M T (Dick) Newman was my high school principal at Clements High School located at the Coxey community in Limestone County about 12 miles West of Athens, AL. for most of my years of attendance. He arrived in the 1950's, in the Fall of 1954. He replaced Mr. Hawk, who was principal for only 6 weeks, the summer session, and who left to become principal at T M Rogers in Lauderdale County. Mr. Newman would be the principal at Clements for 14 years until his death in the late Summer of 1968. I was in probably the 3rd grade when I first saw him and thought "this is a big intimidating person". He was a big burly guy, looked kind of like a fleshy Abraham Lincoln. He would prove himself to be an able educator, a student of human nature, and a mainstay in the community.
Clements High School Time Line During Mr Newman's Tenure
1954: Mr. Newman becomes Principal
1954: Jack Cannon becomes all sports coach
1956: New gymnasium is built
1958: Clements changes mascot name from Seals to Colts via student vote
1962: Groundwork begins on new high school
1963: New high school is finished and funds are raised to start football program
1964: The new football field is completed and Bill Graham becomes Clements first football coach, Jack Cannon leaves Clements and Truman Beggs becomes basketball coach
1966: Johnny Black becomes head basketball coach and Truman Beggs becomes basketball coach at Rogersville, Clements is voted number 1 team in its class in football
1967: Clements wins State basketball tournament in Tuscaloosa
1968: Mr. Newman passes away from heart attack. He is lain in state in the Clements library of the new high school, built during his tenure, before his funeral and interment at Bethany.
I wish to thank Neal Rose and Jack Batts for adding to Mr. Newman's bio with pictures and details.
∼NEWMAN, Melville Thomas Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Aug 1968.
Melville Thomas Newman, Jr., 58, Giles County educator and former superintendent of schools, died at his summer home in the Beech Hill community, Sunday, August 4.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. James B. Wilson, Tuesday, August 6 at 2:00 p. m. at Bryson Presbyterian Church with interment in Bethany Cemetery.
Memorial services were held at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, August 6 at Clements High School, Athens, Ala., where Mr. Newman had been principal since 1954. The body lay in state at the school from Monday afternoon and was removed to Bryson Presbyterian Church after the service there Tuesday.
A son of the late M. T. and Nellie Deacon Newman, he was a native of this county, having been born here Nov. 18, 1909.
He was a 1933 graduate of Middle Tennessee State College at Murfreesboro and taught for a number of years in his native county, becoming school superintendent in 1944 until 1952.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Martha Minatra Newman; two daughters, Mrs. Fay White and Mrs. Nanette McBay, both of Athens, Ala.; one son, Jim Newman of Los Angeles, Calif.; four brothers, Joe of Atlanta, Ga., Fred of Chattanooga, and George and Bill Newman of Giles County and eight grandchildren.
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Find A Grave contributor George Newman has made a suggestion to you regarding your Find A Grave memorial for Melville Newman.
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Please merge the records of M T "Dick" Newman, Jr (#18341970) with Melville Thomas Newman, Jr (#122794222). These are the same gentleman and my great uncle.
George W. Newman, Jr
Assistant Caretaker
Clements High School Time Line During Mr Newman's Tenure
1954: Mr. Newman becomes Principal
1954: Jack Cannon becomes all sports coach
1956: New gymnasium is built
1958: Clements changes mascot name from Seals to Colts via student vote
1962: Groundwork begins on new high school
1963: New high school is finished and funds are raised to start football program
1964: The new football field is completed and Bill Graham becomes Clements first football coach, Jack Cannon leaves Clements and Truman Beggs becomes basketball coach
1966: Johnny Black becomes head basketball coach and Truman Beggs becomes basketball coach at Rogersville, Clements is voted number 1 team in its class in football
1967: Clements wins State basketball tournament in Tuscaloosa
1968: Mr. Newman passes away from heart attack. He is lain in state in the Clements library of the new high school, built during his tenure, before his funeral and interment at Bethany.
I wish to thank Neal Rose and Jack Batts for adding to Mr. Newman's bio with pictures and details.
∼NEWMAN, Melville Thomas Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Aug 1968.
Melville Thomas Newman, Jr., 58, Giles County educator and former superintendent of schools, died at his summer home in the Beech Hill community, Sunday, August 4.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. James B. Wilson, Tuesday, August 6 at 2:00 p. m. at Bryson Presbyterian Church with interment in Bethany Cemetery.
Memorial services were held at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, August 6 at Clements High School, Athens, Ala., where Mr. Newman had been principal since 1954. The body lay in state at the school from Monday afternoon and was removed to Bryson Presbyterian Church after the service there Tuesday.
A son of the late M. T. and Nellie Deacon Newman, he was a native of this county, having been born here Nov. 18, 1909.
He was a 1933 graduate of Middle Tennessee State College at Murfreesboro and taught for a number of years in his native county, becoming school superintendent in 1944 until 1952.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Martha Minatra Newman; two daughters, Mrs. Fay White and Mrs. Nanette McBay, both of Athens, Ala.; one son, Jim Newman of Los Angeles, Calif.; four brothers, Joe of Atlanta, Ga., Fred of Chattanooga, and George and Bill Newman of Giles County and eight grandchildren.
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Find A Grave contributor George Newman has made a suggestion to you regarding your Find A Grave memorial for Melville Newman.
Their suggestion:
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Please merge the records of M T "Dick" Newman, Jr (#18341970) with Melville Thomas Newman, Jr (#122794222). These are the same gentleman and my great uncle.
