Rains County, Texas
WASKOM SCHOOL

 

Waskom School in the background.  Constance Fenter Griffin-teacher & Eddith Griffin -Submitted by Elaine Nall Bay

(Date that story or picture was in newspaper is in parentheses.)

1898
teacher, Mrs. Lem Hales
Nannie Edmonds resigned her teaching position

1916 - 1917
J.A. McLeod, J.B. Moody, Mr. Veach - trustees
Prof. Allen
Miss Bertha Pippin
(The Rains County Leader, June 16, 1916)

1915-1916 Waskom Basketball team
Rosie Veach
Elvie Veach
Bertie Hubbard
Jimmie McLeod
Mattie Waskum
Tressie Pace
(Rains County Leader, March 3, 1916)

1917 (school began 10/15/1917)
trustees : Mr. Pound, Mr. McLeod (12 Oct 1917)
teachers : Prof. W.F. Shipp, Nathan C. Purcell

1917-1918
Prof. Shipp

1923/24(photograph contributed by Constance Fenter Griffin)
      Guy Sisk, teacher
Boyd, Louella                         Hogue, Beatrice Simmons       Trimble, Juanetta
Burgess, Bardin                      Irwin, Estalee                          Tuttle, Adeline McDonald
Cochran, Ila                           Ivie, Mattie Luckett                 Tuttle, Bula
Cooper, Jack                         Jaggers, Henry                        Turner, Jewel
Griffin, Constance Fenter       Levicy, Jasper                          Vincent, Loretta Tuttle
                                             Pound, Ruth                             Woodall, Ruby Prather

1924-1925
Guy Sisk - Principal
90 students

1925-1926
Guy Sisk - Principal
M.M. Vincent
Miss Fay Sisk
F.R. Gorman - Trustee

1926
Faye Sisk, teacher -- (photo submitted by Constance Fenter Griffin)  Only a few are identified.
top row  #2 Letha Mae (Skeeter) Prather,  #7 Faye Sisk (Price) #10 Dora Mae Worsham
second row   #3  Vester Griffin
third row     #7   Wilbur Pound
fourth row  #3 Ellie Hoe Luckett

Girl's Basketball Team  -- Contributed by Constance Fenter Griffin
left to right:
Adeline (McDonald) Tuttle
Constance (Fenter) Griffin
Ruth (Pound) Hughey
Loretta (Tuttle) Vincent
Lovella (Boyd) Wafer
Leona (Turner) Irwin
Faye (Sisk) Price, Coach
(not pictured, Beatrice (Simmons) Hogue)

1928(photo submitted by Constance Fenter Griffin)
standing:  Eddith Griffin, Loretta Tuttle, Louise Nelson, Addie Maddox, Mr. Price, teacher, Beulah Tuttle, Ila Cochran, Beatrice Simmons, Leona Woodson, Leona Turner, Henry Jaggers.
sitting:  Roy Henderson, Robert Garmon, Jim Tuttle, Clara Bell Prather, Katie Pearl McDonald, Marie Newman,
Jewel Turner, Clara Herriage, Estalie Irwin.

1929-1930 Waskom girl's basketball team - (photo submitted by Constance Fenter Griffin)
top row:  Jewel Turner - guard, Moyel Eason - center, Ollie Greathouse - guard.
bottom row:  Leona Turner - guard, Stella Griffin - guard, L C Johnson - center

1931(photograph contributed by Odeal Hays)
     teachers : Douglas Vincent & Constance Fenter Griffin

1932-1933
Mrs. Lis Freeman of Oklahoma - teacher (Rains County Leader, May 19 1933)

1933  (19 May 1933  Rains Co. Leader)
 Mrs. Lis Freeman, who taught in the Waskom school the past year, has returned to her home in Oklahoma.
 
1937-1939
Mr. Raymond N. Fitzgerald
Mrs. Evelyn (Raymond N.) Fitzgerald
Mrs. Thelma Giles
Mrs. Johnie Bishop

1947-1948
Constance Fenter Griffin

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