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Source File: 1888Pupils.htm

Akron School 1888

From the Akron Weekly Pioneer Press, December 14, 1888, a report of school examinations for two months, ending Nov 30. Only those who scaled 59 and above in their respective studies are shown.

Physiology
Flora Hilty 92
Edna Kingsley 91
Don Jones 90
Charley Highshew 100
Harlan Lower 91

Algebra
Katie Robinson 85
Albert Lewis 85
Don Jones 89
Flora Hilty 81

C. Arithmetic
Marshal Shoperd 60
Maud Cordeal 88
Edna Kingsley 98
Alta Irwin 80

Physics
Don Jones 85
Charley Highshew 89
Albert Lewis 81
Katie Robinson 80

Advanced Arithmetic
Albert Lewis 95
Charley Highshew 90
Fred Hilty 90

A Grammar
Lowell Taylor 90
Flora Hilty 90
Don Jones 90
Harlan Lower 93

B Grammar
Etta Irwin 97
Clara Bulkley 97
Maud Cordeal 85

Advanced Spelling
Edna Kingsley 100
Ernest Taylor 92

A Geography
Louie Bagley 97
Frank Mowter 94
Alta Irwin 87
Lowell Taylor 94

B Geography
Marshall Shoperd 94
Myrtle Elrod 89
Maud Cordeal 91
Katie Ferry 97
Laura Latham 97
Edna Kingsley 98
Clara Bulkley 85

U.S. History Advanced Class
Grace Stephenson 99
Flora Hilty 95
Edgar Tague 95
Charley Highshew 98
Alta Irwin 81

B U.S. History
Edna Kingsley 93
Maud Cordeal 81

Warren Woodruff, Prin
Following is the attendance at the Akron school for the month ending November 30, 1888:
Mr. Woodruff's room - 31 enrolled, average attendance 24
Miss Harpham's room - 33 and 27
Miss Irwin's room - 52 and 39

John Cordeal in McCook Nebraska History

John Cordeal was an important figure in McCook’s early history. He was born in Illinois in 1873 to Sylvester and Martha Cordeal.

In 1886, the family moved to McCook, where Sylvester opened a real estate office. At that time, McCook was still a frontier town with few boardwalks, no paved streets north of C Street, and wagons often stuck in the mud.

The city park—what is now Norris Park—was on North Main Street. It had no trees and was centered around a large, unsightly wooden water tank in the southwest corner.

The Cordeals lived in a cottage on East 2nd Street, then at the town’s edge. Sylvester Cordeal and his wife were known for their culture and literary interests. They reportedly owned one of the largest libraries in the region. Mrs. Cordeal was a prominent educator in Southwest Nebraska and a lifelong promoter of literary development in the community.

In 1912 the Akron paper reported:
Mr. John Cordeal, of McCook,was in Akron Wednesday on business. John is an Akron boy and has the honor of being the sone of the first county treasurer of Washington County 25 years ago. Mr. S. Cordeal is still on this side of the divide and resides also in McCook. He has been a subscriber to the Akron Pioneer Press for 23 years and he paid up again Wednesday. The first county treasurer's books contain the penmanship of John Cordeal when he was a little boy.

The same page has a scathing article about Mr. Cordeal—owner of the Akron Tribune newspaper—who was vilifying the school principal.

Almost certainly, this refers to Sylvester (born in Ireland) and Martha Cordeal of Livingston County, Illinois, with children John (6), Maud (3), and Ernest (6 months), all born in Illinois. Sylvester was a clerk.

By 1910, Sylvester, Martha, and John were living in McCook, Nebraska—not far from Akron, along the same railroad line. Sylvester had become a real estate agent. They were still there in 1920. By 1930, John was a lawyer in the same county, single at 56 years old.

Edna Kingsley is likely the daughter of Nathaniel and Rebecca Kingsley, who were in Pennsylvania in 1870 and 1880 censuses.   In 1900 Edna is a lodger with her brother Erastus in Denver - a school teacher born in 1871.  Erastus had proved up a quarter in 3n 53w in 1891.

In 1900 it's likely Rebecca was widowed, and moved back to Pennsylvania - Emma is a school teacher there.

In 1920 and 1930 Edna is married to John McGillivray, living in Denver.  Widowed mother Rebecca and sister Emma Kingsley are living with them.  Edna and Emma are both school teachers.  California Death Index has an Emma Kingsley born in Pennsylvania April 6  1873, dying in Los Angeles December 1, 1954 - mother's maiden name is Cole.

Clara C. Bulkley was the daughter of Oren Harrison Bulkley, born November 18 1853 in Ohio, dying September 13, 1935 in Colorado Springs.  He married Josephine Ella about 1876.

Likely they're the ones in 1900 Calaveras County, California.  O.H. is a carpenter, and Clara, born January 1875 in Ohio, is a dressmaker.

John's parents, James and Rachel Worley, were in Clay County, Kansas in 1885, with eight kids - 1 to 18.  They had moved  to Colorado Springs, by the 1900 census.  James is an "invalid" .  Three sons, John 30 is a "gas filler" - Willard 18 is a laborer,  Charles 16 is a laborer.

In 1910 Colorado Springs C.C. Worley is married (six years)  to John F. Worley.  John, 41, born in Kansas,  is a carpenter for the railroad, and they have Lina B. 4, born in California. 

Clara C. Worley is 44 in 1920, widowed, and living with her parents in Colorado Springs..  Son Oren is 9, and Roy Everett Worley is 7.

They're still in Colorado Springs in 1930 (sons Oren and Roy are still with her) - widowed sister Jennie Shank is with Clara.  Clara's father Oren Bulkley is the head of the household, at age 70 a carpenter in a gold mill.  There's also Raymond H. Bone, 28, widowed (???), born in Colorado, grandson of Oren.  He's an electrician in a mineral mine.  He was living with Oren and Josephine in 1910 and 1920, too.

The gravestones below are in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.


Frank Mowrer is likely CHARLES FRANKLIN MOWRER - spelled Mourer, Mowerer, Mower

In 1880 an Edward Perry Mourer is farming in Illinois,  married to Lydia.  They have Ezra-20 and his wife Isabel 18, James T. 18, Mary # 13, Obid S.14, Ortha D. 8, Charles F. 8, Samuel 3, Minnie 3months.

It looks like "Frank" went back to Kansas, and at least one time - in 1940 - was a solicitor for a fire insurance company in Denver in 1917.  He lived at 1402 South Broadway.

He's in the 1920 census in Denver - born 1876 in Nebraska,  married to Laura, and they have four children.

Harlan Lower has to be the William H. Lower in the Denver 1910 census - born in Ohio in 1871 (which matches an Ancestry marriage record from 1898.  William and Laura have Frank -8, and Ruth -5.

So he must be the William H. Lower in Clay County, Nebraska in 1880.  Son of Joseph L. Lower and Susan F. Lower.  Joseph is a minister, born 1830 in Pennsylvania.  Joseph and Susan have Margaret 18, Ralph 16, Albert 12, and William 8.

J.L. Lower was the Presbyterian minister in Akron in 1888. (Akron Pioneer Press of October 19, 1888)

FindAGrave has Harlan dying in 1924, buried in Denver.

Has to be related to the 31-year-old minister Joseph Lower in the 1910 census of Denver - born in Pennsylvania.

George Bagley had homesteaded in Washington County - just a little south of Akron - and so did Elmer and Akfred Bagley.

Likely the Louie Bagley attending school is the son of George - in 1880 Cedar County, Iowa Louis is 11, with parents George and Mary.  Ellsworth is 20, Alfred 13, and Mirtle 6.

George is in Washington County in the 1900 census, and likely is the George Baggley buried in the Akron cemetery in 1906.

On September 6, 1901 the Pioneer Press reported that  "Mrs. Loftiss and Miss Bagley having resigned after four and three years of faithful service."  That night be Myrtle.

D.W. Irwin was on the first school board, according to Andreas' History, and Miss Hettie Irwin was the first teacher.

In 1898 Emma Pearl Irwin gave an oration at the school graduation.

Alta M. Irwin is 25, born in Illinois October 1874 in the 1900 Akron census,  a school teacher living with her father D.W , a ranch man, and mother C.J., postmistress. Brother W.F. is 21,  sister Emma is 19, and sister A. Gertrude is 14. (William F. 31, born Iowa, is a teamster in 1910 Denver, married to Caroline with one-year-old Harold.  He's still in Denver in 1920, salesman at a grocery, with two more kids.  In 1930 he's still a salesman, and the three kids are with them.  In 1940 Denver he doesn't have an occupation, and neither does 25-year-old Wilbert)

In 1880 they were in Furnas County, Nebraska.  David W. is a farmer, Cynthia J. is keeping house/  Alta is 5, brother John H. is 3, and brother Frank is 1.

In 1895 the Akron Pioneer Press is owned by D.W. Irwin, and in 1904 he's operating a grocery store.

(there's a John H. Irwin buried in the Akron cemetery in 1902. Probably the 23-year-old stockraiser in the 1900 census, married in 1900 to Georgia.  The Akron newspaper of December 3, 1903 reported that "Last Christmas John Irwin, son of D.W. Irwin, was shot and killed by Joseph Meenan.  The two men were adjoining farmers and quarreled over the pasturing of stock.  Meenan was also show by Irwin at the same time, but recovered in a Denver hospital, and two months later Meenan was assassinated on the prairie near his home.  A few days later George I. Tuttle, a wealthy stock raiser of eastern Colorado, his oldest son and four others were arrested charged with Meenan's assassination."

Frank, Cynthia, and Emmy are in Irondale, Adams County, Colorado in 1910.  Frank is a real estate agent, Cynthia a postmistress, and Emmy is a saleslady.

In 1911 "Misses Alta Irwin and Clara Steck are home from Greeley to spend the holidays."  In September they were attending the first term of the state Normal school at Greeley.

The Akron newspaper of April 3, 1914 reported that Mrs. D.W. Irwin, former postmistress, died at Derby, Colorado

In the same issue as the school list was a paragraph including "Messrs. Glimp & Ferry, proprietors of the City meat market.."

In March 1888 "R.C. Ferry went up to Denver to see the sights."

In April 1898 Misses Katie Ferry and Abbie Beeney are home this week from Denver where they are attending school.

In September 1898 Miss Katie Ferry conducted a session on the Influence of the Teacher In and Out of the Sunday School

In 1899 Katie attended a regional public school teacher meeting at Akron.   "Kate Ferry taught her first school" at Otis in 1899.

 

In September 1911 the Pioneer Press reported that Miss Flora Hilty, of Denver, arrived Tuesday and will teach a term of school in the Cody district.

She might be Florence Hilty, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah Hilty.  Joseph was a farmer in 1880 Peoria County, Illinois.  Florence was born about 1873, and John about 1869

In 1900 Denver Joseph (Nilly in the index) is a teamster, with Sarah G born May 1847 in Ilinois.  John and Florence McNeill  (McNeille in the index) are at the same address, John a baker.    They've been married two years.

Sarah was widowed in the 1910 Denver census, with two boarders.

