1840s
|
Cold Springs School
|
Built by
six families who were waiting on their land grants from
the state of
Texas. Located at the intersection of Crawford Rd and
Harvey
Lane. Named because of the ice cold springs that were
nearby.
The first teacher was Miss Maudie Mangrum. The school
was
used until the families moved to their own land, when it was
sold to
Mr. C.L. Holder.
Now located in the Grayson County Frontier Village. |
1849
|
First School, Sherman
|
Located on west side of 100 block N. Crockett.
It was a log room
with a dirt floor; taught by B.W. Bradley.
|
| Austin College | Named for Stephen F.
Austin was founded in Huntsville, Texas
by Dr. Daniel Baker of the
Presbyterian Church. |
1851
|
Taylor Boarding School
|
established
by Mrs. Barton W. Taylor on site of the Methodist Church,
N. Travis St.
After its close, the main Sherman school was in the
Union Church
& Masonic log building at the northwest corner of
Pecan & Travis St. |
1854
|
Free Public School
|
Law authorized by Fifth Legislator & approved by Gov. Elisha M.
Please, provided for the first public school in Texas. |
1858
|
Texas Law
|
Texas law revised to permit parents to organize a school,
employ
their own teacher and receive status funds from
the County Treasurer. |
Oct 5, 1858
|
Sherman Seminary
|
Opened with Prof. O.D. Howe principal.
Three sessions of 14 weeks
each was the school term.
Courses included music, preparatory
courses, mathematics,
science, classics. |
1858
|
Whitesboro
|
First school was a log building on Main St. with Mrs. Armstrong
as teacher |
| 1861 |
The Odd Fellows Male & Female Institute |
War Between the States caused the school to close |
|
Kentuckytown School |
Built with desks to accommodate two pupils |
|
Capt. White's Hotel, Whitesboro |
Was a school room in early days of the War |
| 1865 |
Basin Springs |
Log school house erected |
|
Whitesboro School |
Was taught in a log house
erected for a Masonic Hall, later it was
held in the "Old Long School House" |
|
Collinsville School |
Taught by Mrs. L. B. Collins |
| 1867 |
Private School |
Prof. Woods opened a private school |
1868
|
Private School
|
Miss Sallie Mayfield opened a private school on S. Montgomery
Rev. William P. Petty opened a private school |
| 1869 |
Private School |
Odd Fellows Hall on Walnut St. was used as a school |
1871
|
Sherman Private School
|
Founded by Cap. J.H. Le Tellier
Tuition
fee was $3 per month.
School closed with Le Tellier's death, July 24, 1913 |
|
North
Texas Female College |
Taken over by the Methodist Church of Texas.
J. C. Parks was the first President |
1872 -1879
| Basin
Springs Academy
| Considered one of the best in the county.
School closed because of lack of railroad facilities |
| 1873 | Freed slaves | ...who came to Sherman attended a school on W. Houston |
| Grandpa's Lindsay's school | Located in the 100 block of Houston St. |
| 1874 | Educational Institute, Denison | Established October 12th as the first graded public free school in Texas |
1876
| St. Xavier's Academy, Denison
| Opened by the Sisters of St. Mary of
Namur, Belgium
Doors closed after declining enrollment |
| Austin College (1849) | Moved to Sherman
|
| 1876 - 1879 | Shiloh Baptist Institute | Established in Whitesboro |
| One-room school teachers
| Carey Lane on Montgomery St.
Mrs. B.P. Smith's log house, Sherman
Miss Mary Stamp's school, Sherman
Ann Spearman on site where Howe is now located |
| 1877 | St. Joseph's Academy | Opened in Sherman by the Sister of St. Mary of Namur, Belgium |
| 1877 - 1888 | Centennial Institute | Opened in Canaan; discontinued when it burned in 1888 |
1877
- 1891
| Sherman Female Institute
| Later known as Mary Nash College,
was a successful girls school.
Property later acquired by Kidd
Key College |
1878 - 1882
| Whitesboro Normal School
| Established
by Prof. J.M. Carlisle; had an average attendance
of 100 pupils per
year. School closed in 1882 when Prof. Carlisle
was elected
Superintendent of Whitesboro public school. |
| 1880 - 1879 | Bell's Academy | Opened by John Cobb; later absorbed by the public school |
| 1886 | Business College | Conducted by Prof. J. A. Mahan in Sherman for several years. |
1886
- 1912
| Grayson College, Whitewright
| Founded by H. L. Piner, F. F.
Anderson and F. E. Butler; co-educational
school erected by private
citizens of Whitewright. In 1912 the building
was taken over by
the city of Whitewright and used as a public school. |
1888
| North Texas Female College
| Mrs. Lucy A. Kidd became President
Enrollment reacher ed 500 in 1906 |
1889
| Columbia College
| Columbia College established in Van Alstyne, which included
eight large
and elegantly furnished room, a stage, and a chapel.
H. L. Piner
was the first President, serving until 1895. A fire caused
the
closing of the school. |
1894
| Carr-Burdett College
| Opened by Mr.
and Mrs. O.A. Carr as a college for girls and was a
bequest to the
Christian Church of Texas. At the death of Mrs. Carr
in 1907 the
Christian Churches of the State took over the school. |
| Sherman Business College | Established by H. A. Ivy |
|
| District school system established in the county |
| 1894 - 1896 | Adair Normal School | Operated in Whitesboro by C.L. and Noah Adair. Closed by its owners. |
| 1896 | Denison Schools | Rules for hiring married teachers |
1919
| Kidd-Key
College
| The name of North Texas Female College was changed to
Kidd-Key
College in honor of Mrs. Kidd who married Bishop Joseph S. Key in 1893 |
| 1967 | Grayson County College | Founded; first President was Dr. Cruce Stark |
| 1978 | Independent School Districts | Established |
| Rural Independent Schools Districts | Established |
