{"id":4517,"date":"2022-05-10T18:01:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T18:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milbyalum.org\/?page_id=4517"},"modified":"2022-05-18T18:22:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:22:28","slug":"elementor-4517","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/milbyalum.org\/index.php\/elementor-4517\/","title":{"rendered":"Milby History"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style>\n<h2>Milby High School History<\/h2>\n<h2>Charles Henry Milby<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/milbyalum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/charels-h.-milby-portrait.png\" alt=\"charels-h.-milby-portrait\" width=\"191\" height=\"252\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The life and career of Charles H. Milby is a fundamental part of the history of Harris County and the East End. Mr. Milby was known for his integrity, vision and great regard for the community. He left a legacy that remains a part of Houston to this day. The Milby family has contributed to the common good of Texas for over a century and a half.<\/p>\n<p>Charles H. Milby was born in Indianola, Texas on August 29, 1852, the seventh and youngest child of William P. and Mary Y. Milby. Charles&#8217; father, Mr. William was a member of the Texas Congress from 1842 to 1844. He was educated in the public county schools and came to Houston as a very young man in 1872. In 1873, he moved to Harrisburg where he became manager of a general store. In 1879, he married Miss Maggie Grant Tod, the daughter of a Texas Navy Commodore. The Milby&#8217;s lived at 614 Broadway. Charles and Maggie Milby had a son and a daughter, John and Mary Josephine.<\/p>\n<p>In 1879. Charles Milby and Andrew Dow formed a long partnership that would last over 35 years, as the firm of Milby and Dow. Both men were genuine entrepreneurs who over time were involved in a number of business ventures, such as a brick yard, coal ventures, real estate and banking. Mr. Milby organized the Milby Hotel Company and in 1910 built the Milby Hotel, of which he was the sole owner.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Milby was always concerned about improving the economy and welfare of his community, He served as a member of the original committee that presented the U.S. Federal Government with the idea of a deep-water port for Houston. He helped secure the right-of-way for many parts of the present Houston Ship Channel and lived to see its completion and operation. Charles H. Milby died on July 19, 1925, while on vacation in Colorado Springs. His widow lived at the family home at 614 Broadway until she passed away in 1941. She had faithfully taught Sunday school all her life. Mr. and Mrs. Milby&#8217;s son and daughter, Mr. John Milby and Mrs. George Hamman, both continued the family tradition of service to the community. In 1926, Charles H. Milby High School was named in honor of Mr. Milby and his contributions to the area.<\/p>\n<h2>How Milby High School Got Its Name<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/milbyalum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/how-milby-got-its-name-image-233x300.png\" alt=\"school newspaper portrait\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>March 28, 1926, was an important date for Charles H. Milby\u00a0Senior High School. On that date 212 students and 13 teachers\u00a0marched\u00a0down Broadway from the old Harrisburg High School\u00a0to 1601 Broadway, to occupy Milby&#8217;s classrooms for the first\u00a0time.<\/p>\n<p>When Milby was originally being built, the community\u00a0expected it to be called Harrisburg High School; however, since\u00a0the towns of Magnolia Park and Park Place were in the district,\u00a0there were objections. On September 23, 1925, a controversy\u00a0arose over the naming of a new Senior High School under\u00a0construction at 1601 Broadway.<\/p>\n<p>The new school was to become part of the Houston ISD since\u00a0Harrisburg ISD had decided to consolidate with Houston. One\u00a0faction on the School Board wanted to name the new school &#8220;San Jacinto Senior High School&#8221; and\u00a0another faction wanted\u00a0the name to be &#8220;Harrisburg Senior High School.&#8221; The president of the school board, Mr. James S. Deady,\u00a0was about to break the tie in favor of &#8220;Harrisburg Senior High\u00a0School&#8221; when a suggestion was made that the new school be named after the late Mr. Charles H. Milby,\u00a0who had contributed so much to the Harrisburg area. The vote was unanimous for this suggestion since\u00a0everyone had so much respect for Mr. Milby. He was a man of excellent character, and it would be\u00a0especially appropriate to use his name for an institution where young people could gain knowledge and be\u00a0taught the elements of good citizenship and character.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 1925, W. 1. Stevenson was hired as principal of Milby. At that time J. O. Webb was\u00a0superintendent of the Harrisburg District, which later joined the city of Houston. In the fall of 1925, the\u00a0new building at Milby was not finished, so Stevenson became principal of Harrisburg Elementary and\u00a0Harrisburg High School combined. At mid-term, T. L. Barnhouse, who later became principal of Deady\u00a0Junior High School, took over the duties at Harrisburg Elementary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Stevenson and the 13 teachers, who made the trip down Broadway to Milby in 1926, served the\u00a0school long and faithfully. In fact, when the silver anniversary was celebrated in 1950, there were still\u00a0four of those teachers remaining at Milby, and Mr. Stevenson served at principal until June 1960.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milby High School History Charles Henry Milby The life and career of Charles H. 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