In 1904 Cousins was elected state superintendent of public instruction; under his leadership between 1905 and 1910, several important educational reforms were introduced, including state accreditation, public school taxes, and the upgrading of standards for teachers.
Cousins was in business at Longview from 1918 until 1921, when he became superintendent of the Houston public schools. There he engaged in constructive reform until 1924, when he accepted the presidency of the new South Texas State Teachers College (now Texas A&M University at Kingsville).
In 1929 he reorganized the curriculum of South Texas State College and changed its name to Texas College of Arts and Industries, seeking to provide a broader program worthy of greater financial support.
On March 3, 1932, he died of influenza. He was buried in Kingsville Cemetery. (Chamberlain Cemetery)
Robert Bartow Cousins and Dora Kelly Cousins also had a son named Ralph Pittman Cousins, 1 December 1891-15 March 1964. He was a general in the Army. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California. (Wikipedia)
Information from Handbook of Texas online.
Cousins was in business at Longview from 1918 until 1921, when he became superintendent of the Houston public schools. There he engaged in constructive reform until 1924, when he accepted the presidency of the new South Texas State Teachers College (now Texas A&M University at Kingsville).
In 1929 he reorganized the curriculum of South Texas State College and changed its name to Texas College of Arts and Industries, seeking to provide a broader program worthy of greater financial support.
On March 3, 1932, he died of influenza. He was buried in Kingsville Cemetery. (Chamberlain Cemetery)
Robert Bartow Cousins and Dora Kelly Cousins also had a son named Ralph Pittman Cousins, 1 December 1891-15 March 1964. He was a general in the Army. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California. (Wikipedia)
Information from Handbook of Texas online.
In 1904 Cousins was elected state superintendent of public instruction; under his leadership between 1905 and 1910, several important educational reforms were introduced, including state accreditation, public school taxes, and the upgrading of standards for teachers.
Cousins was in business at Longview from 1918 until 1921, when he became superintendent of the Houston public schools. There he engaged in constructive reform until 1924, when he accepted the presidency of the new South Texas State Teachers College (now Texas A&M University at Kingsville).
In 1929 he reorganized the curriculum of South Texas State College and changed its name to Texas College of Arts and Industries, seeking to provide a broader program worthy of greater financial support.
On March 3, 1932, he died of influenza. He was buried in Kingsville Cemetery. (Chamberlain Cemetery)
Robert Bartow Cousins and Dora Kelly Cousins also had a son named Ralph Pittman Cousins, 1 December 1891-15 March 1964. He was a general in the Army. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California. (Wikipedia)
Information from Handbook of Texas online.
Cousins was in business at Longview from 1918 until 1921, when he became superintendent of the Houston public schools. There he engaged in constructive reform until 1924, when he accepted the presidency of the new South Texas State Teachers College (now Texas A&M University at Kingsville).
In 1929 he reorganized the curriculum of South Texas State College and changed its name to Texas College of Arts and Industries, seeking to provide a broader program worthy of greater financial support.
On March 3, 1932, he died of influenza. He was buried in Kingsville Cemetery. (Chamberlain Cemetery)
Robert Bartow Cousins and Dora Kelly Cousins also had a son named Ralph Pittman Cousins, 1 December 1891-15 March 1964. He was a general in the Army. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California. (Wikipedia)
Information from Handbook of Texas online.
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