Stamford High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Stamford, TX)

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1-gm In December 1900, the first public school in Stamford was opened. It consisted of four rooms and had three teachers. By the third year, 500 pupils were enrolled and ten teachers were employed. The rapid growth of the school brought about the need for a larger build- ing. In 1908, a new brick building, consisting of ten rooms and a large auditorium, was completed. Soon, however, the city was again in need of a larger school system. ,A sq. ,529 7' 'U jf'

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it '334', - ,WY R n ,g gwp 4 . f1,n, f .-.M x' if' I 3 ' - ' My it In 1913 two brick buildings were constructed, one located at Bomar Heights, the other opposite the old high school. The primary and intermediate grades were then transferred to these buildings. After the fire which destroyed the administration build- ing of the Stamford College, the college ground was used for the erect- ion of a high school building. In May of 1922, construction was started. The building, built at a cost of S86,000, was occupied on February 5,l923.