly to 
the plaintiff. Until the plaintiff first establishes that 
the failure to rehire him was wrongful and that he is en­
titled to reinstatement, he is not a teacher with the 
Fayette County schools and has no right to represent those 
who are. The defendants deny that this action otherwise 
meets the requirements of Federal Rule 23.

Fourth Defense
The plaintiff has failed to exhaust the adminis-

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trative remedies available to him.

Fifth Defense
The claims set forth by the plaintiff in the 

Complaint herein, and the issues which he seeks to raise 
in this action, except those relating to the failure to 
rehire the plaintiff individually, and the relief prayed 
for in Section X, 2 of the Complaint are identical to the 
claims set forth, issues raised, and relief prayed for in 
another, suit now pending in this Court, McFerren, et al, 
vs. County Board of Education of Fayette County, Tennessee, 
et al, Civil Action No. C-65-136, and the members of the 
alleged class whom the plaintiff seeks to represent are 
substantially the same as those represented by the main 
plaintiffs in the McFerren case, and so much of the Com­
plaint as sets forth such claims, raises such issues, and 
seeks such relief should be dismissed and the relief 
denied.

—  Sixth Defense
1  

The defendants deny ea.ch and every allegation 
set forth in Section 1 of the Complaint and aver that this 
‘Court has no jurisdiction of this action.

II
The defendants deny that they have or employ any 

such policies, practices, customs, or usages as are described 
in Section II of the Complaint and deny each and every other

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allegation contained in Section II (except insofar as 
such allegations merely describe the character of this 
action and of the relief sought).

Ill
The defendants admit the allegations of the 

first sentence of Section III. They deny that this 
action meets the requirement of Federal Rule 23 or that 
the plaintiff has the right to represent the class of 
persons described in the second sentence of Section III, 
as is set forth in more detail in the defendants' Third 
Defense, above. Defendants admit that the plaintiff 
was employed by the Board of Education as a teacher in 
the school years 1966-67, 1967-68, and 1968-69, that he 
was assigned to the Braden-Sinai school, and that all 
of the students and faculty of that school were Negro 
during those years, but defendants deny the remaining 
allegations set forth in the fourth sentence of Section 
III of the Complaint on page 4 thereof. Defendants admit 
that a decree was entered on June 21, 1966 providing for 
the operation of the schools under a freedom of choice 
plan. Defendants deny each and every allegation set 
forth in the sixth sentence of Section III of the Complaint 
on page 4, but admit the allegations of the seventh sen­
tence on pages 4 and 5 except that they deny that there 
were at this time any "Negro" or "white" schools in the 
county and deny that the plaintiff accurately characterizes 
the Court's directions with respect to the plan to be 
filed on or before January 1, 1970. Defendants deny each

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and every allegation set forth in Section III of the 
Complaint not herein before specifically admitted or 
denied.

IV
Defendants admit the allegations of Section IV 

of the Complaint.
V

Defendants admit the allegations of Section V 
of the Complaint which are set forth on pages 6 and 7 
thereof, except that they deny that the plaintiff is 
properly qualified to teach elementary children.

VI
The defendants admit that they have retained 

in employment some teachers, Negro and white, male and 
female, married and single, whose formal qualifications 
and certifications, seniority and experience are equal 
to or perhaps less than the plaintiffs, including some 
without college degrees, but they aver that they have 
not knowingly retained any persons as teachers who have 

--exhibited the characteristics upon the basis of which it 
was determined that the plaintiff shouldnot be rehired. 
Defendants admit that they have_hired or expect to hire 
new white and Negro, male and female teachers for the 
1969-70 school year (including a Negro male teacher), but 
deny that plaintiff is qualified to fill the positions to 
which these teachers have been assigned and deny that they 
have refused to hire any properly qualified teacher because 
of considerations of either race or gender, and deny that

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they have or employ any policy, practice, or custom against 

hiring, rehiring, or assigning Negro males to any schools. 

Defendants deny each and every allegation contained in 

Section VI of the Complaint not hereinabove specifically 
admitted or denied.

VII

The defendants deny each and every allegation 

set forth in Sections VII, VIII, IX, and X of the Complaint

BURCH, PORTER & JOHNSON

By ____________ ______ _________
Charles F. Newman

128 North Court 
Memphis, Tennessee



346
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE 

WESTERN DIVISION

LEROY SHAW, JR.,

Plaintiff
VS.

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF 
FAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, ET AL,

Defendants

l

I
l CIVIL ACTION NO. C-69-221 

1 

I 
l

STIPULATION REGARDING PLAINTIFF'S INTERROGATORIES 
AND DEFENDANTS' OBJECTIONS THERETO

It is hereby stipulated by the parties, as evi­

denced by the signature of Mr. Avon Williams, attorney for 

the plaintiff, on behalf of the plaintiff, and Mr. John 

Bagwell, Superintendent of the Fayette County School 

System, on behalf of the defendants, that the defendants 

will withdraw their Objections to the plaintiff's Inter­

rogatories, heretofore filed, except their Objections to 

the furnishing of information relating to the years 1965- 

1966 and 1966-1967 and that the plaintiff hereby withdraws 

such portions of his Interrogatories as call for informa­

tion relating to the years 1965-1966 and 1966-1967, pro­

vided, however, that it is understood that the defendants



347
have and can furnish only limited information regarding 

the marital status of the persons as to whom such informa­
tion is requested.

Avon Williams, for the plaintiff

John Bagwell, for the defendants



348
IN ri1 A:./ U N .T rj? }-j 0
OR rr v «J. 1 u Jj wssrj?::?.M dxs:25 DISTRICT COURT .‘RICT OP TENNESSEE 

DIVISION

LEROY •JR. ,
FIa mo:. /

VS

)
)
)

CIVIL ACTION
: NO. C-SS-221

EDUCATION OF )
TENNESSEE, etc., )

)
)Defendants. . .)

COUNTY BOARD OF 
FAYETTE COUNTY,
0  'C 3. j_ 7

OF ANSWER OF COUNTY 
FAYETTE COUNTY, TE 
TO INTERROGATOR! 

......•..BY-PLAIN

BOARD OF EDUCATION 
NNESSEE, DEFENDANT, 
ES PROPOUNDED
r pypT?

Attached hereto Answers 
cause, prepared and furnished 
Superintendent of Fayette Cou 
Board of Education for Favett

to Interrogatories in this* 
by Mr. John E. Bagwell, 
nty Schools and Secretary cf 
e County, Tennessee.

G. Wynn Smith, Jr.
Canada, Russell s Turner
1213 Union Planters Bank Bldg.,



349

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i r n a r d 1 - 8 R o u t e  2,  M a s o n

:a d e n 1 - 8 B r a d e n

i r f d e n - S i n a i 1 - 8 B r a d e n

a n a c a v i l l e 1 - 8 R o u t e l , B o x  1 2 0 4 ,  O a k l a n d

B s t s i d e 1 - 8 R o u t e  6 ,  S o m e r v i l l e

V / e t t e  C o u n t y  T r a i n i n g  1 - 8 R o u t e  4 ,  S o m e r v i l l e

c f f e r s o n 1 - 3 R o u t e  1 ,  S o m e r v i l l e

c S r a n g e  C o n s o l i d a t e d  1 - 8 L a G r a n g e

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a k l a n d 1 - 8 O a k l a n d

s k l a n d  C o n s o l i a ’ a t e d  1 - 8 O a k l a n d

s r k s 1 - 8 R o u t e . 3 ,  S o m e r v i l l e

a s s v i l l e 1 - 8 R o s s v i l l e

a n e r v i l l e 1 - 8 S o m e r v i l l e

o r i n g h i l l 1 - 8 R o u t e  4 ,  M o s c o w

- .  L u k e 1 - 8 R o u t e  2 ,  C o l l i e r v i l l e .

U l i s t o n 1 - 8 W i l l i s t o n

l e l d s 1 - 8 R o u t e  1 ,  A r l i n g t o n

j o r a r . - . c 1 - 3 L a G r a n g e

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1 - 8 R . F . D . ,  C o l l i e r v i l l e

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- - - ~ • 1 - 8 R o u t e  1 ,  O a k l a n d

. c k o r y  1 ‘.h e 1 - 5 H i c k o r y  W i t h e



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F a y e t t e  C o .  H i g h 9 - 1 2 S o m e r v i l l e

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T h e  n a m e s  a n d  a d d r e s s e s  o f t h e  s c h o o l s  t h a t  w e r e  u s e d  d u r i n g  1!

B e r n a r d 1 - 8 R o u t e  2 , M a s o n

B r a d e n 1 - 8 B r a d e n

B r a d e n - S i n a i 1 - 8 ■ B r a d e n

C a n a d a v i l l e 1 - 8 R o u t e  1 ,  O a k l a n d

E a s t s i d e 1 - 8 R o u t e  6,  S o m e r v i l l e

F a y e t t e  C o .  T r a i n i n g  1 - 8 R o o u t e  4 ,  S o m e v i l l e

F i e l d s 1 - 8 R o u t e  1 ,  A r l i n g t o n

G a r n e t t ' S p e c i a l E d u c a t i o n  R o u t e  2 ,  S o m e r v i l l e

H a y s  C r o s s i n g 1 - 8 M o s c o w

J e f f e r s o n  ' „ 1 - 8 R o u t e  1 ,  S o m e r v i l l e

K i r k 1 - 8 R F D ,  C o l l i e r v i l l e

L a G r a n g e  ' 1 - 8 L a G r a n g e

L a G r a n g e  C o n s . 1 - 8 L a G r a n g e

K o n g t o w n 1 - 8 R o u t e  2 ,  M a d o n

M o s c o w _1 l 00 Mo s  c o w

M t .  Z i o n 1 - 8 O a k l a n d

O a k l a n d 1 - 8 O a k l a n d

O a k l a n d  C o n s . 1 - 8 O a k l a n d

P a r k s 1 - 8 R o u t e  3 ,  S o m e r v i l l e

E o s s v i l l e 1 - 8 R o s s v i l l e

S o m e r v i l l e 1 - 8 S o m e r v i l l e

S p r i n g - h i l l 1 - 8 R o u t e  4 ,  M o s c o w

S i .  L u k e 1 - 8 R o u t e  2,  C o l l i e r v i l l e



351

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W a r r e n  1 - 6 R o u t e  1 ,  O a k l a n d

W i l l i s t o n 1 - 8 W i l l i s t o n

F a y e t t e  C o .  H i g h 9 - 1 2 S o m e r v i l l e

W a r e  H i g h  S c h o o l 9 - 1 2 R o u t e  4 ,  S o m e r v i l l e

T h e  n a m e  a n d  a d d r e s s e s  o f  t h e s c h o o l s  u s e d  i n  1 9 6 9 - 1 9 7 0  w e r e

B e r n a r d —k i CO R o u t e  2 ,  M a s o n

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B r a d e n - S i n a i 1 - 8 B r a d e n

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a .

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J e f f e r s o n 1 - 8 R o u t e  1 ,  S o m e r v i l l e

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M o s c o w 1 - 8 M o s c o w

O a k l a n d 1 - 8 O a k l a n d

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C e n t r a l 1 - 8 R o u t e  4 ,  S o m e r v i l l e

S o u t h w e s t 1 - 8 M a c o n



352

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C s n a d a v i l l e  1 9 6 8 - 1 9 6 9

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P a r k s 1 9 6 8 - 1 9 6 9

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S t .  L u k e 1 9 6 8 - 1 9 6 9

F i e l d s 1 9 6 8 - 1 9 6 9

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K i r k - 1 9 6 8 - 1 9 6 9

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H i c k o r y  W i t h e 1 9 6 7 - 1 9 6 8



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354

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355

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356
•5X S

20 -  ( a ) ,  ( b ) ,  ( c ) .  (d )

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS BY RACE AND GRADE -  1950-70

LCiMOL GRADE NEGRO XfUTTH TOTAL

Bn*: K*rd K - 0- 0 0
1 25 0 25
2 16 0 16
3 19 0 19
4 19 0 19
5 18 0 18
6 21 0 21
7 11 0 11

\ 8 11 0 11
E.M.R. 0 0 . 0

TOTAL 140 0 140

Braden K 0 0 . 0
1 17 14 31
2 12 20 32
3 9 15 24
4 13 21 34
5 11 21 32
6 ‘ 12 20 32
7 14 24 38
8 7 13 20
E.M.R. 0 0 0

iO i r.i. 95 148 243

Braden-S ina i K 0 0 0
1 27 0 27
2 23 0 23
3 18 0 18
4 22 0 22

, 5 34 0 34
6 19 0 19
7 26 0 26
3 24 0 24
E.M.R. 0 0 0

TOTAL 193 0 193

C e n t ra l K 0 0 0
1 88 7 95
2 65 4 69
3 80 7 87
4 80 1 81
5 84 2 86
6 69 9 78
7 90 7 97
8 95 7 102
E.M.R. 10 0 0

TOTAL 661 44 605

Host S ide K 0 0 0
1 26 0 26
2 21 0 21
3 24 0 24
4 27 0 27
5 29 0 29
6 25 0 25
7 28 0 28
8 23 0 23
E.M.R. 0. 0 0

203TOTAL 203 0



357

20 -  ( a ) ,  ( b ) ,  ( c ) ,  ( d )

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUD31TS BY RACE AND GRADE -  1969-70

i

SCHOOL GRADE NEGRO WHITE TOTAL

Garnett K 0 0 0
1 0 0 0
2 0 0 0
3 0 0 0
4 0 0 0
5 0 0 0
6 0 0 0
7 0 0 0
8 0 0 0
E.M.R. 5 '43 4S

TOTAL 5 • 43 48

J e f f e r s o n K 0 '  0 0
1 S3 0 93
2 77 0 77
3 51 0 51
4 72 0 72
5 • 68 0 68
6 57 0 57
7 73 0 73
8 59 0 59
E.M.R. 0 0 0

TOTAL 555 0 555

LaGrenge Cons. K 0 0 0
1 21 0 21
2 19 0 IS
3 25 0 25
4 22 0 22 -
5 23 0 28
6 19 0 19
7 15 0 15
8 26 0 26
E.M.R. 0 0 0

TOTAL 175 0 175

Moscow K 0 0 0
1 17 24. 41
2 19 26 45
3 18 32 50
4 18 22 40
5 17 . 24 41
6 20 12 32
7 11 • 24 35
8 15 25 40
E.M.R. 0 0 0

TOTAL 135 189 324

- . " . ’ " M  Elementary K 0 0 r-

I 13 25 32
2 5 24 29
3 4 ■ 15 19
4 9 19 23
5 5 12 17
6 4 23 27
7 10 17 27
8 6 15 21
E ,M«R • 0 0 0

TOTAL . 56 150 206



358

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS BY RACE AND GRADE -  1969-70

20 -  ( a ) ,  ( b ) ,  ( c ) ,  (d )

SCHOOL GRADE NEGRO WHITE TOTAL

K 0 0 0
Oakland Consolidated 1 71 0 71

2 59 0 59
3 46 0 46
4 56 0 56
5 55 0 55
6 35 0 35
•7 48 0 48
8 57 0 57
E.M.R. 0 0 0

TOTAL 427 0 427

S o m er v i l l e K 16 9 25
1 22 43 65
2 23 45 68
3 21 31 52
4 31 34 65
5 18 44 62
6 22 51 73
7 . 20 40 60
8 21 49 70
E.M.R 32 0 32

iui'AL 226 337 563

S p r in g h i l l K 0 0 0
1 57 0 57
2 5? 0 57
3 59 0 59
4 50 0 50
5 49 0 49
6 32 0 32'
7 . 46 0 46
8 42 0 42
E.M.R. 0 0 0

TOTAL 392 0 392

Southwest K 0 0 0
1 99 4 103
2 79 2 81
3 74 2 76
4 93 3 96
5 69 2 71
6 66 3 69
7 59 0 59
8 66 1 67
E.M.R. 0 0 • 0

TOTAL 605 1 7 622

K i l l i s t o n K 0 0 0
1 4 5 9
2 1 6 7
3 2 8 10
4 4 8 12
5 1 8 9
6 5 4 9
7 3 14 17
8 1 6 7

E.M.R. 0 0 0

TOTAL 21 59 eo



359
2 0  -  ( a ) ,  ( b ) ,  ( c ) ,  ( d )

TO T A L NUMBER OF STU D E N TS BY RACE AMD (GRADE -  1 9 5 9 - 7 0

SCH O O L GRADE NEGRO »YH 1 TE TO T A L

F a y e t t e  C o .  H i g h 9 31 1 3 5 1 6 7
1 0 2 2 1 2 5 1 4 7
11 2 3 1 1 6 1 3 9
1 2 11 8 2 9 3

TO TA L ' 8 7 4 5 9 5 4 6

IV. P .  W a r e  H i g h 9 3 6 4 0 3 6 4
1 0 3 5 7 o  • 3 5 7
11 2 4 3 0 2 4 3
1 2 2 4 0 0 2 4 0

T O T A L 1 2 0 4 0 1 2 0 4



(*?

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS BY RACE AND GRADE -  1963-60

20 -  (a ), (b), (c ) , (d) 360

•'• 'IT GRADE

RACE

TOTALNEGRO WITTE

Bernard

TOTAL

K 0 0 0
i 23 0 26
2 23 0 27 :
3 22 0 22 !
4 22 0 22 I
5 22 0 22 1
6 23 0 23
7 13 0 13
8 1 6 0 To

E.M.R. 0 0 0

166 0 160

Braden

TOTAL

K 0 0 0
1 Q 2 / 1 3 5
2 • l 13 I 14
3 9 14 23
/, 12 16
5 4 10 23
6 9 15 24
7 5 14 19
8 3 10 22 1

E.M.R. 0 0 0

43 133 1 76 '

Braden-Sinai

TOTAL

K 0 0 0
1 34 0 34 J
2 17 0 17
3 20 0 20
A 25 0 25
5 29 0 29 -

6 20 0 ! 20 r ~
7 1 7 0 1 ?
8 16 0 16 ........

E.M.R. 0 0 0

178 0 1 73

C-BHaCa v i l l e

TOTAL

K 0 0 0
1 26 0 26 ;
2 12 0 12 1
3 1 6 0 i o  i
4 1 25 0 25
5 13 0 13
6 20 0 20 .  .

7 18 0 13
8 16 ■ -0 . 1C . . . .  .

E.M.R. 0 0 G

146 0 1 46

East S ioe

TOTAL

K 0 . 0
i 26 0 1 26 :
2 27 0 i 27 !
3 23 0 1 23 ! ..  „
4 34 0 1 34 1 ______
5 23 0 1 23 | ....... .....................
6 25 0 1 23 1
7 24 0 I 24
o 22 0 i 22

E.M.R. 0 0 i 0

204 0 204



20 -  ( a ) ,  ( b ) ,  ( c ) ,  (<i) 361

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS BY RACE AND GRADE -  1903-60



20 -  ( a ) ,  ( b ) ,  ( c ) ,  (d )  362

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS BY RACE AND GRADE -  1969-69

------- ■--------------- - ....

SCHOOL GRADE

RACE

TOTALNEGRO WHITE

K irk

TOTAL

K 0 0 0
1 8 0 j 8
2 6 0 ! n
3 6 0 1 6
4 6 0 1 6 *
5 5 ! 0 1 5

E.M.R. 0 1 0 ■ 0

31 • o 31

LaGrange Cons.

TOTAL

K 0 1 0 0
1 24 1 0 24
2 30 j o  | 30
3 32 0 1 32
4 | 30

iOClO

5 ’ 23 0 1 23
6 24 0 24
7 35 0 35 I
8 22 0 22 |

E.M.R. 0 0 0 t

220 0 220

LaGrange

TOTAL

K 0 0 0
1 0 2 2 !
2 0 4 4 I
3 0 4 4 I
4 1 0 2 2 t
5 1 5 6 i
6 0 5 5 I
7 0 4 4 I
8 1 5 5 i

E.M.R. 0 0 0

2 26 23

Longtown K 0 0 0
1 9 0 9 ! .
2 /, 0 4 !
3 6 0 6 I

A 9 0 9 I
5 3 0 3 i
6 6 0 1 6 !
7 12 0 12 !
8 6 0 j 6 |

E.M.R 1 0 0 0 i

TOTAL 55 0 55 !

Moscow K 0 0 c
1 i 10 | 80 | 40 i
2 1 7  | 29 | 36 1
3 1 12 I 19 ! 31 I
4 I 14 | 2'. | 35 !
5 i 10 | 15. 2 j 1
6 I 14 ! 25 89 |
7 i 9 f 20 | "K'l ' f. ■ »
8 1 10 i 72 ! t

E.M.R. 0 1 0 i 0 i
TOTAL 86 | 181 ! 267 ;

I

j



TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS BV RACE AMD GRADE

20 -  ( a ) ,  ( b ) ,  ( c ) ,  (d )  363

1963-CO

SCHOOL GRADE

RACE

NEGRO WHITE TOTAL .

Mt. Zion

TOTAL

;< 0 0 0
1 14 I 0 ! 14 i
2 13 0 | 13 1

3 13 0 1 13 !
4 12 0 | 12 1
5 18 0 1 16 1
6 12 I 0 ! 12 i
7 19 0 ! 19 !
8 11 0 I ' l l i

F..M.R. 0 0 0 I

112 0 11?