Florence and John McNeill are in Fremont County, Wyoming in 1910.  John is a baker.  Son Joseph is eight years old, born in Colorado.

Sarah was widowed in 1920, living with John and Florence B. McNeill in Fremont County, Wyoming

Sarah, John and Florance (sic) are back in Denver in 1930.  John (at 69 years old) is a repair carpenter for a steam railroad.

Florance is widowed in 1940, living in Denver, in the same residence as in 1935.

Andreas' History has "among the first settlers were ... ..D.W. Irwin...... Joseph Hilty...... S. Cordeal....Perry Highshew

One Ancestry family tree has C. Perry Highshew born 1832 in Ohio, marrying Mary Walters Morton about 1865, living in Livingston County, Illinois in 1870 and 1880, working as a carpenter, dying 1902 in Monte Vista, Colorado (over 300 miles from Akron)

In 1900 Perry, Mary, Charles, and Mattie are in Loveland, Larimer County - Perry is a landlord, Charles H. born Feb 1869 in Illinois a day laborer, and Mattie Feb 1871 in Illinois a teacher.

Charles H. died October 19, 1900, and is buried at Loveland.  C.P. is buried at the Monte Vista Homelake Colorado State Veterans Center

The Salt Lake Tribune of October 2, 1904 said "Miss Harphan has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Don Porter at the Kenyon." (Probably the Kenyon Hotel, opened in 1899 by Don Porter)

Probably not  the Miss Emily C. Harphan who spoke on flower arrangement at a garden club meeting at the Yacht club in Clearwater, recently arrived from her northern home in Akron, O..  This one was born in 1873.

Possibly the sisters Ella and Emily Harphan  - 20 and 21 years old in 1880 Adams County Nebraska (two railway centers to the east of Akron). But Eliza married Darwin Needham in 1887, and had a son that year.  So probably not Eliza.

J.L. Taylor was a druggist in Akron in 1888.  One ad said "J.L. Taylor & Co. - gasoline and coal oil"

Edgar Tague is probably the one in 1880 and 1885 Buffalo County, Nebraska (about 200 miles from Akron.  Edgar, born 1873 in Indiana,  is the eldest of five children. Father John Tague is a farmer. 

Ancestry.com has John Newton Tague, born August 1846 in Indiana, marrying Rachel Tabatha Wilkins January 9. 1870.

John N Tague homesteaded in 2n51w (close to Akron) proving up in 1892, so he probably moved there in 1887. He acquired another parcel of land via a "timber claim" in 1895. He was a busy person, in 1892 elected president of the Washington County Teachers Association and was listed as a Superintendent.

November 24, 1888
Newton Tague, son of John N. Tague of Akron, Died last Sunday night after a lingering illness. The funeral ceremonies were held at the church in the presence of a large number of friends and acquantances of the family. The choir rendered several appropriate selections and Rev. Lower delivered a few well-chosen remarks. The deceased was a quiet, industrious boy of exemplary habits and while working at Pineo contracted a fever from which he died.

A month later, December 21, 1888 their daughter Pearlie B. Tague died. She was born January 26, 1876.

John died in 1921 and is buried in Lawton, Oklahoma

AKRON, COLORADO, MAY 12. 1891 PRESIDENT BENJAMIN HARRISON 

THE President made his farewell Colorado speech at Akron at 9 o'clock at night. The Reception Committee consisted of Hon. D. W. Irwin, R. S. Langley, and J. M. Aitkin. Upward of 3,000 people welcomed the distinguished travellers. Colonel Griffith and Gen. L. C. Colby,
Commander Nebraska State Guards, joined the party at Akron as the representatives of Governor John M. Thayer.

Commander John N. Tague, of Akron Post, G. A. R., introduced President Harrison, who said :

My Friends It is very kind of you to gather here to-night as we pass by. We have had a very pleasant trip. Our interest in your State and our appreciation of its great resources have been very much increased on this visit. I am glad to find indeed, I knew I should find the same people here that we have in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Most of you come from some of those States, and you are not new people. I have been very much pleased to notice that here, as well as in the East, you take deep interest in schools and in all those things that tend to elevate a community and to
set social order on a firm and secure basis. Allow me to thank you again, and to bid you good-night, [Cheers.]

Mr. and Mrs. Tague left Akron in September 1896 with two covered wagons headed east.  They had been feted with a grand reception at the Pickett residence, with the Akron Band playing.  "Dick" Jones purchased their house.

October 23 1896 the Akron newspaper reported that the Tagues had "located" in Manhattan, Kansas

In October 1897 an Akron resident visited Mr. and Mrs. Tague at their home in Manhattan, Kansas.  The 1900 census has them there, with nine children - up to 21 years old.  John is a "delivery ????"

Edgar L. Tague is at the University of Colorado, Class of '98, in the "Prep Deb" club (maybe a debate team?).  He must have followed his parents to Kansas.  In 1917 Edgar Lemuel Tague is a chemist at the "government experiment station" (probably the state agriculture college's research farm), married to Kate M. Tague.  He said he was born January 30, 1873.

In 1920 he and Kate have Virginia, 5.  They are living with Kate's parents T.B. and Nancy Haslam in Manhattan.  Edgar is a professor of chemistry.

In 1930 Edgar is still teaching at the college.  He's 56, Kate is 50, and they have Elinor 17, Virginia 15, and Robert 10.

Edgar Lemuel Tague in the Manhattan cemetery, death in 1934.  The Scientific Notes of February 1934 says

In 1935 Kate is widowed, living at 2115 Mission Avenue in San Diego.  She's probably the Marion K Tague in SSDI, born January 27, 1880, dying in San Diego June 15, 1972.  California Death Index lists her birthplace as Kansas.

In 1910 John and Rachel are in Lawton, Oklahoma, with six children.  John is a drayman, son Milo 25 manages a lumberyard, Walter, 28, is a laborer, Grace, 20, is a stenographer.

The 1913 city directory has Ruth and Freda, both teachers, and Grace - stenographer at First National Bank - at the same 901 F Avenue address

They're still in Lawton in 1920, and John is retired.  Daughter Ruth, 29,married to bookkeeper Alfred Weichbrodt, is living with them.

In 1921 John sold 120 acres south of Akron to J.B. Fisher

John and Rachel, dying in 1921 and 1928, are buried in Highland Cemetery, Lawton.

Son Milo Tague was in Lawton, too,.  Milo M. Tague manages a lumberyard  in the 1917 city directory and 1920 census there, born 1884 in Nebraska.  He's married to Edna E., and they have Doris C., 8, Helen E., 14-months. 

His WWI registration has Milo Morton Tague, born August 10, q88e.

Milo in the 1932 city directory is President of Tague-Lucas Hardware Co.. and Edna is Vice-President.

Milo served on the city council in the 1940's, and died September 18, 1953. (the 1955 city directory has Edna as Widow of Milo)

Grace in the 1920 Lawton census, said she was born about 1889 in Colorado - she's married to William C. Munroe and has two children.

Freda was also married in the 1920 Lawton census, to Foust Harpe.  She said she was born about 1894 in Colorado.

John B. registered in 1917 in Lawton, said he was born June 23, 1894 in Akron Colorado.  He stated he was employed at Fort Logan H. Roots ??, Arkansas.  In 1930 he's an attorney in Little Rock, married to Fern, (Missouri Marriage Record of John B. Tague to Ethel F. Claflin in Carthage, Jasper County April 2, 1922)  with three children.

Walter Wayland Tague registered in Lawton,  stating his birth date was March 19, 1886.  He works at the Minnetonka Lumber Company, and is married to Jessie..

In the Lawton 1928 directory he's a bookkeeper at a lumber company.

In 1930 he's moved to Garber, Oklahoma - managing a lumberyard.  They have Earl, 15, Jack,  12. Max, 8, and daughter Jesse, 4.

In 1931he's managing Antrim Lumber Co in Garber.

Walter died June 8, 1943, and is buried in Lawton.

Millie, the oldest of John and Rachel's children, had married W.N. Brezendine in Topeka in January 1900.,  He's a groceryman in 1910 Topeka, Kansas.  They have three young sons.

In the 1916 Topeka directory Wm N. is a foreman for James Brizendine contractors and builders

In 1920 Topeka Wm. is a carpenter..  He's William, in the 1930 census,  a contractor, still in Topeka, but the sons are not with them.

Millie died in Topeka November 16, 1966

Albert Lewis in 1911 with Fred Hilty spent a day in Akron visiting old friends.

He might be a son of Jesse and Martha Lewis - married in Iowa in 1854.  Jesse died in 1877, and Martha was left with a bunch of kids.  And there's an Albert Lewis and Mary Lewis living with their grandparents Otis and Jane Darling in Newport, Wisconsin in 1880.  He's 7, born in Nebraska

Martha's son Matthew was out in Washington County in 1910, and Albert could very well have been living with him in 1888. 

More likely he's the son of Henry Lewis, president of the Farmers and Traders Bank, who "arrived in Akron" per the October 19, 1888 newspaper.  Andreas' History says Phillips and H.A. Lewis started that bank in 1886. Other 1888 notices have H.A. Lewis dissolving his partnership with J.E. Phillips in the bank and promising "as generous accommodations as are consistent with sound banking.  Henry Lewis, President and H.A. Lewis, Cashier "

 There's an Albert Lewis (right year and birthplace) in Washington, D.C.  in 1900, married to Aurora.  He's a railway conductor.

Aurora G. Fligg was a stenographer in Denver in 1896.

He's a bank teller in 1910 Denver.  He and Aurora have Marjorie, 10, born in D.C., and Marion , 5, born in Colorado

City directories list him as Albert Henry Lewis

In 1920 he, Aurora, and Marion are in Los Angeles.  Albert is head cashier at a bank.

In 1930 Aurora is widowed, living in Los Angeles with her mother Carrie Fligg.

In 1940 she's living with daughter Marion and her husband Neil Smith in Los Angeles.

Aurora G. Lewis,  born April 13, 1875 in Iowa, died in Los Angeles October 3, 1963.


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Source File: 1899Teachers.htm

Washington County School Teachers in 1899

From the Akron Weekly Pioneer Press, September 8, 1899

The following is a list of school districts in Washington County, Colorado, and their assigned teachers for the 1899 school year. This summary reflects educational staffing as reported at the beginning of the fall term.


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Source File: 1900 Hyde school closing exercises.htm

Hyde School Closing Exercises March 1900

The following is the program of the March 1900 closing exercises of the Hyde School, just 70 were present according to C.W Holt, Teacher.

Recitations

Dialogues

Songs and Hymns

Closing

From the March 20, 1900 edition of a Washington County or Yuma County newspaper
County Coordinator note: The foregoing program was poorly transcribed from a newspaper described as the Akron News-Reporter. However, the ANR didn't come into existence until 1929 when RB Cooley merged the Akron News and the Akron Reporter.

I have re-arranged the entries under broad catagories such as Recitations, Songs, etc. so it is no longer in the order performed if, indeed, it was in chronological order in the first place.

