[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 25 (Thursday, February 14, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E195]
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                     HONORING H.O. TANNER TEACHERS

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                             HON. RON PAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 14, 2008

  Mr. PAUL. Madam Speaker, on February 21 the Texas Delta Xi Chapter of 
the Honorary Educators Organization Alpha Delta Kappa will honor those 
Texas Delta Xi teachers who attended the H.O. Tanner School in Texas, 
and then returned to teach at H.O. Tanner after completing their 
education. H.O. Tanner was constructed in 1900 in order to ensure that 
Texas' segregation laws did not prevent African-American children from 
obtaining a quality education.
  Laws dictating what schools a child can and cannot attend, based 
solely on that child's race, are a shameful aspect of America's 
history. It is hard to think of a better way to celebrate Black History 
Month than by honoring those who did not allow the burden of the ``Jim 
Crow'' laws stop them from obtaining an education, and then used their 
education to serve the children of their community by devoting their 
lives to teaching.
  It is therefore with the greatest pleasure that I join Texas Delta 
Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa in honoring Geneva Barrett, Cora Mack, 
Berniece Smith, and Sister Julia Mack, who taught kindergarten at the 
``new'' Henry O. Tanner; Sister Mary Crecy, Geneva Barrett (both of 
whom will be honored posthumously), and Mary Dixon who taught at the 
original Henry O. Tanner School; and Sisters Julia and Cora Mack who 
attended classes on the ``new'' H.O. Tanner campus.

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