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  • Eloise Lane Articles 1-100
    • Articles 1 - 20 >
      • About Eloise Lane
      • The "White Deer" Name
      • The Log House
      • Obtaining The Land
      • The Lands Organized
      • Cattle Brands Tell Story
      • Ghosts And All . . .
      • Southern Kansas Railroad
      • Fire Guard Dam
      • When The Railroad Came
      • The Sutton RR Station
      • Post Office At Pampa
      • The Bell Family
      • J. C. Short
      • Pampa 1892-1902
      • Pampa Laid Out in 1902
      • Crystal Palace Founded
      • Gray County Organization
      • Organization - Continued
    • Articles 21 - 40 >
      • The "White Deer" Name
      • Gray County - Lefors
      • McLean - The Largest Town
      • Gouge Eye
      • The "Mother Road"
      • German Family Reunion
      • Desks From Hopkins
      • Grandview School Begins
      • The Oil Money
      • History Wall Painted
      • Boydston Or Boydstun?
      • Ontario???
      • Laketon - Early Farming
      • Laketon - Continued
      • First Couple To Marry
      • Hoover
      • Water Well Drilling
      • Kingsmills Visit Pampa
      • George Tyng Left
    • Articles 41 - 60 >
      • Tragedy In Utah
      • T.D. Hobart - Manager
      • M.K. Brown Arrives
      • Rider Livery Stable
      • The Pioneer Cottage
      • Pampa's First Doctor
      • Doctor Makes House Calls
      • A Red Cross Nurse
      • Pampa's First School
      • Hobart Went To London
      • Cemetery Began In 1904
      • First Business District
      • C.P. Buckler Arrives
      • Five Barrett Brothers
      • Influence Of The Santa Fe
      • Trains Still Roll
      • John V. Thomas - Teacher
      • Cattle-loading Center
      • Rolla J. Sailor & Arrowheads
      • A.H. Doucette Arrives
    • Articles 61 - 80 >
      • Lands Are Advertised
      • The Holland Hotel
      • Wheat Left Pampa
      • First National Bank Begins
      • Pampa News Begins
      • First Denominational Church
      • 2nd Office Of WD Lands
      • J.N. Duncan Arrives
      • Nels Walberg Sells. . .
      • Dormer Simms
      • Fourth Of July Celebrations
      • Pampa's First Cars
      • Pampa In 1907-08
      • J. S. Wynne Family Arrives
      • Gray County State Bank
      • Baptist Church Organized
      • Joe And Lizzie Bowers
      • Threatened By Prairie Fire
      • Library Began In 1907
      • J.R. Henry
    • Articles 81 - 100 >
      • Sir Gordan & Lady Cunard
      • Three Vicars Brothers
      • Dodd Grain And Produce
      • December 29, 1991
      • D.C. Davis Family
      • Long Christmas Celebration
      • First Christian Church
      • Facts About Pampa
      • Buster Brown
      • The Last Hanging
      • Bones Hooks
      • The "Red Brick" Is No More
      • The Purviances Family
      • The Dr. E. von Brunow Park
      • Boards Of 1st Headquarters
      • Mary Jane Purvis
      • Cook - Adams Addition
      • Nativity Scenes
      • Clyde Carruth
  • Eloise Lane Articles 101-200
    • Articles 101 - 120 >
      • The Mine Tragedies
      • Additions To Pampa
      • Third Family In Pampa
      • Frank Dittmeyer
      • Bricklayer Indian Jim
      • A.A. Tiemann
      • First Movies And Lights
      • Pampa Incorporated
      • Mark And Sara Fletcher
      • Annie Baker Daniels
      • Pampa's Business District
      • Birthday Tea Of 1919
      • Former Pampa Minister
      • John Mack Patton
      • The First Brass Band
      • Early Graduating Class
      • "How We Met"
      • F.P. Greever Is Assassinated
      • George Tyng's Father
    • Articles 121 - 140 >
      • L. H. and Lula Greene
      • John and Lena McKamy
      • Robert and Mary Yeager
      • "Dear Old PHS"
      • Supt. Believed in People
      • William A. and Ruth Greene
      • Jason A and Alice Poole
      • Wayside School
      • Pampa Football Begins
      • The Pampa School Building
      • Rev. C. E. Lancaster
      • Panhandle Lumber Co.
      • Will Wilks & Mora Hughey
      • An Unusual Valentine
      • Charles A. Tignor
      • O. A. Barrett
      • Poppies In Flanders Fields
      • Barnard & Williams Families
    • Articles 141 - 160 >
      • 4th of July Celebrations
      • Cuyler Street Underpass
      • The King Family
      • Kretmeier and Baer Families
      • Stephen B. Oates
      • Phebe Worley
      • Organization of Gray County
      • First Courthouse
      • Pampa Laid Out in 1902
      • Pampa in 1902
      • W. R. Kaufman
      • The Pampa Country Club
      • Living In Pampa in 1902
      • Pampa Buildings of 1902
      • May Foreman Carr
      • Scaffers - Early Residents
      • Nita Luna
      • Former Sub Debs Reminisce
      • PHS In 1932
    • Articles 161 - 180 >
      • PHS Appreciated
      • The Forth Worth and Denver
      • From Pampa to Childress
      • The Origination Of "Taps"
      • The Warners
      • J. C. Studer
      • Floyd, John and Otto
      • Our American Flag
      • Stories and Memories
      • Museum in Pampa?
      • The Franklin Farm
      • The Franklin Family
      • Beryl Wayne Vicars
      • Historian Made Cookies
      • The Pioneer Cottage
      • The Orginial Swastika
      • Library Clerk
      • Women's Clothing Store
    • Articles 181 - 200 >
      • Jon and Pat McConal
      • Whitey Walker Gang
      • How Rudolph Began
      • Gwendolen Avenue
      • Jerry Kerbow
      • Two Paintings
      • Second Part - Paintings
      • Bones Hooks
      • Original Nativity Figures
      • Why "V" Instead of "U"
      • Pampa Incorporated
      • Prairie Fires
      • Abert's "Day of Anxiety"
      • George Autry's "A Fable"
      • Girls Basketball
      • Thomas and Lard
      • Henry and Jenny Ledrick
      • C. J. Walstad
      • Ledrick and Walstads
      • Bert and Annie Lard
      • Peter Gray
      • H. H. and Kate Heiskell
      • The Story of Elsie (Lard) Hall