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Source File: 1902Graduation.htm

Akron Class of 1902 Graduation Exercises

From the Akron Weekly Pioneer Press
May 23, 1902

A gentleman who has attended many graduation exercises stated to a Pioneer Press reporter last Friday night that he never attended exercises that were better planned and more successfully carried out.

The Presbyterian church was well filled with patrons of the school and many friends came from a distance to share in the pleasures of the evening.  The class was not large but what was lacking in numbers was made up in other directions.  As for the musical numbers they were simply splendid and those ladies and gentlemen who favored the audience with their art in music are entitled to thanks for the excellence in which the various solos were rendered.  Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Jones, Miss Floy Yeamons Messrs Seely and Ferry.  They all elicited praise for the correct way in which music of high grade was rendered.  It has again been demonstrated that Akron is musical.

The raised platform was almost a solid bank of flowers which added to the attractiveness of the occasion, and behind them sat the graduation class, consisting of Misses Mazie May Davis, Mary Alpha Bailey and Agnes Della Newsom, and the little flower girls - Margaret Butts and Gladys McCue.  The teacher, Mr. Howe, also occupied a seat on the stage.  As each member of the class finished an oration the ushers passed through the audience and gathered presents and flowers that were given with lavish hand.  A number of beautiful presents were carried to the platform while the hot houses of Denver contributed their choicest roses, carnations, etc.

"From Nebula to Now" was the title of MIss Mazie Davis' oration and in both matter and manner of its delivery was all that could have been desired.  Her delivery was excellent and showed that much care had been exercised in its preparation.  It is useless to attempt to outline the oration, the title itself giving an idea of the subject.  It was received with applause as the young lady took her seat.

Miss Alpha Bailey chose for her oration the subject "Life is What We Make it."  Miss Alpha showed that great diligence had been used in perfecting herself for this the most trying ordeal of her life, but she acquitted herself with credit and showed a mind carefully trained which reflected the application and attention she has always given to her school work.

The honor of class valedictorian was assigned to Miss Delia Newsom and right well did she perform her task.  Her oration, "Ulysses" was rendered in a way that showed that the last weeks of her school life had not been idle ones.  Her delivery was good and the remarks addressed to her teacher and the school board were touching.  It is fortunate when scholars realize that life in earnest has only begun and that childish things have been put away, and henceforth life is a struggle and victory comes only to the strong of heart.  It is no wonder then that the good man who for four years has trained the minds of the class should be remembered by the young ladies who have just entered the battleof life.

May their victories be great and the blessings coming through the victory be many.

When this part of the program was concluded Rev. J. Cameron, in a few appropriate remarks, presented the diplomas, and the benediction by Rev. W.E. Perry followed. Many of the audience lingered to tender congratulations and well wishes to the young ladies whom we have all known as little girls and in whose future welfare we all feel the greatest concern.

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Source File: 1915Eighth.htm

Akron Primary School 8th Grade County Examination 1915

From the Akron Weekly Pioneer Press
May 28, 1915

The following is a list of the Eighth graders, with their averages, who passed the county examination, which was held April 1915:

Edna Colden, 95 9-10
Joe Elder, 80 1-10
Gordon Auld, 81 6-10
Eva Lair, 84 3-10
Arnold Burkholtz, 84
Gladys Campbell, 1
Oral Hart, 83 3-5
Trim Barlow, 84 1-10
Gladys Morritt, 82 2-5
Odes Smith, 81 3-5
Verner Hayne, 82
Harry Skiles, 78 9-10
Zella Lockie, 86 3-5
Frances Larsen, 78 9-10
Ida Six, 87 9-10
Mildred King, 81 1/2
Ray Jefferson, 83 1/2
Delbert Venrick, 82 3-10
Frances West, 83 4-5
Maynard Repp, 76 3-5
Lucile Jasper, 84 9-10
Agnes Delaney, 84 1/2
Edith Troth, 75 4-5
Myrtle Sharp, 88 5-10
Lena Chizek, 82 1-10
Ocal Hart, 89 9-10
Ida Arnett, 87 3-10
La Verne Carr, 82 2-5
Millard Finkner, 75
Leslie Resler, 85 12
Brice Henry, 85 1/2
Fay Carey, 87 1-10
Mae Carey, 84 1-10
Millie Edwards, 85 3-10
Vance Carpenter, 78 3-5
Cecil Arnold, 75 1/2
Alice Johnson, 83 7-10
Owen Etter, 83 3-10
Agnes E. Wright, 78 1-5
Iva L. Barnes, 87 12
Richard Brown, 80
Opal E. Krause, 82 1-10
Clarence Larson, 82 2-10
Flora Margaret Forsythe, 84 3-5
Emma Lewis, 77
Hazel Arnold, 77 2-10
Agatha Davis, 75
Verl Carpenter, 78 1-10
Madge Auten, 79
Ruth Huff, 81
Ima Peak, 83 7-10
Dick Evans, 74 1-10
Carl Hassig, 81 1/2


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Source File: 1917Normal.htm

Northeastern Colorado Teachers Convention 1917

WELCOME, THRICE WELCOME TO THE TEACHERS
From the Wray Rattler, August 2, 1917

   All are glad you are here in Wray even if only for a short time and that the Normal is the splendid success that it is. The teachers are here, whole bevies of them. 280 of them are registered, but all have not yet arrived. Thus did the Normal Institute for this district open last Monday for the two weeks session.

   To Miss Clara Tegner, County Superintendent, is due the bringing to Wray of these splendid people, and Wray has, in the mental sense, opened her arms to them.  They are of us and ar us, for the two next weeks. The town and all its accessories belong to these bright young ladies and gentlemen upon whom for the next year at least, and possibly for many years to come, rests the responsibility of directing the minds of the youth of Northeastern Colorado to higher and nobler ideals.

   Second to the home only stand the teachers in responsibility and liability for the growth and expansion of youthful minds.  And it may well be said that the teachers as a whole, devote more real labor toward qualifying themselves for the responsibility that rests upon them than any other agency, not even excepting a majority of the homes.  That is why they are here for two weeks, entering upon their daily grind at 7:45 each morning and continuing until 4:00 in the afternoon, through the heat of this heated season.

   The Normal is under the direct supervision of Prof. Mooney, of Greeley; H.M Barrett, of Denver; Mrs. Jane Louise McGrath, of New York, and Mrs. Grace Ellen Shoe Smith, of Denver, assisted by county superintendents of most of the counties of the district.  And they do say that wonderfully helpful courses are being followed.  But the work is interspersed with other things of a helpful nature that make the sessions most interesting.  One of these is the chapel hour each morning at ten, when educational lectures and discussions are given.  Then, outside the regular normal work Prof. Mooney and others plan to enliven things, such as last night they had a story hour on the rocks south of the school house.  These things all contribute to enlivening the occasion.  Tomorrow morning, under the auspices of the Commercial Club, if a sufficient number desire to go, they will be taken to the Vernon Chautauqua.  This will be another pleasant feature.  And as soon as it can be arranged the gentlemen will give an entertainment for the ladies of the Normal.  And here will be another grand time.  All these things taken together contribute in a wonderful way to the pleasures of the occasion and smooth the knots of the hard problems they encounter in the school room.  Next to Yuma county, Logan county has the largest enrolment, and this paper violates no confidence when it states that Miss Flora Allison, superintendent of Logan county, is highly gratified that this is true.

   Among the superintendents, besides the resident superintendent, is Miss Flora Allison, of Logan county; Miss Emma Carlson, of Sedgwick county, and Charlie Cochrane, of Morgan county.  Rosa E. Bachman, of Washington county, and all the other superintendents of the district are expected to be present before the sessions close.

    Following is the list of the enrollment to date:

YUMA COUNTY

   Fern Allison, Ethel Akey, Vivian Ambler, Pearl Anderson, May Atkinson, Olive S. Basquin, Beulah Briggs, Rosa Beezley, V.H. Bishop, Ruth Baker, Virginia Bruce, Anna Bolender, Frank Bower, Lena D. BUchanan, Fannie Bushford, Fay Breckenridge, Julia Brophy, Ina G. Crum, Ida Crews, Fannie Crews, Maggie Calhoon, Mary B. Carter, Cora Conway, Fern Coston, Bessie Conway, Lulu Coston, Foster W. COe, Corrine Conrad, Louise Davidson, Grace Daniela, Leo Devlin, Lorine Darling, Nina Dickson, Vera E. Devine, Ora Elliott, Maude Essig, A. Mary Emanuel, Jennie E. Funk, Edith Gimer, Gertrude Gilleland, Mrs. N.J. Gilleland, Ettie Galbreath, Amelia Gordan, Matilda Gerber, Ruth Groves, Isabel Grigsby, Francis K. Hall, Minnie Hubbard, Elsie Hughes, Mary Heinrichs, Goldie a Hedman, Catherine Hyatt, Pauline Hill, Ellen Jones, Doris Jordan, Margaurite Kellman, Beatrice Kriemelmeyer, Wayne Kohlman, Dorothy Klein, Anna Klein, Minnie E. Lewis, Callie Lawrence, Mabel Lohman, Gladys Leininger, Clara Leininger, W.B. Mooney, W.O. McCullack, Bryan J. Monley, Jessie Lee Moore, Edith Morford, Jane Louise McGrath, Mrs. M.M McClelland, Lillian Martin, Lee Maags, Stella May, Anna Mercer, Margorie Nordahl, Verda Polly, W.A. Post, C.E. Patton, Blair Roush, Belle Roush, Atla Ramsey, May Rice, Elsie Rose, Ruth Rowley, Goldie M. Shell, Mildren B. Shell, Elenor Shirkey, Lorena Stewart, Harriet E.Short, Bessie Stewart, Lila Sisson, Clifton Smith, Glen Soper, Dorothy Smith, John C. Starnes, Clara V. Tegner, Vernon C. Trunde, Austine Turman, Ronald Wilson, Fay Wooley, Agnes Watson, F.B. Williams, Nellie G. Wilson, Donna Willmeyer.

LOGAN COUNTY

   Nell Allen, Flora Allison, Grace Allison, Ada Arnett, Nada I. Bullard, Leona Beahn, Jela Beahn, Nellie Beattie, Hazel Bradley, Lulu Brooks, Mrs. Louisa Cole, Helen C. Crichton, William Crichton, Celeste Donnelly, Nettie Damm, Verne Elliott, Grace L. Fisher, Thela Gossage, Louise Hager, Eva B. Hitt, Goldyn F. Horney, Adeline Jamison, Ruth M. Kelsey, Marie Mehl, Minnie Mitchell, Ina McMahon, May Munson, Opal North, Hoberta Odor (sic), Mary O'Rourke, Olga Ourecky, Myrta J. Pantall, Mrs. S. R. Parvin, Mildred M. Patterson, Jennie Richardson, Evlyn Robirds, Lucile Reynolds, J.A. Sexson, Anna B. Shackley, Georgia M. Smith Nettie Smith, Ethel M. Snider, Hazel Souders, Bessie Stout, Clara Sutherland, Emma B. Scott, Grace Ellen Shoe Smith, Bessie Schneider, Emma Teller, Sarah Williams, Vira Wittwer, Minerva Waterfield.

