Science Teacher Accused of Communicating with Mexico During WWI

ID: 1492 ~ Source: Casimir, Gladys Jenkins, interviewed by Lois E. Myers, January 22, 1995, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
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Gladys Jenkins Casimir tells the story of her science teacher being accused of communicating with Mexico during WWI because of his last name.

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By Paige Sullivan
Old Waco High School is the oldest of several extant buildings to have housed Waco High School. Initially the school met in two small buildings in downtown Waco during the 1880s, and for many years was the only public school west of the Brazos. The…