100 years ago
Sept. 9, 1922 The superintendent will be in his office from 9 to 11 o’clock Saturday morning and from 2 to 4 o’clock in the afternoon to classify pupils coming from other schools. He earnestly requests all such pupils to see him at that time in order to avoid the rush caused by the beginning of school Monday morning. Such pupils should bring with them their report cards and any other information which will be of assistance in classifying them. Pupils who expect to graduate next year should also call and be classified Saturday afternoon.
There will be a meeting of the teachers at the high school building Saturday at 2 o’clock. At this time they will receive their instructions for the beginning of school and be assigned a room.
Pupils from the fourth grade to the seventh grade inclusive should report at the grammar grade building Monday morning at 9 o’clock for classification. All others should report at the high school building at the same hour.
50 years ago
Sept. 14, 1972 The DHS Marching Band under the direction of Robert McDonald and led by Drum Major, Vicky Palmer and Majorettes, D’Lena Evans (head), Phyllis Bone, Susan Warren, Linde Raley, Betty Grauke, Faula Reeves and alternate Brenda Bear get off to a good start for the 1972-73 year.
The band started practices at the first of August, learning new steps and drills for the oncoming season. The band has been working hard on drills preparing for UIL marching contests.
There are around 40 students in the band working hard to make their half-time shows perfect for the fans to be proud and enjoyable to watch. The band has participated in a few parades so far.
The spirit in the band has really picked up compared to last year. The credit is due to the students alone. One has to have a desire to do their best and every student in the band has the desire and will to march every other band off the field.
25 years ago
Sept. 11, 1997 Mary Blackman is a regular volunteer at the Dublin Historical Museum, but until recently she hadn’t discovered a small woodencovered scrapbook which was a reflection of her past.
When she opened the yellowed, tattered pages, she discovered a picture of herself and other family members standing in front of her childhood home.
The 1947 Bunyan Home Demonstration scrapbook preserves fragments of Dublin’s rural history.
“The Texas Home Demonstration Association advanced the well-being of rural people,” Mrs. Blackman said. “Being farmers, we had a different social life than the people who lived in the city.”
Mrs. Blackman said THDA made a big difference in the life of her mother, Gladys Howard, and many of her neighbors.
(All information is presented as reported in The Dublin Progress and The Dublin Citizen in the dates listed.)