Arthur Calvin Bible, also known as A.C., served in the military during World War II. Bible served on the Leander ISD board of trustees for 13 years.[/caption]
Arthur Calvin Bible, also known as A.C., served on the Leander ISD board of trustees for 13 years and became an integral part of the district’s future.
Under his leadership, a bond was passed, enabling a new high school to be built in the district. Bible also championed and secured a new football stadium, which was named after him and is located at Leander High School.
A LHS alumnus, Bible joined LISD’s school board in 1975 and served as chairman of the committee responsible for writing the city of Cedar Park’s charter in the 1980s.
“The school board was lively,” Bible said. “You [had] seven different minds. You [had] to watch what you say and do and be right about it.”
Bible served on the board until 1988 and served as board president for 10 of those years. During his time on the board, LISD bought a 12,000-seat stadium from Ector County School District in Odessa, Texas.
“The stadium was in Odessa where ‘Friday Night Lights’ started,” Bible said. “But they had to tear it down. We had to bid for it, and we got it.”
LISD needed it. The old stadium used concrete blocks for girders and steps, with boards loosely set for seats.
“All you had to do is to lean over and that little thing would have fallen down,” Bible said.
Bible watched many games at the old makeshift stadium and at the new one, he said. To honor him, the stadium was named A.C. Bible Memorial Stadium in 1989.
“His impact on the school district was great,” said Irma Howard, who served on the LISD board of trustees from 1982 until 1994. “He served as president of the school board when the school district was just beginning to take off.”
Howard said Bible was very knowledgeable about a wide range of topics, including the area, the people, geography, construction and human nature.
“He really helped guide the district when the growth was just beginning and it needed a lot of guidance to get us where we are today,” Howard said. “A.C. Bible [has] a great personality with a great wit. He is very enjoyable to be around. I don’t know anybody to not really like him [or] admire him.”
Bible said he joined the school board because he wanted to keep the district “going in the right direction.”
Bible graduated from LHS in 1935, and it burned down a year later, he said. Students attended classes in local churches to keep up with schoolwork, he said. The school that was opened afterwards contained a high school, junior high, and elementary school.
“That lasted until the '80s. It was the only place they had,” Bible said. “We had to have a new one.”
A bond was passed, and a new LHS was built, former LISD Superintendent Tom Glenn said.
“A.C was an amicable part of that,” Glenn said. “A.C. helped people understand that we had to do a better job, and they would listen to him. I have a great deal of respect for A.C. Bible. He is a wonderful man. He helped create not only our district, but also our community.”
LISD schools experienced rapid growth during Bible’s time on the board, said his sister-in-law Betty Henry.
“He had the expertise to be on the school board, and he definitely wanted to give back to the community,” she said.
Bible retired from the school board in 1988.
Bible, who turns 97 in September, joined the military and fought in World War II when he was 23 years old. He spent three years in Africa and Europe before he got out of the military in 1945.
He then went back to school before starting his electrical contracting business, and his wife, Mary, opened the Yellow Corner School in Cedar Park.
Bible now spends his time playing the fiddle and participating in weekly dominoes games with his siblings, who live within 15 miles of him.
“We have a great time together,” Henry said. “He is as lively as ever.”
Arthur Calvin Bible, also known as A.C., served in the military during World War II. Bible served on the Leander ISD board of trustees for 13 years.[/caption]
Arthur Calvin Bible, also known as A.C., served on the Leander ISD board of trustees for 13 years and became an integral part of the district’s future.
Under his leadership, a bond was passed, enabling a new high school to be built in the district. Bible also championed and secured a new football stadium, which was named after him and is located at Leander High School.
A LHS alumnus, Bible joined LISD’s school board in 1975 and served as chairman of the committee responsible for writing the city of Cedar Park’s charter in the 1980s.
“The school board was lively,” Bible said. “You [had] seven different minds. You [had] to watch what you say and do and be right about it.”
Bible served on the board until 1988 and served as board president for 10 of those years. During his time on the board, LISD bought a 12,000-seat stadium from Ector County School District in Odessa, Texas.
“The stadium was in Odessa where ‘Friday Night Lights’ started,” Bible said. “But they had to tear it down. We had to bid for it, and we got it.”
LISD needed it. The old stadium used concrete blocks for girders and steps, with boards loosely set for seats.
“All you had to do is to lean over and that little thing would have fallen down,” Bible said.
Bible watched many games at the old makeshift stadium and at the new one, he said. To honor him, the stadium was named A.C. Bible Memorial Stadium in 1989.
“His impact on the school district was great,” said Irma Howard, who served on the LISD board of trustees from 1982 until 1994. “He served as president of the school board when the school district was just beginning to take off.”
Howard said Bible was very knowledgeable about a wide range of topics, including the area, the people, geography, construction and human nature.
“He really helped guide the district when the growth was just beginning and it needed a lot of guidance to get us where we are today,” Howard said. “A.C. Bible [has] a great personality with a great wit. He is very enjoyable to be around. I don’t know anybody to not really like him [or] admire him.”
Bible said he joined the school board because he wanted to keep the district “going in the right direction.”
Bible graduated from LHS in 1935, and it burned down a year later, he said. Students attended classes in local churches to keep up with schoolwork, he said. The school that was opened afterwards contained a high school, junior high, and elementary school.
“That lasted until the '80s. It was the only place they had,” Bible said. “We had to have a new one.”
A bond was passed, and a new LHS was built, former LISD Superintendent Tom Glenn said.
“A.C was an amicable part of that,” Glenn said. “A.C. helped people understand that we had to do a better job, and they would listen to him. I have a great deal of respect for A.C. Bible. He is a wonderful man. He helped create not only our district, but also our community.”
LISD schools experienced rapid growth during Bible’s time on the board, said his sister-in-law Betty Henry.
“He had the expertise to be on the school board, and he definitely wanted to give back to the community,” she said.
Bible retired from the school board in 1988.
Bible, who turns 97 in September, joined the military and fought in World War II when he was 23 years old. He spent three years in Africa and Europe before he got out of the military in 1945.
He then went back to school before starting his electrical contracting business, and his wife, Mary, opened the Yellow Corner School in Cedar Park.
Bible now spends his time playing the fiddle and participating in weekly dominoes games with his siblings, who live within 15 miles of him.
“We have a great time together,” Henry said. “He is as lively as ever.”
