George Walton, the last of the Georgia delegation, was a carpenter's apprentice whose boss «not only kept him
closely at labor during the day, but refused him the
privilege of a candle,
by which to read at night.»
The case, Perry Education Association v. Perry Local Educators Association, is being
closely watched
by national teachers» organizations because similar
privileges are included in teachers» contracts nationwide, according to Robert H. Chanin, general counsel for the National Education Association.