WASHINGTON COUNTY

   Pearl Andries, Irma Bennett, Hazel Byron, Lavena Carpenter, Mary Carpenter, Eloise Carre, Marly L. Crosby, Daisy Dyer, Allie Emick, Florence Frederickson, Helen Faris, Ruby Galloway, Clara Gerunse, Edna Gramse, Gwendolyn Halladay, Joy B. Hamlin, Leslie Lee Harris, Lilly Jacobson, Alta Johnson, Lucile Kriemeyer Lucille (sic), Julia M. Keenan, Florence King, Grace McBride, Lulu Murray, L. Opan Payne, Gladys Roberts, Walter Ransom, Martha Shane, Lillie Shane, Anna Shane, Lettie Sutton, Carrie Thompson, Eva Wisdom, Mary M. Young.

MORGAN COUNTY

   A.B. Anderson, Ethel M. Allison, Miriam Braden, Nellie Brawler, Frances Brown, Mrs. C.P Cochran, Elsie Elliott, Jeanette Edwards, Bernice Fay, Gladys Groves, Ruth Henderson, May Leise, Lillian McVey, Bessie T. McClintock, Helen E. Rose, Pattie Roberts, Laura Resch, Stella Stafford, Mrs. Pansy Smiley, Alice Short, Mrs. Anna L. Sherwood, Jennie M. Tucker, Bessie Weber, Minnie Wisroth, Pauline Woodward.

SEDGWICK COUNTY

   Rose Bennett, Emma Carlson, Louise Dunlap, Grace Dutton, Helen Engelhardt, Olga L. Everson, Pauline Froid, Archie V. Hinds, Eva Hiatt, Earle Johnson, Martha J. Kissack, Ethel Kissack, Doris Kinsman, Stella Smelser, Carolyn Sherman.

PHILLIPS COUNTY

   Adelphia Brown, Ruth Collins, Freida Dudden, Bertha Guy, Ethma Harmon, Martha Hyers, Elizabeth Kropp, Pauline Lyon, John Moore, Eliza A. Thompson, Ruth Weheirmeier, Ruth Webb, Ethelyn E. Zoll.


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Source File: AkronAward1920.htm

Akron Schools 1920

From the Akron Weekly Pioneer Press
November 26, 1920

Miscellaneous notes from from Akron classes in 1920

The officers of our Junior Red Cross are as follows: President, Garnett Scott; Vice-president, William Sloane; Secretary, Oralee Salley; Treasurer, Herbert Names.

Mr. Deal's civic class is drafting for the government of the organization. These rules will be submitted to the student body for adoption.

The girls glee club of our school is giving us some real musical treats. They have several dates to be filled in the near future. We are proud of them.

We were glad to have so many of our friends with us on last Friday afternoon. It does both the teachers and pupils good when you show an interest in our school.

Ray Humerickhouse, who is teaching in Pinneo, visited us last Friday afternoon.

On last Friday afternoon Dr. Dooley vaccinated about twenty-five pupils and teachers here at school. We only wish that more would take this precaution which protects not only self but others.

The following pupils made highest grades in the subjects indicated in their respective rooms for the second period ending November 19th:

Spelling:

Fifth grade, Aladean Laymen, 99%
Sixth grade, John Cochrum, 95%
Seventh grade, Goldie Clark, 97%
Eighth grade, Dorothy Wilcox, 98%

Arithmetic:

Fifth grade, Nellie Irwin, 93%
Sixth grade, Myrle __, 93%
Seventh grade, Goldie Clark and Helen Galbraidth, both 95%
Eighth grade, Her__ ___, 96%.

The following pupils have been neither tardy nor absent the first three months of the school year:

Kindergarten - Irene Borth, Gertrude Turner, Eva May Wilson First Grade - Marian Rowland, __ Stevens, Oscar Fallert, Earlo Bumley, Harriette Palmer, Boby Blaeser, Faye Sears

Second Grade - Dale Gray, Earlyoa Griffith, Elmer Hare, Donald McClure, Glenn Rowland, Lila Elam, Wilma Grooms, Grace Hackett, Gudrum Herigstadt, Elsie Smith, Ruby Stevens, Thelma Stout, Eva Weaver, Juanita Weaver, Woodrow Wilson, James Harris

Third Grade - Alpha Duncan, Lucille Gilett, Pearl Lumley, Helen McCabe, Margaret Sears, Leona Stevens, Olivia Wynne, Elmer Fritz, Ronald Howe, Marcellus Miller, Morris Cross

Fourth Grade - Russel Borth, Merle Gray, Theodore Hackett, John Palmer, Scott Palmer, Chalkley Wilson, Myrnia Borth, Grace Fallert, Mildred Groom, Leona Madison, Marie Wright

Fifth grade - Gertrude Adair, Alva Sears, Mabel Parks, Newel Dole, Thelma Fallert, Lola May Clifford, Dale Borth, Vera Cramer, Roy Kopish, Hugh Cooley, Carl McGuire

Sixth Grade - Ochal Wilson, Suone Miller, Muriel Shirle, Imogene Trovlager, Luster Hyder, Patricia Davis, Myrle Parks, Edgar Andrews, Edward Steinbrink

Seventh Grade Margaret Bogart, Goldie Clark, Violet Clark, Oralee Salley, Jessie Wilson, Norris Cross, Elmer Gillette, Eugene Little, Earl Waldron, Dennis Wright

Eighth Grade - Vera Gray, Blanche Keicher, Mabel Layton, Thelma Schmidt, Blanche Wright, Frances Wright, Beuford Blauser, Alfred Duncan, Elden McCabe, Herbert Names, William Sloane, Otto Steinbrink, Ray Turner


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Source File: AkronGrad1900.htm

Akron Graduation Exercises Program 1900

From the Akron Weekly Pioneer Press, May 18, 1900

Akron High School
On the evening of
Friday May 18, 1900


PROGRAMME

                     Invocation
                     March ---- Mandolin and Guitar, Messrs. Jamison and Chambers
                     Salutory And Oration ---- Julius Caesar ---- Earl Edgar Dole
                     Oration ---- The Fate Of Reforms ---- Myrtle Scott Wilson
                     Duet ---- Messrs. Jamison And Chambers
                     Oration ---- The Charm Of Distance ---- Savillis Eva Shelley
                     Oration ---- The Open Door ---- Luelia Floy Yeamons
                     Instrumental Duet ---- Mr. And Mrs. J.A. Forsythe
                     Oration ---- Lost In A Crowd ---- Myrtle Cary
                     Oration And Valedictory ---- Beyond The Alps Lies Italy ---- Minnie Mae Middlecoff
                     Instrumental Duet --- Messrs. Jamison And Chambers
                     Presentation Of Diplomas ---- Mrs. D.F. Foor
                     Benediction


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Source File: AkronGrad1913.htm

Washington County High School System Graduating Class 1913

From the Akron Weekly Pioneer Press
May 9, 1913

Following are the names of those who will be graduated in 1913 from the Washington County High School System

Gladys Duncan
Edith Forsythe
Grace Gillespie
Lulu Horn
Edith Johnson
Agnes McWilliams
Guidotta Muntzing
Dora Shane

The girls are getting ready for the event with new hats, new gowns, and all the practice necessary for a great graduation ceremony. It is making an unusual amount of hard work for the graduates and teachers but it is entirely worth it.

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Source File: AkronGrad1922.htm

Washington County High School System Graduating Class 1922

From the Akron Pioneer Press
May 12, 1922

SCHEDULE

Sunday evening, May 14th 1922. Rev. D. D. Woodworth, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Otis, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of the Washington County High School System 7:30 pm in the new Methodist church at Akron. His subject is "The Open Door". Special music by the high school will be a feature of the program.

Tuesday Evening, May 16th 1922. The graduating class will present its Senior Joy Night program in the Clark Opera House. On this occasion the seniors will recall many of the experiences of their high school life.

Friday evening, May 19th 1922. Commencement exercises will be held at the Methodist church in Akron. Judge H.P. Burke of the State Supreme Court, will give the commencement address.

Graduates are:
Dale Cooley (Otis)
Gordon Hunsaker
Frances Setterburg
Clyde Read
Helen Murray
Gretta Ball
Trevor Cross
Olga Barta
Carl Huffer
Reva Buckhart
Irene Little
Lloyd Scrivner
Gaylord Clark
Avis Turner
Lauretta Klein
Lawrence Saywell
Hazelle Murray
Olive Odell
Earl Miller
Merle Frederick
James Potter
Dassie McAfee
Ethel McAfee
The class motto is: "Don't be a crank - be a self-starter."
Class colors: Orange and black
Class flower: Yellow jonquil

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Source File: AkronPrimary1888.htm

Akron Primary School Report March 1888

From the Akron Weekly Pioneer Press
March 30, 1888

Report of the Akron Primary School for the month commencing Feb 27th and ending March 23d 1888

Whole number of pupils enrolled, 41.
Average daily attendance, 33.
Names of pupils tardy but not absent: Ada Latham, Nellie Annable, Clinton Annable, Bruce Ball.
Names those absent but not tardy:
   Gracie Elrod, Lily Furee, Cora Herndon, Addie Sterns, Harry Little, Ralph Adams, Guy Tomlinson, Joe Tyler.

Record of deportment

Lily Force 100
Nellie Derby 100
Lily Howell 100
Addie Sterns 100
Guy Tomlinson 100
Tommy Ward 100
Bennie Ward 100
Harry Mowrer 100
Gertie Stanley 99
Willie Ward 99
Melvin Ward 99
Gracie Elrod 99
Maudie Williams 98
Zetta Adams 98
Bessie Ball 97
Maud Anderson 97
Glennie Mosus 96
Dessie Deck 96
Ernie Cordent 95
Clyde Shouard 95
Albert Wright 95
Ralph Adams 95
Nellie Annale 95
Ida Latham 95
Pearl Irwin 94
Vieta Newsom 96
Cora Hearndon 94
Charlie Faehndrich 93
Willie Anderson 93
Joe Tyler 93
Roy Hilton 93
Goldie Tibbitts 92
Josie Ford 92
Eddie Anderson 92
Hugh Bonner 90
Frank Irwin 87
Harry Little 86
Clinton Annable 84

