The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-10-08
STATE OF OKLAHOMA,
OKLAHOMA COUNTY, S. S.

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Edna Remington, Of lawful age,
being first duly sworn on her oath,
deposes and says
For the past four years afIiant has
been supervisor of Drawing in the
Public Schools Of Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, and during said time affi-
ants work in her position has been
satisfactory to the superintendent
Principals and patrons of the school,
so far as affiant is Informed or has
been able to learn.
Atfiant further says that in the fall
of 1913, after the opening of the Pub
lie Schools Of Oklahoma City, and
prior to the time of the adoption of
text books for the Public Schools of
the State Of Oklahoma, affiant met
one Mr.. Norris, whose full name is
unknown to affiant, and who claimed
to be, and as afIiant believes was,
the accredited representative of At
kinson-Mentzer Company, Publish
eTs Of Applied Arts, and used in the
Art Department of the Public
Schools. That said Atkinson-Ment,
ger Company, through it's said repre-
sentative, was at the time afIiant met
said Norris, bidder and applicant
for the purpose Of having its pub
LEGATIONS adopted by the State Board
OF Education of the State of Okla
homa and that said Norris called on
this affiant and sought to procure an
endorsement by affiant, OF the pub
LEGATIONS Of said Atkinson Mentzer
Company, represented by him. That
this affiant declined to endorse said
publications for adoption in the Pub
lie Schools Of the State of Oklahoma,
and upon such refusal said Norris
stated to this affiant, in substance,
that if she did not endorse and
recommend his publications, her DO
sition as Supervisor of Drawing in
the Public Schools of Oklahoma City,
would not be worth much thereafter
That this affiant replied that even if
the position then held by her were
lost that there were like positions in
the country to be had, and that aft
ant still refused to recommend or
endorse the publications represented
by said Norris whereupOn said Nor
ris said that it made no difference
where af1iant might go or where she
1IhlS Sill cCCh gill plOy ul6uI, the uU-
fishing House represented by him
would follow her and see that she
was unable to secure another posi-
ton
This affiant further says that at
the election of teachers for the Okla
homa City Public Schools in May
1914, affiant failed of reelection to
the position which she had held for
four years; that she received no no.
tice that she was to be dropped from
the list of teachers; that no charges
were ever preferred against her, so
far as affiant knows or has been able
to learn, but afiant says that she
does not know whether or not the
loss of her position was occasioned
by said Norris or said Atkinson
Mentzer Company, or any Of it's rep
resentatives.
AfIiant further states that she has
been told by at least three different
persons, that a recommendation Of
the publications represented by said
Norris, purporting to be signed by
this afIiant was read before the State
Board Of Education at the time said
Board had it's hearing preliminary
to tho adoption of drawing publica-
tions for use in the Public Schools
Of the State, and this affiant further
says that she has made an effort to