Denton High School - Bronco Yearbook (Denton, TX)

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In the early schools of Denton County which were known as subscription schools only the common branches, reading, writing, arithmetic, and spelling were taught. Even though public schools were provided for by the Constitution of Coahuila-Texas of 1824, it was not until 1884 that the first free public school in Denton was taught. The public schools continued to grow and in 1894 the school was affiliated with a State university. At the present time the Denton School system consist of a Senior High School, a Junior High School, and three elementary schools, with a scholastic enrollment of between twenty-two hundred and twenty - three hundred.

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The First Teacher The first superintendent was Capt. Morgan H. Looney. He taught but four months, however. He was succeeded by Supt. E. F. Comegys. Then followed Col. R. W. Pitman, as Superintendent, who was succeeded by Supt. J. W. Conway, then by Supt. E. B. Keyte, who was succeeded by Supt. D. C. Limbaugh, who was succeeded by Supt. E. C. Snow, who was succeeded by the present popular and efficient incumbent, Supt. J. S. Carlisle. And thus was established the existing efficient and influential system, which has improved from the day of its inauguration to the present time, and is now affiliated with such institutions as the Chicago University, the Tulane University, Washington and Lee University and the University of Texas. (Taken from the 190 5 Bronco.) Since the last named Superintendent, we have had in order of their services: Supt. J. W. Beaty, Supt. W. T. Doggett, and Supt. R. C. Patterson. Faculty «i a