Collin McKinney

1766 - 1861

Collin McKinney was a historic figure who exemplified good citizenship. His humanitarian efforts improved the community of McKinney.

What do these people have in common?

• What do you know about leadership?

• Do you think McKinney had any leaders or good citizens 100 years ago?

• What are some qualities of a good leader?

• Personal obligation for the common good-means a person feels it is his/her duty to do good things for others and for the community because it will make the community a better place in which to live. They are considerate of mankind.

• Respect for self and others-means a person’s actions show

he/she cares about him/herself

and about others.

• Responsibility-means a person is in control of

his/her actions and the results

of those actions.

Jane Addams

Jane Addams was a historical figure who was a good citizen. She was a wealthy citizen who traveled to Europe and visited a ”settlement house,” which was created for families in need.

Hull House

Jane Addams is remembered as a social worker who founded Hull House which provided:•day care for working mothers.•a community kitchen.•visiting nurses.•a meeting place for clubs and labor unions.•a place for women to use their education.•a training ground for careers in social work.

Most schools in McKinney were named for individuals who were leaders in the community and also believed in responsibility for the human good.

What do you know about our school’s name?

Let’s find out about the history of some other McKinney school names.

Read about Collin McKinney. Mr. McKinney's life was an example of good citizenship.

Talk about the words magistrate, and surveyor. Use context clues to determine a definition for the following words:– settlers – dictator

Magistrate

a civil officer who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court concerned with minor offences and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

Magistrate

Surveyor

a person who surveys land, buildings, etc. as a profession. 

settlers

a person who arrives, especially from another country, in a new place and claims the land in order to live on it and farm it.

dictator

a leader who rules a country with absolute power, usually by force.

Collin McKinney was both a magistrate and a surveyor. Find details that support Collin McKinney as a magistrate and surveyor and complete the graphic organizer.

magistrate surveyor

Use the graphic organizer and book to help organize the information about Collin McKinney. Choose from the following topics:

• Collin McKinney as a magistrate

• Collin McKinney as a surveyor