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Monday, March 5, 2018
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History of Howe schools as told from the lens of 1963
Marshall-Bean College located at the present location of the 1938 WPA Howe school (now administration office) on Denny Street.
Dec. 5, 1963 The basic chapter of Howe is Howe schools. Howe schools have laid a solid educational foundation, from the beginning of the town and growing more solid as the years have passed.
school building. A two-story frame building was built just north of the now Kimball Milling Company's elevator and five teachers were employed. The well-known Texas educator L. Clyde Gee, was superintendent. The school had an outstanding music department beaded by Miss Virginia Burke, and a room for the teaching of elocution.
As Howe grew so grew Howe schools. Marshall-Bean College, an imposing two-story brick structure where the present high school is located (Editor's Note: this location No town could boast of a more is block between Denny Street, Tutt brilliant educational leadership Street, and College Streets), was educators who led the crusade for the next step in educational a cultural community. advancement in Howe. Students came from far and near to enroll. Beginning at the beginning, Howe The president, or head of the was not always Howe, one time it college, was the late J. Ray. He had was "Summit." A group of a staff of ten teachers. Ray later pioneer families from other states became an Amarillo millionaire. came seeking the opportunities The land for the campus of the and advantages that Texas had to college was donated by the late offer. They chose this location Captain W.H. Bean, a large because of its elevation, the community land owner. Captain highest point between the Red Marshall, another colorful and River and the Gulf of Mexico and prominent land owner in the Howe other advantages for good community furnished the money to homes. (Few remember the town help build Marshall-Bean College. Summit. There was a general merchandise store and a post Captain Marshall came to Texas office located along what is now from Colorado in the early days of known as East Young Street.) Texas' statehood and traded a horse and saddle for 140 acres of good With the coming of the Houston black land west of Howe. and Texas Central Railroad in the early 1870s, the town Summit Other outstanding school was moved to the railroad and superintendents were Will Mitchell, was renamed Howe in honor of a Professor Echols, and Hall civil engineer, Major General Shephard. Howe who directed the building of the railroad. Then Howe came into its own educationally. A new modern high There was a need of a school. and grade school building with a The first school taught in Howe staff of 15 teachers and with a was in a one room building. The native son, Charles R. Thompson as teacher was Mr. H.D. Taylor, a superintendent, under whose lawyer from North Carolina. Mr. administration the Howe Taylor was a dedicated educator. Independent School District is quite He gathered the children together enlarged. A ten-year building and taught them for two years program is underway, a new with limited space and little elementary school building has just equipment. He was the first been completed, a new high school Justice of the Peace Howe ever highlights future plans. had. They nicknamed him, "Squire." Squire Taylor gave to the community seven sons and long years of service. One son, Henry, is a Howe resident today. There was a need of a bigger
Harvey named to first team AllDistrict in Basketball The All-District squad was named for District 10-3A recently and Ty Harvey was named unanimous first team member and only first-teamer from Howe. Making the second team was junior guard Elijah Campbell and senior forward Winston Mosse while seniors James Cowin and Clay Marshall each received honorable mention. Academic All District members from Howe were Ty Harvey, Clay Marshall, Hunter Cheatham, Winston Mosse, Elijah Campbell, and Logan Elvington. District MVP Dodge Brown, Commerce Offensive MVP Noah Boling, Van Alstyne Defensive MVP Casey Shields, Commerce Sixth Man Award Cam Montgomery, Van Alstyne Sammy Brown, Commerce Newcomer of the Year Samuel Tormos, Van Alstyne Coaching Staff of the Year Commerce First Team All-District Byron Bolin, Leonard
Ty Harvey Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise Tyler Sperry, Van Alstyne Ty Harvey, Howe Jackson Rogers, Van Alstyne Michael Bagwill, Farmersville Andy Lozoya, Lone Oak KD Williams, Commerce Ernie Balderrama, Commerce Dylan Pitt, Whitewright Second Team All-District Seth Jackson, Whitewright Ronnie Hart, Leonard Elijah Campbell, Howe CJ Leutwyler, Van Alstyne Will Stephens, Whitewright Winston Mosse, Howe Jamion Shaw, Commerce Jordan Meixelsperger, Whitewright.