Oakland Cons. K 0 0 0

TOTAL

1 51 0 ! 51 .
2 42 C 42
3 56 0 I 56 1
4 ' 32 | 0 32
5 32 0 32
6 36 0 36
7 ! 46 0 46
8 I 34 . 0 34

E.M.R. 0 c 0

329 0 329

Oakland

TOTAL

K 0 0 0
1 3 25 30
2 1 15 16
3 6 I 16 I 22 '

4 5 I 15 i 20
5 2 I 14 16
6 1 | 18 19 I
7 7 12 19 I
8 5 11 16

E.M.R. 0 C 0

32 126 158 ’

Parks K 0 0 0
1 2 5 7
2 1 7 8 |
3 1 8 9 j
4 2 9 11 I
5 2 7 9 I
6 1 10 11 1
7 2 5 7 i
8 1 3 10 1

TOTAL

E.M.R. 0 0 0 i

12 60 72

R o s s v i l l e

TOTAL

K
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

E.M.R.

0
52
33
37
38 
27 
25
34 
24 
0

270

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0

0
52
33
37
38 
27
23
34
24 
0

2 70

(
i

' | 1
v ,

.



20 -  (a ), (b), (c ) . (d)

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS BY RACE AND GRADE -  1968-69



365

20 -  ( a ) ,  ( b ) ,  ( c ) ,  (b )

TOTAL NUMBER OP STUDENTS BY RACE AMD GRADE -  1968-69



366

School • ■ ‘  - 1 “  1
Male [Female f ;a lo -[Female

366
C 0 

a l e  [Female Pa lo  [Female f-

E

a l e

| F - G

Female i;a lo  [Female Name Race Sox M a r i t a l  S ta tus

Bernard T a r r ie d ___1 _ _ -...3 .. - .  1 , Fred Whitmore N M M arr iedS in g le
- 2 - - - - - _ _ _

3racen Married 
S in g le

- 1 -  I - - - 3
1
i - . 1 James McKnight W M- M arr ied

- - - . r 2 _

3raden-Sir.a i  T a r r ied 1 3 - - Ransom Person N M Marr iedS in g le
- 1 - - - _ _ _ _

C anadav i l le  Ta rr ied 1 4 - - 1 _
S y l v e s t e r  Person N M Married

S in g le «
- - - - - _ _ _

E as ts ide  Married 1 4 - - 1 1 1 .
M att ie  L .  Morrow N F Married

S in g le
- 2 - - - - __ _

Faye t te  Co. Married 3 16 _ _ “ - 1 - _ _
W alte r  Bond N M .MarriedI r a in in g  El err. S in g l e

1 5 - - - _ _ _ _

F ie ld s  Married - 1 _ - „ _ _
L u c i l l e  W i ley  N F S in g le

S in g le
- 1 - - - 1 _ _ _

G arnett Married - - - I
1 “ 1 2 _ 1 Edward Brown W M M arr ied

S in g le
- - - - - - - - . _

Hays Cross ing  Married - 2 - - - 1 _
Annie L .  Doyle N F Married

S in g le
- - - - _ _ ' _ _ _

H ickory  Withe Married - - - - -
- - Katherine R u s se l l  W F S in g le

S in g le

| - - - -
—

1 -
i

- 1

EXHIBIT "B" School year 1967-1968



367

School

A I B

Male [Female i ja le  if'emale |c
C D j E j

l o  [Female Male [Female Male [Female M

F

a le  [Femalr.

G

Name Race Sex M a r i t a l  S ta tus

J e f f e r s o n Married 2 16 | _ j -
1

-  ■ I _ | I -  | -  I - - Harry Coleman N M M arr ied

S in g le
- 1 - I - - - - - - - -

K irk Married -
* - | - - - - - - - - _ Joe L .  Jones 1 N M S in g le

S in g le I
_ 1 - _ - -

LaGrange Married - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 Anse l  G r i f f i n W F M arr ied
S in g le

- - _ - - - 1 1 - -
_ - -

LaGrange Cons Married 1 5 - -  1 -I widoK - - - - - S a l l i e  Ford N F Widowed

S in g le •
1 - - -! - - - - - -

Longtown Married 1 1 - - ■ - - - - - - Dennis H a l l N M M arried

S in g le
_ _ - - _ - - - - - - -

Macon Married _ _ _ - - - 2 _ - - 1 M argaret Donnell W F Marr ied

S in g le _ _ _ - - - M _ -

I.'osco W Married _ i - _ - _ 1 - - 1 Dorothy Morton W F M arr ied

S in g le
_ _ - . - - - 1 - - - - •

f-'.t. Zion Married 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - O l l i e  J .  To lds N F Marr ied

S in g le 2 0 c - 4. - - - - - -

Oakland Married _ - - - 1 4 - - 1 - C ar l  Wayne W il l iam s W M Married

S in g le _ - _ - • - - _ - -
3 Oakland Cons.Married 1 9 - 1 - - - - - * - - Emmitt Person N M Married

S in g le I4----- 1 - - - - - < - - - -

•n EXHIBIT "B" School year 1967-196£



A B C 368

?arks Married _  | v | _ |
l

I
-  • ,  I ,1- 7 ” ,

MU1MU '-'VC A ‘■<UM.cH ■JLrM.Uo

W. A .  Pow e l l  W M M arr ied
S in g le

-
I

-  I _ 1

.- .c ssv i l le  Married - 7 _ _ 1 S h i r l e y  A tk ins  H fi Marr ied
S in g le

- 2 .. _ _ _

S o m erv i l l e  Married - - - - _ 2 11 1 David G ivens  W M Marr ied
S in g le

- - - _ - _ 2 5 _

S t .  Luke Married 
S in g le

1 3 - _ _ 1 _ _ W i l l i e  G. Rose N F Married
•

- - _ _ _ _ _

S p r in l jh i l l  Married 3 5 _ 1- _ . W i l l i e  J. Waddell  N M Married
S in g le

- 4 - - M _ _

V.’arren Married - 2 - - _ 1 _ E the l  H a r r is  N F Marr ied
S in g le

- - - _ _ • _ _ _ _

VJ i l l is ton  Married - - - - _ _ 2 . _ 1 Inez  Rike W F Married
S in g le

- - - - _ 1 _

Married
S in g le

Fayet te  Co. H.Ea.rried - 1 _ 9 6 1 1 J .  R. Morton W M Married
S in g le

_ _ _ _ _ 2 _ 1

.7. ? .  Ware H .S la rr icd 14 8 - 1 2 1 1 «. _ _ W i l l iam  Vasser N N M Married
S in g le

6 7
I 1 -...

- - 2 - - - -

EXHIBIT "B" School year 1967-1968



School • '

A

Mnlo |r
v ]

ervarle ■•,c
B I

l e  ' ]Female ?».:

C 369 : D j E

l i e  (Female /[ale (Female J,'alo !Female >'

V

a le Female

G

Name Race Sex M a r i t a l  S ta tus

Bernard Married
i

1 I 3 -  i - !
1 I -  . i _ I i

i _ _
- Fred Whitmore N M Marr ied

S in g le I
I 1 - - !

-  ! - ** i - _ _
Braden Married j - 1 - i

-  I - - i  ! 2 1 _ C. L .  Smith K'yS M M arried

- S in g le . ! » - - .. _ _ 2 _

Braden-Sinai Married 1
1

4 _ - 1 _ _ _ _ _ Ransom Person N M Marr ied
S in g le

1 1 -  ! _ _ _ _ _ _
C anadav i l le Married - 5 - - _ 1 _ _ _ Gertrude Person P N F Married

S in g le - - - _ - _ - _ _

Easts ide Married 1 4 - - - 1 1 1 _ _ _ _ M att ie  L .  Morrow 1 N F Married
S in g le _ - - _

- _ __ _

Fa ye t te  Cou afcyM.arried 2 15 _ _ “ -
_ _ _ _ W a lte r  Bond N M Married

T ra in in g  Hi em .S ing le
| _ 6 _ _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _

F ie ld s Married _ 2 _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ . L u c i l l e  W. Cartwrigh t N F Married
S in g le

_ _ - - _ -
i I

_ _ _ _ •

Garnett Married - - -
_ - - 1 3 - - 1 _ Edward Brown b W M Married

S in g le
_ -

-
- - - - - - - _

Hays Crossing Married - 2 - - - 1 - - _ - - _ Annie L .  Doyle N. r Married
S in g le

_ - - «. _

J e f f e r s o n Married 3 14 _ 1 _ _ _ Harry Coleman N M Married
S in g le

_ 2 _ _ 1 _

EXHIBIT " 3 " School year 1968-1969

i » i



A
[

B
I

c D
I E F G

School • ■ Male (l-eir.ale !\ale  ■ (Female l ;a lc  (Female i ja lo  (Female ia l e  (Female Male Female Namo Paco Sox M a r i t a l  S ta tus

K irk  Married - 1 -  | -  I
I

~ 1 • I - I -
- -

O l l i e  To lds N F M arr ied
S in g le

- - - - - - - -

LaGrange Married - - - - - . - 2 - - - 1 Anse l  G r i f f i n W F M arr ied
S in g le

- - - ! - - - - - - - -

L~Grar.ge Cons }*3 Y r i  sd 1 5 - - - widow - 1 ~ _ - - S a l l i e  Ford N F AW/Widowed
S in g le

- 1 - - - - - - - - -

Longtown Carr ied 1 - - -
1 "

- - - - - Dennis H a l l ’n M M arried
S in g le

- - - - - - - - -
-

'■'os C O W  Married - 1 - - - 1 7 - - - 1 Dorothy Morton w F Marr ied
S in g le

- - - - - - - 1 - - - -

-'■'t  - Zion Married 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - James P. Mosby N M Marr ied  .
S in g le

- 2 - - - - - - - - - -

Oakland Married - - - - - 1 - 4 - — 1 - W il l iam  Shelton W M Marr ied
S in g le

- - - - - - - - - - - - .

Oakland Cons.Varr led 2 8 - - 1 - - - - - - - W. E. Person N M M arr ied
S in g le

- 1 - - - - - - - - - -

fsrXs Married - - - - - - 1 1 - - 1 - W. A .  Powell W M Married
S in g le

- - - - - - - ■ 1 - - - -

R o s s v i l l e  Married - 8 - - - 1 - - - - - S h i r l e y  Atkins N F Married
S in g le

1
- - - - - 1 i - - -

EXHIBIT "B" School year 1968-1969



A
I

B
!

C
371

D
I

E F G

School ■- ■ Male 'emalo !■}<U e  ' |FemaIe f ,a le  lFetnalo Male [Female a l e  [Female Male [Female Name Race Sex M a r i t a l  S ta tus

Somervi l le ; Married - 1
-  I -

!
'  1 -  , | ’ I 14 - - 1 - C ar l  Wayne W il l iam s W M M arr ied

S in g le
- - - - 1 1 6 - - - -

S p r in g h i l l Married 2 5 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - W i l l i e  J .  Waddell N M M arr ied
S in g le

- 4 - - - - -  | - - - - . -

S t .  Luke Married - 3 - - - 1 - - - - - - W i l l i e  G. Rose N F M arr ied
S in g le

- - !
"

- - - - - - - - -

Warren Married - 2 - - i - - - - - - E th e l  H ar r is M F Marr ied

S in g le
- - - - - - - - - -  • -

V l i l l i s t o n Married - - -
- -

2 - - - 1 In ez  Hike W F Marr ied
S in g le

- - - -
’

- - - -

f e r r i e d
t

i
S in g le

Fayette^ County,,r r i e d - - - - - 12 7 1 - 1 - J .  R. Mofcton W M Married

S in g le
- 1 - - - - 2 1 - - - 1 .

V/. P .  '.'fare M a r r i e d 14 6 - 1 2 1 3 - - - - - W il l iam  Vasser N M M arr ied

S in g le
8 6 - - - 3 - - - - -

Married
S in g le

Married
S in g le

,

EXHIBIT "B" School

S

year
1968--1969

4 ----------< k



372

School
I C l D lf. a  1 n  IPomraliTi n l  a  i F n r n n l n  l .n

Bernard Married 1 I 1 | _ |
i

1 ! -  • I -  t
_ _ Fred Whitmore M M arr ied

S in g le
1 _ 1 1 _ —

Braden Marr ied _ 2 1 4 _ _ 1 C. L .  Smith W M M arr ied
S in g l e  J I

-  I _  | 1 . _

Braden-S ina i Married j 2
!

3 I 1
I

-  s 2 — _ Ransom Person N M M arr ied
S in g le  J

«. _ _ _ _ _

C en tra l /ferried 1 3 15 _ 1 3 1 1 1 W alter  Bond N M Married
S in g le

_ 3 _ _ _ .. _ 2 _ _ Paul Gla'ss W M M arr ied

H asts ide Married 1 4 _ ... 1 1 — 1 Warren Moore W M M arr ied
S in g le

1 _ _
"

- _ .. _

3 m e t t Married _ _ _ _ 1 3 _ 1 Edward Brown W M M arried
S in g le

_ _
i -

— — _ _

J e f f e r s o n Married 1 12 ! - 1 1 2 _ Harry Cloeman N M Marr ied
S in g le

3 _ 1 _ ■

LaGrange Married 1 3 _ — widow 1 1 .. S a l l i e  Ford N F Widowed
S in g le

_ 1 _ __ ..

Moscow Married _ 1 _ 2 S _ — 1 P h i l l i p  Farmer W M Married
S in g le

1 _ 2 _ ..

Oakland Married _ j 2
_ _

j - 1
' '

S 4 1 W il l iam  Shelton W mM. Married
S in g le

l
l ~

_ _ .. , 1 „ «. — _

EXHIBIT

~5------------

"B" School year

i t  i i i

1969-1970

• 1

Name Race Sex M a r i t a l  S ta tus



!
A

1
3

I
C . D

I
E F G

School .. . • !
t Male |Fcmale M-l i e  |Female h a le  iFemale Male jFcmale !,ale ^Female Malo Female Name Race Sex M a r i t a l  S ta tus

Oakland Cons. Married 1 11 I _  | -  I
i

1 I - • I - ! Emmitt Person N M M arr ied
S in g le

_ _ _ I
. -... ( 2

S o m e r v i l l e Married 1 1 _ _ 1 11 1 C ar l  Wayne W il l iam s W M M arried
S in g le

_ 1 1 5

S p r in g h i l l Married 2 6 1 1 W i l l i e  J .  Waddell N M M arr ied
S in g le

4 _ *
1 1 _

Southwest Married a i 19 1 _ 2 1 1 Howard Walker N M
S in g le •

1 _ 1 _ Robert Donnell W M

W l l l i s t o n Married 1 _ 1 1 . Inez R lke W F Marr ied
S in g le

.. _ — 1

Married
S in g le

Faye t te  Co. H a r r i e d 1 3 .. _
i i 6 1 1 J .  R. Morton W M M arried

S in g le
». 1 _ _ _ 1 3 _ 1 •

W. P .  Ware H• C a r r i e d 11 7 i  - 1 2 1 3 _ 1 W i l l ia m  Vasser N M Marr ied
S in g le

8 5 _ 3 1 _
re s ig n ed  and was r ep la ced  by 
Samuel Carpenter N M Mpyri r*d

Married
S in g le

Married
S in g le

I1
1 —

-£s <> EXHIBIT ”B’ School year 1969-1970



•»« c .  Sr f o  • ypov 1967-68 ’ Classroom Teach. \Th.,iuV ? ••= 374

Sch o o l _______________ j Vacancy j\'ew P o s i t i o n  Crade/Subject ;__________ How F i l l e d

Bernard X

J .
JL

Newly Employed Teachers T ra n s fe r r e d  Teachers
Race j Sex j M a r i t a l  Status Race >ex M a r i t a l  Sta tus | Former Schoo l

5 th N F S S p r i n g h i l l

IT
X Remedial N F S B raden -S iaa i

Braden X 5th w M M LaGrange

Braden X 2nd N F M Braden-S ina i

Braden-S ina i X Rem. Read. N F s Bernard

Car.adavi l le X 4th N F M LaGrange

F .C .T .  E len . X 6th N M M ' A lexander

It II X 4th N F M M i l l e r

H tl X 4 th N' t t N F S He. b revV

tl 11 X 4th N F M Hodges

„ X 4th N F M S t .  Luke

It tl | X ; 2nd N F S S t .  Luke

It It 1 X 7-8 N M M Longtown

II II X 7-8 N M S

"EFFESSON X 6th N P S

.. X 2nd N F M Alexander

.. X E.M.R. N F M Alexander

II X 3rd
1

1
N F M East S ide

1
1 \

1

1 1
i... . -  ... ... ....

1» V  ^ 1
1 i

)



..'O O* C* d «  *

Schoo l i

ar y ea r  1967-68 

Vacancy ;Mcw P o s i t i o n  3̂

Classroom To 

rade/Sub jec t j

ach tr  Vacancies 375

, How F i l l e d £  *  •
1 Newly Employed Teachers I r a n s f e r r e d  Teachers  •,
1Race | box | M a r i t a l  Status Raco pox J M a r i t a l  Sta tus ! i-oriser Schoo l

K irk X 7-8 i N . M s

------ IT --------------

Moderns ....................

K irk X 1 ,2 ,3
1
i 1 N F M Mt. Zion

LaGranqe X
1
1 5-8 w i M s

X 1 5 th N F M K irk

LaGranqe Cons.
1

X 1 7th N F M S o r i n g h i l l

LaGrar.oe X Remedial 1-8 N F M Oakland Cons.

T.or.c town X 5-3 N M M W irt

Koscow X 6th
i

vi | M M

' * t . Zion .
I

1 ,2 t N F M Hebrew

Oakland X P r in . i w M M FCHS

Oakland Cons. X I 4-5 N P S C anadav i l le

Oakland Cons. X | 6th N F M C an a da v i l le

R o s s v i l l e X p r in .  4th . N F M G r i f f i n

R o s s v i l l e X | 3rd | N F M G r i f f i n

R o s s v 111 e X 5th 1 N F M S p r in g h i l l

R o s s v l l l e
1
1 X 1 st N F S Hebrew

R o a s v i l l e . x 1 . 1st N F M Alexander

C o n o r v i l i e X 7,3th Math. w M
1

S

O nr.crv i l la 1 X
I
j 4th .

1
; f

1
4 M

i I
J _____________________

1 j  j i



3 b Classroom Tea chi e Vjcancl 376'/ear 1967-63

School__________________ ; Vacancy jh’ ew P o s i t i o n  jGrads/Subjcct | __________________ How F i l l e d

S o r i n c h i l l
I

X 1

| Newly Employed Teachers  } T ra n s fe r r e d  Teachers  
j Race < hex ! M a r i t a l  Status | Race Sox j M a r i t a l  Sta tus J T’o m c r  Schoo l

3rd M P _________s__________ B la ck w e l l

W i l l  i s to n x i 4 ,5 th w i F M

1 X Coach w M M

1 x 1 II w M M

:i
.  1 1 II w M M

X 11 w M M

it X
11, f2 tn
Eng lish w F S

ii X 1Oth Eng. w F M

X Sth Math. w M M Oakland

„ X Guidance « M S

„ X Vo.Homs Ec . w F M

Wire X Ma th w M M FCHS

Ware X 6 ,7 ,8 th N M M B lackwe l l

Ware X Science w M S

v;*»r e X P.H. N M S

j j

1 ■

; j

j
l

1

1 _  . .
!
J.. 1 i i



3773 . ... c .  a.- ' c ; y ea :  ■ 963-69 ____ Classroom Teach. \ i/aoaraj-1 >•<?

School__________________' Vacancy |>iew P o s i t i o n  forado/Subjoct ] ___________  ___, ' How F i l l e d

Braden

i

!

x !

I
! Newly Employed Teachers Trans l 'orred  Teachers
j Race i hex | M a r i t a l  Status Raca >OX M a r i t a l  Status Former Schoo l

7 th W |

i
(

F 1 M

M X
i
i 5 th w i 1

F 1 M

i i
X ! - I 1 s t W F S H icko ry  Withe

C.~ noon v i l i e X | 6-7
i

i N F . M R o s s v i l l e

p .C .T .  Rl«vn* X 7/8 S c i . W M ! M

II u X 2nd N. r S

:i n X 5 th N F M If. P .  Ware

X SV.R W F M

- -f -.vc on *  i 6th N F S Oakland C on s .

.
f

7-8 i N M M S t . Luke

K i  r k X | a l l  grades N C M Mt. Zion

- - Qe ! x 1 5-7 w F M

T>Cnnnae Cons.
1
1 X

i

1 2 w F M

Vosccw I X
j

2 I W - M

Mt. 71 on
1

i 1-2
i •
I N F M Kirk

Hi k 1 a nd I X
1

P r i n . I w M ’ ........... M

'Vlnp.i Cons. X 5th N F M J e f f e r s o n

- C n r . d  Cons, X 8 th N M
1

M

Rossville j X 1 st j , i M N F M East S i d e

R o s sville X | 8th
1
1
9

! W M► -- S LaGrange



v3 i .  L .  .... c..' _1^68-69_____ Classroom T •achi r V • r-jt; i c J • •: 378

School ! Vacancy [new P o s i t i o n  IcTrade/Subject ] How F i l l e d
Newly Empioyed  Teachers 1 T ra n s fe r re d  ie a ch e rs

- aco I bex M a r i t a l  Status | iiaco pex | M a r i t a l  Sta tus j Former Schoo l
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•?3 .=. 379. t.. c- .. for > o-.r 1968-69____  Classroom Teach: r Vocc-iv.-iss

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BRADEN

Kaco \ dox | M a r i t a l  Status Raco (iex M a r i t a l  Sta tus ! Former Schoo l

P .E . N F M S o m e r v i l l e

23ADEN-SINAI X ! 7th N M M Longtown

93ADEN-SINAI x ! 5th N F M Longtown

CENTRAL X 1 p r in . N M M F .C .T .  Elem.

CENTRAL I X P r in . W M M FCliS

CENTRAL
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n X i 5th N F M F.C .T .  Elem.

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- X E.M.3. N F M F.C .T .  Elem.