Florence Hillmar Teacher


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Source File: Boards1918.htm

Washington County Educational Directory 1918

The office of each, respectively, is President, Secretary, Treasurer

District--

1. Isaac Pelton, Akron; E.E. Dole, Akron; Lon Wilson, Akron
2. W.H. Ingle, Yuma; C.L. Yingling, Yuma, Norman F. Mead, Yuma
3. Thomas P. Rehder, Otis; N.E. Smith, Otis; Ray E. Haverland, Otis
4. Robt. Trimble, Akron; E. Carey, Bunker; Ira Jay, Akron
5. J.E. Foree, Akron; E.O. Smith, Akron; Park Wheeler, Akron
6. H.E. Heideman, Akron; Charles Mowry, Akron; Franz Wind, Akron
7. J.E. Wright, Akron; Ivy E. Simonson, Akron; Vina Andrews, Akron
8. J.W. Plant, Otis; Clarence N. Pistole, Otis; G.W. Wheeler, Otis
9. P.M. Skiles, Akron; Joseph Daniels, Page; Herman Luers, Pinneo
10. Ella P. Upton, Secretary, Hillrose; M.R. Meade, Treasurer, Pawnee
11. R.R. Highland, Akron; Ed. Nolte, Akron; L. Slauter, Akron
12. GoD. Royce, Akron; Geo. W. McCoy, Akron; Elwood Wright, Akron
13. John Weeker, Plum Bush; K.M. Nichols, Flat Top; I O. Nyle, Plum Bush
14. Fred Clatte, Otis; Mrs. Geo. Farris, Otis; John Etter, Otis
16. Archie Matthews, Platner; F.M. Raybourn, Otis; Isaac Emech, Otis
17. T.C. Tinkham, Otis; Anna Innes, Otis; R.D. Albrecht, Otis
18. H. Honebein, Hillrose; N. E. Weesner, Hillrose; P.N Reppe, Messex
19. Frank W. Hein, Yuma; Mrs. Albert Mekelburg, Yuma; T.H. Nieweg, Yuma
20. J.O. Winland, Harrisburg; L.J. Gammill, Harrisburg; L.M. Gibbons, Harrisburg
21. D.S. Slyter, Platner; N.D. Holt, Platner; Dillon L. Shook, Akron
22. Fin Farley, Akron; Hiram Blair, Akron; Lew Farley, Akron
23. James Weir, Burdett; Burel Davis, Burdett; C.D. Henzle, Burdett
24. Chas. Ryckman, Thurman; Mina B. Lord, Arickaree; Geo. Reimenschneider, Thurman
25. Chas. Reffel, Akron; C.G. Kennison, Akron; Raymond L. Sergeant, harrisburg
26. Fred Fassler, Akron; Grace Andrews, Akron; John Gebaur, Akron
27. Thomas L. Kee, Woodrow; A. B. Henderson, Woodrow; Wm. H. Griffith, Woodrow
28. L.E. Mustain, Burdett; Eric Miller, Yuma; Elmer H.l Barnes, Burdett
29. John Murphy, Akron; Ray Culbertson, Akron; Charles Garrett, Otis
30. W. L. Mollison, Otis; J.T. WIlcox, Otis; W.R. Henderson, Yuma
31. P.H. Ehlers, Abbott; C.L. Brooke, Abbott; Mrs. W.H. Alexander, Abbott
32. Mrs. Janie Cline, Akron; Ben Cline, Akron; J.T. Tunis, Akron
33. Addie C. Guswold, Glen; O.S. Presler, Glen; Mrs M.E. Hanlon, Glen
34. Roy Marple, Cope; C.H. Odell, Cope; Ira F. Livers, Cope
35. Ed. Monk, Thurman; Mrs. Ruth Johnson, Thurman; W.P. Plumb, Thurman
36. C.F. Cowan, Arickaree; Emma P. Sarpening, Thurman; E.W. Richardson, Arickaree
37. Fred Hoffman, Thurman; A.B. Henry, Thurman; John M. Britton, Thurman
38. James Walters, Akron; Geo H. Frederick, Akron; F. E. Hanes, Akron
39. James Frederickson, Lindon; Harry Sluser, Lindon; I.B. Drake, Lindon
40. M. Shultz, Thurman; W.H. Bowen, Thurman; John P Yantzi, Thurman
41. J.W. Lodwig, Akron; Myron S. Syon, Akron; C.T. Jackson, Akron
42. L.E. Roberts, Akron; Mrs. J.B. White, Akron; Harry Johnson, Akron
43. George Florean, Akron; Lydia E. Moore, Prairie; Henry F. Berry, Akron
44. B.Sl. Clark, Thurman; M.C. Betts, Anton; Chris. Zeudner, Thurman
45. Mrs. Joe Plummer, Elba; W.H. Stanley, Elba; R.L Hyder, Elba
46. Frank Leach, Waitley; B.C. Johnson, Burdett; W.R. Rose, Burdett
47. Earl Henry, Otis; I.E. HEath, Akron; John A. Kelly, Otis
48. C.N. Christiansen, Meekton; J.B. Craig, Meekton; Hugh McPeek, Harrisburg
49. Mrs. E.A. Lewis, BUrdett; Wm. Krumback, Le Roy; J.J Feree, Burdett (Leroy is in Logan County)
50. J.H. Resler, Akron; Grand Alishouse, Akron; Robert Hendricks, Akron
51. Robt. L. NIckell, Flat Top; J.A. Finney, Genoa; K.D. Mautt, Genoa
52. E.R. King, Dillingham; Stasia F. Cook, Akron; Ida Scott, Dillingham
53. A.M. Willis, Abbott; Mrs. ROsa McKerson, Lindon; S.M. Young, Abbott
54. W.D. Cope, Seibert; John P. Wrape, Seibert; E.W. Jacks, Seibert
55. J.W. Collicott, Steffins; Pearl L. Stambaugh, Yuma; Charles T. Odell, Stephen
56. Henry Neffendorf, Meekton; T.G. Dudley, Meekton; Samuel Cawthra, Meekton
57. M.E. Gilderbloom, Cope; Mrs. F.M. Galbreath, Cope; W.E. WInters, Cope
58. Harold V. Dailey, Akron; Chancie Welch, Akron, Harry Troth, Akron
59. Frank J. Kral, Gary; Emma Goddard, Woodrow; Fred Bowen, Gary
60. Frank Borland Steffins; Llooyd Wilson, Yuma; W.P Crosby, Otis
61. C.F. Holinger, Burdett; H.M. Stanley, BUrdett; John Keenan, BUrdett
62. H.J. Schmidt, Akron; James BUrk, Atwood; B.H. Lowry, Akron
63. F.D. Bennett, Cope; John Marr, Hughs; S. E. Jacobs, Cope
64. Mrs. C.J. Green, Akron; Edward Edkins, Akron; Everett Brown, Akron
45. Charles Potter, Elba; H.C. Shadley, Elba; William Wagner, Lindon
66. W.A. Mack, Cope; L. Dalziel, Coper; E.E. Spencer, Cope
67. William Rays, Burdett; G.J. Saul, Burdett; Thomas Brown, Burdett
68. H.R. Neeper, Cope; J.G. Weenmann, Arickaree; R. K. Gregory, Cope
69. George Simpson, Gary; Perl T. Barnhouse, Elba; Joseph Mock, Abbott
70. James Witter, Simpson; Elbert Russell, Simpson; Mrs. J.A. Kemper, Simpson


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Source File: District70.htm

Beaver Dale School
District 70 later District 33

A LITTLE HISTORY OF OUR SCHOOL
From the Akron Weekly Pioneer Press
April 27, 1917

 Inquiring back into the annals of time we find that twenty-nine years ago, in 1888, a meeting was held at Mr. Jake Ellis' for the purpose of organizing School District No. 70, in what was then Arapahoe County.  At this meeting Mr. Ellis was elected secretary of the school board.

School during the years 1888-1880 was held in a little sod shanty owned by Mr. Wick Keath, who agreed to give the district an acre of land for school grounds.

The first sod school house was build upon this ground in 1889. Miss Libbie James was hired as teacher, the enrollment during the year was about thirty.

In 1890-91 S.F. Shipman was teacher, this year the enrollment being sixty. The school room at that time was furnished well with necessary requirements.We still possess three or four desks and the set of maps which have been handed down to us from the first school days. Then the school seemed to dwindle away and we come to a missing link in its history, but in 1904 we learn that there was another sod school house built by donation, then the school was in a pitable condition, for that year, there was only a 3-months' term of school and the teacher had to wait several months till the district had money enough to pay her for her efforts.

District 70 changed to District 33 in 1905

It was about this time that the district was changed from No. 70 to No. 33, Washington county. In 1905 there was only a short term, about three months, with Lottie Wallick as teacher.

During the summer of 1906, they plastered the school house.

For the 1906-1907 term, Miss Ollie Winkel was hired as teacher. She taught from April 1st to May 15, 1907. Mrs. Hutton was then Secretary of the School Board. Four months of this term was paid for by District No. 33, and two months by George Trim, as tuition for Clarence and Arthur, who were attending school here at the time. School began in September of that year with Josie De Hart as teacher for a six months' term.

The following are the names of the pupils attending school that year:

Clarence Trim        Arthur Trim

Mabel Graves         Nada Alexander

Ada Alexander        Verna Hutton

Edna De Hart        Sadie Hutton

Llew Hutton (sic)    Freddie Graves

Alva De Hart        Glenn Hutton

Ray Wyman        Willie Wyman

John Trim            George Trim

Forest Kenny    Ruth Kenny     Carl Kenny

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By a special meeting August 16, 1907, Miss Gray was hired as teacher at $32.50 per month.

In the fall of 1908, another sod school house was built, making four sod school houses in all, which have been built here.

During the school year of 1908-1909, there was a term of six months taught by Mae De Hart, with an enrollment of about fifteen pupils. One important event of that term was when they got the new school flag. They were all very proud of that, perhaps more so because there were so few pupils at that time (about nine who attended regularly).It also caused them to have a February Progarm and Box Social, February 26th.At first they thought this was impossible, as the school house was so small and not even plastered, but the program was good and a large number attended.

During this year we raised enough money from entertainments to secure five new desks, the first new furniture the school had had for twenty years. We also bought a new teacher's desk, which the school was badly in need of. During that year we had our first Eighth Grade graduate from District No. 33, Edna De Hart.

Mr. I.W. Stealey was elected for secretary the following year and served for two years.. Mae De Hart was hired for teacher for this year, for eight months of school.

During this year, there were three that completed the eighth grade, Mabel Graves, Forest Kenny and Lloyd Steward.

Those attending school that year were:

Mabel Graves        Sadie Hutton

Ruth Kenny        Verna Hutton

Glenn Hutton        Myra Peterson

Alice Regan        Lley Hutton

Amanda Regan        Forest Kenny

Alice Schultz        Ernest Mullenax

Mary Stewart        John Presler

Ada Alexander        Emmett Presler

Nada Alexander        Harry Regan

Alva De Hart        Clifford Schultz

Fred Graves        Lloyd Stewart

Ray Wyman   Earl Wyman     Willlie Wyman

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There being twenty-nine enrolled, They got a stove and a few other things for the school.The next year Josie D. Jones was hired for eight months.The same pupils attended school as the previous year, with the exception of two new ones, Richard and Jack Fisher, and one more, Ada Alexander, completed the eighth grade.

 The following May, Mr. O.S. Presler was elected to serve as secretary for one year, to fill the vacancy at that time, as Mr. Stanley resigned from the office.

During the year of 1912-13 Miss Florence Presler was hired to teach.There were about twenty-five enrolled this year.

The library was started and quite a number of books were bought.

The year of 1913-14 was taught by Miss florence Presler again with an enrollment of nineteen; two more completed the eighth grade, Nada Alexander and Emmett Presler.There were more new books added to the library again this year.

