Cross Roads School 1879: Henderson County Texas

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Cross Road School 1879 Henderson County Texas

Copyright © 2001 by Bunny Shumate Freeman. This copy contributed for use in 
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Athens Weekly Review May 29, 1941
About Cross Roads School in 1879

The following was taken from a letter written by J. B. THOMPSON of Route
1, Cayuga, May 5, 1941, to Professor PIRTLE, superintendent of the Cross
Roads school:

The first school in that community was taught by Miss Fannie J. TUGGLE;
who lived in what was known as the Judson THOMPSON settlement.  My
father, J. M. THOMPSON, employed her to teach.  She received $10.00 per
month and her board.  My father paid her the $10.00 monthly; the scholars
were to pay $1.50 per month.  Miss Fanny boarded at my father’s.  At the
end of the term Miss Fannie made out a bill for each pupil and turned the
account over to my father.  The term was three months.

“The school house was a log house, 14 feet square, with a dirt floor; it was
just a few yards from our house.  And it was on May 5, 1879, that the school
was started with eight scholars, namely: Peter De LAUFAUSE, who was in
the third reader.  Most of the rest of us knew our letters.  It was from A-B-C
to the third reader.  As I am very proud of the school that is there now.  I just
thought you would like to know the improvement made since 1879.  Very
truly yours, J. B. THOMPSON.
P.S.    The house was started by running a 1 x 12 pine plank around two sides
of the house on blocks about a foot high.  J. B. T.

Transcribed by Bunny Shumate Freeman
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