C” ’ :trat X
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CENTRAL I X 7th N M M F .C .T .  Elem.

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SOUTHWEST X

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Kaco j Sex | M a r i t a l  Status Raco ;>ox l M a r i t a l  Status Former School

7-3 N M M Mt. Zion

SOUTHWEST X 5th N F S M t. Zion

SOUTHWEST X 7-8 i W M S R c s s v i l l e

SG'j i'HV.'EST X
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SOUTHWEST X 3rd N F M R o s s v i l l e

SOUTHWEST X 5th N F M C an a da v i l le

SOUTHWEST X 6th N F M
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SOUTHWEST X 2nd N F M Ber nard

SOUTHWEST X 1-3 N F M

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j Race i Sex | M a r i t a l  Sta tus | Raco pox |M a r i t a l  S ta tus  ' Former Schoo l

Oakland  c o n s . X 3rd .  ! F M F ie ld s

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s c m e r v il le X 8th N M M J e f f e r s o n

SOMERVILLE X EMR N F M J e f f e r s o n

SGV.ER V ILLS X 1 s t W F M Parks

SrSINGHILL X 1 1 s t N F M iiavs C r o s s i i a

SPRINGHILE X 7th N F M S o m erv i l l e

S?SINCHILL X 5th N F S Mt. Zion

X P r in . N M M K .  P. Ware

SCUTHV.'EST X P r in . W M M Som erv i • ' e Elem .

SOUTHWEST X <lth N P M Rossv). l i e

SOUTHWEST X REMEDIAL N F M Canadavi11e

SCUTHV.'EST X 2nd N F M R o s s v i l i e

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SCUTHV.'EST X 6th N F M R o s s v ' l l e

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CENTRAL X ‘

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Race ! Sax | M a r i t a l  Sta tus 1 Race lex ! M a r i t a l  Sta tus | Former Schoo l

th W M M Parks

CENTRAL X ird N F M F.C .T .  Elem.

CENTRAL 1 . X ' |sth N F M F ;C .T .  Elem.

CENTRAL X 3th N F. M R o s s v i l l e

CENTRAL x  !oth N F M F.C .T .  Elem.

CENTRAL X ipnd N F • M F.C .T .  Elem.

CENTRAL X 3rd N F S F.C .T .  Elem.

EAST SIDE X 5th N F M R o s s v i l l e

EAST SIDE X Remedial N F M J e f  ferson

CEEPERSON | X 3rd N F M i3ernard

.1 “F "2 2 SOM X Art W F M Braden

JEFFERSON X 5th N F S Braden-Sinai

JEFFERSON X P.E . N r S W. P. Ware

JEFFERSON X 4th N F M C anadav i l le

MOSCOW X 1 st
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MOSCOW X 1 3rd W F M LaGrange

OAKLAND X 1 s t N F M 3raden-S in3i

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r i r . co1- ......... 1_____ .Ka2£___________ 1 Race |_______ Sex j M a r i t a l  S ta tus  j H igh est  Education { - p a r l a n c e _____| Tenure , Grade o r  S»: •

ryrr.ard Fr.?d whi trr.ore N M Married B. A . 27 yea rs yos 7t.fi.. . n n n c l iA i i

L i l c l l o  Johnson M M F Married B. A. 13 years yes c,"

I l i a  " l e  Walk] r  N F Married B. A.
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24 y ea rs  I yes 2S3

E li7abnth  '/.’are H ! F Marr ied 3 .  A. 28 years yes 1

Anr.ii> F l i o o in - N F S in a le B. A. 1/ y e a r i //ino 3&4

Marie Watson JJ F S in a le 3 yea rs  c o l l e q e 8 years no roffiodi. il  f o r r o d  to  Bradcn-Sina

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;-9 Teachers retained at the end of school year 1 967-1968

School | Name | Race j Sex 1 M a r i t a l  S ta tus  1 H ighest Education fecuerience Tenure i Grade o r  S ub jec ts

Sradrn 1 James McKnioht »  ! M [ <arried M. A „ © & 7  yea rs yes 758 t r a n s f e r r e d  to  F .C .H .S .

i Locki e MeCraw ,  ! F lS inole yes 354

C. L .  Smith w 1 M |t a r r i  eci M. S . 23 years yes 65.7

O ssie  W il l iam s Ji i 'F 1Carried B. A . |20 years yes Remedial

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0 'eachers retained at the end of school year 1967-1968 388

School | Name | Race ! Sex | M a r i t a l  Sta tus ] H ighest  Education hxDsrionrp Tenure Grade o r  S ub jec ts

P r^ .er . -S ins : Ransom Person i N f.i 1 Married B. A. 25 years yes . 8

Dorothy Bcoze N F ’ Married 3 .  S . 16 years yes 1

A r m i t t i e  Wade N F Married 3 yea rs  c o l l e g e 25 years yes 3&4

Joseohine JacksJ n N p ' Married B. A .  | 11 years yes 2

Dorothy Rhea N F Married B. S . 15 years yes 5S6

Lerov  Shaw N M S ln q le no
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389-'.-9 Teachers  l-e ta ined  a t  the end o f  school y e a r l  967-1968

School l Name ! Race | Sex | M ar i ta l  Sta tus l R ich es t  Education 5Experience Tenure i Grade o r  Sub jec ts

C a n a d a v i l le S y l v e s t e r  Persor N M Married B. A . 22 years yes 7&8 t r a n s f e r r e d  to  Oakland Conso lidate

Gertrude Person I N F Married B. A. 24 yea rs yes 2&3

| Nada l ine  Shelter ] N F Married B. A. 13 yea rs yes 5S6

Geneva Lawrence I N ' F Married 3 yea rs  c o l l e q e 8 years yes 1

Eunice P. Moore N F Married B.A. 7 yea rs yes 4

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'967-1968 390:>9 Teachers  r e ta in e d  a t  the end o f  schoo l y e a r  1967-1968 

School | Name | Race | Sex | M ar i ta l  Sta tus !

390

Highest  Education [experience Tenure Grade o r  Sub jec ts

5as.t-S.ldj M att ie  l e e  Morrov N F Warried *
yes 8

S h i r l e y  Gooden N
1

F (Married 6 u m / M / r n m n i m m / n i u t m
I
I F lo rence '  McBride N ! F

1
Married yes 2

1
Herman Cox ! N M Married 7

Roberta Bass N F i S in g le 1

A r t i l l i a n  ‘forrow N F Married 5

L i z z i e  J. Sander: N F S in g le 4. r e s ign ed  ha l fway  through 1968-1969
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Acmes Moore W F Married 3

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'cachcvs retained at the and of school year 1967-1968 391

School Name ' Race i Sex | M ar i ta l  Sta tus | H ighest F.ducation Exper ience Tenure Grade o r  Subjects

P i .yo t te  Cou:'. tyW alte r  Bond ! N M Married B.A. • 32 years yes p r in c ip a l

Elementary
Iren e  Rovland 1 ,  1 f  i Married B.A. 23 years yes 1

F arn o c blnn Brow) »  ! r ! Married 3 years 5 years yes 5

Fnvlpnso Carnenl e r  N 1 F Married B. S . 14 yea rs yes 6 ••

Beola Kee N F Married B.A. 15 years yes 6

Bee t le  Maloro N F S ina le 3 years  c o l l e g e 2 years no 1

C ibo la  Morrow N F S inq le B.S. 7 years yes 7&8

1.1 111 an Smith N F Married B.S. 34 yea rs yes 5

Giarivs Mabon. . N F Married B.A. 11 years yes 3

W i l l i e  B. Johns >n N F Married B.S. 30 years yes S pec ia l  Education

Fdn* Burnette. , , Married yes 8

Amelia WhttaVer N F Married B.S. 12 years yes 6

W i l l i e  E. Monie N F Married B.S. 14 years yes 1

M att ie  Wooden. N F S inq le B.A. 5 years yes 3

Hnr*o* Hwell N M Married B.S. 20 years yes 7

Bnrh^ra Show 1 , F Married B.A. 3 years no 8

Jnc^rh^n^ Solbv N F Married B.A. 18 years yes 4

Sh irV -v  Pve I N F S in o le 3 years  c o l l e g e 2 years no 4

T.uev Bolden . F Married B.S. 19 years yes 4

Gertrude Ra l lev . I F
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3929 Teachers retained at the end of school year 1967-1968

School j Kamo Race I Sex j M a r i ta l  Sta tus | H ighest Education Experience Tenure i Grade o r  Sub jec ts
Fayec te  Cour.’i y
Tra'.nfcoBlem.l Karoaret W i l l la n s N .. F S in g le B . S . . 8 years ' yes 2

E lrov  Jones N M Married B.S. 7 years yes 6

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, 9 Teachers re ta in e d  a t  the end o f  schoo l y ea r  1967-1968 393 '>

School_______ ]______ N'aree___________I Race | Sex | M ar i ta l  Status [ H ighest Education Exper ience  | Tenure | Grade o r  Sub jec ts

F ie ld s L u c i l l e  W iley N F Single 3 years  c o l l e g e 9 years  ’ yes 5 ,6 , 7 , &8

Mary J .  Puckett N F p a r r i e d B.A. 18 years yes 1',2,3,&4

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'0 Teachers retained at the end of school year 1 9 6 7-1 568 394

School | Name 1 Race I Sox M ar i ta l  Status H ighest ,Education  Exper ience Tenure i Grade o r  Sublects

a ft f  f - l i - B j f w n __________ W M Married •
yes S pec ia l  Education

Frances Reach W F Married yes S p e c ia l  Education

M «l l f i  Sevmour w . F Married yes S p e c ia l  Education

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Teachers retained at the end of school year 1967-1968 395

School | Nano | Race ! Sex | M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education f lxper ience Tenure i ' Grade o r  Subjects
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i-h'-c Cvoccchr* Annie T-. Dcvle N F Married B. A i 14 years yes 1,2,3,5.4

L«nora MClean N F Married B.A. 14 years Yes 5 ,6 ,7 ,58

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■9 Teachers retained at the end of school year 1967-1960 396

School | Name I Race | Sox M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education [Experience Tenure i Grade o r  Sub jec ts

H. c’-corv VfythJ Katherine Russ; 11 W F S ing le 3 .S . 26 years yes a l l  grades t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Braden Elem

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397;‘9 Teachers r e ta in ed  a t  the end o f  school y ea r  1967-1968 

School | Name | Race | Sex | M ar i ta l  Status

397

Highest Education Exper ience Tenure i Grade o r  Subject

J e f f e r s o n Harry Coleman N »  1Married B.S. 36 years yes p r in c ip a l

Bonnother Brov/n N F Married B.A. 9 years yes 1

Amanda 'Coleman N F Married B.A. 25 years yes 2

Neva Coleman N F Married 3 y e a r s c o l le q e 29 years yes 1

Frances E ar le v N F yes S p e c ia l  Education

E l izab e th  Grav N F yes

Mndcierlne J e f f e •son N F Married B.S. 16 years yes 6

C laudette  Morro i N F S inqle B.A. 5 years yes L ib ra ry

F o res t in e  T r i c e N F | Married B.A. 19 years yes 6

O dalia  Jones N F Married B.S. 8 years yes 4

O l l i e  R ivers N M Married yes V

A lb e r ta  R ive rs N F
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Married 3 years  c o l l e g e 1 year no 1

Oohella  Gray N F Widowed B.A. 18 years yes

Andrw Lee Perrv N M Married ■ B.S. 1 year no 8

Wilma Jarmon N ______£ L _ Married B.A. 6 years yes 2

Jennie Rav Hobs in N F Married yes S p e c ia l  Education

Louise Johnson N F Marroed B.S. 9 years yes 3



398..-9 Teachers retained at the end of school year 1967-1968

School I Name | Pace Sex M ar i ta l  Status H iqhest Education exper ience  1 Tenure i Grade o r  Subiectfs

K i r ’< Seavery Grandbov ry N F Married B .A . 14 years yes 1 »2 j3,&4 T ran s fe r red  to  Alt. Zion

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;'<'hool | - a j Pace Sex ! M a r i ta l  Status H ighest Education ^Experience | Tenure i Grade o r  Subjects

W F !Married 2 yea rs  c o l l e g e 23 years ! yes  ! 1 ,2 ,3 ,&4

v; M ( s in g le no 5 ,6 ,7 ,&8 T ran s fe r red  to  R o s s v i l l e
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it ' ll : .o ild. ' it ivi S a l l i e  Ford N j F Married B.A. 24 years yes 7&8

Annie J .  B a i ley N F Married B .S . 3 years yes ^7S8
1
| Cora Wr.ioht S te ’yartN F Married B.A. 11 years yes 1

Helen Jackson N ' F yes 3

Bertha F i t z p a t r ck N F Married B.A. 9 years yes 2

/lore Warren N F S in g le 3 years  c o l l e g e 6 years yes 45.5

Henry L. Batts N M Married B.S. 12 years yes 6

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Name Race Sex M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education Exper ience Tenure Grade o r  Sub jec ts

W F Married B.S. 23 years ____ 1 ,2,3,5.4 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  S o m erv i l l e  Elcm
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School Name Race Sex M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education Exper ience Tenure Grade o r  Sub jec ts

I-onntovm Dennis H a l l N M Married B.S. 27 years yes 5,6 ,758

- Rosie  C. Jones N F Married B .A .
r- 1 ■ ■■ ■ ■ I 9 years yes 1 ,2 ,3 ,54

<79 Teachers r e ta in ed  a t  the end o f  school y e a r  1967-1968

School Name Race Sex | M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education Experience Tenure i Grade o r  Sub ier tc

Moscow Dorothy Morton IV F Married M.A. 23 years yes 8

M att ie  Browninc w F Married B.A. 28 years yes 2

Mrs. J..3.Erunso; W F yes tl

M ildred  Carruth. vs '■’! ' F Married 3 years 6 years yes 4

Mary N e v i l l e  • \1 F S ing le 3 years 40 years yes 5

Susie S ides W F Married B.S. 6 years yes 1

Oroha Cleveland ’•» F Married B.S. 20 years yes 3

Charles Cain U M Married no 6

Della  fAaclin X F Married 3 yesrs 3 years yes Remedial



1967-1968 401xr9 Teachers retained at the end of school year

School | Name Race | Sex M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education Exper ience Tenure i Grade o r  Sub jec ts

vt- 7.inn . ... O l l l e  J. To lds N F Married 3 years 24 hears yes 556 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  K irk

James Mosby N M Married yes 758

Georqia. Neal N ? S in g le 3 years 22 years yes

Ludie Ludie Neal N ‘ F S in g le 2 years 21 years yes

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tr9 Teachers r e ta in ed  a t  the end o f  schoo l y ea r  1967-1968

School Hama Race I Sex | M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education Ixper lence Tenure i Grade o r  Subiects

Oakland Wayne W il l iam s W M Married M.Ed. 1 year no 758 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  S om erv i l le  Elem.

M ildred  Hines w F Married 3 years 20 years yes 1

E l izab e th  Irw in w F S in g le 3 years 22 yesrs yes 455

Katherine Webb w 'F Married B.S. 16 years yes 253

Alma Long w F Married M.A. 5 years yes 657

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‘■9 Teachers r e ta in ed  a t  the end o f schoo l y ea r  1937-1968 402

School I Same Race ! Sox | M ar i ta l  Status i H ighest Education Exper ience Tonure Grade o r  Sub jec ts
Oakland
Conso lidate

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Emmitt Person N M Married B.A. 30 years yes p r in c ip a l

F lo s s i e  Bracken N F Married B.A. 32 years yes /2
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• l-o r ice . 'But ler N F Married B.A. 9 years yes 1

i G e r t i e  Coleman N F Married B.S. 9 years yes 4
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j - ...... Annie B. Morris N F Married 2 years 28 years yes 6

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A u s s i e  Owens N C Married 3 years 25 years yes 2

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i Odessa Person N P Married B.A. 27 years yes •5
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Marnaret P ru i t t N F Married B.S. 7 years yes 1

Irene  R i l e v N F Married B.A. 20 years yes 5

L u e l la  Thomnsor N - S inole yes
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School Mama Race Sex M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education "xporlcnce Tenure

Parks W il l iam  Powell W M Married M.A. 27 years yes 788

Pauline Rocers w F Married yes Z/1,2,83

Evia CLutts w. F S ing le 3 years 33 years yes 4 ,5,86

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403■& Teachers retained at the end of school year 1967-1968

School | Name | Race | Sex | M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education '-Experience Tenure i Grade o r  Subjects

o s s v i l l e S h i r l e y  Atkins N F •larried 3 years 28 years yes 4

Margaree A. Dean N F fe r r i e d 3 years 5 years yes 2

Alrneta Joyner . F S ing le 3 years #26 years yes 6

C lars  F inn ie N 'F ■larried 3 years 23 years yes 3

V a le r ia  Robinson N F fe r r i e d 2 years 32 years yes 7&8

P o l l y  Jones N F te r r i e d 3 years 26 years yes 3

Opal Franklin N F yes 5.

Helene C. Tate N F Married yes 1 res igned  in middle o f  1£68-1969

Gladys Catron N F 'fe rr ied B.A. 5 years yes 2 t r a n s fe r re d  to  Canadav i l le



-9 Teachers retained at the end of school year 1967-1968

School Name Race | Sex | M ar i ta l  Sta tus | H ighest Education Ixper lence Tenure Grade o r  Sub jec ts

r̂'p' ** y'' ̂ 1 T & Tennie 7.. Armou W F Married B.S. 30 years yes 5

. Marv Bolton W F Married B.S. 10 years yes 4

W in i fred  Dobhirv W F S inole 3 years 34 years yes 7&S

__ Hazel Givrns V/ F Married yes 1

7111? Hav?klns • w F Married B.S. 10 years yes 7&8

E lizabe th  Henrv w F Married A.A . 6 years yes 2

Margaret Levy w p Married 3 years 21 years yes 5

L in n io  Moi Lurk w p S ing le 3 years 36 years yes 1

Mrs. J .C .  Monto Snerv F Married

?'irv  R. Mnnt^orn >rv W F Married B.S. 25 years yes 6

Howard Orl o W M S ing le M.A. 3 years yes 7S8 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  c en tr a l  o f f i c e  st;

E ar l ino  P r ic e w F Married yes 4

B ird ie  Mae Sand ?rs W F S in g le B.S. 27 years yes 2

Marie T a i l o r w F S in q le B.S. 36 years yes 6

Nor’*'3 Cox N F Married B.S. 6 years yes Fnys ica l  Education

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405■•9 Teachers retained at the end of school year 1967-1968

School | Mane | Race | Sex M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education f lxper lcnce Tenure i Grade o r  Sub iec ts

S D r ln o h i l l W i l l i e  J .  Wadde 11 N M Married B.A. 20 years yes p r in c ip a l

Mable Walker N F Married 2 years 25 years yes 7&8

O l i v i a . B a i l e y N F Married 3 years 6 years yes 4

Odls Cox N M Married B.A. 6 years yes 74.8

Nannie Mac Cole N F Married 3 years 17 years yes 1

Edna L o f t l e s n F S inq le B .S . 25 years yes 5

Emma McDonald N F S in g le yes •2

Byrdia M i t c h e l l N F S in g le 3 years 14 years yes 3

J o e l  R ive rs N M Married B.A. 7 years yes 6

Clara Rufus N F Married 2 years 26 years yes 1

Pelmentra Clark N F Married 3 years 26 years yes 2

P a t t i e  Hobson N F S in q le 3 years 8 years yes 4

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406•;9 Toachors retained at the end of school year 1967-1968

School Name Race Sex M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education Ixpcr lcnce Tenure

S t .  Lake W i l l i e  G. Rose N F Married 3 years 29 years 364

Marie C. Jobes N F . Married 2 years 24 years yes 162

I.ula J .  .Dewitt N F Marrled 3 years 21 years yes 566

Joe H. Grioas N
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■0 Teachers r e ta in ed  a t  the end o f  school y ea r  1967-1968

School | Name l Race | Sex M ar i ta l  Status i H ighest Education Experience Tenure i Grade o r  Subjects

E the l  Harr is N F Married
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yes 5 ,6 ,7 ,68

Rosa Nowbern N F Married 3 years 26 years yes 1 ,2 ,4 ,63
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School | Nemo | Race

school ye 

Sex

t

ar  1967-1968 

M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education Experience Tenure Grade o r  Subjects

Inez Rike W F Married 2 years 14 years yes 7,6 ,68

Mae Ncwbv W F Sing le 3 years 33 years yes 162

Thelma Rooers w

F
Married yes 3, 4, 65

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,.-'9 Teachers retained at the end of school year 1967-1968______  407

School i Name Race | Sex | M ar i ta l  Sta tus ! H ighest Education Experience Tenure Grade o r  Sub jec ts
".^yette Co, 
-rich School J . R , Morton W M Married M.A. 23 years yes p r in c ip a l

VJanza Boswell w F Married M.A. 28 years yes L a t in

B i l l  Bradford w M Married M.A. 4 years yes Band and Music

Kenrv Du cruet te W M Married B.S. 18 years yes chem istry  and physics

Sarah B e l l e  Dav w F. S in g le B.A. 5 years yes English

E.C.Holder iv M Married 7 years yes V oca t ion a l  trade

Lo is  Morton w F Married M.A. 27 years yes Eng lish

Boss McNamee w F Divorced B .S . 25 years yes Typing

Sarah Yaoer w F S in q le B.S. 13 years yes L ib ra r ia n

Laura W infrev w F Married B .S . 5 years yes Phys ica l  Education

L'ancv P o r te r w F Married no Eng lish

Robert Donnell w M Married 3 years 33 years yes Mathematics

Randall Ferauson w M Married no Guidance Counselor

Mrs. Harry Ferau iion w F Married • B .S. 10 years yes Home Economics

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408,';9 Teachers retained at the end of school year 195 ̂ ~1

School | Name Race | Sex | M ar i ta l  Sta tus ! H ighest Education Experience Tenure Grade o r  Sub jec ts

Ware H.S. Bonnell Turner j N M Married B.A. 79 yoaVs yes French

F lem in t ine  Turn] r  N K f Married B .S . 8 years yes P h ys ica l  Education

Howard Walker N M Married M.S. 24 yearsa yes A s s is t a n t  P r in c ip a l

E l i z a b e th  W iley N • F Married M.A. 23vyears yes B io jo gy

Lewis W iley N M Married M.S. 18 years yes • A g r icu l tu r e

E l izab e th  Yance r  - N F Married B.S. 21 years yes L ib ra r ia n

D o l ly  Turner N F S in g le B.S. 13 years yes Science

Fo rd ie  Frankiln N Married B.S. 3 years yes P hys ica l  Education

Charles Archiba .d N M S in g le B.S. 17 years yes Chemistry

M ildred  Neal N F Married B.S. 4 years yes English

Charles Howard N M S ih g ;e B.S.

