Bowlby School
Bowlby #51
Foote School
Virginia Pkwy at Herndon Branch
McKinney, Texas
BOWLBY JOTTINGS by Mrs. O. S. Scott
McKinney Daily Courier Gazette, February 24, 1938
Bowlby and Foote were among the earliest communities in Collin County. Bowlby was 4 miles west of McKinney and Foote was 5 miles west. The Bowlby community and school were named for Judge E. H. Bowlby and the Foote community was named for Dr. G. A. Foote. The two communities shared the school and the school was called by both names – Bowlby and Foote.
In 1880 the Bowlby School was listed as having fine farming lands, well improved, with prairie and timber. The teacher was D. A. Buchannan. On Sept 25th, 1887, Mr. Robert Caldwell and Miss Lina Watson were married at the schoolhouse with Rev. Tagart officiating at the wedding.
In 1890 Bowlby School had 57 students. Miss Eva Bagley was the teacher in 1893. In 1898 the school had 69 students with C. C. Cross as teacher. Zack Smith was the teacher in 1901 and Miss Hazel Kendall was the teacher in 1905. Miss Ardie Thompson was listed as a teacher of Foote school in January of 1907. The Bowlby school had 9 males and 16 females in 1909. Miss Alta Brown was the teacher at Foote in February of 1912.
In January of 1913 Miss Alta Brown was the teacher of the Foote school. In February of 1913 Miss Alta Brown, teacher of the Bowlby school, spent the weekend with her parents in McKinney. Miss Verna Strother was the teacher in 1914. In 1925 the Bowlby school had 49 students.
In October of 1912 Bowlby School #51 had 42 scholastics. Miss Alta Brown was the teacher at Bowlby in November of 1912. In May of 1916 an article about the Girls’ Canning club of Foote stated that since their organization, it had been wide awake and active, but the establishing of a library in their rural school, was their most recent achievement. The Foote school was deficient on account of scarcity of books and these young ladies, by the means of ice cream suppers, box suppers, teas, etc., hoped to obtain an efficient library for their school in the very near future. This club was affiliated with the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs, being the only Girls’ Economic Club on the roster of this large family of Women’s Clubs.
Mrs. Walter Hand and Miss Nina Mae Duncan of the Foote community were in McKinney in November of 1916 looking after details of their exhibit at the Collin County Fair. These ladies were officials of the Girls’ Canning Club at Foote. They stated that the club will give a “poke and pie sale” at the Foote school house.
An article in the newspaper in 1938 stated that the Bowlby Schoolhouse was located nearly four miles west of McKinney on the McKinney-Foote pike. It was a one-teacher school with forty pupils enrolled and Mrs. Louie Moore of McKinney was teacher. Splendid work was being done by this rural district school for its pupils and community under the direction of Mrs. Moore, who was well qualified and experienced in her profession of teaching. The Bowlby School trustees were: J. Clay Duncan Jr., W. H. Brice and J. S. Crutcher, all worthy citizens of their community.
Bowlby school opened on September 18th in 1939. A new porch, which was larger and more convenient, had been built. The teacher, Mrs. Louie Moore, was expecting a hundred percent enrollment the first day, as practically all of the cotton would be out by that date.
The progressive and co-operative spirit found in the Bowlby community makes one of the best rural schools in the county.
Foote School
Virginia Pkwy at Herndon Branch
McKinney, Texas
BOWLBY JOTTINGS by Mrs. O. S. Scott
McKinney Daily Courier Gazette, February 24, 1938
Bowlby and Foote were among the earliest communities in Collin County. Bowlby was 4 miles west of McKinney and Foote was 5 miles west. The Bowlby community and school were named for Judge E. H. Bowlby and the Foote community was named for Dr. G. A. Foote. The two communities shared the school and the school was called by both names – Bowlby and Foote.
In 1880 the Bowlby School was listed as having fine farming lands, well improved, with prairie and timber. The teacher was D. A. Buchannan. On Sept 25th, 1887, Mr. Robert Caldwell and Miss Lina Watson were married at the schoolhouse with Rev. Tagart officiating at the wedding.
In 1890 Bowlby School had 57 students. Miss Eva Bagley was the teacher in 1893. In 1898 the school had 69 students with C. C. Cross as teacher. Zack Smith was the teacher in 1901 and Miss Hazel Kendall was the teacher in 1905. Miss Ardie Thompson was listed as a teacher of Foote school in January of 1907. The Bowlby school had 9 males and 16 females in 1909. Miss Alta Brown was the teacher at Foote in February of 1912.
In January of 1913 Miss Alta Brown was the teacher of the Foote school. In February of 1913 Miss Alta Brown, teacher of the Bowlby school, spent the weekend with her parents in McKinney. Miss Verna Strother was the teacher in 1914. In 1925 the Bowlby school had 49 students.
In October of 1912 Bowlby School #51 had 42 scholastics. Miss Alta Brown was the teacher at Bowlby in November of 1912. In May of 1916 an article about the Girls’ Canning club of Foote stated that since their organization, it had been wide awake and active, but the establishing of a library in their rural school, was their most recent achievement. The Foote school was deficient on account of scarcity of books and these young ladies, by the means of ice cream suppers, box suppers, teas, etc., hoped to obtain an efficient library for their school in the very near future. This club was affiliated with the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs, being the only Girls’ Economic Club on the roster of this large family of Women’s Clubs.
Mrs. Walter Hand and Miss Nina Mae Duncan of the Foote community were in McKinney in November of 1916 looking after details of their exhibit at the Collin County Fair. These ladies were officials of the Girls’ Canning Club at Foote. They stated that the club will give a “poke and pie sale” at the Foote school house.
An article in the newspaper in 1938 stated that the Bowlby Schoolhouse was located nearly four miles west of McKinney on the McKinney-Foote pike. It was a one-teacher school with forty pupils enrolled and Mrs. Louie Moore of McKinney was teacher. Splendid work was being done by this rural district school for its pupils and community under the direction of Mrs. Moore, who was well qualified and experienced in her profession of teaching. The Bowlby School trustees were: J. Clay Duncan Jr., W. H. Brice and J. S. Crutcher, all worthy citizens of their community.
Bowlby school opened on September 18th in 1939. A new porch, which was larger and more convenient, had been built. The teacher, Mrs. Louie Moore, was expecting a hundred percent enrollment the first day, as practically all of the cotton would be out by that date.
The progressive and co-operative spirit found in the Bowlby community makes one of the best rural schools in the county.