Annie Baker Daniels

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Annie Baker Daniels, one of the first women principals in the Pampa school system, was a pioneer teacher in the Texas Panhandle. She was born November 27, 1873, at Carthage , Texas , where she later became a member of the First Methodist Church .  Her father, B.M. Baker, was the first State Superintendent of Public Instruction in Texas .

From 1889 to 1906, B.M. Baker was the district judge for the 31st judicial district which consisted of 26 counties in the Texas Panhandle. During that time his family lived at Canadian, Texas . As a tribute to Judge Baker's long life as a public servant, the B.M. Baker Elementary School at Pampa was named in his honor.
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Beginning in 1898, Annie Daniels taught two years in Amarillo and nine years in Canadian before coming to Pampa where she served as teacher or principal for 23 years. She taught at Lamar School (red brick at 309 North Cuyler) for several years before she succeeded Earl W. Lewis as principal of Woodrow Wilson Elementary School soon after that building was completed in January 1929. After twelve years, she transferred to Baker Elementary School and then to Sam Houston Elementary School as a fourth grade teacher.

In 1947, Annie Daniels, age 74, resigned from the Pampa school system and moved to Amarillo where she conducted a private school in her home. She died March 17, 1959, and was buried in Llano Cemetery at Amarillo .

During her 34 years of teaching, Annie Daniels was never tardy and missed only a few days because of illness. For 15 years she had a perfect attendance record.

Her energy was such that she refused to remain seated while teaching or conversing. Her enthusiasm for teaching was evidenced by the fact that she taught several years past her retirement privilege.

She took great pride and delight in displaying the accomplishments of her students. When visitors entered her classroom, she was eager to show articles made by her students or to call on them to lead the class in various activities.

With her sister, Mrs. W.A. Johnson of San Antonio , Annie Daniels spent her summers "just fishing, resting and piddling around" in the area of her cabin at Taos , New Mexico . Her hobby was collecting antiques and she had many pieces.  As a pioneer of the Panhandle, she had many stories to tell of the growth of that region.

Upon retiring, Annie Daniels flew to San Antonio with her grandson, Danny Daniels, and then toured the South with Danny and her sister, Mrs. Johnson. Following the tour, she retired to her cabin to research for a book about Indian life which she intended to write for third and fourth grade students.

She had friends who owned a mine named "The Good Luck Gold Mine" near Eagle Nest, New Mexico . The nuggets from this mine were said to bring good luck and fortune to the carrier. Annie Daniels gave nuggets from the mine to two former students when they entered the service. "The boys became almost obsessed with them," she said, "and whenever they would go into battle or an aerial dogfight they would feel to see if they had the nuggets with them." Both the boys returned.

When Annie Daniels retired from the Pampa school system in 1947, Knox Kinard, superintendent at the time, made a statement which included the following remarks:

"The life of the teacher is not accorded with glamor which some walks of life enjoy; nor the public acclaim of other successful citizens; nor is it rewarded in material substances as others are.

"When the material fortunes have waned or vanished; when the acclaim can be heard no more; when the glamor has disappeared, there will remain in the hearts and minds of many grateful men and women fresh memories of unselfish service generously given for the welfare of others. The loyalty and joy of faithful effort, the vigor of youthful spirit, and the satisfaction of doing for others have always characterized the life of Annie Daniels."

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