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The following statement on the Gray Commission recommendations for averting enforced integration in the schools was issued last night by the State Referendum Information Center. .
Signers of the statement were Dr. Dabney SL Lancaster, chairman of the information center; former Governors John S. Battle and Colgate W. Darden, Senator S. Floyd Landreth, Dr. Walter S. Newman, president of VPI; Delegate W. Tayloe Murphy, Representative Watkins M. Bemiss, Thomas C. Boushall and Buford Scott, Richmond businessmen.
The statement follows:
The Supreme Court in its decision of May 17 said that no child should be denied admission to a school: on the sole grounds of race. The court did'' not say that integration should be enforced. If then we are not to have enforced integration there 'must be some alternative.
The Gray plan provides such an alternative. We believe in local self government. The Gray plan leaves to each city, county and town the choice between full integration, partial integration or no integration. If full integration is desired, no constitutional change and no legislation is required. If partial integration is acceptable, the! assignment plan will meet the need in most cases.
If there is to be assurance that there will be no forced integration, the tuition plan is needed in addition to the as- ^ signment plan. 1 \ r ^
On January 9 the people of Virginia will vote onTone question only—shall there be a convention?
* ■ (See DR. SMITH—Page 10)
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