___
3 years yes Mathematics

Vesteriiobson N F S ing le B.S. 2 years no P h ys ica l  Education

Robert Paredes W j M Sing le no P hys ica l  Education

J .E .Sunmitt w M Married M.S. 45 years yes Mathematics

Sherman Coleman N M Married B.S. 1 year no TYping

W il l iam  Mabon N M Married B.S. 5 years yes In d u s t r ia l  Ar ts

; cs Wilson N M Sing le B .S . .  . o years no P h y s ica l  E .ucation
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409,.-9 Teacher's r e ta in e d  a t  the end o f  schoo l y e a r  1958-1969 409

School | Name | Race | Sex | M ar i ta l  Status | H ighest Education Experience Tenure > Grade o r  Subjects

Braden C.L .Smith W M Married M.S. 24 years yes 7&8

Lock ie  McCraw W F Sinq le yes 4&5 ret i fced  a t  the erd o f  term

O ssie  W il l iams N F Married B.A. 21 years yes Remedial

Barbara FletGher W F Married B.S. 1 year no 6&7

Cynthia L e f tw lc l w F Married B.A. h  year no 2&3

Katherine Russe 1 w F S in g le B.S. 27 years yes 1

Vr9 Teachers re ta in e d  a t  the end o f  school y e a r )968-1969

School Name Race | Sex | M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education Experience Tenure i Grade o r  Sub ier tc

Pcmard Fred Whitmore N j m Married B.A. 28 years yes 7&8

L i l l i e  Johnson n F Married B.A. 14 years yes 5&6 t r a n s fe r r e d  to J e f f e r s o n

W i l l i e  Moe Waike • N F Married B.A. 25 years yes 2&3 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Southwest

E l izab e th  Ware N ' F Married B .A . 29 years yes 1

Annie F l ip p in  . N F S in g le B.A. 2 years no S3&4

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1967-1968 410•..-D Teachers retained at the end of school year

School Name Race | Sex | M ar i ta l  Status- | H ighest Education \Experience Tenure Grade o r  Subjects
.. ..'.'arc 
Hi ch SCnool W il l iam  Vasser N M Married • yes P r in c ip a l

Thomas Adair • N M Mqrried M.S. 32 yea rs yes H is to ry

W i l l i e . B a i l e y N M Married B,S. 3 years yes Science

Eroy Board N ' M Married B.A. 7 yea rs yes S o c ia l  Studies

Samuel Carpentc] N M Married B.A. 25 yea rs yes English

W a lt e r  Exum, Jrj N M S in g le B .S . 3 years yes Phys ica l  Education

Harden Franklin N M Married B.S. 3 years yes .Vocat iona l A g r ic u l tu r e

P a t r i c i a  Hayes N F Married B.A. 6 years yes Eng lish

Juanita Currie N F Married B.S. 8 years yes Typing

W alter  Jones N M Married 2 years 8 years yes Trades

Vashti Jordan N F S ing le B .S . 4 years yes P hys ica l  Education

Tommie M i l l e r N M Married B.S . yes S o c ia l  Studies

W i l l i e  C .  M o r r e t  N n\ S ing le B .S . 5 years yes Mathematics

Clyde Mosby N M S in g le  . B .S. 4 years yes Mathematics

E thel M urre l l N F S in g le B.S. 20 years yes Homo Economics

Eddie Peppers N M Divorced yes Auto Mechanics

Alma VI. Greene N . F Married B.S. 4 years yes M athem at ics  Resigned 1968-1969

Leve R ive rs N .V. Married yes A g r icu l tu re

Mary L .  S h ie ld ; N F Married B.S. 13 years yes Home Economics

Ora L .  Tov/les | N F
l

Married 
1 " " r

M.S. 16 years yes Guidance Counselor



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:-9 Teachers r e ta in ed  a t  tha end o f  schoo l y e a r  1968-1969 

School I Name I Race | Sax ! M a r i ta l  Status

411

Highest Education Experience j Tenure i Grade o r  Sub jec ts

Braden-Sina Ransom Person n Married B.A. 26 years yes 8

Dorothy Booze N F Married B.S. 17 years yes 1 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Oakland

A r m i t t i e  Wade N F Married 3 years  c o l l e g e 26 years yes ' •
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3&4 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Oakland t-

Josephine Jacks ■n N Married B.A. 12 years yes 2

Dorothy Rhea ■ N F Married B.S. 16 years yes 5&6

Marie 'Watson N P S in g le 3 years 32 years yes Remedial t r a n s fe r r e d  to  J e f f e r s o n  V
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School | Name j Race | Sex | M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education Experience Tenuro i Grade o r  Subjects

Canadavil io Gertrude Person N I, F Married B.A. 25 years yes 2&3 t ra n s fe r re d  to  J e f f e r s o n

Nadaline Shelton N C Married B.A. 14 years yes 5S6 t r a n s fe r re d  to  Southwest

Geneva Lawrence N F Married 3 years  c o l l e g e 9 years yes 1 t r a n s fe r re d  to  Southwest

Eunice P .  Moore » F Married B.A. 8 years yes 7&3 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Southwest

| Gladys Catron N | F Married
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B.A. j 6 years yes 3&4 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Southwest

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School | Name | Race |

schoo l y e a r  1968-1969

Sox | M ar i ta l  Sta tus |

412

Highest Education Experience Tenure i Grade o r  Sub iec ts

E *s t r id e ____ S h i r l e y  Gooden 1 N F Married • A  -n "7
yes v

<> *' . .
4 •• ' •  -y , J

F lo ren re  McBridl N F Married A  rs ^  & - r yes 2

Herman i Cox N M Married U> m i
: 4 . ,

7 '

Roberta Bass N F S in g le A £. 2, 1 V *  1 ’■

Aones Moore W F Married ■yvr  ^ ' V L- i_ y  v y c/V' ' ’ 3 V '

Warren Moore W M Married "j. -*• t y ,  (. !, M 6 ")<.>„• • r.< • . ■ * t?

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School ] Marne ! Race | Sex ] M a r i ta l  Status ! H ighest Education Exper ience Tenure Grade o r  Subjects
•■iiyatto Co. 
Trr.ntnia W a lte r  Bond N M Married B.A. 33 years yes p r in c ip a l
Hla:.-.entary

Irene  Boyland N ! F Married B.A. pa24 years yes 1-

Earnest inc Brow a N F MArried B y e a r s 6 years yes 5 / ' ■ "  ■■ '

Kortense Carper. „e r  N ' F Married B.S. 15 years yes 6

Reola Kee N F Married B.A. 16 years yes 6

Bess ie  i.l3lone N F S ing le 3 years  c o l l e g e 3 years no 1 /.:■■'• /..'■■ . ■ - ;

C le e la  Morrow N F S in g le B.S. 8 years yes

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•7&8 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  S o m erv i l le

L i l l i a n  Smith N F Married B.S. 35 years yes 5

Gladys Ma bon N F Married B.A. 12 years yes 3

'. 'H Il ie  B. Johns an N F .Married 31 years yes S p ec ia l  Education ,!

Ameila Whitaker N . F Married B.S. 13 years yes

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W i l l i e  B. Konic M F Married B.S. 15 years yes 1

M a tt ie  'Wooden N F S ing le B.A. 6 years yes 3

Horace Ewell » M M arr ied . B .S. 21 jfears yes 7

Barbara Shaw N F Married B.A. 4 years yes 8 t r a n s fe r re d  to  S e f f e r s o n

Josephine Selby N ■ F Married B.A. 19 years  i yes 4

S h i r l e y  Pye N F S in g le
r r ? 7 v

3 years- c o l l e g e  ' 3 no 4 - i \  J..-n l{--  ' ;

Lucy Bolden M F Married B.S. 20 years yes 4

Gertrude Bailey N F Married B.S. 7 yes 5

- Margaret W i l l i s
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B.S.
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■9} Teachers retained at the end of school year 1968&1969 414

Fi Aide L u c i l l e  W. Cart. r i g h t N F Married
. ." \ I

3 yea rs  \S- ^  < j 10 years yes
7 / .T1— r;

5 ,6,7, £,8 t r a n s fe r r e d  to Oakland Cons.

Mary J .  Puckett N F Married B.A. 19 years  j yes 1,2,3,£.4 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Oakland Cons.

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School Nace . Race Sex M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education 'Experience Tenure Grade o r  Subjects

E lroy  Jones N M Married B .S . 8 y e a r s ” yes 6

Shira Hobson N p S in g le B .S . is year no 1 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Moscow

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i:2 Teachers r e ta in ed  a t  the end o f  school y ea r  J  958-1969

School Na~e Race | Sex M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education Experience Tenure i Grade o r  Subiects

G ■’ m  * 11 Ed Brown W M Married • yes S pec ia l  Education f . : /\

Frances Leach W F Married yes S p ec ia l  Education j  { \}'

N e l l e  Seymour W F Married yes S p e c ia l  Education '  ’ \ \

Trf*ne Tay lo r W F Married yes S p e c ia l  Education .

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4159 .Teachers retained at the end of school year 1968-1969

School | Name ] R ace ]  Sax i M a r i ta l  Status | H ighest Education f lxper ionce Tenure Grade o r  Subjects

Hays Crossin Annie L .  Doyle N F Married B.A. 15 year's yes yes 1 ,2 ,3 ,&4 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  S p r in g h l l l

Lenora McLean j N F Married • B.A. 15 years yes 5 ,6 ,7 ,&8 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Wi.’. l i s t o n

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School_______ |______ Marne _______| Race |______ Sex | M ar i ta l  Status | H ighest Education Exper ience  | Tenure i Grade o r  Sub jec ts

H.vrrv Coleman N M Married B .S . 37 years yes P r in c ip a l

.. Bejnnether Brown N F Married B.A. 10 yeans yes 1

. Amanda‘ Coleman N F Married B.A. 26 years  ye 3 yes 2

Nora C. Jones N F Married 3 years 30 years yes 1 . 1
Frances Fn r le v N F yes S p e c ia l  Education t r a n s fe r r e d  to  S o m erv i l l

E l izab e th  Gray N F i  < : \ o r. . j»„. yes t r a n s fe r r e d  to  E3s ts id o

Madoerine J e f f e rson N F Married B.S. 17 years yes ■6 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  C en tra l  t

C laudette  Morro ; N F S ing le B.A. 6 years yes L ib ra r ia n

Fores t ln e  Tx lce N F Married
B.A.
m t m

20 years
m . yes 6

Dorothy Vasser N F ' Married B.S. 7 years yes 5

Orialla Jones N F Married B.S. 9 years yes 4

A lb e r ta  R ive rs N F Married 3 years 2 years no 1

Cnhelis  Gray N F Widowed B.A. 19 years yes t r a n s fe r r e d  to  F .C .H .S .

Andrew Perrv M M Married B.S. 2 years no 8 t r a n s fe r r e d  to Sorncrv i l l

Wilma Jarrr.on N F Married B.A. 7 years yes 2

Jennie Hobson NT F Married Y - (1— - yes S pec ia l  Education t r a n s fe r r e d  to  S om erv i l i

Louise Johnson N F Married B.S. 9 years yes 3

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417V-3 Teachers retained at the end of school year 1962-1963

S c h o o l N a m e | R a c e  | S e x  | M a r i t a l  S t a t u s I H i g h e s t  E d u c a t i o n I l x p e r l e n c e

L a G r a n g e j A n s e l  G r i f f i n I «  I F  i i V . a r r l e d l o . . . . . . . . . . 1 .- - - - - - - - - r ~ 1 --------- 1- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * - - - - - -

,79 Teachers r e ta in e d  a t  the end o f  schoo l yea 

c.-hnol 1 Name I Race 1 Sex

r  1968-1969 

M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education £xpor lence Tenure i Grade o r  Subjects

1
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0111c To ld s  1 N F Married
71 1

2 years  ( ) ( p 25 years yes a l l  grades transx 'erred to Southwest 
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School | Name | Race | Sex i M a r i ta l  Status | H ighest Education f lxporlence Tenure i Grade o r  Sub jec ts  v

I-aGrange Co| s .  S a l l i e  Ford N F Married B.A. 25 yeaVs yes 8

1 Annie B a i le y N F Married B.S. 4 years yes 3
Cora L ,  Wright N F Married B.A. 12 years yes 1 *

Zore Warren N • F S in g le 3 years  [  ") 7 years yes 5 '' ,• ‘V<T\ /
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Henry Batts N M Married B .S . 13 years yes
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Nancy Knight N MF Married 3 years  ( " \ S U ) 40 years yes 7 t r a n s fe r r e d  to Cen tra l t
x

Jan ie  Fortune W F Married 3 years 8 years no * a x '  v . & t t x i

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418,■0 Teachers retained at the end of school year 1968-1969

School l Name Race Sex M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education Experience Tenure Grade o r  Subjects

.We r(V7 Dorothy Morton W F Married M.A. 24 yearns yes 8 t r a n s fe e r e d  to  c en tr a l  o f f i c e  s t a f

M a tt ie  Browning w F Married B.A. 29 years yes 2
M ildred ,Carruthe rs W F Married

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3 years  7 7 years yes s

1 7 n

4 , &■'. V

Mary N e v i l l e W ' F S in g le 3 years 41 years yes 05 .

Susie S ides W F Married B .S . 7 yea rs  I yes 1

Orpha C leve land W F Married B.S. 21 years yes 3

D e l la  Maclin N F Married 3 years 4 years yes Remedial ^

P h l l l iD  Farmer W M Married B.S. 1 year  

Experience

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,i9 Teachers r e ta in ed  a t  the end o f  schoo l  y e a r  1968-1969

School l Name i Race l Sex | M ar i ta l  Status I H ighest Education Tenure i Grade o r  Sub jec ts  . t

Lonatown Dennis Hall N M Married B.S. 28 years yes 5, 6,7 ,&8 d"  > t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Qradon-Sii

| Rosie  C. Jones 

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end o

| F i Married 

f  school y ea r  1968-1969

B.A. 10 years yes 1 ,3 ,2 ,S4  t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Braden-Eli

School | Name Race Sex M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education Experience Tenure i Grade o r  Subjects  ,. , . (

.’.'t. Zion James P. Mos’oy N M Married ' * yes
\ M * *

7S8 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Southwest

Georgia  Neal j N F S in g le 3 years  ( 'V 23 years yes t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Southwest

I.udie Neal N F S in g le 2 years v.. ~ w '  I 22 years yes t r a n s fe r r e d  to S p r in g h i l l  r '/

Scavory Grandbc ry N • F Married B.A. 15 years yes 1&2 t ra n s fe r re d  to  Southwest

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,•9 Teachers retained at the end of school year 1968-1969 419

School. ] Name Race | Sox M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education Experience Tenure i Grade o r  Subieets
Consolidated Es-siitt Person N M - Married B.A. 31 years yes 7

F lo s s i e  Bracken N F Married B.A. 33 years yes 2

L o r ic o  Bu tle r N F Married B.A. 10 years yOs Z1

Gerjiio  Coleman N • F Married B.S. 10 years  yes yes 4

Annie 3. Morris n F Married 2  years  rV S U) 29 yesss yes ■ 6

ArSissio Owens N  j F Married 3 Jears f* <•, ( 26 years yes 2 J  - . '
/’ s' ■

Cdess Odessa Person R F Married B.A. 28 years yes 5.

Margaret P r u i t t N F Married B.S. 8 years yes 1

Irene  R i l e y N F Married B.A. 21 years yes 5

S y l v e s t e r  Poson N M Married B.A. 25 years yes 8t r i------

i:9 Teachers r e ta in ed  a t  the end o f  school y e a r  1968-1969

School Name Race Sex M ar i ta l  Status H ighest Education Experience Tenure i Grade o r  Subieetc

0 *Vi and W il l iam  Shot on V/ M Married M.A. 1 no 7&§

Mildred  Hines W ]6P Msrried 3 years  ( ' f i ' S ' J 21 years yes 1 <0U

F.tizabnth Irw in W F Slnqle 3 years  ( 23 years yes 4&5

K-i t  h or i n e V/ebb w F Married B.S. 17 years yes 2&3

Alma Lnno V F Married MA. 6 years yes 6&7

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1968-1969 420.19 Teachers retained at the end of school year
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School | Nama Race I Sex M ar i ta l  Status ! H ighest Education fecoerience Tenure i Grade o r  Sub iec ts

Parks W il l iam  Pow el l W M Married M.A. 28 years yes 7&0 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Cen tra l

Pau l ine  Rogers W F Married ■ ■■ yes
✓ t V

1,2,5,3 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  S c n e r v i l l e  • f)_.

Evia CJutts
i

w F S in g le 3 years  ( ) 34 years y^s 4 ,5 ,56  t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Me scow ► ‘ ‘r 
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,V9 Teachers r e ta in e d  a t  the end o f  schoo l y ea r
1968-1969

School Name Race | Sex M ar i ta l  Status | H ighest Education Experience Tenure Grade o r  Sub jec ts  , )
R o s s v i l l e S h ir le y  Atkins N F Married 3 years  (  • ' 29 yeaVs .yes 4 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Southwest

- _ . Margaree Dean N F Married 3 years  [ '"’i V t 6 years yes 1 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Southwest

Almeta ,James K F Married 3 years  (  \ 27 years yes 6 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Southwest

Clara F inn ie N .• F Married 3 years  ■ „ i  ■ 24 years yes 2 t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Southwest

V a le r ia  Robinsc > N -  . ? Married 2 years 33 years yes 7 t r ^ i js fe r rgd  tto  Central)

P c l l y  Jones N r Married 3 years f 27 years yes ,3  t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Southwest

Opal Franklin N | F —n I ) \
yes .5 t r a n s f e r o d T t o  .Eijstside',. \ j

Ula Hobson N p Married B.S. 2 years no 1 t r a n s fe r r e d  to Southwest

T erry  Rodfearn
I

W j M S in g le no 8 /^~)V?ansfe rred  to  Southwest'

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421::"9 Teachers retained at the end of school year 1968-1569

School | Name Race | Sox | M ar i ta l  Sta tus I H ighest  Education fe<oerienre Tenure i Grade o r  Subjects

crr.ervi l i e Wayne W il l iam s  | W M Warroed M.A. 2 jfno P r in c ip a l

Ten.nie Zue Armou-J W F Married B .S .

i , , ,

31 years yes 5

’■'•ary Bol.ton . I w F Married B.S. 11 years yes 4

W in i fred  Dobbins W ! 'F S ing le 3 y esrs  ( '') 35 years yes
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Z i l l a  Hawkins . W F Married ■B.S. 11 years yes 8

E l izab e th  Henry w F Married A.  A. 7 years yes 2

Margaret Levy w F Married 3 years  i V'l\} 22 years yes 5- fu
L in n ie  Mae Luck w F S in g le 3 years  (  ^ 37 years .yes 1 '  - r ;  .71 ? o ,  . , ' ; c

1 / f / > .  j -

Mary B. Mont gome: y W F Married B.S. 26 years yes 6

3 i rd ie  Mae Sande' s W F S in g le B.S. 28 years yes 2

Marie T a y lo r W F S in g le B.S. 37 years yes 6

Norma Cox N F Married B.S. 7 years yes Phys ica l  E d u ca t io n 't ran s fe r red  to  Braden

D ix ie  Jordan N F S in g le B.S. h  year no L ib ra r ia n  t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Springh

Clara N'unnally W F (Married B .S . fi$ years yes 4

.'■’.ary T e r r e l l VI F S in g le B.A. 1 year no 7

Margaret Donnell v; F Married B.S. 24 years yes 4
Robert Donnell w M Married 3 years  ■ 34 years yes 8 ‘̂ t r a n s fe r r e d  to 'Southwe

Karen Turner w F Married no 8 t r a n s fe r re d  to  F.C.H.S
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* 422
‘0 Teachers r e ta in ed  a t  the end o f  schoo l y e a r  1960-1969________

chool | Name I Race | Sex | Marital Status | Highest Education Experience

1 \ |__ Wi l l i e  Waddell N

Mibl e V/atker

Olivia ‘Railey

JMiS-CfiX.
__ Ernni e Mae Colo

J jia a _ i£ i f i le s

Bvrdln M i tc h e l l

Joel R i v e r s

Clara Rufus

M Married

Married

Marri ed

Married

Married

Single
Minnie

Married

Married

B.A.

2 years
j~r~s

3 years  ( /

21 years

26 years

7 years

B.A.

3 y ears

B.S.

3 years l  l - W

B.A.

2 years

1 years

18 years

26 years

15 years

8 years

27 yesrs

Tenure ; Grade or Subjects

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

P r inc ipak

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L ib 1Parian --o'

G’/v ^ 'A

■ 'lu

VST

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Pnl r ontr^ Clark Married

P a t t i e  Hoh^on_

3 years ) 27 years yes

S in g le 3 years  C. C 1 9 years yes tV'*'

;‘9 Teachers r e ta in ed  a t  the end o f  school y ea r  1068-1969

School | Narr.a Race | Sex M ar i ta l  Status Highest Education Ixpor ionce Tenure Grade o r  Subjects

S t . Luke W i l l i e  G. Rose N F Married
_ r i 
3 years  ( ' tv*. 30 y ea ls yes 4,5,5.6 t r an s fe r red  to Southwest

Marie C. Jones N F Married 2 years  ( \ 25 years yes 1,2,&3 t r a n s fe r re d  to' Southwest

I.iila J „  Dewitt N F Married
t f. . 

3 years  ( ,\ t > \ 22 years yes 7&8 trans fe rred ,  to^ Southwes^
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School

s r e ta in e d  a t  the 

Name

423
end o f  school y ea r  1968-1969

R ace !  Sex | M ar i ta l  Sta tus | H ighest Education fecporience i Tenure i Grade o r  Sub lec ts  ' ;l / / / 1—

‘.’ -rr^n Rosa Nev/hem N F Mai-ried
7  )

3 yea rs  ( ■ • ' ■ 27 yea rs yes
■ ) /-Ss. it »

a l l  grades *\J t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Oaklar

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.'9 Teachers r e ta in e d  a t  the end o f  school y ea r  1968-1959

"choo l  ! Name Race | Sex M ar i ta l  Status | H ighest Education !experience Tenure i Grade o r  Subjects

V 'n H s  ton Ine? Rike W F Married 2 years 15 years yes
.-"7 ~ ■ -

6 ,7 ,&a '<

Mav Newby w F S in g le 3 years 34 years yes 1.2,5,3 ■? , ,



i.-D Teachers retained at the end of school year 1 968-1969 424

School | Name I Raco | Sex ! M ar i ta l  Status i H ighest Education j ixpor icnce Tenure i Grade o r  Subjects

F-.vette  Co. J .R .Morton W M Married M.A, 24 years yes P r in c ipak
.iiejh School

Vfanza 3osv;e ll  ! .  1 F Married MA, 29 years yes Laton

3111 Bradford w ! M Married M.A. 5 years yes Band

Henry Ducruette w M Married B .S . 19 years yes Physics  and Chemistry

Sarah Day w F ■ S in g le B.A. 6 years yes English.

E.C.Holder w. M Harried 8 years yes Trades

Lol s Morton w F Married M.A. 28 years yes English

Bess McNarnee w F Divorced B.S* j 26 years y-es typ ing

Sara Yaoer w F S in q le B.S. 14 years yes L ib ra r ia n

Laura Winfrey w F Married B.S. 6 years yes P hys ica l  Education

Gene Cain w » Married M.A. 13 years yes S o c ia l  S tud ies

Glen Cathcart w M Married B.S. 7 years yes Chemistry

Paul G la s s ,S r . w M Married T T ^ T yes
. 1

S o c ia l  S tud ies  ^  t r a n s fe r r e d  to Cen tra l

Paul G lass ,  J r . w M Married B.S. 0 years no

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B io lo g y  t r a n s fe r r e d  to  S o m erv i l l

Janes Jackson ’// M Married B.S. 3 years yes Science

R*chard Tomlins •n W M Married B.S. 1 year no Mathematics

Grady Hr.Coy 1 W M Sinq le B.A. 1 year no English

Marion V.'etzler w M Married B.S. 39 years yes Mathematics

| E1 o i  s e Fe rou s pr» 1 w F Married B.S. 11 years . yes Home Economica

Janes McKnight | W M Married M.A. 29 years yes S o c ia l  Studies



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School | Name | Race 1

. • • •  ̂ -  ’ \
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F  ' U.~- '4~ •• ^  1 In-v 
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school y ea r  1968-1969

Sex | M ar i ta l  Status j H ighest Education Exper ience

|A<V

V . - v  '  . .

Tenure i Grade o r  Subjects

Waro Hic?h Sc! Thomss Adair N M Married M.S, 33 years yes H is to ry

W i l l i e  B a i le y N M Married S .S . 4 years yes A s s is t a n t  P r in c ip a l

Hrov Beard N M Married B.A. 8 years yes S o c ia lS tu d ie s

Samuel Caroenter n M f e r r i e d B.A. 26 years yes P r in c ip a l

1 Walter Exum, J r . N M S in g le B.S. 4 years yes Phys ica l  Education

Hardin Franklin N M Worried B.S. 4 years yes A r g ic u l tu r e

P a t r i c i a  Haves N F Married B.A. 7 years yes English

Juanita Currie N F Marr'ed B .S . 9 years yes Typing

- a I t o r  Jones N M Married 2 years 9 years yes Trades

Va ch t l  Jorri.v Vashti Jordan N F S ing le B.S. 5 years yes Fn ys ica l  Education

W i l l i e  C. Morrow N M S in g le B.S. 6 years yes Mathematics

Clyde Mosby N M S ing le B .S . 5 years yes Mathawtics

Ethel M urre l l N F S in g le B.S. 21 years yes Home Economics

Eddie Renners N M Divorced yes Aoto Mechanics

Love R ive rs I . M Married i v . > • >  , V . v-V 1 ,
. c

yes
/

A g r icu l tu r e  / t .

Marv Sh ii lr is 1 N F Married B.S.
h/

'13  years yes Home Economics

MAe C. Smith N ■ C Married B.S. 4 years yes
1

Ora Towles 1 n F Married M .S . 17 years yes Guidance Counselor

Bonne 11 Turner | . M Married B.A. 10 years yes French

F lo ren t in e  Turne | » I F Married B.S. 9 years yes Physica l  Education

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;9 Teachers retained at the end of school year 1968-1969 426

School | Marne I Race j Sax ! M a r i ta l  Status I H ighest Education ! Ixperionce Tenure i Grade o r  Subjects

Howard Walker
1

N | M Married M.S. 25 years yes A s s is t a n t  P r in .  t r a n s fe r r e d  to  Southwest

E l i z a b e th  W iley ■ N F Married M.A. 24 years yes B io lo g y  t r a n s fe r r e d  to  F .C .H .S .

Lewis W iley N
1

M Married M.S. 19 years yes A g r ic u l tu r e

E l izab e th  Yance «  ! F Married B .S . 22 years yes L L ib ra r ia n

D o l ly  Turner • N | F S ina le B .S . 14 years
i

y es  I Science

Charles Archiba d N M Sinq le B.S. 18 years yes Chemistry

Mildred Neal N F Married B.S. 5 years yes Eng l ish

Charles  Howard N M Sinq le B .S . 4 years  ye yes Mathoiatics

V es tc r  Hobson N F S in g le B .S . 3 years yes Physica l  Education t r a n s fe r r e d  to  J e f f e r s u

J .E .Sur.mitt W M Married M.S. 36 years yes Mathematics

Sherman Coleman N M Married B.S. 2 yee/vs no Typing

W il l iam  Mabon N M Married B.S. 6 years yes In d u s t r ia l  Acts

K y les  Wilson N M S in g le B.S. 1 year no Phys ica l  Education

Cornelius Doual iss N M S ing le B.A. 0 year no .

Earnest Huohes . K

Charles F. Lee N M Married B.S. 9 years yes

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427

*10 Teachers dismissed, discharged, or terminated (including resigned) at the er.d of school year 1967-1968

School ! Wane ! Raco i Sex 1 M a r i t a l  Status 1 H ighest Education ! F.xparlence Grado/Cubject Tenure I Reason for te rm ina t ion

Braden Evelyn Marburg W F ,<>,v k No Resigned

| P h i l l i p  McCluJ.o W M /') ih‘ i\; !■ No Resigned
ra y e t ta  t o ,  j 
Training Elc~-. Anna Armstrong N F Yes R e t i r ed

Etta Mobano | N F figure} Yes R e t i r ed

Enoch Atkins |
I

N j M -- no I n a b i l i t y  to  pay debts V  v ’- V '

J a f fe r s o n  | Dorothy SIocuit N ! F no i l l n e s s
| I

Joe L .  Jones , N j M 'A-/i}~
k \ V '

yes Incompetence
Oakland |
Conso lidated  Catherine Hall]  N F A  V yV '  lire/

1
I yes deceased

bornerv i l ie  
Elementary D iv id  Givens ■ W M /Vst/Alt. c/ yes res igned

J e rry  Barnes j w M /■//,’ Alr’A
1

. _________ 1 no res igned  v
.unrrey

J E l izab e th  /'Mtf W ■ ?Ari/■/?
\
J yes r e t i r e d

W il l iam  Cannor. W M . no res igned

J ,’/Rebecca Rhea w F f'f/r/i. X ) /:</
1
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-rlO Teachers dismissed, discharged, or terminated (including resigned) at the end of school year 963

1. Namo 1 Race ] Sex i M a r i t a l  Status 1 H ighest r.ducation j Experience Grade/Eubject Tenure Reason f o r  te rm inat ion
-• r/3 t „T) vOT
High School Jim P o tee te W M /bit. rd no res ign ed

Jimmy McClain W M Si).~<l no Resigned

/ u n \ / n u u \
1

David Wagster w M f'pn’./l; Eel yes Resigned

1 j
George.BaDon w 1 u | S i d ’U'.srJ ! No Resigned

James F ra z i e r  ! w j M j f!\/r d no res igned

Sandra Rodgers w F I E no res igned

Leatha Peppers N F
. , . t

no res igned

hare Hogh Sc' Clarence Hunter N M f.cL no res igned

j J e r ry  Ki Hough ' xw M no res igned

j Rosie  Turn ipse jd  N F E E no res igned

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429
1968-1969

>10 T e a c h e r s  d i s m i s s e d ,  d i s c h a r g e d ,  o r  t e r m in a t e d  ( i n c l u d i n g  r e s i g n e d )  a t  t h e  end o f  s c h o o l  y e a r

School Name Race 1 Sox | •Marital Status 1 H ighest Education ! Experience iGrade/Cubiect Tenure Reason for te rm ina t ion

9r.rir.ghl 11 Firm a McDonald N F S lno lo ves r e t i r e d

Samuel Me Cull,

1

r W 1 M i

»

S ino le

i!nXSSS
i

K tho l Harr is  i N F Married

' ./ l l l is ton  i Thelma Rodoer.l w | F Married VP.1

f .c .h .9 .  1 Dalton Brothei s W ! »  1 Married no

1 Nancy P o r t e r  1 W F I Karr ied no hea1th

Panda 11 Fermi;' on W M Married no /■■ C / •' A / »' ,r JW^
1

....._________J  _ * i l . ia . .C£aAn__ /- 'S  .■ /■><? j. n d - »

T 'n O a y l s „ H Karr ied

__Peggy_SnUh
t

W 1 F ___ Kaxxifid_________ i no

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! Tommie M i l l e r M M /{i’— r- r .
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1 _ _Robert _Paredc W M Sin a le no r^ '^ rn ed  'y.’f A •' ^

I Dorothy Ho H i - LslA J L ! -h , 1 ! '

1 Chary Moss , L i _ Married nn
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; Mike Vurnhv w M ____S i M l c ___________
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N

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430
:r10 Teachers dismissed, discharged, or terminated (including resigned) at the end of school year 1968-1969

School | Name ! Raco j Sex | M a r i t a l  Status j K iohost Education Experience iorado/Subiect Tenure | Reason f o r  te rm ina t ion

3radan-Sinaj Leroy Shaw __ N | M Sinq le no
; V j .

teach in g  out o f  f i e l d ' ;/;•'•* * ,

Easts lde  I MattleMorrow N F Married yes r !  ;re s igned

! A r t i  l l ianMorro'. } N P Married '/.?<■> h ea lth

Braden I.ockie McCraw W F Sinq le yes r e t i r e d

F .C .7 .E . Edna Eurnett | N j F \.l', jScn) yes r e t i r e d
i !

Rodney B u t le r  | W | SM S in q le no res ihned

J e f f e r s o n 01116 R ive rs N | M Married yes deceased

-J?99 Henry Grigc s N M .
■

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1

LsGrange | Kathy McDonald W P S inq le no res iqned
i

Lr.Gvanqe Com, .Helen Jacksob 1 N F Married r e t i r e d

Mo s cotv ! Mrs.JlB.Brunsor] W | F Married yes r e t i r e d

Mrs. Steve  Brunson W F Married . no resinned

Oakland ConsJ M ildred A l len N F Married 1
1 no resiqned

Somervu l i e 1 Hazel Givens | W
i

F | .Married
t

i yes res igned

! Mrs. J .C.MontaJmery W T? Married yes tes igned

! H er l ino  P r ic e W F 1 Married yes resiqned

David Me Cor. os M S inq le no resianed

1 S a l l y  Anthony w F Married yes resinned

1 C e l ia  Yancey _ 1 w ! F
!

Married i no h ea lth

j Janice  G o f f  i W
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Teachers newly employed for and during school year _l2fiZ=5SL. 431
j Marne

l':;a> o t  Uc_iiish_£c hcc 1

• P • K-'ze-Jiioh_______

•last S iJ 1;_____________

Braden clem.

-E-IuLsn—F ernnson

'/■yie.5_yyil£an-
-E l 'l3—M.. Hobsop

_l.i_l.lie H a m n t o n

Penny Smith

pace

W

a ex M arita l  Status______| H ighest Education

-Jitxrifid-
- S i ng le

-Marr ied

Married

Married

-JUL
J L i L .

R . S ■

R.S.

B.A.

I

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Mo

No

No

2

Grado/Subjccts

Homo Hconomics

^Physica l Education

.. 2nd Grade 

..'Hh Grade

Spanish



432#11 Teachers newly employed for and during school year 1968-69

School | Name (Race joex I M a r i ta l  Status | H ighest Education 1Experience Tenure Gvade/Subjccts

Braden HLem. . •• | Cynthia L o ftw ich  j w F Married B.S. ' * I No 2nd & 3rd Grades

Srtrien Elem. Barbara F le tch e r w F Married B.S. 2 No 7th Grade

Fayet te  Hinh, ! Gene Cain i w M Married M.A. 2 No 9-12 S o c ia l  S tud ies

Fa/ctta  Hinh Glon Cathcart w M Married B.S. 2 No 9-12 Science

r e v e t t e  Hinh Grady McCoy w M S in g le B. A. ■2 No 9-12 Eng lish

Fayet te  Hinh James Tomlison .  i Married B.S. 2 No 9th A r i th m e t ic — Coach
|

W.p. Ware H'.bh i Corne lius  Douglas N M S in g le B.A. •1 No 9-12 Band

W.P. Ware Hinh Charles F. Lee ! N M Married B.S. 1 No 9-12 French

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3 atnaoJ_____________ Puth W il l iam s I w F S in g le B.A. 0 No 2nd & 3rd Grades

Braden S inai Meredith Bumbalou h W l P ' Married B.A. 6 No 1st Grade

Braden S inai Catherine Peppers W F Married B.S. 0 No 5th Grade

Bradep , Sara Beth Swope w F Married B .S . , B.A. o- No 4th Grade

Erafien Joyce W il l iam s w F Married B.A. 0 No 5th & 6th Grades

Central. Marsha Smith w F S in g le M. A. 0 NO 3rd Grade

Centra l E i leen  Cowan w F S inq le B.S'. 0 No L ib ra r ia n

C e r t -a t Goornena Fowler w > Married B.A. o No 4hh Grade

Fc- 'e tte  Htnh Benton Grinder w M Married B.S. o No Voc. Ag .

Fayette  High . Foyw Norwood w M Married B-S. o No H is t .  Govt.

"A y c lU U U o h Vida Teanue w F S ing le M.A. 0 No Mathematics ;

‘ i y a t t a ja i o h ______ Teresa Thurman w F S inq le B.A. 0 No Spanisd & English

Mi nh.  C., —  —  ... _____3?-tric.ia Tracy w F Divorced B.S. 0 No Home Economics

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V; o I Helen Pearce w | F S inq le B.S.E. \ 0 No Ki s t ry

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VI, P. Via re  Hioh P .R . Turner w M Married B.S. ’ 18 No 9-10 A lgebra

VI.P.'.'.'are Hioh ! harry I.vnch w M Married B.A. 1 No 9-12 Guidance

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a>-V i 1 F ̂  r»»ri t I. iddia Crawford 1 W F Widowed 97hrs. College/ *  / , No
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0 1  r*r><-i Ton. David Wheat 1 . 1 M ! S ino le B.A. 0 No 7th & 8th Math1
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."or.rjjH____________ Carole ’.'siranne w F Married .. . B.S. 0 No 7th Grade

toSXwiCQ - -  ̂ ’ ’ av/ Brev;rv_______ w , ___ S ing le______________ B.A. 0 No • 6th A 7th Grades

In  CLuiidaa_________  ̂ 1 .on: ce-.liarst.on ’V Widowed____________ .........B.S. , 0 No Remedial Reading

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151

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT GF TENNESSEE 

WESTERN DIVISION

LEROY SHAW, JR., )
)Plaintiff, )
: CIVIL ACTION

vs* : NO. C-69-221
)COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF )

FAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, etc., )
et al, )

%yDefendants. ' )

AFFIDAVIT

STATE OF TENNESSEE:
: ss. :

COUNTY OF SHELBY :

I, John E. Bagwell, being first duly sworn, state 
upon oath that I am Superintendent of Fayette County Schools 
and Secretary of Board of Education for Fayette County, 
Tennessee, defendants herein, and that the Answers to the 
Interrogatories heretofore made are true to the best of 
my knowledge, information and belief.

•. John E. Bagwel'x"
\ \

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this 26th day of 
January, 1970.

My commission expires:



452

CERTIFICATE CE SERVICE

The undersigned certifies 
attorneys for defendants herein 
a copy of the foregoing Answers

that he is one of the 
, and that he has served 
to Interrogatories, by

Unrted States -rail, postage prepaid, this 25th day of 
January, 1970, upon:

Avon N. Williams, Jr.Esq., 
Suite 1414 Parkway Towers 
404 James Robertson Parkway 
Nashville, Tenn. 37219



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453
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies chat he is one of the 

attorneys for the defendants herein, and that he has 
served a copy of the foregoing Response on plaintiffs 
counsel via United States mail, postage prepaid, this 
8th day of October, 1970, addressed to:

Craig Crenshaw, Esq.
United States Department of Justice 
Civil Rights Division 
Washington, D, C. 20530
Avon N. Williams, Jr.Esq.
1414 Parkway Towers
404 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37219



A n

454

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE 

WESTERN DIVISION

LEROY SHAW, JR. r )
)
)Plaintiff

Civil Action«•vs. •••« No. C-53-221COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF )FAYETTE COUNTY, 
et al

TENNESSEE, )
)
)
)Defendants

RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR TEMPORARY 
RESTRAINING ORDER AND/OR PRELIMINARY 

INJUNCTION

Come now defendants, County Board of Education of 
Fayette County, Tennessee, and for response to the Motion 
for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction 
filed in this cause on July 31, 1969, respectfully show 
unto the Court as follows:

That they generally and specifically deny the allegations 
of said Motion as heretofore set forth in their Answer hereto­
fore filed in this cause, and that they generally and specifically 
deny that the plaintiff is entitled to the relief sought in 
said Motion for the grounds heretofore set forth in their

Education



CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned certifies that he is an attorney 
for defendants herein, and that he has served a copy 
of the foregoing Response on counsel for plaintiff, 
via United. States mail, postage prepaid, this 8th 
day of October, 1970, addressed to:

Avon N« V7illiams, Jr.Esq., 
1414 Parkway Towers 
404 James Robertson Parkway 
Nashville, TN 37219



I'M THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE 

WESTERN DIVISION

156

JOHN McFERREM, JR., et al.
Plaint: iff a,

and
UNITED STATES 0̂  AMERICA,

P la in t i ££•- In t cr venor
and

MRS. MABLE C. WALKER,
MRS. ARISSIE HARDY OWENS,
MRS. ROSA J. NEWBERH,
MRS. DIXIE JORDAN PYE,
MltS. NANNIE M E  COLE,
MYLES WILSON,
LOW'DEN E. ANDERSON, JR.,
CORNELIUS V7. DOUGLAS, JR,,
SAMMY GORDON.
EARNEST HICUES,
MRS. 0PAL L. FRANKLIN,
MRS. WILLIE B. JOHNSON,

Intervening Plaintiffs,

vs,
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF FAYETTE 
COUNTY, TENNESSEE, et al,

De f e.udants.

NO. 65-135 -Civil!

LEROY SHAW, JR.,
Plaintiff,

vs.

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF lY-YETTL 
COUNTY, TENNESSEE, et. al,

uei.enu.ancs. YX

NO. 21 -Civil'



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MEMORANDUM DKCISION

The issues before the court in these consolidated cases in-
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volve the right of former teachers to be reinstated and compensated 
for damages by the defendant, Fayette County Board of Education.

iCause No. 65-136 is a pending pupil and faculty desegregation
. . icase in which the court has had numerous hearings pertaining to

I
the plan of desegregation of the Fayette. County Board of Education.

.

Certain Negro teachers who were formerly employed in the system 
intervened in the cause and alleged that they were entitled to 
reinstatement and damages because of discrimination against them. 
Cause No. 69-221 is a separate suit filed by Leroy Shaw, Jr., a |
teacher formerly employed by the Fayette County Board of Education, 
who seeks reinstatement and damages. Due to the apparent similar­
ity of issues, the cases were consolidated for hearing.

