| Marker Number |
4193 |
| Atlas Number |
5097004193 |
| Marker Title |
Clark, Randolph Lee (1871-1941) |
| Index Entry |
Clark, Randolph Lee (1871-1941) |
| Address |
1525 W. California |
| City |
Gainesville |
| County |
Cooke |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
670295 |
| UTM Northing |
3720750 |
| Subject Codes |
educational topics; cowboys |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
1525 West California, on campus of North Central Texas College, Cooke County Campus (next to flag poles). |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
A native of Fort Worth, Randolph Lee Clark worked as a cowboy on the XIT Ranch as a young man. After graduating from Add-Ran Christian University, he worked for state educational offices in Austin. He served as school superintendent in Wichita Falls from 1915 to 1923, when he moved to Gainesville to accept a similar position. With the help of the Kiwanis Club, he convinced the city to open Gainesville Junior College in 1924. Active in state and national educational organizations, Clark was considered a pioneer in the Texas Junior College movement. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986. |
