  Hagerman School Building 1939  Hagerman School existence spanned a 35 year time frame due to special acts of the Texas State Legislature. Prior to the founding of the Hagerman in 1904, children went to school at Enterprise, Plainview or Pottsboro. In 1904, a private school was started in a tent between the A. P. Ferrer farm and the Smith Brothers' farm. The teacher was Delia Rutherford, later Mrs. Delia Lane). In 1905, the tent school was replaced by a private school in the Presbyterian Church which had been erected that year. Miss Nina Divine was the teacher. In 1907, due to the efforts of the founders of Hagerman, the Texas Legislature created the Hagerman District #125. It was operated as a common school. A one-teacher public school was built on the north hill of the village in the valley. Miss Etna Easen was the teacher. The school became a two-teacher school. Around 1920, the school was moved to a two-story brick building that was built on the north hill. The brick building had three rooms downstairs and an auditorium on the second floor which also doubled as a classroom. The Hagerman School was used as an entertainment and cultural center. Active in the community were the Hagerman Literary Society, debate teams, Home Talent Play group, the Book Review Club, etc. On August 31, 1941, a homecoming and farewell picnic and program were held under a brush arbor on the school campus grounds. This celebration was held for the people getting ready to move to make way for the waters of Big Mineral to be backed up by Lake Texoma. The school auditorium was the scene of the last closing program with the Christmas tree in 1942. Miss Thelma Sweeney, teacher, was moved to Pottsboro to finish the next semester's teaching for the Hagerman school district. By another act of the Texas Legislature, the Hagerman school district was dissolved. The Hagerman National Wildlife Headqarter shop and observation building are located just behind (east) of the location of the last Hageman School building and grounds. by Gwen Morrison Shwadlenak  Hagerman School History Schools Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |