First Amarillo Public School Opens in 1890
The first public school opened in Amarillo in fall 1890 in a one room frame building at Ninth and Van Buren. Under principal A. M. Simpson and teachers including Miss Pine Dorris, the school grew to three rooms with a partition later. Classes used parents books when unavailable and strict disciplinary methods were common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
van Buren
Old Town
Lizzie Bain
C. H. Witherspoon
Webster
A. M. Simpson
Elya Croom
Eula Trigg
W. D. Twitchell
Austin
Pine Dorris
Gillian Farley
Simpson
G. C. Woodson
Amarillo High School History and Faculty Changes
Rev Ed Wallace of Claude visited Amarillo yesterday. Mrs Bertha Rhoads of Randall county made a business visit to Amarillo. The Amarillo high school added rooms and female teachers, with M F Ramsey of Atlanta as principal in 1893-94. The first graduating class occurred in 1894 and several graduates are named. New ward school opened. later principals and graduates listed. A number of teachers were engaged for the next year and local residents discussed plans and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Mintosh
McIntosh
Amearillo
Citizenship of
Amarillo
Ed Wallace
Claude
Bertha Rhoads
Randall County
Cousins
Miller
Nox
Maggie Summers
M. F. Ramsey
Atlanta
Amarillo High School
New Ward School
Flora McGee
Mary Brookes
Eula Twichell
Daisy Martin
Thomas Currie
Ramsey
Alice Lee
John S. McKnight
Lena Thompson
Frank Woltlin
Katherine Tannehill
William Boyce
May Martin
David Park
John Atkisson
Ramsay
Rosser
Boyd
Gee
Red Prick Pork Street
Doheny
Buchanan
Lincoln
Annie Hendrie
Florence Neely
Ed Hardin
Cora Beverly
Cora Green
Bernice Russell
Iva Nobles
Frank Storm
Mrs Kendrick Emerges Leader in Mothers and PTAs
Mrs J J Kendrick, born in Waco Texas and a Baylor graduate, rose from school trustee to longtime PTA leader. Active in Amarillo PTAs for twenty years, she led roles in High School club and Mothers council, and in the First District congress she was elected vice president of the eighth district and later elected president of that district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Crain
J. J. Kendrick
Waco
Tex
Baylor University
Calliopean Literary Society
Kendrick
Parent- Teacher Association of
Amarillo
Mothers’ Council
Congress of
Mothers and
Parent-Teacher Associations
Plainview
W. F. Land General Agent Amarillo Texas
W F Land operates as general agent at 313 Polk Street in Amarillo Texas furnishing agency services and address details for contact and location information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Land
Polk Street
Amarillo, Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
John P. Beck
J. T. Russell
Gainesville
Lyda Cruft
Park
R. K. Henderson
New York
John M. Crain
The
Parent-Teachers Association
Charles Warrren
Chiropractic
J.F. Bromert
H. E. Hertner & Son
East
John Deere
John Deere Farm
Ni Ader
Letz Feed Mills
Dixie” Grinders
Fifth
Tyler Streets
Skyland
Denver
Colorado
Utah
Rocky Mountain National-Estes Park
Yellowstone Park
Glacier Park
Rocky Mountain
Yellowstone
Glacier Parks
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
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