Hood County Texas Genealogical Society

 

DATA, RULES, AND REGULATIONS OF

GRANBURY COLLEGE

1881 to 1882 Term

W. J. Moore, Secretary

Contributed by Shirley Mendelson & Virginia Hale

 

 

 

GRANBURY LITERARY AND COMMERCIAL COLLEGE

 

Faculty

David S. Switzer, A.B., President

W. J. Moore, Vice-President, Moral Science, Eng. Literature and Polit.-Economy

 

S. A. Rendall, Commercial Department

 

W. M. Dow, Prin. Prep. Dept.

Miss Lou Spruill, Assistant

 

Mrs. D. S. Switzer, Music Dept.

Miss Kate Mays, Asst. Music Teacher

Chas. B. Smith, Vocalist

 

Enrollment

261 pupils

 

For this term, a regular college curriculum was arranged; and a Commercial Dept. was established.  The school changed the name to “Granbury Literary and Commercial College,” with the expectation of having it chartered by that name.  The failure on the part of the Prin. In that dept., the school was finally chartered simply as Granbury College.

 

Trustees

Rev. James Hiner

W. A. Duke

D. L. Middleton

O. P. Hutchinson

Rev. J. M. Jones

T. A. Woods

Rev. J. K. Lane

 

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