Butts County GaArchives News.....Visit to a Negro School September 2, 1896
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Jackson Argus – Week Of September 3, 1896 September 2, 1896
We visited the closing exercises of a school in Butts county, Buttrill’s
district, in company with our county School commissioner, on last Friday
evening.   The teacher Emma Woodward, did herself credit in drilling the
children as well as the patrons, for they all did their part well.  
Commissioner Maddox was called on and made a short talk.   He urged them to
better equip their school building, telling them that they were not able but if
they would spend their money that way instead of buying “all day suckers”, they
could do better.  He said he saw a man pull a stick out of his mouth the other
day with a sucker hung to it and it frightened him.   He thought the man had
pulled the lining of his stomach out.   He told them of the swarms of negroes at
court and the fines they paid, and told them this money should go to the
teacher.    They cheered him on all these points and accepted them as coming
from a friend.   They cheered him greatly when he told them that when they quit
their devilment he would be willing to be doubled taxed to help them.   A
colored preacher from Jackson answered Mr. Maddox in behalf of the school and
alluded to him as a beacon light from a superior race trying to call his race up
higher.   

When it comes to visiting schools Mr. Maddox fills the bill.




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