Individual U.S. Schools: West University School (Texas)


Figure 1.-- West University Place (West University or West U) is a community located in northern Houston, Harris Country. We note a class portrait from 1934. The class is not identified, but we would guess they are second or third graders. The girls wear summer dresses. Most of the boys wear white shirts, a few with ties. Almost all of the boys wear short pants with ankle socks. One boy wears knickers. Shorts ar the time were most commion in southern states. The photographer was Schlueter Panoramic Photo. Put your cursor on the imge to see the rest of the class.

West University Place (West University or West U) is a community located in northern Houston, Harris Country. Houston is a large city in poulation, but even larger in area. It is one of the largest cities in area, if not the largest, in the United States. It is a Houston bedroom community for affluent families. It has one of Texas' highest concentration of high-income households. Almost all street names in West University Place are variations of universities, colleges, and poets. And the elementary school is named West University. The city was developed in 1917 by Ben Hooper, a former Tennessee governor. The name West University Place came from the location near Rice Institute, now named Rice University. We note a class portrait from 1934. The class is not identified, but we would guess they are second or third graders. The girls wear summer dresses. Most of the boys wear white shirts, a few with ties. Almost all of the boys wear short pants with ankle socks. One boy wears knickers. Shorts ar the time were most commion in southern states.








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