E. S. Doty School - McKinney
E. S. Doty School
Douglass School
500 Throckmorton Street
McKinney, Texas
Doty School was the black school in McKinney. It served black students from throughout the county. The school was originally named the Fred Douglas School. The name was changed to Doty to honor Professor Edward Sewell Doty (1865 - 1947), who was a graduate of Prairie View College. He taught in McKinney for 50 years and was principal at Doty.
The Doty School housed all 12 grades. It was a two-story brick school building located on the east side of McKinney at Throckmorton Street and Seneca Boulevard. It was built by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. A gym, a cafeteria and an auxiliary educational building were added later. The school closed in 1966 with the advent of integration.
The handsome new brick veneer Douglass Colored School building, for colored children in the northeastern part of the city, was formally opened to the public in 1939 with an interesting program in which city and school officials participated.
The new building was erected through the co-operation of the school board, city commission and Works Progress Administration. It contains eight class rooms, a combination auditorium, principal’s office and all modern conveniences.
Prof. E. S. Doty (col.) was the efficient principal of the Douglas School. The name was changed to Doty to honor Professor Edward Sewell Doty (1865 - 1947), who was a graduate of Prairie View College. He taught in McKinney for 50 years and was principal at Doty.
The Doty School housed all 12 grades. Van M. Williams of Waxahachie was elected principal of the colored school in 1894. In 1899 T. J. Douglas was elected the principal with Mrs. L. Doty the assistant and Mrs. A. E. Lindsey as supernumerary. In 1903 E. S. Doty was in charge and Lillie Doty was his assistant. In 1913 McKinney ISD had 178 colored students.
In 1916 the teachers were E. S. Doty, Principal, H. J. Coffey, Mrs. H. J. Coffey, and Mrs. Artesia Young. About $1500 was spent in enlarging the colored school building so as to accommodate the consolidated schools that were thrown together when the Russellville school district came into the city for school purposes.
The two-story brick school building was located on the east side of McKinney at Throckmorton Street and Seneca Boulevard. It was built by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. A gym, a cafeteria and an auxiliary educational building were added later. In 1936 the school was called Douglass. Prof. E. S. Doty was the principal, He taught tenth and eleventh grades. Miss Lovie M. Murphy was Home Economics; Mrs. H. J. Coffey was eighth and Ninth grades; Prof. H. J. Coffey was sixth and seventh grades; Miss Caldonia Young, was fourth and fifth grades; Mrs. Nannie L Caldwell was second and third grades; and Mrs. Peggy Shelby was first grade. The Home Economics department made a luncheon for the school board every year. The school had 117 boys and 101 girls for a total of 218 students.
In 1939 D. C. Ford was the assistant principal, and coach. He taught mathematics and history.
In 1940 the school had 159 boys and 118 girls for a total of 277 students. The school closed in 1966 with the advent of integration.
The first "Freedman's School" in Collin County was constructed in the late 1860s at the center of what became Lewisville, (section of McKinney). McKinney's first Black school drew fierce opposition. It was burned in 1870, rebuilt, and dubbed the Frederick Douglass school. In 1880 the teacher at the McKinney Colored School was J. A. Blackburn.
In 1930, the school burned down again. Students were taught at local churches until a new brick building was constructed by the WPA and named after Edward Sewell Doty (1865-1947). Originally from Greenwood, Louisiana, Professor Doty was a graduate of Prairie View A&M University and a teacher and principal for over 50 years at the school that eventually bore his name.
Doty School Band in a McKinney Christmas Parade
Douglass School
500 Throckmorton Street
McKinney, Texas
Doty School was the black school in McKinney. It served black students from throughout the county. The school was originally named the Fred Douglas School. The name was changed to Doty to honor Professor Edward Sewell Doty (1865 - 1947), who was a graduate of Prairie View College. He taught in McKinney for 50 years and was principal at Doty.
The Doty School housed all 12 grades. It was a two-story brick school building located on the east side of McKinney at Throckmorton Street and Seneca Boulevard. It was built by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. A gym, a cafeteria and an auxiliary educational building were added later. The school closed in 1966 with the advent of integration.
The handsome new brick veneer Douglass Colored School building, for colored children in the northeastern part of the city, was formally opened to the public in 1939 with an interesting program in which city and school officials participated.
The new building was erected through the co-operation of the school board, city commission and Works Progress Administration. It contains eight class rooms, a combination auditorium, principal’s office and all modern conveniences.
Prof. E. S. Doty (col.) was the efficient principal of the Douglas School. The name was changed to Doty to honor Professor Edward Sewell Doty (1865 - 1947), who was a graduate of Prairie View College. He taught in McKinney for 50 years and was principal at Doty.
The Doty School housed all 12 grades. Van M. Williams of Waxahachie was elected principal of the colored school in 1894. In 1899 T. J. Douglas was elected the principal with Mrs. L. Doty the assistant and Mrs. A. E. Lindsey as supernumerary. In 1903 E. S. Doty was in charge and Lillie Doty was his assistant. In 1913 McKinney ISD had 178 colored students.
In 1916 the teachers were E. S. Doty, Principal, H. J. Coffey, Mrs. H. J. Coffey, and Mrs. Artesia Young. About $1500 was spent in enlarging the colored school building so as to accommodate the consolidated schools that were thrown together when the Russellville school district came into the city for school purposes.
The two-story brick school building was located on the east side of McKinney at Throckmorton Street and Seneca Boulevard. It was built by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. A gym, a cafeteria and an auxiliary educational building were added later. In 1936 the school was called Douglass. Prof. E. S. Doty was the principal, He taught tenth and eleventh grades. Miss Lovie M. Murphy was Home Economics; Mrs. H. J. Coffey was eighth and Ninth grades; Prof. H. J. Coffey was sixth and seventh grades; Miss Caldonia Young, was fourth and fifth grades; Mrs. Nannie L Caldwell was second and third grades; and Mrs. Peggy Shelby was first grade. The Home Economics department made a luncheon for the school board every year. The school had 117 boys and 101 girls for a total of 218 students.
In 1939 D. C. Ford was the assistant principal, and coach. He taught mathematics and history.
In 1940 the school had 159 boys and 118 girls for a total of 277 students. The school closed in 1966 with the advent of integration.
The first "Freedman's School" in Collin County was constructed in the late 1860s at the center of what became Lewisville, (section of McKinney). McKinney's first Black school drew fierce opposition. It was burned in 1870, rebuilt, and dubbed the Frederick Douglass school. In 1880 the teacher at the McKinney Colored School was J. A. Blackburn.
In 1930, the school burned down again. Students were taught at local churches until a new brick building was constructed by the WPA and named after Edward Sewell Doty (1865-1947). Originally from Greenwood, Louisiana, Professor Doty was a graduate of Prairie View A&M University and a teacher and principal for over 50 years at the school that eventually bore his name.
Doty School Band in a McKinney Christmas Parade