This same spring Mr. O;S./ Pressler (sic) was re-elected for secretary.

In 1914-15 Mr. Meadows was hired to teach eight months, with twenty enrolled.This year the teacher and pupils got song books for the school and books for the library.

At a meeting in May of this year it was decided to build a new frame school house and build it one mile north from where the school house then stood.During the summer of 1915 the new school house was build and Mr. Meadows was hired again to teach for eight months.

There was an enrollment of fifteen this year.

Those attending were:

Ray Wyman   Earl Wyman   Willie Wyman   Mabel Wyman

Mary Stewart      Ruth Kenny

Ruth Steward      Alva DeHart

Richard Fisher      Carl Kenny

Clifford Shultz       George Stewart

Nellie Shultz       Everett Hugley

Wesley Vickers

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There were more books added to the library, a new stove was bought, and six new lamps by the teacher and pupils.And the District got our new bookcase;. There were two that completed the eighth grade, Everett Hugley and Alva De Hart.

In 1916-17 Josie D. Jones was hired to teach for eight months.

In October we had a program and box supper and took in $58.35.With part of this money we have got our globe, water fountain, framed pictures, sash curtains, shades for the windows, basketball outfit, swing and teeter board.We had two contests with other schools and won first prize in both.We can't help but feel a little proud of that.

We still have our same secretary, Mr. O.S. Pressler, who has helped with so many things this year, fixing the playgrounds, oiling the floor, etc.

We have had the same treasurer, Mr. Price, for the last two terms, and our president, Mrs. Griswold, has been in office for so many years that it seems impossible to trace back to the beginning of her term. This completes the history of the school up to the present date.

From the land patent data, most of these families were in Township 5 South, Range 54 West which is south of Lindon. The District was also called Gordon.


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Source File: HighPrairiegs1927.htm

High Prairie Grade School
District 52
Graduating Class of 1927

8th Grade 1927 High Prairie

1927 High Prairie grade school graduation photo. Student on right is Mary Downing.

Photo donated by Barbara Carey - granddaughter of Mary Downing Carey.
Mary was the daughter of Charles F and Clara Heath Downing.

According to those attending the June 2007 High Prairie School Alumni dinner the 1927 8th graders pictured were: Minnie Sauer, Grace Hefty, Chester Kinnison, Erma Martin and Mary Downing.

Thanks Arlene!

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Source File: Hillcrest.htm

Hillcrest School

North of Otis in the Burdett area

Max and Elsie Ross moved from Vernon (Yuma County) to a farm near Burdett. Their daughter Lois had graduated from Wray High School and Teacher's College in Greeley. Her family history book is to be donated to the Wray Library and these photos are in the book.


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Source File: Hyde School 1907.htm

Hyde School 1907 with family census analysis


Hyde School Nearly 80 Years Ago
In 1907 there were 18 students in the Hyde school in eastern Washington county. The transportation system for those to whom such luxury was available is seen at the right. Students were (back from left): Laura Berry, Hazel Hoak, Eula Smith, Lucy Berry, Raymond Lisle, Bill Berry, and Miss Nettie Pike, the teacher; (front from left): Gladys Hoak, LaVaughn Smith, Bertha Berry, Edna Berry, next two unidentified, Clarence Berry, Chester Johnson, and Lawrence Muir. The Benish children, George, Jess, and Ida were Hyde students but were absent the day this picture was taken. Hyde, at the time, was a thriving community town, about six miles east of Otis on the CB&Q railroad.

1900-1940 U.S. Census analysis for Catherine E. Lisle and family. [Katie Lisle recited "Lost Chord" in the 1900 Hyde School closing exercises - Ed]

In 1900 Catherine E. "Katie" Lisle, 13 (born in Colorado) is the daughter of John A. and Anna M. Brothers. Edwin E., 18, and James V., 16, were born in Nebraska. Raymond, 6, also born in Colorado, is in the school group photo. So the Lisle family probably came to Colorado about 1885. John is a well driller.

It looks like Katie married Fred B. Cameron, and they're farming in Cedaredge, Delta County, Colorado (about 400 miles west) with two young sons. In 1920 they've moved back to Washington County, farming near Otis, and now with three more kids. In 1930 they're back in Cedaredge, living with Fred's 76-year-old father Charles Cameron. Kids are Arthur 22, Vaughn 20, Rex 17, Edith 14, and Leo 10.

Raymond Vaughn Lisle was 16, son of John A. and Anna M. Lisle. He registered for the WWI draft, saying he was born January 4, 1894 in Hyde, Colorado, was single, had a physical disability, working for Adolph Wolff.

In 1920 Raymond Lisle was living with his parents and his widowed grandfather, Herman Lisle, in Hyde. No occupation was indicated.

In 1930 Raymond Lisle was farming near Platner, Colo, about fifteen miles west of Hyde. His wife was Mary Carpenter, daughter of Charles and Catherine Carpenter of Otis, and they had one child, Alvin G. aged 7.

In 1940 Raymond Lisle resided in Akron, Colo and was laborer on WPA roads. Mary ran a creamery and son Alvin raised poultry.

Raymond died in 1956, Mary in 1960. Both are buried in the Akron cemetery.

1900-1940 U.S. Census analysis for Elmer H. Clark and wife Elizabeth I. [Elmer Clark recited "Little Peach" in the 1900 Hyde School closing exercises - Ed]

In 1900 Elmer H. Clark, born May 1890 in Colorado, is the son of Arthur Clark, 62, a farmer, and Elizabeth I., 40. James C. Clark, 21, Cora E. Clark, 4, and Anna A. Clark, 1, are also there. In 1910 Elmer is 19, living alone and farming in Hyde. His widowed mother lives in Denver with Cora and Annie and a 29-year-old male boarder of Swedish descent.

Elmer H. Clark registered for WWI while he was farming in next-door Morgan County. He said he was born in Hyde May 2nd 1890, and had a wife and child. They're found in Long Beach, California in 1920, where Elmer is a laborer in cement work. Lela D. is 22, Pansy J. is 4, and son Leslie E. is eighteen months. All were born in Colorado.

In 1930 Elmer is still doing cement work in Long Beach. They've added Lawrence M. ae 9 and Vivian A. ae 1.

In 1940 Elmer is a carpenter, in Spring Hill, Los Angeles County. He's lodging with a 63-year-old widow Anna Krecke. His marital status is "M", but with a line drawn through it. Lela is still in Long Beach, but she said she's divorced. Lawrence, 19, is married to Delores from Kansas. Lawrence's profession is hod carrier

Elmer Harrison Clark died April 13, 1953 in Los Angeles County.

[Ralph Smith recited "Automobile Sled" in the 1900 Hyde School closing exercises - Ed]

Ralph Arnold Smith, born July 25, 1892 in Otis, Colo, is married, a machinist Denver for the WWI draft; the son of Oliver and Minnie Smith, stock raisers.

In 1920 they're in Chase County, Nebraska. Ralph is a garage owner, and is married to Althe, 25.

In 1930 they're back in Loveland Colorado where Ralph is a car dealer.

Ralph and Althe B. are in Denver in 1940, he is still a car dealer. Althe's widowed mother Imogene Baker is living with them. The Bakers were living in Fort Morgan in 1910, so that's probably where Fred and Althe met.

[Mabel Whitehurst sang "Kingdom's Coming" in the 1900 Hyde School closing exercises - Ed]

Mable H. Whitehurst, born June 1881, is the daughter of widowed William Whitehurst, a 46-year-old railroad laborer. Also living with them is 13-year-old adopted daughter Daphne. The census says Daphne is in school, but Mable's occupation is blank.

In 1940 they're farming in Greeley, with 20-year-old Leo, a service station attendant, living with them. They'd been in Cedaredge in 1935.

The Social Security Death Index (SSDI) says Catherine E. Cameron, born June 8, 1886, died March 15, 1970, last residing at Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado.

Newspaper locals, from the Yuma Pioneer    In October 1906 the Pioneer reported "E.S. Dakan has sold to the school board of the Hyde district fifty-five gallons of Sherwin-Williams paint which will be spread on the big school house by Jim Jenkins."
   In December 1906 the Pioneer reported that "Jim Jenkins has finished painting the Hyde school house."
   In December 1907: The Hyde school has a new organ and now Prof. Worley will open school with music each morning. - Dec 1907
   In January 1908 the Yuma Pioneer reported "The school board has furnished the school with a new black board."
   On the last day of school in 1908 the patrons of the district had a basket dinner, and presented Mr. Worley with a rocking chair as a token of their appreciation for his noble work as a teacher the past year.

Census analysis for the Berry family

   In the 1910 census Laura M. Berry was 14, daughter of James H. and Sarah C. Berry. Brother Clarence D. was 12, sister Bertha 10, and sister Edna 8.
   In 1920 Laura M. Berry is still in Hyde, living with brothers Wilbur 27 and Clarence B. 21. Boarder Gussie Vermillion is 42, a widowed teacher.
   In 1930 Laura M. Berry is married to Earl Wilson, a road worker, and they're living in Yuma. Laura's mother Sarah E. Berry 64 and Earl's niece Mary E. Critchfield aged 17 months are living with them. (Find-A-Grave has Mary Elizabeth Critchfield Eishen born November 6, 1928 dying March 8, 2002 and buried in Kellogg, Wabasha County, Minnesota)    Clarence Bryan Berry said he was born November 3, 1897, and was farming for James Berry in Yuma. He was in World War I. Clarence died in 1935 and is buried in the Yuma cemetery.

In March 1910 the Yuma Pioneer had the sad news: "Rev. S.J. McGaw, wife, and daughter returned to their home in Yuma Tuesday morning. They had been called to Grand Rapids Michigan by the illness and death of their daughter which occurred about three weeks previous to their return. Rev. S.J. McGaw is pastor of the Presbyterian church at Yuma. This family has the sincere sympathy of their friends".

1910 US Census analysis for the Johnson family

In 1910 Montezuma County Colo, there's a Chester F. Johnson, 8, born in Colorado.

The Johnson mother was a teacher.

In 1900 in Fremont County, Colo, William E. Johnson was said to be an "engineer stationary" which could mean he was a steam engine operator. In 1905 it looks like they're in Cherokee County, Kansas. So it's very likely William was working on the oil well drilling around Hyde.

In 1920 Butler County Kansas William E. Johnson was a trouble-shooter in an oil field and Chester F Johnson, 18, was a "pumper" in an oil field.

In 1925 in Butler County Kansas William was a blacksmith in the oil fields and Chester was a Driller.

In 1900 the Muir family was in Monona County, Iowa.

In 1910 Yuma (seven miles away from Hyde) is 10-year-old Lawrence J. Muir. Lawrence delivered a recitation at the Yuma Presbyterian Church for Christmas 1909 and Easter 1910. In April 1910 he was "sailing hats in the wind [when one of them blew away; it was] last seen about two miles south of town".

In 1910 Lawrence Muir's father, James E. Muir, 42, was a real estate agent and his wife Mary K. was aged 49.