I

McFERRIN CASE
When the case was called for trial there were twelve individual

I
plaintiffs who were former teachers employed by the defendant 
Board of Education prior to the 1970-71 school year and who sought 
reinstatement and damages. It should be noted that an oral motion 
was made by counsel for theindividual plaintiffs at the commence-

i
ment of the hearing to add, as a n  additional plaintiff, Mrs.
Alberta Rivers. Because the Court did not know what specific
proof would be required to determine the issues of the case, the
Court reserved its ruling concerning allowing Mrs. Rivers to be

interveningciddeu as an addit Lena!/plaint i H nt- the commencement of the hearing. 
For convenience,in this decision the Court will refer to the intcr-

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veiling former teachers as "the plaintiffs" and the defendants ns
"Board of Education" or "Superintendent1', as the case may be.

All plaintiffs were teachers employed by the Board of Educa­
tion during the school year 1969-70. Some of the plaintiffs had 
been employed for many years, such as Mrs. Willie B. Johnson, 35 
years, Mrs. Arissie Ovens, 30 years, Mrs. Mabel Walker, 28 years, 
Mrs. Opal Franklin, 23 years and Mrs. Nannie Mae Cole, 20 years. 
The remaining plaintiffs had been employed at least one and under 
four years. T.E. 6.

On December.24, 1969, this Court conducted a hearing in the 
desegregation case which resulted in ordering the defendant to im~ 
{lenient a strict zone plan of desegregation for the elementary 
schools, grades 1 through 8, commencing with the second semester 
of the 1969-70 school year and a similar requirement for a con­
solidated high school commencing with the school year 1970-71.
This ruling prompted a noticeable reduction of pupils commencing 
in January 1970. T.E. 4 and 5. It is inescapable that this was 
due to white pupils transferring to private academies in the count 
Based upon the expected enrollment for 1970-71, the Superintendent

I
undertook to determine how many of the existing faculty members 
would not be needed for the next school year. He estimated that 
the Board would not need between 20 and 25 faculty members for the|
1970-71 school year. Under the policy and the requirement of the 
state laws pertaining to teachers, the Board annually hold a meet- 

ji in April to determine which non-tenure teachers would not beII
rchired so that they could be notified, In accordance with the

!i state law, thirty days before the end of the current school year.
jj

In a c c o r d a n c e  with the practice and procedure, the Supe.rinten- 
(U-nt undertook to prepare recommendations for the Board’s consider;’.



159
tion at; its April 1970 meeting, tc tin; end that certain teachers 
would not be rehired, due to the flight of pupils iron the system | 

j resulting from the Court's desegregation order. The Board met on
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April 23, 19 '0, to consider the renewal of contracts for non-tenure 
teachers. In addition to the Beard members, there were present as

.

participants at the meeting, Mr. Bagwell, the Superintendent; Mrs.
Dorothy Morton, a supervisor, and Mr. Harris Armour, the attendance

i
teacher, who has additional duties pertaining to record keeping 
and group insurance within the system. All of the above named, in­
cluding all members of the Board, were white persons. The defend­
ant Board contends that the determination of the teachers who were 
not rehired was based upon definite objective standards. The 
Board contends that its standards were os follows:

1. Teachers who would not be rehired due to the
decreased enrollment would be token from the non­
tenure teachers employed by the Board.
2, Teachers would be judged on the following 
criteria:
(a) Competency. This included formal educa­
tion of the teacher, knowledge of the subject 
matter and ability to convey it to the pupils, 
which included the ability to maintain discipline.
(b) Professional Attitude. This referred to the 
conduct of the teacher and included the teacher’s 
personal appearance, ordlincss and cleanliness 
maintained in the school room and the teacher’s
conduct in the community v!Lh 
matters as promptness in p'y>

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(c.) Recommentations or complainfs. This in­
cluded oral or written complaints from principals, 
supervisors and the superintendent of the system, 
with particular reliance upon a complaint by the 
principal of the teacher involved.
(d) The need for teachers certified in certain 
fields. This included whether or not the decreased 
enrollment would cause the Board to have too many 
teachers in a particular field, such as physical 
education or science.

The present Superintendent, John E. Bagwell, became superintend­
ent of the defendant system on September 1, 1969. Sometime during 't!the fall of 1969, Mr. Bagwell learned that the defendant system 
had historically misapplied the tenure law of the State of

■!Tennessee with regard to its teachers. At the time of his dis­
covery of this error, and for many years prior thereto, the system 
had considered all teachers who had been hired for more than three j 
years to be on tenure. Mr. Bagwell read the law and regulations 
and determined, if a teacher did not have a degree, it was necessary

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to acquire not less than twelve quarter hours of college work during

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a three year period to maintain "limited" .tenure. TCA.§49-1406.
In preparation for the April 23, 1970 meeting, the Superintendent 
compiled a list of non-tenure teachers based upon this interpreta­
tion of the law. It should be noted that no attempt was made to

Inotify the individual teachers who had been led to believe that
they were on tenure. The proof does reflect that the Superinter.d-/ I- I
ent made a general announcement of his interpretation at an early 
Ar,ril faciOty meeting. The list of teachers not on tenure, com-

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group compared for the purpose of determining who would not be 
i ellired. Prior to the meeting the Superintendent also notified 
all principals that each should submit a list of teachers whom 
he did not wish to have back for the coining year.

Prior to the April 23rd meeting, the Superintendent and Mrs. 
Morton went over certain personnel filed in preparationfor the 
meeting. The files considered were those about whom complaints 
had been received, it should be noted that earlier in the school 
year1 the Superintendent had asked the supervising principals .in 
the system to prepare rating sheets on their teachers. The record 
reflects that some rating sheets were made and that they usually 
had a January 1970 date. The record also reflects that a rating 
sheet, tv as not made for every teacher and that every principal did 
nou comply with this request. Xt was the policy of the Superinten 
ent to have the supervisor make an investigation and fill out a 
rating sheet if a principal gave a teacher at least two poor marks 
in a respective category. See, for example, T.E. 29 and 30 per-

|taming to Mrs. Anssie Owens wherein the principal gave her a poor] 
rating in attention to duty and inability to adjust to unusual 
circumstances, and the suprevisor gave her good marks in all cate- J 
gories. The Superintendent testified that he had considered per- | 
sonnel files on all non-tenure teachers prior to compiling his

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recommendations for the Board. While it is entirely possible that i
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the Superintendent had considered all files over a period of time 
in order to familiarize himse.lf with his new job ns Superintendent, 
the Court finds that he did not objectively consider each file at !I
the time he was determining which of the 20 to 25 teachers he in- !I
tended to recommend for not being rehired. He primarily consider- 1 
ed the personnel files of those whom he considered to have prior



complaints against thorn. At the Board meeting on April 23, 1970,
the Board voted not to rehire 21 teachers end, subsequently, at

jj an adjourned meeting, voted not to rehire one other teacher. Of
| these 22 teachers, 15 were Negro and 7 were white and all of them,
| except one, came from schools which had been former Negro schools

or new schools which had been intended to be used as all Negro
schools prior to the Court's zoning order. Of the 22 persons, 21
of them were based upon the recommendation of the Superintendent,
the other being based upon tho recommendation of Mr. Armour, the

i attendance teacher, who testified that he told the Board that Mrs. !
Willie B. Johnson, who had been with the system 35 years, was not
a dedicated teacher. He based this upon incidents which had occurr-

) ed nine or ten years before concerning her record keeping while
she was an acting principal in a small school, and upon his belief
that in 1969 she had knowingly attempted to file a claim for

I accident insurance when she was not covered by the group policy.
ji He testified he had not disclosed the circumstances of the incidents

Inine' or ten years previously but did explain to the Board the in- 1 
surance incident. The Court finds that Mrs. Johnson did not know- ■ 
ingly file a false claim. It should be noted that in January 1970 j

l|jj Mrs. Johnson's principal rated her good in seven categories of 
professional skill and excellent in five categories of personal 
characteristics.

The Board and tho Superintendent considered that it was r.ot
!! necessary to disclose to a non-tenure teacher why ho or she was jI ,

r.ot being rehired and further considered that the remarks, oral
!| and written, from the principals cf tho schools concerning thea
- t-jarhovB w,.re confidential. Therefore, on April 27, 1970. the

ISuperintendent sent a letter to each of tho plaintiffs stating
i ithat the Beard hiJ voted to terminate that teacher's contract. i



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The letter stated that the reason for each teacher being in non­
tenure status was that he or she failed to meet the state requir- 
irents for maintaining tenure. T.E. 1. The record reflects that 
not only did the letter fail to disclose the true reasons that the

jvarious teachers were not rehired, such as the alleged filing of 
a false claim, in the case, of Mrs. Willie B. Johnson, the private 
communications between the principals and Superintendent in the 
case of several teachers, the personal debt problems between the 
teacher and merchants in the community, in the case of Mrs. Rosa 
Newbern; but also,the record reflects that in the case of some of 
the teachers who made inquiry, the Superintendent either refused 
to answer the inquiry, as in the case of Mrs. Dixie Pye, T. E. 33, 
or gave an evasive and untrue explanation of the failure to rehire, 
as in the case of Mrs. Willie B. Johnson. T.E. 34,35 and 36. The 
Superintendent and one Eoard member testified that the plaintiffs 
would have been entitled to a hearing if they had asked for it. 
However, it was the testimony of the Superintendent that it would 
have done no good in the case of some plaintiffs.

During the summer of 1970, the defendant system had unprece­
dented resignations of faculty members, which the Court finds was 
due to the desegregation order resulting in the formation of 
private academies in the county. To fill the vacancies caused by 
the resignations, the Superintendent ran ads in the Memphis news­
papers for school teachers on June 19, 1970, T. E. 26, and about 
August 8, 1970. tlo attempt was made to contact any of the non­
tenure teachers who had been notified that they would not be re­
hired, in spite of the acute shortage of teachers as the current 
>car approached,

Thchearing in this Court on the consolidated cases lasted
five and one-half days. During the hearing proof was offered on j

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bow the alleged definite objective standards were applied by the
defendants with regard to each plaintiff. Counsel for the Board 
indicated that it was his purpose to offer proof substantiating 
the accusations of the Superintendent with regard to the competency 
professional attitude and basis for the principals' private evalua­
tion. This was to be done by principals, other teachers, parents

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!and citizens in the community. On motion of counsel for the plain­
tiffs, the Court ruled that such proof would not be received be­
cause the Court was of the opinion that the proof of the defendant
pertaining to the alleged objective standards offered by the de­
fendant did not meet the tests required.

The Court is of the opinion that Rolfe, et al v. County Board

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of Education, Lincoln County, Tennessee, et al, 391 F.2d 77 (C.A.6
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1968) and other similar cases, constitute the controlling authority 
pertaining to the rights of the plaintiffs in this case. In Rolfe 
the Court said:

"The rule is that teachers displaced from a school 
with a racially homogeneous faculty, because of a 
decrease in students, must be judged for continued 
employement by definite objective standards with 
all other teachers in the system."
The opinion later states that the plaintiffs Mrs. Rolfe and 

Mrs. Peebles were non-tenure teachers and were entitled to have 
their qualifications compared with all other non-tenure teachers 
in the system. While the teachers in the instant case were not 
dismissed frem totally segregated faculty assignments, the cause 
of the cessation of employment was prompted by the Court's desegre­
gation requirements and, therefore, this Court is of the opinion 
that the plaintiffs should have been judged by definite objective 
standards with all other non-tenure teachers within the system.
The Court finds that there was not a comparison as contemplated.



Tliis is part icularly so in the. eases in V7hieh the Board ’ s reliance 
v?ar. based primarily upon the comments of the principal who vms 
certainly not familiar with all of the non-tenure teachers in the 
system. The Court further finds that the standards employed by 
the defendants were not: '‘definite objective standards" contemplate 
The variety of the criteria used was not objective but permitted 
the Superintendent and the Board to apply, in secret, standards 
susceptible to the Superintendent's and the Board's whim. See 
Chambers v. 'Hendersonville City Bd. of Ed., 364 F.2d 189 (C.A. 4 
1966). It should be noted that length of service was not a criter 
in the instant case unless all other things were, equal. With the 
wide and vague criteria in most cases not previously announced 
and the method of comparison, there was little likelihood that 
there 'would ever he a situation where all things were equal and 
the teachers who had been adequate teachers for automatic renewal 
of their contracts for 20 to 35 years were not given sufficient 
consideration for their experience.

This Court, therefore, concludes that in this system objective 
standards should have been state certification, college, work and 
appropriate credit for length of experience, with the requirement 
that teachers should be transferred if their qualifications in­
dicate that they are entitled to be retained in preference to 
others less qualified. When there is a llolfe situation, namely, a 
loss of teachers due to desegregation, matters pertaining to in- 
idents of lack of discipline, altercations v;ith pupils and parents 
non-payment of debts, alleged filing of false claims, instances 
of improper record keeping and other similar matters should not 
be considered in the objective comparison. Such matters should 
bn treated as dismissals for cause,

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the teacher, and the teacher .should be notified that he, or she, 
is entitled to a hearing on the accusations against her.

The Court, therefore, concludes with regard to all twelve 
plaintiffs that definite objective standards were not employed 
and the plaintiffs are entitled to be reinstated as of the commence­
ment of the school year and are entitled to damages in the amount 
that they would have earned if they had been permitted to teach, 
less what they might have earned in some other suitable employ-

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ment by reasonable diligence. Rolfc v. County hoard of Education, 
supra, at page 81.

In addition to the above Rolfe reasoning there are other con-
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stitutional deprivations with regard to the. plaintiffs who had 
long periods of employment with the Board. A non-tenure teacher who 
has long periods of service with a system acquires a protectiblc 
interest in his continued employment and his non-re-election must 
need minimal standards of procedural due process. Lucas, et el v.  ̂
Chapman, et al, _ __ F.2d ___  (C.A. 5, decided 8-6-70); Gouge v.

iJoint School DIst. No. 1, 330 F. Supp. 984 (W. D. Wis. 1970) —
Because the Court has concluded that the defendants did not

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make a comparison based upon definite objective standards, it 
would appear that Mrs. Alberta Rivers was.also a victim cf the

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defendants' improper procedure. Furthermore, Mrs. Rivers appears 
to be in the category of teachers who had a protectiblc interest

!i.n her continued employment. T. E. 6 indicates she had 23 years 
service in the system.

'  SHAW C A S E

As previously indicated, Leroy Shaw, Jr. filed a separate lav; |
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reinstatement as a teacher and dam ages. From the proof there are
distinguishable differences in the claim of Leroy Shea?, Jr., who 
was not re-clccted in April 1969, and the claims of the twelve 
former teachers who intervened in the I'cFerrin case and who were 
not re-elected in April 1970. A full evidentiary hearing was had 
with regard to the issues in the Shaw case.

Leroy Shaw, Jr. contends that he was not re-elected as a
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teacher in the Fayette County System for the 1969-70 school year 
because he was a member of the Negro race and, particularly, because 
he was an unmarried Negro male. He contends that it was the purpose 
of the defendant school system to systematically eliminate unmarri-j 
ed Negro male teachers in desegregated schools. The defendant 
Board of Education denies that: Leroy Shaw, Jr. was not re-elected 
as a teacher due to any racial or sex discrimination.

The record reflects that Hr. Shaw obtained a Batchelor of 
Science degree in 1964, with a major and therefore certification 
in Agricultural Education. Commencing at the beginning of the 
1966-67 school year, Mr. Shaw became a teacher in the Fayette
C o u n t y  S y s t e m  a n d ,  p u r s u a n t  t o  a  t e m p o r a r y  c e r t i f i c a t i o n  a s  a n

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e l e m e n t a r y  s c h o o l  t e a c h e r ,  h e  w a s  a s s i g n e d  t o  t h e  a l l  N e g r o

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B r a d e n - S i n a i  E l e m e n t a r y  S c h o o l .  H e  t a u g h t  i n  t h a t  s c h o o l  f o r  t h r e e  

y e a r s ,  d u r i n g  w h i c h  t i m e  a l l  o f  t h e p u p i l s  i n  t h e  s c h o o l  w e r e  N e g r o  

a n d  a l l  o f  t h e  f a c u l t y  m e m b e r s  w e r e  N e g r o .  A t  t h e  B o a r d  M e e t i n g
Iof April 22, 1069, Mr. Shaw was not re-elected as a teacher for 

coming year. The minutes reflect that he was "teaching out of 
major field, uncooperative". T.E. 23. By letter dated April 22,

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1 9 6 4 ,the then Superintendent cf the defendant system advised Mr. 
Shaw lLni lie had not: been re-elected for the 1969-70 school year 
because h!s major was in Agricultural Education and they wore not



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nM.c to find an opening in his major field. The letter further 
slated that the. Board felt a strong responsibility to try to cirplo 
elementary teachers oho are fully certified in the area in which 
Jicy teach. j. L. 38. This letter was sent to Mr. Shaw pursuant 
to TCA §43“1306 which pertains to non-tenure teachers and provides 
that such teachers will continue in service "until they have re­
ceived written notice from a Board of Education of their dismissal 
or failure of re-election at least thirty days prior to the. close 
or the school terra" Mr. Shaw contacted the then Superintendent,
Mr. Carothers, and orally conveyed to Mr. Carothers information 
concerning his temporary certification as an elementary teacher
and, particularly, the fact that he had taken some post graduate

.work at Memphis State. University in 1967. At Mr. Carothers' re­
quest, Mr. Shaw obtained written verification of his renewed 
temporary certificate as an elementary teacher. T. E. 39. By i
letter of June 16, 1969, Mr. Carothers advised Mr. Shaw that the 
Board "did not feel that they could consider your request for 
re-election as a teacher in Fayette County." T.E. 40.

At the time that Mr. Shaw was not re-elected he was completing 
his third year of teaching in the Fayette County system and, there­
fore, v7ould have obtained a form of tenure by his re-election to

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teach for the 1967-70 school year. TCA §49-1402. Although it is 
possible that the tenure which he would have received would have
been what is known ns "limited" tenure, at that time the Fayette
County Board of Education was erroneously applying the rules for

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tenure and considered that a teacher who had taught three years 
and was re-elected for the fourth year, was n full tenure teacher. 

The record reflects that the Superintendent, Mr. Carothers,
had a conference, wit, era an who had been the princip:.1Mr. Ransom 1



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proof 
Person 
April

den-Sinai School during the tir.ie Mr. Shaw taught there. The 
is not clear concerning vrhen the conference was held. Mr.
is of the opinion that it was held after the Board met on 
22, 1969; whereas, Mr. Bagwell, who served as a supervisor

at the time, and the then Superintendent, Mr. Carothers, placed 
the conference prior to the Board meeting. A.t the time c<£ the 
conference Mr. Carothers made certain notes which were found in 
the personnel file of Leory Shaw. These notes, in Mr. Carothers' 
handwriting, read, in part, "Leroy Shaw - not cooperative -• 6th 
and 7th grades •* excessive use of paddle - whipped several every 
day! Did not contribute $3.00 for school picnic, does not listen 
to suggestions of others including principal." T. E. 52. The 
Board contends that these notes reflected the true reasons for 
not re-electing Mr. Shaw at the end of his three year probationary 
period. Mr. Carothers testified that he did not fully disclose 
the true reasons, in order to avoid getting the principal, Mr. 
Person, involved in the reasons for Mr. Shaw's discharge. The
proof clearly establishes that Mr. Shaw was a very competent 
teacher insofar as his classroom performance. This is corroborat­
ed by former pupils of his who testified as witnesses for the de- 1
fcndant and his former principal. Furthermore, the record relents 
that Mr. Shaw had received training and worked in the summer Head 
Start Program where he was considered an excellent faculty member.

There is considerable proof concerning the use of the paddle 
on students for failure to perform school work. There is no p*:oof

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to suggest that Mr. Shaw injured any pupil or that the paddling

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was excessive with regard to force. No complaints were received 
from parents. The defendant contends that the frequency of 
paddling and the scope, such rr, paddling the whole class, was



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| pr°°f uhat Mr< shaw uscd Peddling excessively. The proof further 
reflects, both from the principal and Mr. Shaw, that he had used 
the paddle more in his first year in the system when he had two 
classes in the same room. In the year before he was not re-elected
he had only one class and disciplined the pupils less.

Trial. Exhibits 47 and 57 establish that between the 1964-65 
i school year and the 1970-71 school year the number of white teacher, 
jj increased from 67 to 101; whereas, the number of Negro teachers de­

creased from 168 to 147.
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At the end of the 1968-69 school year the defendant system re-'
taine.d or hired for the ensuing year 11 unmarried male teachers; 
two of them were white and were without tenure and nine were 
Negroes with six of those nine being tenure teachers. Two of I
those nine were Messrs. Douglas and Hughes who were new to the 
system and who are intervening plaintiffs in the McFerrin case 

. | by virtue of not having been rehire d in 1970. T.E. 24 for
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ij Identification. (Ans. to Interrogatory #9 propounded by Leroy
i Shaw to County Board of Education.) In the school year 1968-69
! !j 38 teachers were terminated, either at the end of the year or
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during the year. Thirty-five of these teachers were termi.nated 
by resignation, retirement, health or other causes which did net

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reflect unilateral Board action in termination. Three were terrn-

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elected were white and the third was the plaintiff Shaw, the only ,
i Negro unmarried male who was terminated that year. T.E. 24 for

' ‘ 1j: Identification. (Ans. to Interrogatory #10 propounded by Shaw to 
defendant). It should he; noted that there is an apparent incon-

! sistcncy between the exerupt of the Board minutes on April 22,i!i!jj 1969. T. E. 23, and the answer to Interrogatory #10, referred to i



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From the minutes it' appears that Dorothy Plocum was not rocrmmev.d- '
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eel for re.~cl cation in April 1969, whereas, from the answer to the
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interrogatory she was terminated from the system in the year 196V- I
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68, due to health. This inconsistency does -not appear to bo con­
trolling on any of the issues pertaining to the Shaw case.

