Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-09-19
THE WACO SCHOOLS.
Preparations for the Opening Elk
ercises.

| IEACbE lens MEETING IHlS NtOnNlNt
SKETCH OF THE NEW sUPERINTEN
DENT, PROF. A. A. M'GREGOR.
On Monday last meeting Of tn
principals of the city white free schools
and Superintendent McGregor wa'
held in the high school building t.
discuss school matters. Yesterda,
the superintendent met the coloret
teachers and this morning genera
meeting of all the white teachers wa.
held at $3.50 in the high school build
ing. All the teachers were present
except Miss Kate Friend, who is de-
tanned in Wyoming on account of Q
painful accident which befel her while
riding horseback some ten days ago
These meetings of the teachers will
be held again tomorrow and Friday
The following is the assignment Of
teachers for the approaching session
WHITE SCHOOLS.
First District, first ward-Prof w
s. Ferguson, principal; Mrs. Hattie
G. Beard, assistant; Mrs. NJ. l.. Leach
Miss Lizzie Hughston, teachers.
Second District-Prof. J. NJ. Fergu-
son, principal; Miss Viola Humphreys,
assistant; Miss Mamie Burns, Miss
Gussie Shaw, Miss Christine Ulan-
der, Miss Jennie Fearhake.
Third Dislrict-Mrs. w. d. House,
principal; Mrs. ]. G. Harrison, Miss
Kate Friend, Miss Annie Evans, Miss
Mary West, Miss Stella Anderson.
Fourth District Central schooD
Prof. D. G. Taylor, principal; Mrs. E.
G. Anderson, Prof. H. NJ. Butler.
Prof. A. w. Kinnard, Miss Jennie
Moore, Miss Priscilla Draper, Miss
Nettie Darrow, Miss leila Burns, Miss
Lula Rainey.
Miss Theresa Hutchenrider, SUPER
numerary.
FIFTH District-(East Waco Prof
J. 7. Strain, principal; Mrs. l.. ].
Maskew, Mrs. NJ. A. Strain.
CoLoRED SCHOOLS.
First District-T. n. johnson, Miss
Ada B. Williams.
Second District-Prof. A. J. Moore,
principal; Mrs. Mary E. Moore, Miss
Vara L. Moore, Miss Leah Easter.
Third District-Prof. l.. NJ. Sublett.
The meeting this morning was ad-
dressed by Mayor Hinchmap, who
made brief and appropriate ad-
dress.
Prof. A. A. McGregor, the new
superintendent, who succeeds Prof.
]. N. Gallagher, has been laboring
industriously and successfully to
have everything in readiness for the
schol opening next Monday. He is
courteous, afiablo gentleman who
comes to us with the highest en-
dorsements as an able and success
full instructor. In this connection the
following sketch will prove inter-
esting:
Prof. McGregor. was born in Laur-
ence county. Alabama. in 1885 and
grew to manhood there. He gradua-
ated from LAGRANGE College, in old |
FRANKLIN county, in July 1854 and
returned to Laurence comfy where
he engaged In teaching for several
months. The succeeding year he was
called back to his Alma Mater to
take charge of the department of
and remained in that
position until the college was closed
by the invasion of the Federal army
In 1862. Discarding the teachers fer
ule and text book he took up the sword
and entered the Confederate service.
He Joined the cavalry under Gen.
Forrest and afterwards under Roddv.
his colonel was jeff Forrest, brother
Of the renowned cavelry leader.
since the war Prof. McGregor has
been engaged almost constantly in
lhe school room. Returning to La
TRANCE he fought private school
lor sometime, after which he taught
N Tuscumbia. After two or three
years OF retirement spent on the farm,
On account of falling health, he was
jailed to take charge OF the Hartsell
Male and Female College, in Morgan
county, Alabama, which position he
ieid when. III July last he was elect
"a superintendent OF the Waco
chOols.