Lawrence Muir died in 1911 "from a ruptured appendix" according to a note on his Find-A-Grave memorial.

Yuma Pioneer local: "Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Muir returned Wednesday from Independence, Mo. The funeral of their son Lawrence who died Thursday, August 10, 1911, was held at that place last Saturday.

Nettie Pike was a teacher at Hyde school in 1912 along with Alice Brandon and in 1915 along with Nellie Atkinson [The next line in the list of teachers is for 1921. No indication is given that Nettie taught from 1912 through 1920 - Ed]

Nettie Pike was born in Illinois.

In 1880 and 1885 she's with her parents in Newman, Saunders County, Nebraska.

In 1920 she was in Hyde, living alone in a house she owned, no occupation listed.

In 1930 she's in Texas County, Missouri, and her widowed mother Amelia is living with her. Nettie said she was a farmer.

In 1940 she's still in Texas County, Missouri, lodging with the George Gordon's large family. She has no occupation.

[The following was probably taken from the NARA census indexes of the 1970s which were said to have been at least 20% in error - Ed]

In 1910 LaVaughn Smith is probably Lloyd Vaughn Smith, 7. It is Floyd in the index, but Lloyd in another year. He was the seventh son of Frank C. and Libbie M. (Vaughn) Smith Frank and Libbie had been in California, and Lloyd/Floyd was born there.

In 1920 Frank and Libbie resided in Arkansas but Lloyd/Floyd was living in California with relatives.

Frank and Libbie were in California for the 1930 and 1940 census, where Frank died in 1941 and Libbie in 1947.

The 1940 census of Boise Idaho has Lloyd Vaughn Smith as a 27-year-old oil salesman. It lists him as married, but no spouse, AND there's a line drawn through his whole entry. BUT in 1940 in Santa Barbara, California there's a married Lloyd Smith, same age, also a salesman, can't make out the company

In 1910 in Nemaha County Nebraska are a Hazel J. Hook aged 17 and sister Gladys B. Hook aged 13, daughters of Egbert F. and Matilda Hook. Egbert worked on the railroad, so he could very likely have been in Hyde.

Find-A-Grave has Gladys Burl Hook Parriott born January 24, 1897 in Iowa, dying August 1971 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Find-A-Grave has Hazel Jane Hook Anderson, born September 1893, dying July 10, 1976, and buried in Auburn, Nemaha County, Nebraska.

Aunt Hazel was my [?] great-aunt, older sister of my grandmother, Myrtle (Hook) Rezac. She was the second child, and oldest of three daughters, born to Egbert and Matilda Hook. [I'm not sure who wrote this; it could have been Lee Zion - Ed]

The family lived in Sloan, Woodbury, and Sioux City, Iowa until she was about 15. They lived in Yuma, Colorado for about 16 months, then moved back east and settled in Brownville, Nebraska. There she met and married Claude Anderson

Great-grandpa Hook was the 12th of 13 children, and youngest surviving child, born to Thomas and Antoinette Hook. He grew up on a farm in Oregon, Dane county, Wisconsin.

He married Matilda Larson in 1890 and they had 4 children: Chester, Hazel, Gladys, and my grandmother, Myrtle. Sometime before Great-aunt Hazel was born in 1893, they moved from Oregon, Wisconsin to western Iowa. Egbert, his older brothers, except Norman, and his sisters all moved into western Iowa about the same time to farm. Grandpa Hook was a wheeler and dealer, which sometimes worked out very well, and sometimes not. At some point about 1906-1908, he sold his farm in Iowa, and purchased a farm in Colorado, or so he thought. When that didn't work out, Egbert, Matilda, and the three older children, moved to eastern Nebraska, in the Brownville, Brock area of Nemaha county. There he held a variety of jobs from railroad laborer to sheriff to a laborer in a packing plant.

Hyde School torn down

[The following transcription makes no sense - Ed]

August 21, 1914 "The Hyde school board were arrested some time ago for attempting to tear down the school house at Hyde, began operations on the building Wednesday. Several of the voters of the district enjoyed the destruction of the building Wednesday evening, by an action in court. The school house is a large one and is one of the old land marks in the county." - Akron News-Reporter of 9/4/1914

[The following newspaper clipping is unidentified and undated but was placed in close proximity to the above transcription from the ANR 9/4/1914]

"In the Justice Court"
   A busy three hours were spent last Monday in Squire Pickett's court in which the People of the State of Colorado was defendant. Complaints, three in number, were sworn out by Bennett Travis and Elizabeth Travis, his wife, in which assault, threats to do great bodily harm, profanity, etc. were charged.
   A large array of witnesses were in the court room and all were from the Hyde school district. The unpleasantness is an echo of what is known as "The Hyde School House Trouble" and had its origin in an attempt to raze the old Hyde school building, the last remaining monument of Hyde's departed glory, in which the whole district has been embroiled and has brought unnecessary enmity between old neighbors and friends.
   The justice found for the People and placed Mr. Ault under a $200 bond to keep the peace, which he had no trouble in giving.

On November 13, 1914 [probably in the ANR]: "FOR SALE - To the highest bidder for cash, lumber from the old school building at Hyde, Colorado, consisting of 2x4, 2x7, 2x8 and 2x12 dimension stuff, 6 feet to 24 feet long. Also flooring, siding, lath and brick. Date of sale: Monday, November 16 1914 at 10 o'clock a.m. - by order of School Board, District No. 2".

George J. Benish was 19 in 1910, son of Joseph and Mary E. Benish. Jesse E. aged 6, was his brother (if he was 6 in 1910 the photo is probably later than 1907). Ida M. aged 14, was his sister. Possibly the Hyde School picture caption actually refers to William V. Benish, 17. An older sister, Mary, was born 1888 in Colorado.

The WWI registration has George Jesse Benish born in Denver Colo, January 16, 1841; he was married and a clerk for W J. Ramsey in Yuma.

In 1920 he's married to Leah A. Benish, and they have one child Clyde L. aged 3. George is a salesman in a clothing store.

In the 1930 census they reside in Brighton, Colo, where George works in a factory. George and Leah have two more children, Merrill aged 9 and Orville aged 8.

George J. Benish died February 1972 with Brighton as his residence of last benefit from the SSDI.

WWI registration has William Benish, born November 11, 1893, living in Upper Alton, Illinois. He's a pipe fitter for the Standard Oil Company. He said he was the sole support for his mother and sister.

Illinois Death records show he was born in 1894 in Yuma, Colo. He died November 15, 1918 at Alton, Illinois, buried November 19, 1918 in the Yuma cemetery. He had been employed by the Western Cartridge Works.

Ida M. Benish married Albert Wickenhauser; he lists her as his wife on his WWI registration form and they're farming in Alton, Ill.

In 1920 census (index has WickenKraus) Albert works on a truck farm near Alton, Ill.

They're found in the 1921 Alton, Illinois city directory.

In 1930 reside in Denver, where Albert is a city policeman. They have three children: Walter A. aged 11, born in Colorado; Leonard aged 10, born in Illinois; and Lillian aged 7 born in Colorado.

In 1940 Clyde is gone, but they're still in Brighton. George is a watchman at a canning factory, and Leah works in the "pickling department" at a cannery. Merrill works at a creamery, and Orville doesn't have an occupation.

From the SSDI, Ida died in August 1977 and her last known address was in Denver. It said she was born July 5, 1896.

In 1930 Jesse R. is married to Ruby M. and they reside in Washington County, Colo. They have one child Robert M. aged 7.

In 1940 Robert M. is still with them in Washington County and they've added Eugene aged 7. They have two farm hands living on their place.

   Jesse Robert Benish, 101, longtime resident of Akron, Colo. passed away Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003 at the Washington County Nursing Home in Akron. He was born July 2, 1902 to Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Morris Benish, nine miles north of Yuma, Colo.
   He attended the Hyde school until the 9th grade after which time he was needed at home to help with the family finances. As a youth, Jesse had many jobs: He delivered groceries by bike cart in Yuma. After the family moved to Alton, Illinois he became a glass blower at a factory in Alton.
   Early adulthood found him working as a laborer pulling beans, a sugar beet factory worker, and a ranch hand at the Miller ranch where he met Ruby M. Parrish, who became his bride on April 11, 1921. To this union three children were born: Robert, Ralph and Delbert.
   Jesse and his family made their home in many places, from California to a short stay in Arkansas. However, he made his home mostly in the Washington County area where he made his livelihood through farming and ranching. Jesse was an inventor and entrepreneur. He threshed wheat and corn for 20 years in the Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma area. During this time period he employed over 100 people on his threshing crew.
   In the early thirties he built one of the first Quonset buildings in Washington County, and during the mid-sixties he built one of the first bomb shelters. His late adulthood found him still busy with old cars and working on the family farm. Jesse was active all his life and even into his nineties he would still walk to town from his home on the south side of Akron. He could be seen riding his three wheeled cycle throughout town on many days.
   He was preceded in death by his wife Ruby, three sons Robert, Ralph and Delbert, one granddaughter Charlene and one great grandson Kevin. Jesse leaves to mourn his passing a daughter-in-law Patricia Benish of Akron; four grandchildren Alicia Price and husband Michael of Fort Morgan, Randy Benish and wife Nancy of Bowie, Texas, Rick Benish and wife Cheryl of Otis and Deaun Carpenter and husband Larry of Imperial, Nebraska; 16 great grandchildren, numerous great, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews and a host of many friends.
   Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003 at 2 p.m. from the Akron Foursquare Church with Rev. Mike Kinney officiating. Colleen Johnson, pianist, accompanied Donne Spicknall as he sang "Whispering Hope" and "On the Wings of a Dove". Casketbearers were Daniel Dannar, Jr, Erick Benish, Jerome Benish, Randy Benish, Jr, Steve Carpenter and Michael Price.

The following unsourced, undated article concerns Mary Benish born in 1888, resided in Yuma on March 21, 1909. - Ed

"On Wednesday of high noon the wedding of Matthew Harr and Miss Mary Benish took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. French and was attended by a number of friends and relatives. After the ceremony, which was performed by Rev. S. J. Mcgaw, Mrs. French announced dinner and the company which sat down did the hostess credit in the free disposition of the palatable enticing viands. Later Mrs. and Mrs. Kitman and two daughters, Phoebe and Ester, strong, healthy, robust girls - cousins of the French family dropped in on their return from California, N. Mexico, and Arizona where they have visited during the winter. Evelyn Mcgaw furnished music for the evening's entertainment. The bride and groom are at home to their friends at their family residence two miles west of town."

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Source File: Hyde School Dist 2.htm

Hyde School Dist. #2, Washington County
by Arlene Glenn


Hyde was established in 1884. Besides the post office, there was a newspaper, a bank, hotel, lumberyard, 2 livery barns, a saloon, several stores, and a large school building. This was Hyde when it was a thriving town in eastern Washington County. The original school was built in 1888. The first school had been upstairs over the hardware store. The new school had three large rooms, two being on the ground floor. The upper room was all-in-one, and it was a great place to play on cold and stormy days. It was a building of the community and was used for church, Sunday school, funerals, dances, elections, and entertainments.

