Mothers of Texas Rally for Better Schools Amendment
A speech urges Texas mothers to vote on November 2 for the education amendment, tying women's voting power to school reform and wartime social issues. It highlights maternal advocacy during war, calls out illiteracy and child health problems, and promotes the Better Schools Campaign with a push to empower women voters.
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Red Cross
Mathew Arnold
War Department
America
Russia
Mexico
Maine
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas Ballads and a Voter’s Tale in a 1920 Mock Ballad
A compact verse sketch from 1920 Texas touches on school funding and voting. It contrasts a pro schoolhouse message with a campaign urging Better Schools Amendment, while a rural teacher face highlights classroom strain and crowded conditions.
Texas Education in Crisis Scorned by French Visitor Tale
A sharp dialogue about Texas leads a French observer to question American democracy and the value of public schooling. He warns that Bolshevism threatens if schools fail, contrasting the state’s boasts about cotton, cattle, and a $1800 paid farm instructor with the public school system’s need for support.
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Europe
America
Ill fares the land a warning on wealth and decay
The lines describe wealth concentrating while society declines. Princes and lords rise or fall, their power erodes with each passing breath. A bold peasantry, the country’s pride, can be destroyed and replaced only with great difficulty.
Texas Amendment Campaign Voices Support Rural Education
A trio of Texas leaders underscored strong backing for a constitutional amendment on November 2 1920 to boost rural school funding. Hon R E Thomason urged broad support as vital to public welfare while Hon George H Slater of the State Federation of Labor echoed the call. Hon Ben F Looney urged his Hunt County neighbors to back the measure for better schools and informed governance.
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Texas
R. E. Thomason
Lone Star
George H. Slater
Texas State Federation of Labor
Hunt
Ben. F. Looney
Voting Rules and Educational Amendment on Texas Ballot
The article explains eligibility for the November 1920 Texas election including age residency and poll tax receipt requirements. It notes the Educational Amendment as key, describes straight and mixed ticket voting methods, lists gubernatorial candidates Pat M. Neff John Culbertson and T H McGregor, and ends with a verse about schooling and trustees.
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Ayy Pat M. Neff
Waco
Texas
John Culbertson
Wichita Falls
T. H. McGregor
Austin
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Bowie
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