Requiem for a Classic Second Edition: Thanksgiving Turkey Day Classic
Language: English
Published by AuthorHouse, 2015
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- Title
- Requiem for a Classic Second Edition: Thanksgiving Turkey Day Classic
- Author
- Robins Ed.D., Thurman W.
- Publisher
- AuthorHouse
- Publication year
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
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- 1504965337
- ISBN 13
- 9781504965330
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Requiem for a Classic
Thanksgiving Turkey Day Classic
By Thurman W. RobinsAuthorHouse
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Contents
Dedication, vii,
Acknowledgements, ix,
Foreword, xi,
Introduction Where Did The Game Go?, xvii,
Chapter 1 Booker T. Washington, Jack Yates And Phillis Wheatley High Schools: The Beginning, 1,
Chapter 2 The Men Who Led, 8,
Chapter 3 Elite Ring Masters: Coaches Supreme, 21,
Chapter 4 Fun And Games, 33,
Chapter 5 Dressed To Kill, 49,
Chapter 6 A Three Ring Circus, 54,
Chapter 7 Events Leading Up To Classic Of 1958, 65,
Chapter 8 From Better To Best, The Classic Becomes A Legend, 72,
Chapter 9 Zebras And Their Stripes: Game Day, 78,
Chapter 10 Let The Games Begin!, 84,
Chapter 11 Epilogue, 135,
Appendix I, 145,
Appendix II, 171,
About the Author, 183,
CHAPTER 1
Booker T. Washington, Jack Yates And Phillis Wheatley High Schools: The Beginning
Appreciate every moment of every day because in retrospect they will all have gone by too fast. — M. Buchwald —
Booker T. Washington High School, formerly known as Colored High School, was established in 1893 in the Fourth Ward community. The first high school for Blacks in the city, it was renamed in 1928. The school was relocated from Fourth Ward to its present location in Independence Heights in 1959. Charles Atherton served as its first principal from 1893 until 1912. James D. Ryan served as the second principal from 1912 until 1926, when he was named the first principal of Jack Yates High School. Others who served as principal included William E. Miller, 1926 to 1938; Dr. Ira B. Bryant, 1938 to 1957; Arthur L. Huckaby, 1957 to 1965, and Franklyn D. Wesley, 1965 to 2007.
During the early years after 1866, most Black citizens settled in Fourth Ward, which is now considered a part of downtown Houston. As the Black population grew, its members began to migrate to the Third and Fifth Wards. Originally sparsely settled by Blacks, large numbers began to settle in Fifth Ward by the mid-1880s. Robb Walsh of The Houston Press described the 1 930s era Fifth Ward as "one of the proudest black neighborhoods" in the United States. The Third Ward area also saw tremendous growth in its number of citizens during this era. As Fourth Ward declined in Black population, the Third and Fifth Wards increased, and many Black-owned businesses sprang up in these neighborhoods.
Jack Yates High School was established in February of 1926, beginning with 17 teachers and 600 students. The school was named after the Reverend John Henry "Jack" Yates, a former slave born in Virginia in 1828. He was prominently involved in the education of Black Houstonians in the late 1 800s, having helped establish the Houston Baptist Academy for Blacks. He was also a member of Antioch Baptist Church, the first Black Baptist Church in Houston, and was selected as its first pastor in 1868. Jack Yates High School first location was 2610 Elgin in the Third Ward community. The second high school for Black children in the city, its first principal was James D. Ryan, who had served as Booker T. Washington High School's second principal prior to his appointment at Yates High School. He served as principal until his death in 1941. William Holland, who was assistant principal-coach, succeeded Ryan as principal.
During the early 1 950s the school became so overcrowded that seventh graders had to attend in two shifts, one in the early morning and one in the late afternoon. In
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