Thesis written by Olga Pazdral, as part of her degree requirements for her Master of Arts from the University of Texas. The thesis is broken into seven chapters: Introduction, Czech Songs in Texas, Czech Fairy Folk in Texas, Czech Proverbs in Texas, Czech Child Life in Texas, Czech Tales in Texas, and Czech Beliefs and Customs in Texas.

The immediate purpose of this thesis is to show incomes and current living costs of teachers by geographical areas and to draw justified conclusions based upon statistical data regarding necessary and desirable teachers' salaries. Since the survey made by the Bureau of Business Research, University of Texas, included such widely separated cities as Corpus Christi, Austin, Tyler, El Paso, Lubbock, and Abilene, the different sections of the state are well represented.