Nevada School
Nevada School #41
SH 6
Nevada, Texas
Before the first school house was erected at Nevada, some of the children went to school to Mammie Edwards. The school was taught on Bois d’Arc Creek several miles southeast of town. Ms. Edwards rode horse back or drove a horse and buggy to school. Mrs. Anna Robinson Stinebaugh taught school in a one room house near Nick T. White’s farm; her five scholastic month contract on January 20, 1877 stated that she received $1.50 per month. During the years 1897 and 1898 when George A. Tallant and George Evans taught, the school was known as the Nevada Male and Female Institute; it appears that it would be similar to a college. George Guyer gave private lessons in his home. Mrs. Frank “Julia” Bryant gave private music lessons.
The town of Nevada was located south of its present location. The town was named for Nevada, Missouri, where one of the early residents was born. When the St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) Railway came through the area in 1888, the town moved north to the railroad tracks. It was one of the largest towns in the county with many thriving businesses and churches. It had a newspaper entitled the Nevada Enterprise in 1908. All of that was wiped out in the 1927 tornado.
The first Nevada School building had four rooms and was erected by private citizens, G. W. Poole, Dr. Ezra Puckett, Dr. G. N. Rushing, W. F. Moore, T.P. Rollow, Dr. J. P. Boyd and Cherry Moore; the building was leased to Frank G. Jones, the first teacher. Mr. Jones’ assistant was Nellie McClereath.
The second school building was a three-story building, with four wings on the ground; it was torn down because it leaked. The last frame building had four large rooms and a wide hall on the ground floor and a large auditorium upstairs. The thriving little town of Nevada was known for its thrift, energetic and progressive people. The united efforts of the citizens promoted education to develop mental, moral and physical power for every student. Prof. W. G. Reynolds, principal of the Nevada High School, a fine man, an able instructor and a dandy tennis player, and who has some mighty fine tennis players in his school, challenges any of the high school pupils in Collin County for a game of tennis.
The next school building was a large brick, with all the school rooms on the first floor and a large auditorium on the second floor; it was built in 1913. The school building was situated on the highest point of land for miles around, thus enabling observers in the upper room to get a birds’ eye view of the entire country within a radius of from one to twenty miles. Prof. F. H. McMurray was the principal in 1915.
A tornado destroyed the school building and almost of the buildings in Nevada on May 9, 1927.
Another brick building was erected with a gymnasium. They were built by the Works Progress Administration “W. P. A.” during the depression in 1939. There was a school for the black children which was located in a church for black families.
Nevada had a very excellent school system in 1938, consisting of eight teachers in the faculty, teaching eleven grades. The school was a beautiful, modern brick structure and located on a large campus, almost in the center of the little city. Prof. R. F. Hartman is Superintendent. His wife was the Primary teacher. That they were doing the job well and pleasing the patrons, was evidenced by the fact that they were teaching their eleventh consecutive year at this place. Other members of the faculty were W. T. LeNoir, who was principal and coach; B. S. Henson, Miss Marion Hilton, Miss Pearl Long, the latter volley ball coach; Miss Gertrude Burke, Miss Thelma Combs, Miss Grace Ford, music teacher and Miss Oneta Norris, Expression teacher.
On July 28, 1947, the Community Rural School District was formed. It consolidated the schools in Nevada, Josephine, Copeville and Lavon. The district was made up of Lavon Elementary, Josephine Junior High School and Nevada High School. A brick building was erected west of Josephine for the black children in the district; it closed when segregations came about in 1967. In March 1974, a new school north of Nevada was dedicated; this building, which cost $900,000.00, housed all students in the Community Independent School District. Additions to the school have been made in recent years.
SH 6
Nevada, Texas
Before the first school house was erected at Nevada, some of the children went to school to Mammie Edwards. The school was taught on Bois d’Arc Creek several miles southeast of town. Ms. Edwards rode horse back or drove a horse and buggy to school. Mrs. Anna Robinson Stinebaugh taught school in a one room house near Nick T. White’s farm; her five scholastic month contract on January 20, 1877 stated that she received $1.50 per month. During the years 1897 and 1898 when George A. Tallant and George Evans taught, the school was known as the Nevada Male and Female Institute; it appears that it would be similar to a college. George Guyer gave private lessons in his home. Mrs. Frank “Julia” Bryant gave private music lessons.
The town of Nevada was located south of its present location. The town was named for Nevada, Missouri, where one of the early residents was born. When the St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) Railway came through the area in 1888, the town moved north to the railroad tracks. It was one of the largest towns in the county with many thriving businesses and churches. It had a newspaper entitled the Nevada Enterprise in 1908. All of that was wiped out in the 1927 tornado.
The first Nevada School building had four rooms and was erected by private citizens, G. W. Poole, Dr. Ezra Puckett, Dr. G. N. Rushing, W. F. Moore, T.P. Rollow, Dr. J. P. Boyd and Cherry Moore; the building was leased to Frank G. Jones, the first teacher. Mr. Jones’ assistant was Nellie McClereath.
The second school building was a three-story building, with four wings on the ground; it was torn down because it leaked. The last frame building had four large rooms and a wide hall on the ground floor and a large auditorium upstairs. The thriving little town of Nevada was known for its thrift, energetic and progressive people. The united efforts of the citizens promoted education to develop mental, moral and physical power for every student. Prof. W. G. Reynolds, principal of the Nevada High School, a fine man, an able instructor and a dandy tennis player, and who has some mighty fine tennis players in his school, challenges any of the high school pupils in Collin County for a game of tennis.
The next school building was a large brick, with all the school rooms on the first floor and a large auditorium on the second floor; it was built in 1913. The school building was situated on the highest point of land for miles around, thus enabling observers in the upper room to get a birds’ eye view of the entire country within a radius of from one to twenty miles. Prof. F. H. McMurray was the principal in 1915.
A tornado destroyed the school building and almost of the buildings in Nevada on May 9, 1927.
Another brick building was erected with a gymnasium. They were built by the Works Progress Administration “W. P. A.” during the depression in 1939. There was a school for the black children which was located in a church for black families.
Nevada had a very excellent school system in 1938, consisting of eight teachers in the faculty, teaching eleven grades. The school was a beautiful, modern brick structure and located on a large campus, almost in the center of the little city. Prof. R. F. Hartman is Superintendent. His wife was the Primary teacher. That they were doing the job well and pleasing the patrons, was evidenced by the fact that they were teaching their eleventh consecutive year at this place. Other members of the faculty were W. T. LeNoir, who was principal and coach; B. S. Henson, Miss Marion Hilton, Miss Pearl Long, the latter volley ball coach; Miss Gertrude Burke, Miss Thelma Combs, Miss Grace Ford, music teacher and Miss Oneta Norris, Expression teacher.
On July 28, 1947, the Community Rural School District was formed. It consolidated the schools in Nevada, Josephine, Copeville and Lavon. The district was made up of Lavon Elementary, Josephine Junior High School and Nevada High School. A brick building was erected west of Josephine for the black children in the district; it closed when segregations came about in 1967. In March 1974, a new school north of Nevada was dedicated; this building, which cost $900,000.00, housed all students in the Community Independent School District. Additions to the school have been made in recent years.
