Young School
Young School
Independence Pkwy
Plano, Texas
Sam Young was a Peters Colonist, who settled in the area west of present-day Allen around 1845. He had several children and he undoubtedly started the Young School before the Civil War. It was located on the west side of his property.
Local history describes the building as a log house about 15 feet square with a chimney made of sticks that were chunked and daubed with clay or mud, a dirt floor, and no windows except an opening left in the side of each end which had a clapboard shutter. When the weather permitted the shutters were thrown open, and at other times the light was from the cracks between the logs. Students were the children of Hogan Witt, Sam Young, C. S. Baccus, and Eli Witt, all very early settlers. One of the first teachers at Young School was Mrs. Jennie Moore, whose husband died in the Civil War. Some sources erroneously say that she started the school in 1867. That was probably the time that she started teaching there.
The Baccus school, located north on the property of Jacob Baccus, was started around 1880 and replaced the Young School.
Neither the Young School nor the Baccus School was included on the list of county schools in 1880 and 1890. Even though the Young school was said to be replaced by the Baccus School around 1880, the school house was used for other things until about 1900. On Friday night, May 11,1894, a large audience assembled at Young’s school house to witness a political set-to between Prof. E. G. Howard, for the populists, and a representative of the democracy. The school house was used for many years for several political debates.
Also, in 1894, Prof. Cross of Denton County taught at Bethany and his wife taught at the Young school house. In 1897 a spelling match and a literary society met at the Young school house every Friday night.
Independence Pkwy
Plano, Texas
Sam Young was a Peters Colonist, who settled in the area west of present-day Allen around 1845. He had several children and he undoubtedly started the Young School before the Civil War. It was located on the west side of his property.
Local history describes the building as a log house about 15 feet square with a chimney made of sticks that were chunked and daubed with clay or mud, a dirt floor, and no windows except an opening left in the side of each end which had a clapboard shutter. When the weather permitted the shutters were thrown open, and at other times the light was from the cracks between the logs. Students were the children of Hogan Witt, Sam Young, C. S. Baccus, and Eli Witt, all very early settlers. One of the first teachers at Young School was Mrs. Jennie Moore, whose husband died in the Civil War. Some sources erroneously say that she started the school in 1867. That was probably the time that she started teaching there.
The Baccus school, located north on the property of Jacob Baccus, was started around 1880 and replaced the Young School.
Neither the Young School nor the Baccus School was included on the list of county schools in 1880 and 1890. Even though the Young school was said to be replaced by the Baccus School around 1880, the school house was used for other things until about 1900. On Friday night, May 11,1894, a large audience assembled at Young’s school house to witness a political set-to between Prof. E. G. Howard, for the populists, and a representative of the democracy. The school house was used for many years for several political debates.
Also, in 1894, Prof. Cross of Denton County taught at Bethany and his wife taught at the Young school house. In 1897 a spelling match and a literary society met at the Young school house every Friday night.
