1960s

List of 6 frequently asked questions.

• The Big Move to Welch Road

  During the Thanksgiving vacation, all grades moved from the Greenville Avenue campus to the new campus on Welch Road. This was a rather challenging move, but in true Hockaday fashion, the students, faculty, and parents all pitched in to help ensure a seamless transition from one location to the next. Robert S. Lyle became the first Head of School at the new Welch Road campus.

• Dedication of the new campus

  On October 15, 1962, the trustees, staff, and students gathered for the dedication of the new campus. This would mark the first full school year on the new campus grounds. There was much excitement about this newly constructed and modern collection of buildings.
  
  In 1963, the students and faculty were just beginning to get used to the new campus on Welch Road. In the 50 years since its founding, the School has faced transitions ranging from moving to three different campuses, five heads of school, two World Wars, the Great Depression, and much more. This was an exciting time full of possibilities for the future. The new campus provided a place to expand, grow, and develop a school program that would continue to set the standard for excellence in education. The forward-looking architecture of the new buildings even spoke to the dynamic push towards advancement in technology and learning.
  

• First Black Student

  The first African-American Student, Lilli Josette Kirven '80, enters Hockaday’s first grade.

• The Kennedy Assassination

  "In years to come, students would tell others exactly what they had been studying in World History that day or that they had been memorizing adverbs on page 97 with Miss Grow when they had received the news. Teachers consoled students, but there was not much teaching of an academic nature that afternoon..." by Catherine Orr Luccock '68, excerpted from the Centennial Anthology

• The Retirement of Mrs. Oram

  Founder of the Spanish department, Mrs. Robbye Morrow Oram began her career at Hockaday in 1925 and retired in 1966. In her obituary in The Dallas Morning News, Hockaday alumna Mrs. Jaggi-Lemon remarked that “she realized we needed a multinational understanding between people. In the early years, Hockaday's foreign language focused on French. Mrs. Oram was the champion for adding Spanish to the curriculum, adding a Latin-American book collection to the library, and even establishing a Spanish club for students six years earlier. The Alumnae Association honored her by establishing the Robbye Morrow Oram Collection of Spanish-American books within the library." Many girls were grateful for Mrs. Oram's strict teaching and standard of excellence as they "found their knowledge of living, spoken Spanish the key to some of the great cultural experiences of their lives."

• Student Council Concentrates on Community Service

  During the 1964 - 1965 school year, the student council decided to sponsor a child from China. During this time, refugees were fleeing from mainland China to Hong Kong. Through this International Rescue Committee program, the Student Council committed to sponsoring one child for $18.00 a month.