Denton High School - Bronco Yearbook (Denton, TX)

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•t T XLT. X.X.X Tv Xv Xi T. XIXC X. X X 1 XX T X. X. X XvX tiy DEDICATION TO Mr. A. O. Calhoun Because he understands us. is interested in us. loves us: because he is a real gentleman, a good sportsman, and a true friend: we, the students of the Denton High School, dedicate this volume of the Bronco. 1925 'XL' . 3 Xil 'I 'X. 'X. 3 X X 'X. 'X. X.

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HISTORY OF THE DENTON HIGH SCHOOL In gathering material for this article I find it very difficult to get a correct and detailed account. But. with the assistance of a few former pupils and members of the school board I have attempted to make it as accurate as possible. The private schools of Denton were consolidated in The Denton City School, in 1884. with an enrollment of four hundred and twenty-five students. The building was a three-story structure and was located on a lot now occupied by the Lee School. At this date the population of the city of Denton was three thousand inhabitants. The first superintendent was M. H. Looney. The school consisted of nine grades with a regular grammar school curriculum in addition to Algebra. Trigonometry. Geometry. Physics. English. History, and Latin. The pupils were astonished to learn of the invention of the typewriter in 1 886. The first diplomas were issued in 1886 with Mr. Looney as president. The first structure burned in 1907. When this mishap occurred the grammar grades were taught in the various churches and in the courthouse; the high school grades were taught in the John B. Denton College until 1912. when the growth of Denton and the need for greater educational facilities made possible a new building, which is now the Junior High School. The enrollment had increased greatly, and quite a number of new subjects were added to the course of study. Eleven grades are now included in the school. The superintendents of the School dating from 1884. the time of consolidation. are: M. H. Looney, E. F. Comcgys. Snow. R. W. Pittman. D. C. Limbough. E. B. Keyte, J. S. Carlysle. J. W. Beaty, and W. T. Doggett. Mr. W. T. Doggett is now superintendent, with Mr. A. O. Calhoun principal of the Senior High, and Mr. W. C. Blankenship principal of Junior High. The Senior High is a new modern building constructed only last year. It includes a gymnasium, and a modern cafeteria, with an auditorium both Junior and Senior High, is one thousand and twenty-eight students. of a seating capacity of eight hundred. The enrollment now of the School, including —Margaret Stovall '25. Page 6