Haynes, Mary Sue
Mary Sue Haynes
Biography
Mary Sue Haynes (1898/1900–1997) was born to Willie May and William Samuel Haynes in Longview, Texas. Her family moved to San Marcos in 1906. She attended the campus laboratory school before receiving her Bachelor of Science degree from Southwest Texas State Teachers College. She later received her MA in 1938. She taught in a number of Texas public schools from 1938 until 1967.
Texas 150 Oral History
Mary Sue Haynes discusses her personal background, her ancestors, and how her family came to settle in San Marcos. She shares information about the early homes in San Marcos, many of which her father built, and recalls her time in the campus elementary school. Haynes mentions the teachers and staff of the Normal School and its later iterations, including people such as Dr. Evans, Dr. Flowers, Dr. McCrocklin and Mr. Hardesty, Spurgeon Smith, Pat Norwood, Lula Hines, A.C. Burkholder, Mary Brogdon, and more. She shares anecdotes about the changes she has seen the university undergo in its administration, student body, discipline, and physical layout, specifically mentioning the McCrocklin Case, boarding houses, Lyndon B. Johnson, her brother's work in San Marcos, and recreation activities.
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