Neathery School
Neathery School #145
Southeast corner of CR 601 and CR 605
Farmersville, Texas
The Neathery community and school were named for Dr. Allen Hill Neathery, who was one of the earliest doctors in the Farmersville area. The school was located about 3 miles south of Farmersville and served children from surrounding farms for grades 1-11 from ca. 1900 to 1941. J. H. Jackson was the teacher in 1901. In 1909 the school had 23 male and 23 female students. There were 49 students in 1912 and 59 in 1925. The school had a movable partition in the middle and an outside water tank. It served the first 7 grades.
In October of 1909 the Commissioners court convened to discuss a petition that was presented by patrons of Neathery school district, asking that a portion of said district, which has recently been taken in by the Farmersville Independent School District be returned to the Neathery School District. As the contention involved lands owned by the brother and sister of Judge Church, he was disqualified to preside and both parties agreed upon Hon. T. C. Andrews as judge pro tem. After hearing of evidence and argument of counsel the petition was granted, as prayed for by the plaintiff.
A girls canning club was organized at the Neathery school house in 1916. The club consisted of fourteen bright, entuhsiastic young ladies and their course of study included courses from the Agricultural college. It was supervised by the preminent club women of Farmersville, and the organization hoped to be helpful to the girls and teachers of the vicinity.
In May of 1919 the crowd who attended the closing exercises of the Neathery school was estimated at from two to three thousand people. The program was well rendered and did credit to the pupils and to the teachers. Miss Frances McMurray was the teacher of the Neathery School in January of 1939. In October of 1939 Miss Julia Darnall, who was principal of Neathery school near Farmersville, resigned after teaching one week and accepted a vacancy in the Allen school as teacher of English and history. The school closed in 1941. The well for the school still exists.
Southeast corner of CR 601 and CR 605
Farmersville, Texas
The Neathery community and school were named for Dr. Allen Hill Neathery, who was one of the earliest doctors in the Farmersville area. The school was located about 3 miles south of Farmersville and served children from surrounding farms for grades 1-11 from ca. 1900 to 1941. J. H. Jackson was the teacher in 1901. In 1909 the school had 23 male and 23 female students. There were 49 students in 1912 and 59 in 1925. The school had a movable partition in the middle and an outside water tank. It served the first 7 grades.
In October of 1909 the Commissioners court convened to discuss a petition that was presented by patrons of Neathery school district, asking that a portion of said district, which has recently been taken in by the Farmersville Independent School District be returned to the Neathery School District. As the contention involved lands owned by the brother and sister of Judge Church, he was disqualified to preside and both parties agreed upon Hon. T. C. Andrews as judge pro tem. After hearing of evidence and argument of counsel the petition was granted, as prayed for by the plaintiff.
A girls canning club was organized at the Neathery school house in 1916. The club consisted of fourteen bright, entuhsiastic young ladies and their course of study included courses from the Agricultural college. It was supervised by the preminent club women of Farmersville, and the organization hoped to be helpful to the girls and teachers of the vicinity.
In May of 1919 the crowd who attended the closing exercises of the Neathery school was estimated at from two to three thousand people. The program was well rendered and did credit to the pupils and to the teachers. Miss Frances McMurray was the teacher of the Neathery School in January of 1939. In October of 1939 Miss Julia Darnall, who was principal of Neathery school near Farmersville, resigned after teaching one week and accepted a vacancy in the Allen school as teacher of English and history. The school closed in 1941. The well for the school still exists.
