Quote by Joe Davis
I went to school at this log school house. A white woman was my teacher, I do not remember her name. My father had to pay her one dollar a month for me. Us kids that went to school did not have desks, we used slates and set on the hued down logs for seats.
Summary
This quote describes a personal experience of the speaker attending school in a log schoolhouse. The speaker recalls that their teacher was a white woman whose name they do not remember. Additionally, the speaker's father had to pay a monthly fee of one dollar for their education. The speaker highlights the lack of desks in the school, stating that the students used slates instead and sat on hewed down logs as seats. This quote provides insight into the speaker's past and the conditions of their educational environment.
Topics
Teacher
By Joe Davis