Lone Star School
Lone Star School #1
Lone Star Road.
Weston, Texas
The Lone Star School was a 1-room school, located about four miles north of Weston. All the surrounding country side was filled with children who lived on a farm or just “out in the country.” Most of those children walked to school, whatever the distance or the weather. They carried a sack lunch, and drank from the dipper hanging by the water bucket, at the school.
The outhouse was located behind the schoolhouse, and permission was asked for – and granted – before a student even thought of leaving the room.
Teaching was quietly done. There was order always in the classroom. The authority of the teacher was never questioned, never challenged. If it was necessary for Mrs. Timmons to be gone, for sickness or other reasons, one of the student’s mothers would be the substitute teacher for the day. That student’s father was on the School Board.
At recess time, students quietly left the room. When recess ended, Mrs. Timmons would ring the bell that she kept on her desk, to call everyone back to class. It was a privilege to be allowed to clean the blackboard or take the erasers outside and beat them on the concrete or the wood until they were clean.
In the fall of the year, many times a student would not start to school in September, when school opened. These children had to help get a crop in before winter came. Whether there was cotton to be picked, which was usual, or some other crop to harvest, it was necessary for the whole family to help in doing their part.
Even with one teacher teaching all subjects to all four classes in that one room, the students learned those subjects, whether handwriting, geography or memorizing multiplication tables. That teacher laid the proper foundation and then built on that foundation to educate those young minds.
Wood came from somewhere, to fuel the wood-burning stove. But coats were left on if it was really cold.
In 1880 the teacher was J. C. Saunders. It was said that Lone Star was a good community located in the midst of a thickly settled portion of the county. The soil was black waxy and mostly prairie. Lone Star was Collin County school district #1, but that number was randomly assigned to it and did not signify that it was the first.
By 1890 Lone Star had 54 students. In 1892 there were 74. Prof. T. E. Lewis was the teacher in 1898. Miss Annie Blassingame was the teacher in 1901. By 1905 Lone Star was a two-teacher school with teachers S. C. Stevens and Miss Dora Loyd. There were 43 male and 37 female students in 1908.
Prof. Sam A. Chapman was the able and accommodating teacher of Lone Star School in 1909. On November 25th the school held a special Thanksgiving service and invited the public. In 1913 Prof. Lee Stambaugh of Bethel and Miss Anna Louise Allen of Melissa were the teachers at Lone Star. They had a 5-month term. J. W. Johnson was one of the trustees.
Miss Dollie Straughan taught at Lone Star in 1914. There were 69 students in 1912 and 118 in 1925. It had 11 grades in the 1930s. In 1930 Mr. St. John was a teacher at Lone Star. Miss Oleta Craig was a teacher in 1935. Lone Star had a modern school building in 1938 and was a two-teacher school. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Press lived on the campus in the Home Demonstration clubhouse. This was his first term as teacher. Miss Mary Muriel Taylor of Gunter boarded with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. This was her second year to teach here. The School Board was composed of U. S. Johnson, E. E. Adamson and J. A. Morriss.
For the 1934-35 term Lone Star school had Hubbard O’Dell as its head. Miss Mildred Bray of Celina was in charge of the Intermediate Department and Miss Bell of Anna was in charge of the Primary Department. Miss Bray was boarding near the school. Mr. T. L. Williams was the principal in 1939. In 1938/39 the first-grade teacher was a Miss Perkins.
In 1939 the Celina school board contracted with the trustees of the Lone Sar school to receive into Celina school around 30 pupils from the Lone Star school above the seventh grade. The contract was approved by the county board. It also provided that one of the Lone Star teachers, Miss Loretta Garrison, would be employed as a teacher in the Celina School.
The Lone Star school did not have enough scholastics to justify 3 teachers, according to a Texas law requiring a certain number, and the school was forced to release one of its teachers. Lone Star School went back to having 7 grades. The Celina School bus would pick up the Lone Star pupils. There were 67 in 1940. During the years the writer attended school there, 1944 through 1947, Mrs. Timmons was the teacher. She taught all subjects to all four grades.
In 1941 Gerald Giles replaced Troy Lee Williams as principal.
The Lone Star School district was consolidated with the Weston district in 1948. The building was moved to the Weston School campus to be used as a lunchroom. The Weston District became part of the Celina District in the 1960s.
