The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13
TEACHERS ASK FOR RELIEF
They Taught 10 the Public School
Of Greer County.
DID NOT COLLECT THEIR WAGES
Legislature of Texas to Nntdnsc
Their school Fund Vouchers.
Mappum (Creor County. okla.) Sun.

Mangum Greer County, Okla.) Sun.
To His Excelency. the Governor. and the
Honorable Members of the Twenty fifth
Legislature of Texas;
We. the teachers who taught in the pub
lie schools of Greer county, Texas. In 1870
&C. respectfully ask the state legislature
to pass an act granting us the amount due
on vouchers held by us, and issued prior
to March l6 1896, which amount lis APP
pended below opposite our names.
The people living in Greer county are
Southern born and bred. and yet long to BIO
again under Texas laws. when tho ques-
ton is asked. "will Texas pay her just ana
lawful debts to the teachers who labored to
uplift the cause of education IN Greer
| county," the answer is always the same
Texas mover has refused to pay Just
debt and tho teachers vouchers would be
!, paid"
| When Greer county was placed In OKLA
homa the State Of Texas was under obliga
lions to pay our teachers something over
$4,000. We entered into contract with the
| State and expected the State to make good
| all promises Al the head of each form
| which the vouchers were torn the heading
| reada: THE State OF Texas, to..,,.......,
Dr." No ono has been found TO deny that
| Texas made the contracts to pay the teach
ers, and that the debt is just. We were
assured by officials high In office that we
| would be paid even II Greer county was
| given to the United States. Because Texas
| has not received as much money from taxes
In Greer county as she has paid for school
purposes Is no reason why the state should
refuse to pay the teachers The teachers
l.. IL. ~ 49, ..,f
ferers.
The vouchers ARE now IN tho hands OF
the teachers No bank or moneyed mon
have them in charge. There are teachers
who have paid their board for the time
they were teaching. There are ladies now
in want of money 10 clothe themselves. ~
| they should be, for the present school year
and vet are in possession OF notes given by
| Texas for nborinR TO educate tho children
| Of that State. The schools In Greer county
closed as coon as the decision was given b,
the supreme court OF the United States ant
there is not teacher asking for dolla
for services, except when IN IeNas anu uh
der the Texas laws.
, Many OF the teachers whose names ap
pear on this paper are now teaching II
Texas schools.
Toxas officials sent word that each chill
i In Greer would receive 1850 or tina
9 ! amount Texas has paid II cents. The S2.I
Y | not been sent here We do not claim al
that We only ask for the amount carne
y before March 10, 1896. Had Texas not bee
many months behind with the teachers O
D Greer as well az with the teachers all owe
the state most OF this $4,000 would hay
been paid
we hone the representatives Of the State
r 90 proud OF her school fund. her insttu
lions OF learning. her interest In education
!, viii give us relief, Our hands are tie
v m 10 testing our claims in the courts {
T the State. and the bar OF justice at whic
u we horc to receive the reward OF work we
8 done Is the State legislature, resting al
= sured that the honor Of the state VIII y
II upheld and the teachers dealt with fairl,
e g d. Stewart sI43,25; Lille Frepcl
a $40. 90; Mrs Vida Williams. s.s7o: E,
! stewart, s7l.s5. Ella Allen. ssihn; Ann
Kennedy. $50 s0 II. II. Terry, sloc7';
: A. Hussey, sS675; Lula satterfield. $i2.
= Irere James 500; Belle IIndspeth, s51 .,
o Mrs. NJ. d. Glenn. $40: @. n. Goodner. 81
j. n. Campbell. slo.5a; Bessie Kennel
sfs: J. r. Bryce. sos; Jessie l.. Hous
$3.50 marthe Steele, sl23: Clara smit
+ so 70. " u. Smith tl73A5; Mollie Jonc
j. sos co. Mrs W G. shadden. $40; Moii
,r Adams s7s.cg: Mrs. r. Drew. $1,000; Cha
1t lie y. Meacham s9a.95: William Hnghe
J. 500. Hattie Edwards. 1856; Mrs H.
rs TrIgr. sfse: Frankie Edwards. $50; Nam
Gnrdner, saS25 r. r. Jones, 1880; MY
lie Rsdford $47.55; Laura Capter, $50.
" whneside. sloG.15; J. c. Webb. *
r,ids ponnen. s525O, Maud Laird. ss0.s
20 " ! mortcn. s2t: Mrs. Csge Beach sGs.s
x. e Cox, siob' r. a. Putnam, si2bo'
n. stovail sbs.76; A. J, Edwards. SIZE,
w Putnam $4,000; " Miiwee, sS33
J. II. Dale. si5. Total. sio3o-ss.
Twcnty-eight Ia Nothing.
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