For the year 1969-70 the system employed as new teachers a 
total of eight unmarried male teachers,six of whom were white and

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two of whom were Negro. The two Negroes were Sammy Gordon and

- ILowden Anderson. They were not re-elected in April 1970, and are 
intervening plaintiffs in the McFerrin case. Similarly, two of 
the white teachers newly hired for 1969-70, namely, Virgil Cox and 
Timothy Kowe, were not re-elected in April 1970.

The failure to re-elect Hr. Shaw in April 1969 was not caused !
by a reduction of faculty members brought about by the desegregationI

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order of this Court. Mr. Shaw was not re-elected in a year when 
there appears to be no more than the normal termination of faculty j 

members. Therefore, theCourt concludes that the principles of
IRolfe v. County Board of Education, Lincoln County,_Term., supra

were not. brought into play. For Mr. Shaw to prevail it must be 
established that the Board discriminated against him due to his

Irace, or his race and sex; but the Court is of the opinion that 
the burden of proving that discrimination is upon Mr. Shaw and r.ot

ithe Board of Education as is the case when Rolfe applies. Cf.
IRolfe, supra, at p. 80: Chambers v. Hendersonville City Beard of- i

Education, 364 F.2d 189 (C.A, 5 1966). While it is true that Payer_
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County Board of Education had not made significant progress in its
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pupil and faculty desegregation plan by April 1969, at that time 
there was no court order which would indicate that there would be
a need for less teachers T’

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I in the hcFcrrih case indicates that the defendant system in 1963 
had been ordered to file a revised plan of desegregation in 
January 1569. This v?as done and the Board proposed a combination 
freedom of choice and zone plan. Objections were filed to the
revised plan and a hearing was conducted in early April 1969. The 
Court took the matter under advisement and filed its written 
opinion on June 10, 1959. Therefore, it was not known by the 
Board or Superintendent what, if any, decrease in faculty would 
likely occur in the 1963-70 school year. That opinion directed 
the defendant system to seek the assistance of the Title IV Center 
in Knoxville, Tennessee, with regard to its faculty assignments.
This was done and a judgment v.7as entered on July 31, 1969, approv-; 
ing the recommendations of the Title IV Center with regard to faculty 
desegregation in every school.

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The Tennessee lav? pertaining to education is set forth in Title 

49 TCA. Chapters 12, 13 and 14 pertain to the certification of 
teachers, rights and duties of non-tenure teachers and teachers' 
tenure, respectively. Non-tenure teachers must serve a probation-

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ry peariod of three years before being eligible for tenure status.
TCA §49-1306. As previously indicated, this law requires that 
teachers be notified thirty days prior io the end of the school 
term if they are being dismissed or not being re-elected. j
Tennessee lav? recognizes a difference between dismissal or discharge 
and failure to re-elect. Shannon v. Beard of Education, Kingsport,; 
199 Term. 250 (1955); Johnson v. City of Jackson, 42 Tenn. A?p. 
296,305 (1956). If a tenure or non-tenure teacher is dismissed, 
it is contemplated that there will be notice of the reasons for 
(he dismissal and an opportunity for a hearing it desired. TCA.
§49 J 414, ct sen, nr l TCA. §49-214. On the other hand,.,



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who is not re-employcd, as opposed to dismissed, prior to the 
completion of bis probationary period is not entitled to notice 
and a judicial review of the reasons for not re-employing him.
Of course, the application of this law is subject to the Fourteenth 
Amendment to the United States Constitution, and discrimination on 
the basis of race may not be applied in the failure to re-elect ot­
to discharge.

This Court is of the opinion that the facts do not establish 
that Mr. Leroy Show, Jr. was not re-elected due to his race, or 
his race or sex, and, therefore, the Court concludes that he should 
not be reinstated and awarded damages and attorney's fees.

The plaintiff also relies on his procedural due process rights 
in that he was not given notice of the reasons for his discharge 
and the opportunity for a hearing. Plaintiff, Leroy Shaw, Jr., 
has not established under the facts a protectible interest by 
virtue of his long continuing service, as was the case in Luces v. 
Chapman, F. 2d (C. A. 5, decided 8-6-70), wherein plain­
tiff was a non-tenure teacher whose contract had been renewed for 
11 years and, similarly, Gouge v. School Dist. Uo. 1. 310 F. Supp. 
984 (W. D. Wis. 1970), wherein one teacher had served for five 
years on a series of one year contracts and the other teacher had 
served for eighteen years on a series of one year contracts.

This Court, therefore, concludes that it should not serve as 
a reviewing authority of the decisions of Boards of Education in 
the matter of r.ot re-electing non-tenure teachers during or at the 
end of their three year probationary period, in the absence of a 
showing of discrimination against the teacher who was not re-elect­
ed. As previously indicated, the proof does not establish such 
discrim

Th
riraination in this case.
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tbo 2ias» fa r  Soaring P la i i l f fo ' Hetlea Pus-suaat to Buies 2&, jo 

6ijd 37 t»d to swirelr* tb* fiafOKdiat* to pi- *;»©*, dtsfc'bit and 

porait p la in tiff to ei^y sart&la dasawaasta c a noeorda yur>^Mnt 

to Rulea 26, JO w»d 37, tb* Motlea of P la in tiff-In tc rr«»*r ,

Pnittd States of Aoariea, pursuant to Bui® 37 t* repairs d*far»d- 

cafc® to pvodue*, eahifeit and psm lt p lalntiff-iatanreasr to 

exeaino cort&in do vaeuto end roecris, tb* Mo tie* of tfca d*f*nd*ata 

to tdio tbs #3*rl-ii*n* 0/ tb® prcpeaod lotervoslng p laintiff®  in 

the K&Porron esu;* and of th« p la in tiff, I*«?y Statu, Jr., In tb*

Sb&w oasa, tb* Ha tic a of d«ffE?_iot8 part :*»t t* Rule* 24 act JJ 

•ttcsklua to roiytir* etrtcln intorronln* p la in tiffs  t* eukait t* 

tta Jieilosal 7aarbor Iltasdceftisa e? tfea El£,h Sebool Qc.’& llfiec t l**  

Teat, tb® opposition filed  bp p la in tiffs  and prcy***d lntorTealng 

plain tiffs t. tbs foregoing Krtlcn of dafesfaeta, tb* fioply fllod  

by tbs p la in tiff tc tb* Anaw*r or Eaapoee* of tb* p*cp*a*d *<Ui- 

tional defendant , Randolph tf. Tbrcw*r, tteo K*tl*s * f  dsforlsnts, 

Payatt* Aaadasty and 1 to Inearpt.atora t* strik* e«rtaln a llsga - 

tlans of p laintiffs* Motion for Further B * ll* f  ca tb* ground 

tbat eat* vis** ruled up^n by tbs Court in its  &•****.* r i 9^ (

Opinion, tb* bailee of P laintiff®  to Artecd tb* Show Cans* Order 

catorad 10 fept*srb*r 1970 s* as t* r.dd fwr&hsr proposed *ddi- 

tlcaal defca&nta, and upoa argusoots sad statements * f  soubm I ,  

fro* a ll  of uhisb tba Court CRESast

1. Tb* proposed intorrenlng p la ln tlffa , Kra. Kabl* C.

Walkor, Kr*. Ariosi* Hardy Cw.j*, Mrs. Xm ® d. B*wb*ra, Mr®.

Dlxia dorditn fys, Kra. Haanio Ka* Gala, Kyles Wilsea, Lauian B. 

Anderson, dr., Cornelius tf. Dougloi, d r., Bstasy fler^en, f^.rnaat 

Eugb**, Kra. C.;al L. franklin, I> *. W lUlo B. dohnron and Kra. 

k* t’T *♦ Mo y ar* b*r*by added and J*ln»d as additional p l*in -

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476

lltta  la Mile caoo, eiaes t ic ir  olal&s 1wools* qpC'Stlaoa eS lav  

or real la  a u *a 1 66a is&ia ra tk a  «&d ttea t e n ' s  d lq ^ s l -

tlea cf tbs ©vtoii*1 aatlca c U l  aSwtest-iy o ffsa t t&esw

2, ttM p laljatirrs ' Katies t »  ££ar*tca it j VSxj jv>r JtjfaeCaota 

to Asewor P la in tiffo ' XaturvdSjftfeftblea k  (psiutbd estd C ..rbadeats 

w i l l  ruyalcU fch® aaswaro to pl&ici t i f f s  t. 6 Xu tar lism  r„.«t>DSay»

1$ Ootobsr. 1970 ysoslit-sd bcisava#* tbat txa M fiM Ste  liafsn.it. lea 

w ill 6a Halted u  tbs colijal pear I f 69-78 end tfeassoftar.

3. Tfes p la ia t if fs ' K>nt»a ta Ouspsud lisa Quiets asd Liter t«s  

tba Tltsft for Hawring fb s ir  J*i4 iea FwMuaat ta Culoo 24. >o » 2  

)7 la  fjrswtad.

t*. Ivjs p la in t iffs ' Katlsaa Furtmast ta Calcs 2b. JO &ad >7 

la grcatodi eod tbo osfeiKiausa s i l l  pro^uos. ©sMfeie o»d pomit 

plaintliTa to m<j?j a l l  oatogsrico t« dsc'.uaata a»d raesrds e^oai- 

fied la cold Mttica fcdgi sates (S it e s y , 10 Cst-fifcor 1970 . P la in tiffs  

ore aio* aUewed t* ta&» tbs Atammaty to; poet ticca ca recast ui 

la sold llstlGS.

5 . tba Keiloo of piiieilff-lst«!rre*>®r, Fsitad Slat«a of 

daartcu. for prsdaaiiea of C.̂ ssk9b6® tts&tr R-la 37 la  t,ma tad 

K J tbs dafsadaots w ill pre »a# and par-tit to platetifr~lntarT«n« 

or t* isepsst ar.d otpy all cf tba **tft£o?las e f dsau»t>aota speal- 

f  lad la calc Hctleo, besiaain* &aturdjgr» lu Cstoiar 1970.

b. Eafea&iats* Kutica to las Ails c l to te*3  tbs Dlaaorary 

Depositicaa of p la in tiffs  uedar Colas 24 aad .10 is faceted, cab- 

jest to tba parties ogm^iaa vjoa a prftxur oobsdeJL'. s*. i f  com  

alaca with tba ssi^adullrg at tba Also*,.. ^  dr^palai.« «  ta bo 

tolro fey tbo p la in tiffs  cs a ll  mod berolnsloa*.

7. DwfoBdaets' Katica Pursuant *•» Kulsd 2b aad 3$ to ra- 

tjulr* •origin of tba p la la t lffs  to cais.lt ta tba r ti^oal Teatbar 

Isaalaatlca or tbo aigb t e s a l  t e l  Lf lent lea fast Is daalad.

3. ftb Hat lea of propsMd c&fclticaal < »fee*ie ttc, Taystto 

baodsuy and its  lcaarparators ta fttrlks t -w w i*  ratters Gaotalaad 

la p lQ it lffs ' H®Ue n for f*ur&f*3r Raltaf as fĉ levg raa jadlaata by 

raaaoa or tbo Court' s Oplaies cf Boost-bar rj*, 1949. Is doaled.

1 . Tfcs Hot loo of p la in tiffs  ta fc-» *d tba fte *  Causa Cedar 

on to rad lu Soptaabar 1970 ta add furtbsr presosad cddltUaal

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477

 ̂ IN THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OP TOIUNESSE2 

WESTERN DIVISION

LEROY SJIAW, JR., )
Plaintiff )

VS* ) CIVIL ACTION HO.
COUNTY BO'iRD OF EDUCATION OF FAYETTE ) C-6°-221COUNTY, TENNESSEE, ot r.l

Defendants ^
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Ai'EMDISHT TO COMPLAINT
Coxes the plaintiff, after obtaining loave of Court, and 

a r so n(5a his complaint heretofore filed in the above case ac fol­
lows: By adding the following subparagraph in Section II at
pago 3 :

" i. Discharging and rofusing to reinstate the plaintiff 
and all other porsous similarly situated, as a teacher in the 
Fayetto County School System without any substantial reason at 
al.L and without affording notico of such rocsons or charges and 
.the opportunity for a hoaring thereon bofore such discharge: and 
refusing to reinstate tho plaintiff and pay him back pay after 
discharging hire without substantial reason and without such notico 
and hearing."

By adding at the end of paragraph VI at page 9 tho following:
Plaintiff further avers that defendants discharged him 

without lawful or substantial reason, that his non-retention as 
a toacner was accomplished by defendants on a wholly unroacotiod 
basis without factual support, without affording plaintiff any 
notico of any chargos or roason for his discharge and without 
affording him an opportunity fo:- hoaring on any ouch asserted 
reasons or chargos, thoreby depriving the plaintiff of rights 
soeurod by tho due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment 
to tno Constitution of tho United States."



478

By adding at the and of tho first paragraph and before the 
beginning of tho laot paragraph on page 1 1 , the following:

" In addition, ovon though a non-tenure torchor, plaintiff 
had a protectable intorost in hia continued employment not only 
bocauae bo had boon omployed and re-omployod by tho defendants 
for threo years under circumstances leading him to expect re­
employment for a fourth year, but also because the action of 
defendants damaged and substantially do3troyod his professional 
reputation and tho ability to pursue hia own profession without 
arbitrary exclusion by tho State. Said action of the defendants 
in dismissing or discharging him without substantial roason was 
subsequently attempted to bo predicated by the defendants on an 
alleged cause wholly unsupported in fact that i3 to-wit: that 
plaintiff had boon unccoporative as a toachsr and that he had 
excessively paddlodd children. Plaintiff vaaff mulshed no ad­
vance notice of any such alleged reasons or charge before his 
dismissal and was nover given any opportunityfor hearing upon 
sane. Said allcgod roason er cause subsequently specified by 
tho defendants was completely Mao and unsupported in fact. Be­
cause of said wrongful dismissal, plaintiff has boon uhable to 
obtain fiu'thor onploymont in the teaching profession in tho 
ganoral locality in which ho lives although he has applied to 
other School Boards. Said dismissal of the plaintiff by tho 
defendants in the foregoing circumstanoot and without notice and 
hearing effectively denied him of the right to pursue bis pro­
fession and is unconstitutional and void as depriving him of 
rights secured by the due procsss clause of the Fourteenth Amend­
ment to tho Constitution of tho United States."

By adding after tho word discrlminatory in tho 29th lino 
on page 1 1 and in tho 7 th lino on page 1 2 the following: "and 
unconstitutional".

By adding at tho end of prayer Mo. 2 at pog9 II4 the follow­
ing:

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479

i. Discharging and rofusing bo reinstate the plaintiff 
and all other persons similarly situated, as a toucher in the 
Fayette County School Syr.ton without any substantial reason at 
all and without affording notice of such reasons or charges and 
t-ho opportunity for a hearing thereon before such discharge; and 
rofusing to reinstate tho plaintiff and pay him back pay after
discharging him without substantial reason and without such notic 
and hearing."

Avon M. 11T.Llioms, Jr.
11(1̂  Parkway Towers 
Nashville, Tonneaone 37219
Attorney fox’ Plaintiff

CERTIFICATE
Tho under*signed cortifios that carbon copy of tho foregoing 

Amendment to tho Complaint in the above case was mailed to G.
V/ynn Smith, Jr., Esquire, 1213 Union Planters National Bank 
Building, Memphis, Tennessee 38103, Attorney for Defendants, and 
Craig Cronshaw, Esquire, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights 
Division, Washington, P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff-Intcrvonor in 
the consolidated caso of John McFerron, Jr,, ct al etc. vs.
County Board of Education of Payette County, Tonncssoc, ct a.1 etc* 
Civil No. 65-136, this the l*Tth day of November, 1970.



480

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Proposed Additional Defendant*

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Co;»3 Kra. Alba?la KIvors, and respectfully novce tbo Court, 
pureuiiut to Pules 19, 2J and/or 2.‘t of tbo Federal R u le s  of Civil 
Procedure, that c!,o bo allowed to In tor vono end/or bo added c.s 
o plaintiff in ■ C-65-136, n..d granted tho rolief preyed b/ other 
plaint iff tocc’jsrn in the Ho Mo:: for Purihor Poliof end *;o Allen 
Additional Pl„ii(i.iffa to Ininirvo.io and Join Additional Dofcacante 
fcciacofera filed in ep.iae.i.to rtn-*rjc;.tc.',ov I9 7 1 «?9n tl:o follou*



ing grounds: 481

Said Motion for Further Rollof allogos, Intor alia, that 
tho defendants, County Board of Education and its Superintendent, 
wrongfully, summarily and without establishing any standard or 
affording thorn any notice or hearing dismissed 15' Negro non-tenure 
teachers on 23 Apx'il 1970 because-of an estimated loss of en­
rollment expectod for 1970-71 arising from white pupils trans- 
ferlng to private academies in Fayette County becauoo of a school 
desegregation order of this Court. 13 of said Nogro non-tcnuro 
teachers wore named as intervening plaintiffs in the original 
Motion and the Motiou rocitoa that: "2 otter Negro fcr.alo non­
tenure teachers wore disniused in the same manner at tho same 
time".

Tho movant, Mrs. Rivers, was ono of the foregoing two other 
Negro female non-tonure teachers who wore dismissed. She accom­
panied tho 13 original Intervening plaintiffs cn their first 
visit to tho offlco of thc-ir counsel, but, though an Inadvertence, 
failed to sign tho written retainer of caid counsel which was 
subsequently executed and was Hereby OJuittou aa an original in­
tervening plaintiff. Subsequently on 3 October 1970 sh6 signed 
the rotainer and requested her undersigned counsel to attempt to 
add her ae a plaintiff in the lawsuit. This matter was inadver­
tently overlooked by her counsel in the 9 October 1970 homing. 
However, on 10 Octobor 1970 when Mrs. Rivers learned of tho 
necessity of boing subjected to possibly grilling examination on 
discovery deposition by counsel for defendants if she were added 
as a plaintiff, she requested counsel to defer any action in 
that regard becauso of fear for herrhealth which is highly deli­
cate and subject to 0037 breakdown. However, c-a 19 Octobor 1970, 
at the commencement of tho hearing on said Motion, sho requested 
her counsel to ask that she be added as a party plaintiff and 
that her rights and interests be considered along with those 
of the other discharged toachsrs.

Tho movant avors that sho was continuously employed 93 a 
teacher by defendant* from J.9N2 uo 1951 and from 1965 to 1970,

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Bbo having boen out during 1951 to 1965 for conditions of health. 
Sho is conooquontly in substantially the sane position as the 
original intervening plaintiffs, Mrs. Willie B. Johnson, Mrs. 
Arrisale Hardy Ovicns and others, and is a member of the class sued 
for. Sho has boon unable to socuro other employment since her 
dismissal by dofondants and is in dire circumstances because of 
said wrongful dismissal.

The movant's joinder will not deprive the Court of juris­
diction over the subject matter of this action and sho manifestly 
claims an interest relating to tho subject of the action and is so 
situated that the disposition of the action in her absence may as 
a practical matter impair or impede her ability to protect that 
interest. In addition, leaving her unjoined would subject the de­
fendants themselves to a substantial risk of Incurring double, 
multiple or otherwise increased costs by virtue of tbo independent 
litigation of her claim which arises out of tho same transaction, 
occurrence or sorios of transactions or occurrences, and involves 
the same questions of law and fact, common to the original inter­
vening plaintiffs in the action. Further, on Information and 
belief, the defendants roly on the same ground of claim or defense 
to this movant's claim as they did in the cases of tbo original 
intervening plaintiffs and, in the absence of movant being Joined 
as a plaintiff, defendants probably will decline to grant movant 
the relief by way of reinstatement and back pay to which she is 
entitled, thereby impeding hor ability to protect that interest 
without extended further proceedings. The movant's interest is 
not adequately represented by the original intervening plainltiffs 
for the foregoing reasons. Her addition or intervention as a 
party docs not unduly delay or prejudice the adjudication of the 
rights of the original intervening plaintiffs since tho Court 
has olrondy rendored n Memorandum Decision on 5 Ilovonbor 1970 
determining tho rights of said intervening plaintiffs on princi­
ples which aro clearly applicable to movant and were therein held 
to entitle her t.n tho sane reliof granted the original plaintiffs.

If tho Court should door: it necessary for this Motion to bo 
accomhaniod by a pleading as spocifiod in Tula 2l|(c) of the



Foeoral Rules of Civil Procedure, the movant horeby adopts as 
such pleading and incorporate the oamo heroin by roforenoo ver­
batim tho aforesaid iiotion for Furtbor Rollof and to Allow Addi­
tional Plain tiffa to Intervene and Join Additional Dofondants 
herotoforo filed heroin by hor said companion 1 3 Negro toachora 
in Soptombor 1970, avoring that each and every of tha allegations 
of said Iiotion for Further Roliof are applicable to tho movant 
tho came no to onid othor toachora except that as to hor indi­
vidual circumstances tho movant, Mrs. Alberta IUvors, is a 53 

year old widow with a dependent child and was employed in and 
by tho Fayotta County School System for the years stated above, 
being assigned to Jefferson Elomontnry School at the time of hor 
dismissal on 23 April 1970. Sho complotod throe years of college 
nt Lano Collogo in Juckoon, Tennessee, from 192j.O to 191j3 and 
did . additional atudioe in the year of 19 6 7 as reflected by 
her transcript, copy of which is attached horoto marked Exhibit 
"A.". Copy of tho defendants' lotter of 27 April 1970 dismissing 
hor and of hor 3tate Toachora Certificate were respectively in­
cluded in Collective .exhibits 1 and 61 introduced upon tho trial 
of said Motion for Further Relief. Movant avora that about a 
wook aftor receiving said letter of 27 April 1979 she wont to the 
defendant, Superintendent's office and told him she would like 
to work. He informed her that sho didn't have sufficient hours 
and that he was requiring the hours to have boon earned widiln the 
last three years. She informed him that she had oorao credit 
hours that bo had no rocord of. Ho then told her to have her 
transcript from Lano College aailod to' him. On information and 
belief said transcript was mailed to him on 11 June 1970, but 
movant was not ro-employod although she had earned 12 oemester 
hours in tho year of 1 9 6 7, r.c reflected by Exhibit "a" attached 
hereto. Ho othor roason was givon movant for her dismissal and
tho rofuoal to ro-oir.olov h o r  „ . ,J r-, noi was she given notice or hearing.