Lone Star Road.
Weston, Texas
The Lone Star School was a 1-room school, located about four miles north of Weston. All the surrounding country side was filled with children who lived on a farm or just “out in the country.” Most of those children walked to school, whatever the distance or the weather. They carried a sack lunch, and drank from the dipper hanging by the water bucket, at the school.
The outhouse was located behind the schoolhouse, and permission was asked for – and granted – before a student even thought of leaving the room.
Teaching was quietly done. There was order always in the classroom. The authority of the teacher was never questioned, never challenged. If it was necessary for Mrs. Timmons to be gone, for sickness or other reasons, one of the student’s mothers would be the substitute teacher for the day. That student’s father was on the School Board.
At recess time, students quietly left the room. When recess ended, Mrs. Timmons would ring the bell that she kept on her desk, to call everyone back to class. It was a privilege to be allowed to clean the blackboard or take the erasers outside and beat them on the concrete or the wood until they were clean.
In the fall of the year, many times a student would not start to school in September, when school opened. These children had to help get a crop in before winter came. Whether there was cotton to be picked, which was usual, or some other crop to harvest, it was necessary for the whole family to help in doing their part.
Even with one teacher teaching all subjects to all four classes in that one room, the students learned those subjects, whether handwriting, geography or memorizing multiplication tables. That teacher laid the proper foundation and then built on that foundation to educate those young minds.
Wood came from somewhere, to fuel the wood-burning stove. But coats were left on if it was really cold.
In 1880 the teacher was J. C. Saunders. It was said that Lone Star was a good community located in the midst of a thickly settled portion of the county. The soil was black waxy and mostly prairie. Lone Star was Collin County school district #1, but that number was randomly assigned to it and did not signify that it was the first.
By 1890 Lone Star had 54 students. In 1892 there were 74. Prof. T. E. Lewis was the teacher in 1898. Miss Annie Blassingame was the teacher in 1901. By 1905 Lone Star was a two-teacher school with teachers S. C. Stevens and Miss Dora Loyd. There were 43 male and 37 female students in 1908.
Prof. Sam A. Chapman was the able and accommodating teacher of Lone Star School in 1909. On November 25th the school held a special Thanksgiving service and invited the public. In 1913 Prof. Lee Stambaugh of Bethel and Miss Anna Louise Allen of Melissa were the teachers at Lone Star. They had a 5-month term. J. W. Johnson was one of the trustees.
Miss Dollie Straughan taught at Lone Star in 1914. There were 69 students in 1912 and 118 in 1925. It had 11 grades in the 1930s. In 1930 Mr. St. John was a teacher at Lone Star. Miss Oleta Craig was a teacher in 1935. Lone Star had a modern school building in 1938 and was a two-teacher school. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Press lived on the campus in the Home Demonstration clubhouse. This was his first term as teacher. Miss Mary Muriel Taylor of Gunter boarded with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. This was her second year to teach here. The School Board was composed of U. S. Johnson, E. E. Adamson and J. A. Morriss.
For the 1934-35 term Lone Star school had Hubbard O’Dell as its head. Miss Mildred Bray of Celina was in charge of the Intermediate Department and Miss Bell of Anna was in charge of the Primary Department. Miss Bray was boarding near the school. Mr. T. L. Williams was the principal in 1939. In 1938/39 the first-grade teacher was a Miss Perkins.
In 1939 the Celina school board contracted with the trustees of the Lone Sar school to receive into Celina school around 30 pupils from the Lone Star school above the seventh grade. The contract was approved by the county board. It also provided that one of the Lone Star teachers, Miss Loretta Garrison, would be employed as a teacher in the Celina School.
The Lone Star school did not have enough scholastics to justify 3 teachers, according to a Texas law requiring a certain number, and the school was forced to release one of its teachers. Lone Star School went back to having 7 grades. The Celina School bus would pick up the Lone Star pupils. There were 67 in 1940. During the years the writer attended school there, 1944 through 1947, Mrs. Timmons was the teacher. She taught all subjects to all four grades.
In 1941 Gerald Giles replaced Troy Lee Williams as principal.
The Lone Star School district was consolidated with the Weston district in 1948. The building was moved to the Weston School campus to be used as a lunchroom. The Weston District became part of the Celina District in the 1960s.
