Lawrence D Bell High School - Raider Yearbook (Hurst, TX)

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5 which additional districts were formed, and the first evi- dences of redistricting and merging begang and C45 the period from 1:28 to 1931 in wnich many mergers were elrected mne period of deoression, lvol lv54, has caused tne schools to me A time Anxious as the early pioneers we e to secure instruction for tneir children, educational development nroceeded slowly at first Since Wilbarger County was not orgenized until 1881 tne State did little for toe schools of the region o lore tnnt time It fell the lot of the better educe ed settlers to gi instruction to tne ciildren schools were estaolisned and maintained oy voluntary eiforts About all that C21 e said is that a brave attempt was made to transler tne Hwbe eo su ot the world to tne cnildren or tae newly set led ter itory In tn period from 1:82 to 1910 a gr at number o school districts were establisned, boundary lines were set and cor were estaolisned Defin te lines of dems cation, div d as tne farmirg and cattle industries, were esteolisned, and tne school autnorrti s were obliged to ooun each dlstr ct to cor iesoond to tne line of demarcation Since tne enches or the county constituted on f about one thi d or the entire area, 1+ is obvious tnnt the farming QlStIlotS were tne nomes or the ma ority or the children therefore the leed in oromot ing educational acili ies nes oeen taaen oy tae e mins group A oresent, hose scxoo Q'bt c s sions the ine 3 r- - 4- - , v - V - 1 ' nn yn v - , A Y. . .,... . . . ,L . - ' V' 1' Q . .f , . h . 1 . ' - - v f - ., . . , H . ' v .. . . . . , . . . , , .L 5' -- ' L 4- - lv VB . . , 1. ., - . . . 5 l L ' . ' ' ti . , 1 b ' ' -n 3 ' ip -7 I , ,. , IL-L L L Q V .. -. . 4, 1. - 5 L U .4. I ,Q . .. Q . 4, sa n. 6 J. .0 . . . . - 1 L 4, .. . . . . rected between tnem. In tnis period forty-tnree districts 1 ' ' 4+ ' b we ' -x 4 V ' 0 3-L A . A. .LA - . 4, . J, . - . . . .4 U ' 'o ' A 4 -iw .. U g Q' up U .L Q . . . , M . L I V .L ' ll 1 - 'I 2 L ' . v ' u .L W .L -' M., ' , Q 'Q ' ' ' ' - ' u 7 ' ' , - -1 -u V 6- ' ' ' - Q v 11 . J' 1 I v - ' 2-24 A- .3 A ,. 5 1 1 'Q' Ii t .' . li , f

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demarcation have included the ranch lands, and have been very benetic al to the ranch famllles The leadins school dls tricts of the county are to be found along the line of de H1 'I'C2't 1.011 The oerrod from 1910 to l92b 1S cha 2'+SI1ZBd b, further adyustments In these years the oresent system Gradual y toon form Jew asllcdlture t ac s we e develoned, ew 18 trrcts were formed, and 1n many lDSt3lC8S the old dl tract had to be T6d18t'iCt6d It was 1n thas oerrod that o11 was ddsoovered ln the and tne county as 1926 t e boom was schools 3dJUSt1Dg south nent al ca t of the county 1910 a whole ergoyed an extended boom Before ove and COPd1t'OHS were normal asain the themselves to the changes Many years betore 1v2o, men had begun to loom to o g ouslness as furnishin the model of social o ganizetlon Busl ness methods and 1d89lS had begun to nrevall in most llnes of endeavor Leaders ln EdUCqt1OH then saw the great advantages of larger systems of schools The o v was for mergers and consolidations, for combining many small schools lnto one e school In 192e the old order of education in Nfloareer county went out and the new came in for in that yea. the county adopted a clan of conso1ids+ on of schools e'nce then there has oeen a conf ct of the old methods and olans wrtn the new The new has taken the lead and even tnoush 'ew ner ers nave seen oertected, tue success of these ew nas nad we 1 - , 5 . . . . . ' 'W 1 Vg, A . U 0 W . A L i v' n e ' ' Q ' ' tr A. gil . F 1 1 1' , um.. A 1 q A U 3 . , - V -vs 1 ws' M 4-rw 11 n d' ' . L 'f O A' .L v 4 c, Q ' .1 ' 4 , . . . V .q . . A 4 A D - vs . . . . . - - .. L 1 . . ' fa ' - ' W' - A A -.44 A- A V .Lv , . A A, . . - u .L .N 7. . . 5 1 -1 ' .1 1 .L L ., 3 . . , A A ' 1 ' i me .L A . 1 4 Q . N In . . 5 5 . A U u . . 4- . ,, . J. , , . . , o ' n . f.l L Lg , 1 'QD ' U ... - . V-, 1 A ' A N. 1 c U 1 ws va A ' ' L v . 4. C fi 4-1 . is 1 u ,, . 1 , , 4 5. . , r A . - U- - 4 v ' 1,3 -w 1 - . , 1 1 ., , . .n-.- .L A , A - - o . Ann U .. V V , v ug, AV .. - 1 - - .. . . f 4- . :. . . sv L I - . .4 .