Sellers School
Sellers School #109
Red Oak
Main Street
Blue Ridge, Texas
The Sellers School was started by Ira D. Sellers and was located on his property northwest of Blue Ridge on Red Oak Creek in the William Ryan survey. This school was commonly called Red Oak. There was another school called Red Oak northeast of Farmersville near Bethlehem. It was also called Cox.
In 1890 the Sellers School had 57 students. In May of 1894 Judge Abernathy had a joint discussion with one J. W. S. Kennedy, at Sellars’ school house before an audience which was three-fourths populists.
In 1897 Mr. L. Holt wrote from Red Oak school house that the school at that place closed with an excellent entertainment. He wrote very complimentary about Prof. A. J. Bennett. He wrote about the efficient services, the splendid impression made with the pupils, the moral attributes of the professor and commends other communities for assistance rendered the exercises also Geo. Howell, Frank Powell and others for splendid music rendered.
In 1899 the school had 69 students. The teacher was G. W. West. The trustees were J. R. Cantrell and William Tress.
T. L. Huggins taught the Red Oak school in 1901, which made two sessions there for him. This was a small school quantitively but great qualitatively. Luther was in the right place and giving good satisfaction. In 1901 J. J. McKinney was the teacher. C. C. Martin was employed to teach the Red Oak school for the fall 1903 term to teach 56 students and E. C. Forbes was the teacher in 1905.
In 1906 a cyclone struck 2 miles northwest of Blue Ridge near Red Oak school house and was going in a northeasterly direction. One residence was blown down and the Red Oak school building was moved about 10 feet and turned around. It was blown off the blocks and badly damaged. The storm first struck on a farm owned by J. W. Combest. The bridge over Sister Grove Creek near Rhymer was gone. This was the highest water they have had since 1888.
In 1912 the Red Oak school has resumed work after a suspension on account of meningitis. Prof. G. W. West was also a teacher at Sellers School at some time. The school had 64 students in 1912.
The trustees of the Red Oak school district employed Miss Effie Reed of Westminster as teacher of the 1912-14 term.
In 1915 the Donna school house was moved to the center of the district formed by the consolidation of Flowers (a one teacher school), Red Oak (a one teacher school also known as Sellers), and Donna (a two-teacher school also known as West) schools. The new district was called R(o)uth #2 (a three-teacher school).
Red Oak
Main Street
Blue Ridge, Texas
The Sellers School was started by Ira D. Sellers and was located on his property northwest of Blue Ridge on Red Oak Creek in the William Ryan survey. This school was commonly called Red Oak. There was another school called Red Oak northeast of Farmersville near Bethlehem. It was also called Cox.
In 1890 the Sellers School had 57 students. In May of 1894 Judge Abernathy had a joint discussion with one J. W. S. Kennedy, at Sellars’ school house before an audience which was three-fourths populists.
In 1897 Mr. L. Holt wrote from Red Oak school house that the school at that place closed with an excellent entertainment. He wrote very complimentary about Prof. A. J. Bennett. He wrote about the efficient services, the splendid impression made with the pupils, the moral attributes of the professor and commends other communities for assistance rendered the exercises also Geo. Howell, Frank Powell and others for splendid music rendered.
In 1899 the school had 69 students. The teacher was G. W. West. The trustees were J. R. Cantrell and William Tress.
T. L. Huggins taught the Red Oak school in 1901, which made two sessions there for him. This was a small school quantitively but great qualitatively. Luther was in the right place and giving good satisfaction. In 1901 J. J. McKinney was the teacher. C. C. Martin was employed to teach the Red Oak school for the fall 1903 term to teach 56 students and E. C. Forbes was the teacher in 1905.
In 1906 a cyclone struck 2 miles northwest of Blue Ridge near Red Oak school house and was going in a northeasterly direction. One residence was blown down and the Red Oak school building was moved about 10 feet and turned around. It was blown off the blocks and badly damaged. The storm first struck on a farm owned by J. W. Combest. The bridge over Sister Grove Creek near Rhymer was gone. This was the highest water they have had since 1888.
In 1912 the Red Oak school has resumed work after a suspension on account of meningitis. Prof. G. W. West was also a teacher at Sellers School at some time. The school had 64 students in 1912.
The trustees of the Red Oak school district employed Miss Effie Reed of Westminster as teacher of the 1912-14 term.
In 1915 the Donna school house was moved to the center of the district formed by the consolidation of Flowers (a one teacher school), Red Oak (a one teacher school also known as Sellers), and Donna (a two-teacher school also known as West) schools. The new district was called R(o)uth #2 (a three-teacher school).
