The log cabin Democrat., 1922-02-03
.ORDfRCLOS|N(, SCHOOL ISSUED
 BY DIRECTORS TEACHERS DECLINE
 TO CARRY BURDEN NO RELIEF SUGGESTED Present Session to be Closed Indefi-
NO RELIEF SUGGESTED
Present Session to be Closed Indefi nltely After One More Week,
 School Board Announces.

Resolutions definitely ordering the the Conway public schools to be closed | on Friday, February 10, the end of 1 the present school month, were adopt | ed by the directors of the district to- day, following receipt of a commun- 1 lcatlon from the superintendent and | teachers declining to assume the f. nanclal burden and to continue their | services by accepting warrants which i would not be payable for two years | in the future. The teachers signify l their willingness to release the board | of it's obligations to them and recom- mend that the schools be closed un- til the patrons are aroused to the seriousness of the situation Their l communication follows:
 February 3, 1922. The Conway School Board,
 Conway, Ark.
 Gentlemen-ln view of the appar- ent breakdown of the sales and lux ury tax plan in the Conway school district, and the consequent inabili- ty of the school board to provide for the immediate payment of the teach CTS and others in their employ, we, the undersigned teachers of the Con- way public schools, hereby signify our unwillingness to assume the f. nancial burdens of the district by ac- cepting for our services warrants { which could not be converted into cash for two years. We therefore, release the board from their con- tracts with us, and recommend that the schools be closed until the pa- irons of the school are aroused to the seriousness of the situation.
 This action on our part will work serious hardship on all of the teaching force, particularly at this time of the year when all the worth while positions are filled; but we are willing to make the sacrifice if only the lethargy of many of the patrons and their indifference to the welfare of their children can be overcome.
 Signed: R. E. Womack, John E. Moore, Lula Jane Bryan, Ola Ford, Lee Calhoun, Harry R. Adams, Myr- tie Lewellyn, Maggie Denison, F. N. Powell, Alberta Gregory, Florence H. Traylor, Sue Flippen, Ida L. Burns, Frances N. Collier, Agnes Maddox, Lela Newton, Eunice Jones, Fife Harrison, Minnie Flippen, Margaret ! Stephens.
 Colored teachers; J. L. Bowers, Victoria Bowers.
 The announcement of the closing of the school made to the pupils by Superintendent Womack this morn ing was received with sadness, many of the pupils shedding tears as they learned they would have no school after next Friday. The closing of the schools continues the princapal topic of discussion in the homes and on the streets, but so far no steps have been taken or plan offered to avert what is generally conceded will be the worst disaster that has ever occurred in Conway.
 Talk of organizing private sub scription schools has already begun, and it is probable that a number will be formed. Superintendent Womack is receiving numerous calls from his patrons asking what can be done to save the schools from closing. A typical communication received by him was one from w. E. Clibourn, as follows:
 "Mr. Womack-I have just heard of the bank meeting. l think what was done was all right. Let us get together and promote the school. If we can't I want to send my two, Wash, Jr., and Mary Jane, to 3 paid school Let me know what to do and l will donate anything you say. I am, respectfully, Wash Clibourn, | Sr."
 The formal announcement of the closing of the school was made in the following communication from the board of directors to the Log Cabin Democrat today:
 Conway, Ark, Feb. 3, 1922. Editor Log Cabin. Democrat:
 The board of directors of school