Movant avers that the proof introduced upon tho hcring of 
said Motion for Further Relief discloses clearly that hor dis-

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rai33fll was based fudua.lly upon the cane subjective criteria as 
the original 1 3 intervening plaintiffs, that the defendants did 
not employ definite objoctivo otandard.3 or nnko any objective 
comparison in determining v:ho should be dismissed as a result of 
the oxpocted I0D3 of enrollment and that movant la thoroforo 
entitled along with said original intervening plaintiffs in this 
oase to bo reinstated as of the commencement of the School Year 
and is entitled to damages in tho amount that oho would havo 
earned if she had been permitted to teach loss what she night 
have earned in some other suitable employment by reasonable dili­
gence. As oforooaid, movant was unable to obtain other employ­
ment and has earood nothing since her Bald discharge.

WHEREFORE PRE-USES CONSIDERED movant prays:
1. That this Motion bo sustained as one to add the movant 

as a party intorvoning plaintiff in the above case and that the 
Motion for Furthor Roliof and to Allow Additional Plaintiffs to 
Intervene and Join Additional Defendants bo deemed arm treated 
as any pleading required under Rule 2L|(c} of the Fedoral Rules 
of Civil Procedure and/or that the Court doom said Motion for 
Further Relief to be incorporatedra a part of thie Motion and 
that the movant bo joined by the Court as a party plaintiff pur­
suant to Rules 39 and 20 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
for tho reasons stated abovo.

2. Tha^ thi.3 Motion bo treated as a followup and continu­
ation of tho oral Motion for Addition or Intervention of tho 
movant made at tho trial on or about 19 October 1970 and, as 
such, this Motion be deemed to relate back to that date and
the movant treated as ons of the original intorvoning plaintiffs 
with the rj.gbt to roly upon all of tho pleadings and the evidence 
introduced upon the trial of said Motion for Further Relief be­
ginning 19 Octebor 1970.

3« That tho Court adjudicate and doclare that tho cir­
cumstances of this movant's dismissal by the defendants are 
cloarly shown by tho evidonco previously introduced upon said 
trial to have constituted r violation of her constitutional

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rights as well ao those of tho othor original intervening plain­
tiffs ao doc.larod in tho Court's Memorandum Opinion filod 5 
November 1970 in which tho Court specifically wade such findings 
as to this movant and that tho movant consequently he declared 
to be entitled to reinstatement as of tho commencement of the 
1970-71 School Year and entitled to damages as hold in eaid 
Opinion.

i|. That the movant be awarded the same injunctive relief 
and back pay against the■defendants, according to her oircuraotan- 
ces, that is awarded to the other said intervening plaintiffs.

5. That tho movant be awardod general relief and that she ' 
be awardod her costs, Including a reasonable foe for hor attorney.

■ *8.5

Avon N. Williams, Jr.II4II4. Parkway Towers Nashville, Tennessee 37219
JACK GREENBERG JAKES H. NATOIT, III NORflAW J. CHACHKIN SYLVIA DREW 10 Columbus Circle Suite 2030New York, New York 10019 
Attorneys for Movant

STATS OP TENNESSEE

Mrs. Alberta Rivers makos oath in duo form of law that she 
is the movant in the above Motion; that she has read and knows 
the contents of her said Motion and that the statements made 
therein are true as of her bwn knowledge, except as to those 
statements which are stated therein to be made upon information 
and belief, and those statei.ients she bolloves to be truo.

?7U I2 £ L J^  aZ .
Sworn to and subscribed before ne-crthls the day of November, 1970.

L'otary Public 
My Commission Expires; S '-  7 ~ 7/

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487

CIRTIFICVi.’
!Ihc ungor s:lgnod corrifioo that carbon copy of tho foregoing 

Motion to Intervene and/or be added mo a Plaintiff and for Relic., 
-urn mailed to G. Wynn Smith, Jr., Enquire, 1213 Union Planter;* 
Rational Ernie Building, Memphis, Tonnecase 3CIO3, Craig Crenshaw. 
Esquire, U. S, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, 
Uash.rirgton, E.C., Attorney lor Plaintiff•■Irhorvonor, J0 3 Nu Cocke 
Esquire, Somerville, Tennessee, Attorney for Pay otto Aoadoay, et 
al, John S. Wilder. Esqui.ro, Somerville, Tennessee, Attorney for
Rossvillo Baptist Church ot al, Troy W. Toed in, Esquiro, Somer­
ville, Tennessee, Attorney for Thomas V. Luck, Quarterly County 
Court of Fayotto County, Tennessee and Malcolm Jordan, end Jack 
B. Teplits, Esquire, U. S. Department of Justice, Washington, 
D.O. 20p30, Attorney for Randolph U. Thrower, thi3 tho 3.5th day 
of November, 1970.



488

III miS DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATUS
FOR TEE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE

WESTERN D1VISIOR

JOHN McFERREN, J R ., ET AL, )

Plaintiffs )
and )
UNITED STATES OP AMERICA, )

Plaintiff-Intervonor )
and )
MRS. MABLE C. WALKER, ET AL, )

Intervening Plaintiffs )
VS. )
COUNTY BOARD 0? EDUCATION OF FAYETTE ) COUNTY, TENNESSEE, ET AL,

Defendants
)and )FAYETTE ACADEMY, ET AL,

Proposed Additional Dofendanta

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 
0-65-136

■ LEROY SHAW, JR., )
Plaintiff )

VS. ) CIVIL ACTION NO.
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF FAYETTE ) C-69-221COUNTY, TENNESSEE, ET AL, )Defendants ) .

DECREE
The Rbovo consolidated casos came on for nearing on the 

21ot, 22nd, 23rd, 26th, 27th, and. 28th days of October, 1970, 
beforo the Honorable Robert M. McRae, United States District 
Judgo, without intervention of a Jury, upon the ontire records 
in both casea, including all affidavits, pleadings, motions and 
exhibits filed or In evidence and including an oral motion in 
beha’f of tho plaintiff, Leroy Shaw, Jr., for leave to file an 
amendment to his complaint, which motion was granted and an oral



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motion in bohaIf of Mrs. Alberta Rivers to bo joined ao one of 
tbo additional intervening plaintiffs, which v;as taken under ad­
visement by the Court, and aftor hoaring all of the evidence 
and argument of oounool, the Court does find and hold that the 
intervening plaintiffo, including the movant, Mrs. AlbortaRiverc, 
aro ontitled to relief but that the plaintiff, Leroy Shaw, Jr., 
in the Shaw case is not entitled to rolief, all to the oxtent and 
for the reasons set forth in the Memorandum Decision of the Court 
filed 3 November 1970 which said Decision is incorporated herein 
by reference as a part of this Docroe and is adopted ns the find­
ings of fact and conclusions of law of the Court.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED, DECREED AND ENJOINED na 
follows:

1. It appearing to the Court that the movant, Mrs. Alberta 
Rivers, has now filed with the Court a ftrmal notion to be addod 
as an additional plaintiff in the case which the Court will treat 
as a continuation of the oral motion made in her behalf at the 
commencement of the trial, said motion is granted and Mrs. Alberta 
Rivers will bo and is treated 33 an additional intervening plain­
tiff in the case nunc pro tunc as of the commencement of tbo 
action on the motion for further relief and to allow additional 
plaintiffs to intervene and join additional defendants.

2. Mrs. Mary E. McKelvey is dismissed as ati additional
intervening plaintiff on statement of her counsel in opei Court 

sthat she ha moved to East Tennos3ee since the filing of the 
notion for further relief and nolongor desires to be a party.

3. The defendant̂  County Board of Education of Fayette
«County, Tonnonsee, its board mombers and John E. Bagwoll, Super­

intendent of Schools of Fayotle County, Tennessee, will rein­
state the intervening plaintiffs, Mrs. Mablo C. Walker, Mrs. 
Arissie Hardy Owens, Mrs. Rosa J. Newborn, Mrs. Dixie Jordan 
Pyo, Mrs. Nannio Mao Cole, Mylo3 Wilson, Lowden E. Andoroon, Jr., 
Cornelius W. Douglas, Jr., Sor.r.iy Gordon, Earnost Hughes, Mrs.
Opal L. Franklin, Mrs. Wlllio B. Johnson, and Mrs. Alberts Rivers 
and re-assign thorn forthwith on a nondlscrimlnatory basis as 
teacbors in tbo Fayette County School System so of the comaonce-

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merit of the School Year 1970-71 in the came or comparable position!i 

to those which they held at the time of thoir dismissals, without 

demotion, lo.su of pay or other prejudice. The aforesaid inter­

vening p la in tiffs  are entitled to damages in the amount that they 

would have earned had they been permitted to teach, less what they 

might hove earned in somo other suitable employment by reasonable 

diligence. I f  the parties cannot agree upon said amounts, the 

amounts w ill  be specifically  determined at a separate hearing in 

this cause, to bo held at a time to bo set by the Court after the 

intervening p la in tiffs  are reinstated.

4. Defendants' application for Jury t r ia l on the issue of 

damages is  denied.

5. In the event of any further reduction of faculty or pro­

fessional sta ff arising from or in connection with desegregation 

in Fayette County Public Schools, a l l  teachers w ill be judged for 

continued employment by definite objective standards with all. 

other teachers in tho System, which objective standards shall be 

limited to: state certification, college work and appropriate

credit for length of experience, with the requirement that teach­

ers shall fce transferred i f  their qualifications indicate that

they are entitled to be retained in preference to others less 

qua!ified.

6. The amendment to the complaint in the Shaw case, allowed 

to be filed  raieing iesues of alleged violation of his substantive 

and procedural due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment, 

w ill be treated us relating back to the beginning o f tho hearing 

with defendants having denied same, and the Court's said Memoran­

dum Decision is deemed to cover said amendment filed  as a continua­

tion of the cr.sl fitatemont of tho substance of same ns me do by 

counsel for p la in tiffs  In open court at the commencement of the 

hearing.

7. The claim of the p la in tiff, Leroy Shaw, Jr., under his

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491

complaint thus amended, for reinstatement as a Cos char, back 
pay cnl attorney fees, is denial.

8. The foregoing is doomed end treated as a final decision 

upon said issues raised by the pleas:* 1130 as to dismissal of the 

plaintiff teachers and their rights to reinstatement and back pay.

9. The prayer for attorney's fees for Avon II. Hi 1 lianas, Jr., 

Esq., is hereby severed and will be determined after responsive 

affidavits or proof from the defendants in filed.

10. All issues pertaining to the effort to add additional 

defendants and secure relief against private academies in the 

MeForten case are reserved.

This 16th day of December 1970.

United States District Judge



492

IH T£8 D im iCT CS35ST C? ESS BHIS5D STATS3 

PCS TE3 WBS7HW VltZ'llOt GP SIE2E23SS

wsf-ifaa simio
joej iupsoiss, jh., ex al,

P la in tiffs

and

US ITS D STASIS G? AK3UC&,

Plaintiff-ldtervoner

and

KR3. HAKLS C. kSAUEHl, ST AL,

Interrsaing P la in tiff*

73.

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ccmrt boamd op edocatics op passsts )
CCOSIX, TESHRA3XB, ET AL,

Defendants
and

Payetta Aoadaay, st a l.

Proposed Additional Defondaota

CIVIL ACTIO SO.

C-65i)l3&

LBBCJ7 SHAW, JR., )
P la in tiff )

T8< ) CIVIL ACTIO *0.
C0CWT7 BOAI'JD 0? EHJCATIC'J OP PAI2TTS ) C-69-2E1
ccrjxtt, rau B san , ht al.

Defendant*
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■gHHM&a
It 1* stipulated by end b»tw »n  tfao original and lntorronlng 

p la in tiffs  and original defendant* in tha abar* oa»* that the 
raepaotlre gros* and nejr earning* of tba additional or lntorronlng 
p la in tiff*  aino* tba boginning of the 1970-V1 Stheel Tear from 
a ll  gainful eapleyraent are aa follfev*!



49.'*

u n e a s e * nax

1 . Krs. Esssaai® Km Cols Be«*
2 . Mrs. Oji&l 1 . ppaaJtlin R e n a

3. lire. Res® J. Ecm«m*n Bee*
i*. Krs. Albspea Rivora Boro

s . Hr. Kyis* Hi U fa $ $
6. Hr. Lewdasa U. ABdorssa, Jr. $ $
7. Ifc-a. K&fcle C. Valbar $277.00 $
8. Mr. fiamsat JJughos $1*35.00 0330.00
9 . Kr. Comsliua Vf. Dewgl&a, Jp. $1130.00 881*2.00
1 0 . Mr. Steay (Iordan $858.00 $676.00
1 1 . Hra. Arissia Ea-rdy Otfana $lfel*.98 0

1 2 . Krs, Dixie Jordan Pya $1*1*1.83 $360.00
1 3 . lira. M illie 3. Jobns-an $850.00 $71*8.00
And Rush earnings of tha p la in tiff, Leroy Jr. f o r  tha

school y e a r  ted sinoa tbs b a g l D a i n s  o f  tbs s o b o o l  y e a r

1 9 7 0 - 7 1  total sa f oXI&k u j  Qrv.sst $  j  E a t i  0 ___________

it Is furtfesr stipulated th.it tb* abets figures rcprocant 

tbs situation aa of tbs «nd of tbs tr ia l an 23 Ostebar 1970. 

Thia day of Hovmobar, 1970.

T v w >  iS. V i . t i T T 'a ,  J r .
IJ+li* Parfcway Tewors 
Eashvtllo, Tennessee 37219

Cca of Attorneys for P la in tiff*

ii. a Bsiitli, ip .
1213 Caion Plantar# H.BJt. Bldg. 
Ksuphis, Tonnass** 38103

One ef Attorneys for Dafandanta

Xraig Gronrbaw 
U. S. Dapartasnt of Jr.atleo 
Civil Rights Division 
Washington, D. 0.

E ss* of Attaroays far P la in tiff  
Intervener, 0. I .  A .

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494

CERTIFICATE

Tho undersigned certifies that-, carbon copy of the foregoin<t 
Stipulation was mailed to Ci. Wynn Smith, Jr., Eaqaire, 1213 0« ion 
Plant ora national Bank Building, ;5er(phis, Tennessee 3SIO3, Cra 
Crwushaw, Bsquiro, U. S. Dapartsaont of Justice, Civil Right* 
Division, Washington, D. C«, Attorney for Plaintiff-Intervencr,
Joe II* Cocke, Esquire, Somerville, Tennessee, Attorney for Fnyette 
Aoadony, 9t al, John 3. Wilder, Esquire, Somerville, Tonnesece, 
Attorney for Roseville Baptist Church et el, Troy W. Tomlin, 
Esquire, Somerville, Tennessee, Attorney for Thomas V. Luck, 
Quarterly County Court of Payette County, Tennessee and Hal colza 
Jordan, and Jack B. Teplitc, Esquire, U. S* Department 0$ Justice, 
Washington, D. C. 2i>530» Attorney for Randolph Vf. Thrower, this 
the l£th day of Bov unbar, 1970.



IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE 

WESTERN DIVISION

JOHN McFERREN, JR., at al., X
- vs - )

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF 
FAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, et al.,

and
LEROY SHAW, JR.,

- vs -

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)COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF 

FAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, et al., )

CIVIL ACTION 
NO. C-65-136

CIVIL ACTION 
NO. C-69-221

NOTICE OF APPEAL
Notice is hereby given that Leroy Shaw, Jr., plain­

tiff in the above consolidated Civil Action No. C-69-221, 
hereby appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for 
the Fifth Circuit from so much of the final order, judg­
ment or decree entered in said consolidated action on or 
about the 16th day of December, 1970, as finds against 
the plaintiff, Leroy Shaw, Jr., and denies his claims under 
his Complaint aa amended for reinstatement as a teacher.
back pay, attorney's fee and cost.

This 11th day of January, 1970.

AVON N. WILLIAMS, JR.
1414 Parkway Towers 
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
Attorney for Plaintiff, Leroy 

Shaw, Jr.



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CERTIFICATE

The undersigned certifies that carbon copy of the 
foregoing Notice of Appeal was mailed to G. Wynn Smith, 
Esquire, 12th Floor, Union Planters National Bank Build­
ing, Memphis, Tennessee, 38103, Craig Crenshaw, Esquire, 
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, 
Washington, D.C. 20530, attorney for plaintiff-intervenor, 
postage prepaid, addressed to their last known addresses 
as stated above, this the 11th day of January, 1970.



LMMOi SHAN, j;>,, 1l
Plain I' iff - Ape ell fait I 1 1 5 - 1  ;s| i ■■-. >...

end { APi 2 3 19/;
TJill'TJJTj STATES OT APIS 110A, ? 1l i *.* i ..! . . - '... a :a

Plaintiff- In tor vr.nor 1
VS, { No, 71-IpOp
COUNTY BOA'S Op LOCO ATI ON OP* 
PA.YLTTiC COUNTS, TTNAEf JJSg, lip AL, (

f«Defendants-Appelloon •

iiOTIOif POM EXTENSION OF T3 l’/i IN WHICH TO FILE BRTtJ’T HV) AP
. F9a PL AIAT I IP- AP?a.L AM?

Pj.eiufc.lxi-appeal?.tiit, I..eroy Shaw, by hiu iuh* or signed counsel, 
reupeoequity roves tho Court for* an extension of forty (!;.0) days to i 
including ihr- end d&y of Juno, 1971, of tho fcino within which ho nay 
f51u ala Brit. sue Appendix an tho above case and for a waiver of the 
Sixth Circuit policy against such extension in this particular cunt, 
for reasons of special hardship as cot forth in Affidavit cf counsel 
attached here to marked Exhibit "A",

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U. s. Choaii

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~Av£f¥T‘ v/xlli/Jis, ~/a.
l!j.i;.j. Par Jewry Tower s 
Nashville, Tomes sea 37219
Attorney for Plain tiff-Appellor,



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caym c AT>;
Tho undersigned certifies that carbon copy of the forogoin. 

Motion find atcached Affidavit was mailed to Jerome Turner, Mcqui.ro, 
12t-h Floor, Union Planters Bank Building, Memphis, Tonnes see 3‘3103, 
and Craig Crenshaw, Esquire, U* S* Department of Justico, Civil High 
Division, Washington, D. C. 20530, Attorneys for Defendants-Appellee 
and Plain tiff~Intorvonor respectively., postage prepaid, addressed to 
their said last known addresses, this tho 22nd day of April, 1971



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499

x». 3|n TOfK3> OTWSS waa* . »  wa wti sixm cjrcbis

LEFOY SHAW, Jd.,

Plaintiff-Appellan-
an d

UNITED STALL’S OF AHENICA,

Piaintiff-lntervenor
VS,

COUNTY BO AND OF EDUCATION 0^ 
FAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, Eli?. AL,

Def endants-Appelleea

NO. 71-1205

AFFIDAVIT OF AVON N. WILLIAMS, JH.

STATE OF TENNESSEE 
COUNTY OF DAVIDSON

Avon. N. Williams, Jr,, after boing duly sworn according to 
lavr, deposes and say3 that he is counsel of record, for the plaintiff- 
appellant in the above case; that at time of the filing and docketing 
of the appeal in said case ho was actively engaged in tho trial of 
a students suspension hearing in the case of John McFerren, Jr., et a 
vs. CcunFoard 04. Eaucation of Fayette County, Tennessee, ot al in 
the District Court at Memphis, which hearings wore continuous to and 
including 5 April 1971 whereupon said counsel began hearings in tho 
Nashville school desegregation case (Kelley vs. Metropolitan Nashvill 
Board of Education)in tho District Court at Nashville on 6 April 1971 

which hearings wore continuous to and including the 9th day of April,

EXHIBIT "A"



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197V; vihoroupon counsel war, in preparations for „

*" ''“U 0bnS**BO°6* 30too!- «cs®6»S(v*Ion ccoo (Happ vo. city of
Chattanooga -Coal’d of Kduottliou) iMoh »as hold on Xtp kpeil 
In addition said counsel is a Member of. the, Stato S0nato of 
vhich has boon continnonoly in session since 13 February 19 7 1 and wi 
continue until 7 May 1973 . Ho is the only counsel who appoarod for 
tl.„. plain m i  s in -no trial of this case and it has boon htwunly
impossible for him to prepare the Brief and Appendix on Appeal or-
SOCUro tho nccansary 8£?sin 1 r „ r i-tj c . . _ o J . n  preparation o;. 3ame oo that tho
additional time roquo-.ted is essential.

Further Deponent Saifch Hot.

Sworn to and subscribed before ns
this, the 22nd day of /Ipril, 1 9 7 1.

Hotai y  i>ubfic ~

My C o r c n ia s io n  E x p i r e s :  / / / / / ?7 >.-

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