 History
of Sperry School
as recalled by Flossie Dolezalek Tesar The school was located about seven miles northwest of Dorchester in northeast Grayson County. Frank C.L. Sperry owned a large ranch in the area; the school was named after the Sperry family since Mr. Sperry had either sold or donated the land for the schoolhouse. Grades 1-9 attended the school. When the school was first built, it had only two classrooms, but by the 1920s a third classroom was added. The school was furnished with coal burning heaters, large windows for natural cooling during the warm weather, outdoor toilets, and a cistern in the school yard. Water was brought to the cistern into water containers inside the school building. There also was a huge, dark storm cellar on the school grounds, that was a packed with frightened children during severe storms. When small schools were consolidated, Sperry School closed in 1941 and part of the students attended Southmayd schools. Sperry School History Schools Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |