December 31, 1896

Colored Teachers
Sherman, Tex., Dec. 30. - J.B. King, superintendent of county public schools, has appointed Prof. L.J. Williams conductor of the Grayson county colored teachers' institute, which will convene in Fred Douglass public schoolhouse in Sherman on Jan. 22 and 23 at 9 a.m.  
Prof. Williams has gone to work with a will to awaken interest in the institute among the colored teachers in Grayson county and has hopes of a good attendance.