Rains County, Texas Poole School
(Also known as Goodhope)
1910-1912
Miss Laura Johnson1912-1913
Bro. Pharr of Sulphur Springs
(Rains County Leader, July 12, 1912)1913-1914
Goodhope - Mac McClain (Rains County Leader, May 2, 1913)Work begun on our new school house Wednesday. School was nearing completion at the end of August in time for the beginning of the 1913-1914 school term. ("Goodhope Gleaning", Rains County Leader, August 8 & 22, 1913) The new school house is now finished. The old house was sold last Saturday to the highest bidder, Mr. Pansville, being the highest bidder, giving $40. ("Goodhope Gleaning", Rains County Leader, September 5, 1913)
1922-1923
Mr. Maxie Hendricks - Principal
Miss Nina Travis
(Rains County Leader, Oct 27, 1922)
Rains County Leader, October 27, 1922 Goodhope Gleanings
(Poole) School is progressing nicely, with Mr. Maxie HENDRICKS as principal and Miss Nina TRAVIS assistant.1933 Poole basketball team
J.B, Bowil, age 18
Alton Fitzgerald, age 17
Willard Seymore, age 16
Ira Wagnes, age 15
J.P. Fitzgerald,a ge 14
Paul Quate, age 14
Honree York, age 14
Cletus Fitzgerald, age 14
Robert English, age 16
Carlisle Swindel, age 15
1938-1939
Cullen B. George
Oliver Oxford
Rachel Spinks
74 students from 34 families
(Rains County Leader, OCt 21, 1938)
1938-1939 (picture submitted by Robert N Spinks---identifications by Irona Spinks Feb. 2000)
Front Row:
Celbrune Fitzgerald, Leville Knight, Mable Martin, Joyce Fitzgerald, Mary Jo Pounds, Dorothy Puyear,
Barney B Smith, Unknown, Irma Lackey, Tink Puyear, J L Puyear.
Second Row:
Jack Oxford, Truman Fitzgerald, ______Burleson, Delbert Knight, Ruby Nell Puyear, Mary Jane Lackey,
Irene Oxford, Irene Smith, Othell Jacobs, Robert Spinks, Eldridge Knight.
Third Row: (3 tall boys)
Orville Foster, Odell Pounds, W A Atwell.
Fourth Row:
Thurman Wayne Fitzgerald, ______ Burleson, Valrea Oxford, Elsie Knight, Laretha Puyear, Vivian Fitzgerald,
Joy Pounds, Dorothy Knight, Geneva Thomas, Marie Fitzgerald, Unknown, Edwina Smith.
Back row: (3 teachers)
Mary Young, F F Smith, Mary Jim Hudson.
