▁same ▁positions ▁at ▁Ar ling ton ▁College . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁years , ▁between ▁ 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 5 0 ▁students ▁were ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁college . ▁The ▁public ▁school ▁began ▁to ▁rent ▁space ▁at ▁Ar ling ton ▁College , ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁The ▁public ▁school ▁building ▁became ▁so ▁unsafe ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁space ▁in ▁Ar ling ton ▁College ▁was ▁r ented ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 1 – 1 9 0 2 ▁school ▁year ▁until ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Ar ling ton ▁Independent ▁School ▁District ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁Although ▁the ▁public ▁education ▁system ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁improve , ▁Ar ling ton ▁College ▁was ▁closed ▁and ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁James ▁Mc Co y ▁Carl is le . ▁ ▁Carl is le ▁was ▁already ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁respect ed ▁educ ator ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Texas ▁region , ▁and ▁he ▁opened ▁the ▁Carl is le ▁Military ▁Academy ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁His ▁program ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁balance ▁between ▁course ▁work ▁and ▁military ▁training . ▁En roll ment ▁increased ▁to ▁ 1 5 0 ▁students ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁and ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁large ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁campus . ▁Baseball , ▁football , ▁basketball , ▁and ▁track ▁teams ▁were ▁begun ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁new ▁bar ra cks ,