Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 162, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 31, 1954 Page: 16 of 24
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Mrs. McConnell
Served As Super,
Replacing Husband
Glacleites wlli yemember that In
April 1942 Mr. F. C. McConnell,
who was then Superintendent of
Schools, was called to active duty
in the Air Force, and that hi* wife
m.M
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1941-42. Shortly after this, his
•wife was employed to fill the un-
expired term of Bryan Lcvright
as metal instructor J. T. Snod-
grass also served as N.Y.A. co-
ordinator in the early part of
1942.
PICTURED ABOVE is the type of school buses used in 1938 by Gladewatcr schools along with drivers. They were Roland Duncan, Raymond Stapes, Doc Reynolds, Clyda
Merritt, Claude Ford, Bill Dunbar, Kenneth Douse, Earl Berryhlll Jock Tenery,-Chester Wyatt and Tipsie Currie.
Bus Transportation For
Local Schools Began In '16
NAT WILLIAMS
Nat Williams Now
Serving Lubbock
As Superintendent
Nat Williams was born in Put
nam. He is a graduate of Abilene i
High School, received his bachelor
of Arts degree from Hardin Sim-
mons University, Abilene, and
Master of Arts degree from the
University of Texas.
He has taught in the Abilene
Public Schools, was piinopal of
the Tahoka High School, and has
served as superintendent of the
following schools: Cross Plains,
Baird, Ballinger, and Gladewatcr,
Abilene, and is presently located
in Lubbock. His friends in Glade-
water will remember him has hav-
ing served as superintendent from
1945 to 1947.
He is a life member of the Texas
State Teachers Association and
the National Education Associa-
tion, member of the American As-
sociation of School Administrators,
and Phi Delta Kappa.
He and his family attend the
First Methodist Church in Lub-
bock *i;nd he is a member of the
Lions Club and the Lubbock
Chamber of Commerce.
Williams will be the guest of
the Gladewatcr School Board
when they honor past and present
board members and their wives
and ex-superintendents here at
the high school on February 6th.
OREGON'S BIG CUT
SALEM, Ore. (U.R) — Nearly 10
billion board feet of logs were
harvested from Oregon timber-
lands in 1952, a record cut for the
leading industry of the state, ac-
cording to surveys just completed
by George Spaur, state forester.
The cut amounted to 9,802,471,000
board feet of logs. Spaur said fig-
ures from the U. S. Forest Service
indicated it was the largest one-
vear volume not only for Oregon
but for any single state.
mrs. f. c. McConnell
look over his duties for the re-
mainder of that fiscal year. Prior
to that tune Mrs. McConnell had
laught in several schools-in Texas.
She holds a B. A. degree from
Baylor University and a M. A.
degree from East Texas State
Teachers College. Since she served
in Gladewater she has been direc-
tor of a War Work Center in Waco,
Texas; Consultant for the Hogg
Foundation at the University of
Texas; Dean of Women at Texas
College of Arts and Industries at
Kingsville, and she is presently
Director of Scottish Rite Dormi-
tory which houses and feeds about
350 women students at the Uni-
versity of Texas.
Mrs. McConnell has taken an
active part in civic and educational
affairs all of her life. She is now
called on by groups and organiza-
tions from all over the state to
appear as a lecturer. She has held
many responsible positions in
various clubs and organizations
and at the present time is in her
thirteenth year as a member of
the Board of Directors for the
Texas Congress of Parents and
Teachers.
She plans, along with her hus-
band, to attend the dinner in hon-
or of board members and superin-
tendents who have served the
Gladewater schools in the past.
Sicily is the largest island in
the Mediterranean Sea.
WRONG MOVE
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (U.R) —
Alderman Vincent Kotowski had
to resign from the common coun-
cil. After he was elected to repre-
sent Ward 10 he moved to Ward 7.
Bus transportation for the
Gladewater Public Schools began
in the fall of 1916. At this time the
Point Pleasant School was trans-
ferred in to the Gladewater sys-
tem. The, children were transport-
ed to Gladewater by a wagon
which was equipped with seats the
length of the sides of the wagon,
and covered with a sheet and
bows. This first wagon was driven
by John Rogers and A. L. Hughes.
The next driver was Lawrence L.
Fenn, who drove the wagon until
the purchase of an early model
Ford truck. In 1918 and 1919 Ru-
pert York and Roy Brazzil drove
the Gladewater school bus. Bruz-
zil drove a Model T truck which
had a homemade body with can-
vas rolldown curtains on the side
and seats along each side of the
bed. In the fall of 1922 when the
new school was built, Clinton
Moore was given charge of the
light plant machinery and also the
job of bus driver. He held this
position for five years. W. P. Dun-
1927, and he and his sons, Oran,
Randolph, and Knox took turns
driving a Model T Ford truck.
Gladewater Independent Schools
bought and operated their first
buses in 1931. Until that time, the
drivers owned and operated their
own vehicles and were paid a cer-
tain amount each month for ex-
penses. Mr. J. J. Traughber drove
one of the four buses purchased
in 1931. By 1938 there were ten
buses for whites and two for the
colored.
The Gladewater Schools owned
21 buses, one pickup, and one
truck in 1942. Some of these ve-
hicles were housed behind the
Grade School. The rest were
stored at the drivers’ homes at
various places over the district.
There are now 27 buses, two
pickups, one truck, one panel
can took the job as bus driver In
truck, one car, drivers education
car, and one pickup for the FFA
boys, in the Gladewater Schools.
The last two vehicles are furnish-
ed by various merchants in town.
The buses and repair shop were
moved to the old N. Y. A. build-
ing on Virginia Drive in June of
1944, where there is now one of
the best equipped repair shops for
school buses in the state.
Gladewatcr school buses travel
approximately 1,000 mites per day
on regular routes. Several thous-
and miles of extra travel are made
each year.
W. A. McINTOSH. one of the
owners and teachers of Pritchett
Normal Institute. He is at pres-
ent a lawyer and lives in Gil-
mer.
Wood And Metal
Shop Prepares
Students For Work
In 1935, S E. Shaffer came to
Gladewater as the first shop
teacher. Technical drawing and
the fundamental use of some hand
tools were taught in a room in the
west basement. Shaffer was re-
placed by Walter Glenney In 1937.
During the early part of 1937,
the school board and superin-
tendent gave the public important
statistics to show why Gladewater
was in nee4l of new additional
rooms, among which were those
for Industrial Arts. Superin-
tendent Smith said, “I do not
know of a standard school in this
section of the country that does
not offer courses in mechanicial
drawing, manual training, furni-
ture construction, etc.”
Colgate Elmer come to Glade-
water in 1938 to set up courses
in the basement floor of the new
east wing. He was the first new
teacher to be elected for that
year. Rooms had been provided
for metal, wood, and drawing
classes. Elmer also served as
N.Y.A. co-ordinator. He left the
Gladewater schools in 1940.
Walter Khuenc replaced Col-
gate Elmer as instructor of wood-
work, and Bryan Leeright was em-
ployed as metal lnstructoi. Khuenc
held this position until midterm
41-42. Khuenc served as N.YA.
co-ordinator from 1940 until his
resignation. Bryan Lecright served
as coordinator from mid-term
1941-42 until his resignation to
enter army service at Chanute
Field in 1941.
J. T. Snodgrass was employed
as wood instructor to the position
vacated by Khuene at midterm
Kyle Hathcox came as qietal
instructor for school year 1942-
43 and resigned to go into service
in July 1943.
G. H. Parrish came to Glade-
water in the fall of 1943 to re-
place Hathcox. Shortly after
school started, J. T. Snodgrass re-
signed to go into service, at which I
time the woodworking classes I
were consolidated into classes
which were taught by J. C. Spelr, i
unior high shop teacher, and G.
H. Parrish. For several years \
Speir taught some of the high
school wood and metal classes.
The mechanical drawing room I
was moVed upstairs in 1942, where
It remained until 1951, when the
shops were remodeled. At this
time the drawing room was placed
between what had been the metal
shop and wood shop. The metal
shop was moved into the roar of j
the wood shop and the old metal !
shop was converted Into what Is j
now the Junior high shop. Much
new equipment, adequate lighting, j
new cabinets, new drawing tables i
and plate glass partitions between I
the rooms have made this one of j
the most modem shops in this
area.
CHICAGO. (U.R)—The age mini-
mum for Chicago firemen was
lowered from 21 to 19 on the rec-
ommendation of a management re-
search firm which urged that the
department recruit a younger
force. The report showed that
nearly a third of the firemen were
in their late thirties. The height
requirements was lowered from
five feet, eight inches to five feet,
7W inches.
M. D. SWEARINGEN moved his
family to Gladewater In January *
of 1946 from Tex.it Kauai They
reside at 1101* N. Center and -
are members of the First Mctho- '
dbt Church. Their children In-
dude, Mike, Molly and Pat, all
enrolled in Gladewatcr schools.
Swearingen served on the
Gladewater School Board during
itio sflusil year of 1950-51. He
is the owner of Swearingen’s
Wholesale Company, having in-
tcersts In Texarkana and Pine
Bluff, Ark. He also operates
Swearingen’s Distributive Com-
pany in i^ongvlew. , k
Most drowning* occur within
10 yards of the shore.
The Pride And Faith
i *
That We Have In Our Schools
/
Is Proven In The Lives
Of Our Youth....
A FAR CRY FROM THE LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE
WE ARE PROUD OF THE GLADEWATER SCHOOL SYSTEM BECAUSE........
These schools are our own. They belong to all the people of Gladewater.
The schools fulfill their responsibilities to the children of the community.
The schools are modern in appearance, equipment and facilities, and have an excellent
faculty and administration, under the direction of a progressive school board.
HIGGS LUMBER COMPANY
DAVIDSON IRON & METAL
BALLARD DRUG STORE
WEISER'S APPLIANCE STORE
HAZEL HODGES
WHITE OAK SCHOOL
HU-BOB BARBECUE
ALEXANDER LUMBER COMPANY
CAMERON LUMBER COMPANY
C&M PIPE PULLING COMPANY
GLADEWATER FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN
L. W. PELPHREY - CONTRACTOR
GENERAL AMERICAN OIL CO. OF TEXAS
BILL GENERAL PIPE LINE CO.
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Belk, Jeanne. Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 162, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 31, 1954, newspaper, January 31, 1954; Gladewater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1021314/m1/16/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lee Public Library.