Ada Lois Sipuel, Plaintiff in Error vs Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, George L. Cross, Maurice H. Merrill, George Wadsack and Roy Gittinger, Defendants in Error No. 32,756 ) SYLLABUS 1. It is the state's policy, established by constitution and statutes, to segregate white and negro races for purpose of education in common and high schools and also institutions of higher education. (State ex rel Bluford v. Canada, 153 S. W. 2d. 12.)
2. It is the State Supreme Court's duty to maintain state's policy of segregating white and negro races for purpose of education so) long as it does not come in conflict with Federal Constitution. (State ex rel Bluford v. Canada, 153 S.W. 2d. 12)
3. It is the State Supreme Court's duty to follow United States Supreme Court's interpretation of Federal Constitution. (State ex rel Bluford v. Canada, 153 S.W. 2d, 12)
4. Upon demand or substantial notice it is the duty of the Board of Regents of Higher Education and the board of control for Langston University to provide negroes with equal facilities of instruction as those enjoyed by students of the University cf Oklahoma, under statute, but the proper board is entitled to reasonable advance notice of the intention of negro students to require such facilities. (State v. Witham, 165 S. W. 2d. 378.)
Syllabus 2 Ada Lois Sipuel v. OU Board of Regents. State Supreme Court Civil Case No. 32756 regarding the first African-American woman admitted to the University of Oklahoma law school in 1948.
[specific document title], Ada Lois Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Civil Case No. 32756, Record Group 29-1-3, Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State Archives Division, Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma City, OK.
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Ada Lois Sipuel, Plaintiff in Error vs Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, George L. Cross, Maurice H. Merrill, George Wadsack and Roy Gittinger, Defendants in Error No. 32,756 ) SYLLABUS 1. It is the state's policy, established by constitution and statutes, to segregate white and negro races for purpose of education in common and high schools and also institutions of higher education. (State ex rel Bluford v. Canada, 153 S. W. 2d. 12.)
2. It is the State Supreme Court's duty to maintain state's policy of segregating white and negro races for purpose of education so) long as it does not come in conflict with Federal Constitution. (State ex rel Bluford v. Canada, 153 S.W. 2d. 12)
3. It is the State Supreme Court's duty to follow United States Supreme Court's interpretation of Federal Constitution. (State ex rel Bluford v. Canada, 153 S.W. 2d, 12)
4. Upon demand or substantial notice it is the duty of the Board of Regents of Higher Education and the board of control for Langston University to provide negroes with equal facilities of instruction as those enjoyed by students of the University cf Oklahoma, under statute, but the proper board is entitled to reasonable advance notice of the intention of negro students to require such facilities. (State v. Witham, 165 S. W. 2d. 378.)
Citation
[specific document title], Ada Lois Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Civil Case No. 32756, Record Group 29-1-3, Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State Archives Division, Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma City, OK.
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