Geography of Denton County Page: 97
This book is part of the collection entitled: Texas History Collection and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the UNT Libraries.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
THREE SUBDIVISIONS
September, 1890, school bonds to the amount of $15,-
000 were sold in St. Louis for the purpose of erecting
the building. Two tracts of land were proposed for
the site of the college. One site was on the hill north
of the Odd Fellows cemetery; the other site was in the
country west of town. A real contest took place over
the choice between the two locations, but the site in the
country won and thus the shape of the town was
changed. The school opened in the fall of 1890, but
since the building was not ready for occupancy, the
Wilson Hardware Store on the northwest corner of the
square housed the students. The first enrollment of
the college reached about two hundred, including thirty-
six Indians from the Indian Territory whose expenses
were paid by the government. A chief of the tribe
lived in Denton and had charge of the Indians.
On February 21, 1891, the cornerstone of the new
building was laid on the site near the president's resi-
dence today. Professor Chilton served as President
from September, 1890, until 1893, and during this
time the college was known as The Chilton School. In
1893 the legislature made the diploma from this col-
lege a State Teacher's Certificate. The name of the
school changed from Texas Normal College to North
Texas Normal College. The same year, 1893, a
Summer Normal was conducted in each of the thirty-
one Senatorial Districts and a summer school was held
-97-
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This book can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View eight pages within this book that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Book.
Cowling, Mary Jo. Geography of Denton County, book, 1936; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91043/m1/125/?q=Indian: accessed April 21, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .