Ash Grove - northwest McKinney near Honey Creek
(north of McKinney, along FM 543, from Roland to Honey Creek)
(McKinney) Weekly Democrat Gazette, March 14, 1901
ON THE WING
March 11.
Editors Democrat:
While at Roland last week I gladly accepted the invitation to spend the night with my friend, Prof. E. G. Brown, principal of Ash Grove school, and, solicited by him, visited the schoolroom. The first lesson after my arrival was a review in primary arithmetic. This class was composed of little boys and girls and the rapid solution of the different problems demonstrated thoroughness on the part of their faithful teacher. The review on U. S. History was of more than passing interest as it recalled the same lesson learned while doubled up on slab benches in a log house in the hills of Middle Tennessee in the early seventies. When Texas history was called I raised myself a little higher for I wanted to learn more of our beginning as a people and that proved to be the best of all. The struggles, triumphs and heroism of Texas pioneers is without a parallel in history, and the class demonstrated by its quick responses that it had studied the previous lessons well and the fires of patriotism were burning in the breast of every boy and girl composing the class. The Prof. lectures his school occasionally on civil government but they were not begun early enough in the present term for his pupils to know much about it. They evinced quite an interest however, and will soon be able to understand and explain the different branches.
The old time rod is a relic of the past. He rules by winning the affections of his pupils and by setting the example of obedience to common sense rules and I can safely state that for good order and discipline, this school is surpassed by none. With 65 on the register, 50 in attendance and no assistant everything moves like clock work with no prospect of a change in location for another year. The only trouble my friend ever had in the management of a school was when, some years ago, he was waterbound in Arkansaw.
(McKinney) Weekly Democrat Gazette, March 14, 1901
ON THE WING
March 11.
Editors Democrat:
While at Roland last week I gladly accepted the invitation to spend the night with my friend, Prof. E. G. Brown, principal of Ash Grove school, and, solicited by him, visited the schoolroom. The first lesson after my arrival was a review in primary arithmetic. This class was composed of little boys and girls and the rapid solution of the different problems demonstrated thoroughness on the part of their faithful teacher. The review on U. S. History was of more than passing interest as it recalled the same lesson learned while doubled up on slab benches in a log house in the hills of Middle Tennessee in the early seventies. When Texas history was called I raised myself a little higher for I wanted to learn more of our beginning as a people and that proved to be the best of all. The struggles, triumphs and heroism of Texas pioneers is without a parallel in history, and the class demonstrated by its quick responses that it had studied the previous lessons well and the fires of patriotism were burning in the breast of every boy and girl composing the class. The Prof. lectures his school occasionally on civil government but they were not begun early enough in the present term for his pupils to know much about it. They evinced quite an interest however, and will soon be able to understand and explain the different branches.
The old time rod is a relic of the past. He rules by winning the affections of his pupils and by setting the example of obedience to common sense rules and I can safely state that for good order and discipline, this school is surpassed by none. With 65 on the register, 50 in attendance and no assistant everything moves like clock work with no prospect of a change in location for another year. The only trouble my friend ever had in the management of a school was when, some years ago, he was waterbound in Arkansaw.
