LIBERTY SCHOOL, NO. 20
1880's--1954

LIBERTY SCHOOL was organized in the early 1880's on the Emmett Elam ranch. seven grades were taught in Liberty School in 1911. In 1926 the Liberty School moved to a new location when a two story brick building with an auditorium was constructed. In 1928 at the picnic on the last day of school a spark from the barbecue fire ignited the building and this building burned to the ground.

During the summer of 1928 a new one story brick school was built. The location of the school has been changed four times and its last location in extreme southeastern corner of Hamilton County was near the Hamilton and Coryell line on FM 1241--twelve miles southeast of Hamilton. Students in this school came from both counties. The school board in 1924-25 included T. L. Calhoun, Jack Billingsley, and W. H. Adcock who employed F. E. Tutt, Miss Geneva Morris, and Miss Virginia Michael as teachers. At one time grades one through ten were taught in this school. In 1936 Liberty School had a 250 seat auditorium with stage, and a Delco plant to provide lighting. The teacherage had a garage, barn, garden, and cow pasture. Teachers were A. L. McFadden, Principal; Lorraine Gordon, and Dessie Baize (who would later become my first grade teacher, Mrs. Claude Griggs.) . Liberty School consolidated with Evant in 1954.

Other Teachers:

Brann, Lowesco