The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-19
TEXAS SCHOOLS.

TEXAS SCHOOLS.
Huntsville. Texas, May 1s.--The public
schools closed today after a very success
ful term of nine months under the SUPER
intendency of Prof. ]. w. Clark.
Dublin. Texas. May Reorganization
new school board; Long term, A. A. Hart
grove, r. b. Moore, j. H. Latham; short
term. C. f. Ulmer, John N. Jordan. George
B. Maloney, ]. l.. Newton.
Elgin. Texas, May 1.-THE summer
normal will begin June and 1t promises
TO be one of the best in the State. The
ablest teachers in this section have been
selected to preside.
Hearne. Texas. May t7.-The school
board met last night and elected the fol-
lowing teachers for the next term: Prof
w. d. Ds Shayo superintendent; Mhses
Bette Mcmillan. Tim Shields and Mrs.
A. A. Cook.
Temple, Texas. May 1s.-The commence
ment exercises of the Fullview select
school will be held at opera house tonight.
A splendid programme has been arranged,
which will be in keeping with the excel
lent years work OF the school,
Taylor, Texas, May 1s-The school board
elected May held a meeting yesterday
and organized by electing L. H Gold
stein president and C. Mendel, secretary.
/ The election Of superintendent OF the pub
1 lie schools and the selection of teachers
will take place today.
/ Calvert, Texas, May 1S--At recent
meeting of Calvert's school board both
the superintendent and corps of teachers
for the session now nearing completion
were elected for next year. The are as
follows: D. +. Eagleton, superintendent;
Mrs. j. w. Byars, Misses Josie Wynne,
Glennie Wilson, Matte 1vey. Bessie Wal
ler Maud Davis. Matte Pistole, Gertrude
Wallace and j. b. Patcet.
/ I.ockhart, Texas, May 1S.--At a meeting
of the public school trustees this week
Prof. Hatchitt was reelected rs principal
and was empowered to select his own corps
of eight teachers. giving preference to
home teachers A tenth grade was Great
ed in the school, the teacher having
charge to receive $75 per month. Prof.
Hatchitt has given such complete salts
faction in the schools that he is the first
principal who has been entrusted with
the responsibility of selecting teachers.
Here ofore they have been elected by the
board OF trustees.
Tyler. Texas, May 7.-.Commencement
exercises were held last night at the
Texas Colored Methodist college, two miles
north OF town. The annual address was
delivered by the Rev G. W. Stewart OF
Alabama. The exercises were very inter-
esting and were witnessed by large
crowd of white friends of the school from
town. There are over 200 scholars en-,
rolled and they came from nearly every
town in the state At the session of tn ,
board OF trustees yesterday Prof. D. c..
Potts was elected president for tho en-.
suing year.
Edna, Texas. May Is. The Edna sum-
mer normal. with Prof W u. Edelen as
conductor and Prof j. E, Briggs of Rich
mond and Miss Mary Winter as instruc-
tors. opened here Monday with an attend
ance Of forty pupils. The number is ex-
pectcd to he increased about 80 per cent
within the next two weeks.
The colored teachers Of Jackson county
will have summer normal here. 1t will
be opened about June 25 and continue until
August 5.
The white teachers summer normal here
last year, under the prlncipalship Of Prof.
w. D. Edelen, priScinal of Edna academy
vas al nuliHtuNly successful one. only
two pupils out of a class Of fifty failed
on their final examinations.
Hampstead Texas, May 1S.-Thn rrad-
uating exercises OF the Hampstead high
school were held last night at IN. eur.
house. This finishes the twelfth wear OF
the schools and finds them in a flourish
ing condition. Miss Elma Hill was elect
ed yaledictorian and Roland Browne. sa-
lutatorian Of the class The graduates
exercises. which were attended ~ A large
number Of friends and relatives, were as
follows: Salutatory, Roland Browne,
essay, "uncrowned Queens" Miss Matte
Gerald; essay, Life OF 4. e. Lee. Chas
Rarquhar; essay, Cur Great State" Miss
Bessie Galloway; essay, Importance OF
character Miss Daisy Darwin: ESSAY
AS You Like It." Miss Lucy Harvey;
essay - Woman's Dream OF Life Miss
Jennie Shindler essay, Growth Of Amer
lea Through Two Centuries" Claude
sethaney; essay why Are we Not per
mitted to Look Into the Future?" Mis-,
barrie Dell Rankin: valedictory. Miss
Elma Hill; alumni address. Mr.. L. A,
Farauhar: presentation OF diplomas Mr.
r. p. Tompklns va