vest on ▁and ▁S ween y , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁continu ing ▁through ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁architecture ▁practice ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁he ▁designed ▁many ▁school ▁buildings ▁for ▁the ▁West ▁Columbia ▁Independent ▁School ▁District ▁in ▁Bra z oria ▁County , ▁Texas . ▁His ▁school ▁designs , ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁West ▁Columbia ▁Element ary ▁School ▁( 1 9 5 1 ), ▁earned ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁awards ▁and ▁were ▁featured ▁in ▁numerous ▁publications . ▁ ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁an ▁expert ▁on ▁school ▁design , ▁wrote ▁and ▁lect ured ▁extens ively ▁on ▁the ▁subject , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch itect s ▁( A IA ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁school ▁architecture . ▁His ▁other ▁notable ▁projects ▁included ▁the ▁St . ▁Rose ▁of ▁Lima ▁Church ▁and ▁School ▁( 1 9 4 8 ), ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁modern ist ▁Catholic ▁church ▁in ▁Houston ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁award ▁of ▁mer it ▁from ▁the ▁A IA . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Bar th el me ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁Architecture ▁Department ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Houston , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁influ ential ▁in ▁helping ▁to ▁shape ▁the ▁program ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁years . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁William ▁Ward ▁Wat kin ▁Professor ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Architecture