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Comanche School History From Early 1860s to 1906
A historical overview outlines Comanche Texas public schools from the first church classroom in 1860 through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It names educators including J W Emory, Robert Wiley, Parson Tremble, A C Hilton, Mac Burks, Dave Switzer, J W Timmons, P M Barnes, William F Rogers, W T Mann, R E L Robertson, C O Smith, John W Melhaney, A W Evans, John A Donaldson, Henry Sims and others as head teachers in the Comanche College system. The piece notes transitions from a Masonic Institute to a college and details leadership changes amid Civil War and postwar growth.
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Dave S. Switzer
Old Rock
Comanche
Masonic Lodge of
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Comanche Masonic Male and
Comanche College
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Mr. Switzer
Round Rock
Texas
Greenwood Institute
J. W. Timmons
Comanche School
Switzer
Gov
Timmons
San Angelo