George W. Newman, Jr
Assistant Caretaker
M T (Dick) Newman was my high school principal at Clements High School located at the Coxey community in Limestone County about 12 miles West of Athens, AL. for most of my years of attendance. He arrived in the 1950's, in the Fall of 1954. He replaced Mr. Hawk, who was principal for only 6 weeks, the summer session, and who left to become principal at T M Rogers in Lauderdale County. Mr. Newman would be the principal at Clements for 14 years until his death in the late Summer of 1968. I was in probably the 3rd grade when I first saw him and thought "this is a big intimidating person". He was a big burly guy, looked kind of like a fleshy Abraham Lincoln. He would prove himself to be an able educator, a student of human nature, and a mainstay in the community.
Clements High School Time Line During Mr Newman's Tenure
1954: Mr. Newman becomes Principal
1954: Jack Cannon becomes all sports coach
1956: New gymnasium is built
1958: Clements changes mascot name from Seals to Colts via student vote
1962: Groundwork begins on new high school
1963: New high school is finished and funds are raised to start football program
1964: The new football field is completed and Bill Graham becomes Clements first football coach, Jack Cannon leaves Clements and Truman Beggs becomes basketball coach
1966: Johnny Black becomes head basketball coach and Truman Beggs becomes basketball coach at Rogersville, Clements is voted number 1 team in its class in football
1967: Clements wins State basketball tournament in Tuscaloosa
1968: Mr. Newman passes away from heart attack. He is lain in state in the Clements library of the new high school, built during his tenure, before his funeral and interment at Bethany.
I wish to thank Neal Rose and Jack Batts for adding to Mr. Newman's bio with pictures and details.
∼NEWMAN, Melville Thomas Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Aug 1968.
Melville Thomas Newman, Jr., 58, Giles County educator and former superintendent of schools, died at his summer home in the Beech Hill community, Sunday, August 4.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. James B. Wilson, Tuesday, August 6 at 2:00 p. m. at Bryson Presbyterian Church with interment in Bethany Cemetery.
Memorial services were held at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, August 6 at Clements High School, Athens, Ala., where Mr. Newman had been principal since 1954. The body lay in state at the school from Monday afternoon and was removed to Bryson Presbyterian Church after the service there Tuesday.
A son of the late M. T. and Nellie Deacon Newman, he was a native of this county, having been born here Nov. 18, 1909.
He was a 1933 graduate of Middle Tennessee State College at Murfreesboro and taught for a number of years in his native county, becoming school superintendent in 1944 until 1952.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Martha Minatra Newman; two daughters, Mrs. Fay White and Mrs. Nanette McBay, both of Athens, Ala.; one son, Jim Newman of Los Angeles, Calif.; four brothers, Joe of Atlanta, Ga., Fred of Chattanooga, and George and Bill Newman of Giles County and eight grandchildren.
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Find A Grave contributor George Newman has made a suggestion to you regarding your Find A Grave memorial for Melville Newman.
Their suggestion:
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Please merge the records of M T "Dick" Newman, Jr (#18341970) with Melville Thomas Newman, Jr (#122794222). These are the same gentleman and my great uncle.
George W. Newman, Jr
Assistant Caretaker
Clements High School Time Line During Mr Newman's Tenure
1954: Mr. Newman becomes Principal
1954: Jack Cannon becomes all sports coach
1956: New gymnasium is built
1958: Clements changes mascot name from Seals to Colts via student vote
1962: Groundwork begins on new high school
1963: New high school is finished and funds are raised to start football program
1964: The new football field is completed and Bill Graham becomes Clements first football coach, Jack Cannon leaves Clements and Truman Beggs becomes basketball coach
1966: Johnny Black becomes head basketball coach and Truman Beggs becomes basketball coach at Rogersville, Clements is voted number 1 team in its class in football
1967: Clements wins State basketball tournament in Tuscaloosa
1968: Mr. Newman passes away from heart attack. He is lain in state in the Clements library of the new high school, built during his tenure, before his funeral and interment at Bethany.
I wish to thank Neal Rose and Jack Batts for adding to Mr. Newman's bio with pictures and details.
∼NEWMAN, Melville Thomas Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Aug 1968.
Melville Thomas Newman, Jr., 58, Giles County educator and former superintendent of schools, died at his summer home in the Beech Hill community, Sunday, August 4.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. James B. Wilson, Tuesday, August 6 at 2:00 p. m. at Bryson Presbyterian Church with interment in Bethany Cemetery.
Memorial services were held at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, August 6 at Clements High School, Athens, Ala., where Mr. Newman had been principal since 1954. The body lay in state at the school from Monday afternoon and was removed to Bryson Presbyterian Church after the service there Tuesday.
A son of the late M. T. and Nellie Deacon Newman, he was a native of this county, having been born here Nov. 18, 1909.
He was a 1933 graduate of Middle Tennessee State College at Murfreesboro and taught for a number of years in his native county, becoming school superintendent in 1944 until 1952.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Martha Minatra Newman; two daughters, Mrs. Fay White and Mrs. Nanette McBay, both of Athens, Ala.; one son, Jim Newman of Los Angeles, Calif.; four brothers, Joe of Atlanta, Ga., Fred of Chattanooga, and George and Bill Newman of Giles County and eight grandchildren.
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Find A Grave contributor George Newman has made a suggestion to you regarding your Find A Grave memorial for Melville Newman.
Their suggestion:
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Please merge the records of M T "Dick" Newman, Jr (#18341970) with Melville Thomas Newman, Jr (#122794222). These are the same gentleman and my great uncle.
George W. Newman, Jr
Assistant Caretaker