However, there was but one term of school when both rooms were used. Mrs. Petty taught the upper and Zuie Bish the lower grades. The large bell that called students to school could be heard for miles. For several years, the old school house stood like a sentinal, a landmark of the past. Some of the first teachers who taught at Hyde were Daisey (Jeffries) Lewis, Mrs. Lon Petty, Nellie Becktel, Clara Ensminger, Alice Black, Alta Irwin, Zuie Bish, and Mr. Gentzler. Nellie Becktel wore the largest bustle and Alice Beck astonished the women of the neighborhood by paying $40 for a coat. Teachers got a salary of about $30 a month.

This building was not used very long until a heated argument took place at the schoolboard meeting. In the end, the motion was made to tear down the original Hyde School and use the lumber to build schools in more convenient locations in the large district. Anyway, the result of this meeting was the establishment of schools called Center Hyde, East Hyde, West Hyde, North Hyde, and South Hyde. These schools gradually closed and Hyde District joined Otis District in the late 1950s.

Records show the teachers at Hyde Schools to have been as follows: Seldom is the actual name of the school given.

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Source File: LoneStar.htm

Lone Star Schools History


The Lone Star schools about 1924. Elementry school at left and the high school at right
Contributed by the Deering Family and the Yuma Museum

The first school in the far northeastern corner of Washington County began about 1895 as a rural grade school in district 30. A three-room school building was built and later moved to its present location

As the community had been steadily growing, residents began to feel the need for centralized high school. In 1920, two years of high school education was added and the school district reorganized as district 28. Beginning in September of that year the first two years of high school were taught in the Olhausen family's house. The principal of this new high school was Ruth Thaxton who suggested it be named Lone Star after her home state of Texas.

In 1922 Lone Star and surrounding districts voted to consolidate and offer a four year high school education in a new high school building which was completed in 1923.

In the ensuing years the Lone Star district continued to expand through consolidations until it included the Faith, Hope, Charity, Burdett, Prairie Vale, Hillcrest, East 28, West 28, Richmond, Liberty Hill and White districts.

In 1960, a new larger building capable of housing all twelve grades was built. It wasn't finished until rather late and was dedicated on Sunday, November 13, 1960. As a result, the class of 1960 was the last class to graduate in the old, 1923, high school building.

Original Lone Star Grade School. Custodian's home on the left.
In the foreground the new building of 1960 under construction.

After only 15 months, the new building burned down due to a boiler malfunction or explosion on January 10, 1962. The class of 1961 was the only class to have graduated from the new building and they had not even attended classes in the building for a full year.

The community voted to rebuild the school on the same foundation with existing floor plan, however, they did make a few changes and improvements.

Lone Star continues to occupy this very building today, with a number of additions and more improvements having been made in the years since 1962. This is the building as it stands today and still functions as the center of the Lone Star community.

Page content in part by: Gabrielle Blom, Lillian Guinn, and Juan Hermosillo taken from http://lonestarschool.net

Lone Star High School Class of 1924
From The Yuma Pioneer, 22 May 1924
     The very first commencement of Lone Star High School, northwest of Yuma (in Washington County), will be observed next week. All events of the week will be held in the high school auditorium. The Baccalaureate sermon will be delivered Sunday morning, May 25th 1924, at 10 o'clock. Class night is set for Monday, May 26th 1924, at 8 o'clock. The commencement exercises will begin at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening. The salutatory will be delivered by Merle Whittenburg and the valedictory will be delivered by Glenn Stenson.
     There are twelve members of the graduating class as follows: Hazel Margaret Olhausen, Francis Elizabeth Keenan, Merle Whittenburg, Glenn Elmer Stenson, Arthur Denzel Deering, Bruce W. Mollison, Ruth G. Whittenburg, Helen S. Olhausen, Nadine I Wheeler, Grace Hattie Deering, Loel M. Mollison and Claude Sweger. (Note: This is not the order in the photograph below.)

    Class photo donated by Arlene Glenn and the Yuma Museum

Lone Star School 1926-1927 Personnel
Third and Fouth Grade
Mona Lindsey, Teacher
Pupils
Third Grade
Margaret Elder Sidney Reynolds
Margaret Barr Marie Steven
Avery Gould Marjorie Stoltz
Richard Hutchinson Laurene Barr
Rachel Smith Francis Dean
Gustie Schmidt Richard Tribelhorn
Beth Chandler Willmeta Uber
Kenneth Aagesen
Fourth Grade
George Liekhues Bill Zech
James Roarbaugh Edward Schmidt
Ellsworth Davis Fern Uber
Harold Moxley Wilma McGhee
Vernie Reynolds Mason Pease
Ernest Gillespie Peggy Gardner
Iva Corman Irvin Mekelburg
Stamford Davis Raymond Gillespie
Harry Kirwin Clair Barnes
Wanda Mustain

Donated by Mona Lindsey and the Yuma Museum

These pages are © 2002 & 2008 Lee C. Zion
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Lone Star School 1929-1930 Personnel
Third and Fouth Grade
Mona Lindsey, Teacher
Pupils
Third Grade
Anna Belle Miller Erhardt Klein
Nila Gould Nordean Mustain
Esther Moxley Emma Busing
Ethyl Alice Mekelburg Edwin Liekhues
Maxine Behrendsen Frances Sullivan
Jerold Rorabaugh Meriam Klein
Helen Ruth Chandler Bessie Zech
Norman Gillespie
Fourth Grade
Vera Pease Ruth Bivens
Lyle McColloum Marvin Aagesen
Victor Klein Elsie Dean
Charles Behrendsen Vera Mustain
Eugene Whittington Walter Hodgkins
Alice Cline Evelyn Hutchinson
Avery Gould Sue Tinkham
Ilow Hines Elmer Behrendsen
Melvin Cline
County Superintendent
Mary Young
School Board
Art Chandler H.G. Rorabaugh
Harve Ward

Lone Star School District 101 Present

Currently Lone Star School District No. 101 covers a large area of northeastern Washington County. The district comprises three schools: Elementary, Middle, and undivided High. The physical address of all three is 44940 County Rd 54, Otis, CO 80743-9621. 



Statistics for the 2013-2014 school year follow:


Lone Star Elementary School
  Students: 65 
  Teachers: 8
  Student-Teacher Ratio: 7.7 to 1 
  Lowest Grade in School: Kindergarten
  Highest Grade in School: 5 

Lone Star Middle School
  Students: 22 
  Teachers: 3
  Student-Teacher Ratio: 6.5 to 1 
  Lowest Grade in School: 6
  Highest Grade in School: 8 

Lone Star Undivided High School
  Students: 34 
  Teachers: 7
  Student-Teacher Ratio: 4.6 to 1 
  Lowest Grade in School: 9
  Highest Grade in School: 12

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Source File: Otis1920.htm

Combined Eighth Grade Graduates 1920
Otis, Platner, and Lone Star

Akron Pioneer Press
May 20, 1920

In spite of the inclement weather last Friday, May 14, about four hundred people were served lunch in the gymnasium of the grade building in Otis, after which the primary pupils of Miss Campbell's room gave several folk dances; the second room taught by Mrs. Allen, gave a hoop drill and flour drill; Miss Pick's girls gave the Highland Fling and the boys a Clown Drill.

All the work was excellent showing the untiring efforts of the present faculty which is to be commended for their excellent work this year.

In the evening at the Presbyterian church, which had been tastefully decorated by the Class of 1920, in their colors red and white, twenty-five boys and girls from the Eighth Grade received their diplomas.

The graduates were:

Otis District 3
Bernice Holsclaw, Margaret Lauck, Norma Preising, Mildred Miller, Lois Louise Dillingham, Alma Wells, George Bell, Orval Rehder, Ruth Dowding, Mary Flattery, Orville Moore, Arlene Dillingham, harold Steele, Gladys Gregg, Orlanda Hutchinson, John Flatgterry, Viva Wheeler, Ella Fackrell, Elsie Gross, Irene Skinner

Platner District 16
Ray Emick Ray Caper, Gladys Etter

Lone Star District 30
Hazel Oldhausen, George Wright, Bruch Mollison, Lowl Mollison

The following program was rendered

Invocation, Rev. Griffin
Class Song, Otis graduates
Class Song, Lone Star graduates
Recitation, Louise Annabel
Song, Combined girls' chorus
Recitation, Helen Oldhausen
Duet, Opal Bollman and Irene Skinner
Address, Rev. Dapp
Song, Combined boys' chorus
Presentation of Diplomas, Mrs. Crawford
Benediction, Rev. Griffin

Prof. Virgil Allen has been principal of the Grade (sic--Otis probably) this year and is retained for next year with other members of his faculty. Three new teachers will be added making seven teachers for Otis grades. Two wings will be added to the present building to relieve the already congested condition.


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Source File: Otis1922.htm

1922 Otis Football Team

Back row: John Flattery, Lewis Hatch, Orville Moore
Second row: Brandt Loy, Harold "Stew" Williams, Lundgren "Chester" Main, Clarence "Clipper" Wells, Dale Cooley,
    Henry "Sammy" Benedict, Raymond Standerraus, Ronald "Slim" Cooley, N. Dewey Macker, Coach.
Third row: James Haluburd, Cecil "Cy" Steele, Orvale "Shorty" Rehder, Beth "Pep" Cooley, Charlton "Fab" Wells,
    Orlando "Hutch" Hutchinson
Fourth row: Burnell "Dip" Rehder, Arlie "Deacon" Chaplin, Arthur "Art" Shaw, Captain Harold "Gobo" Shaw, Alex "Squigger" Gross,
    Harold "Lynx" Steele

Photo courtesy the Otis Telegraph Oct 3rd 2007 p4


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Source File: ReportCard.htm

Washington County High School System

High Prairie Branch Report Card 1926-27

Report Card from 1926-1927 for Madge Maynard. Her father, John Maynard, was the president of the High Prairie School Board in 1929.

Thanks to descendant Terri Irwin and her family

 

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Source File: SchoolDirectory1927.htm

Washington County Educational Directory 1927-1928

Educational Directory
Washington County, Colorado
Mary M. Young, County Superintendent

The School Teacher's Creed
  I believe in boys and girls; the men and women of a great
tomorrow; that whatsoever the boy soweth the man shall reap.  I
believe in the curse of ignorance, in the efficacy of schools; in
the dignity of teaching, and in the joy of serving others.  I
believe in wisdom as revealed in human lives as well as in the
pages of a printed book; in lessons taught not so much by precept
as by example; in ability to work with the hands as well as to
think with the head; in everything that makes life large and
lovely.  I believe in beauty in the school room, in the home, in
daily life and in out-of-doors.  I believe in laughter, in love,
in faith, in all ideals and distant hopes that lure us on.  I
believe that every hour of every day we receive a just reward for
all we are and all we do.  I believe in the present and its
opportunities, in the future and its promises and in the divine
joy of living. - Edwin Osgood Grover

                 State
Governor .......................... William H. Adams
Lieutenant Governor ............... George M. Corlett
Secretary of State ................ Chas. M. Armstrong
Auditor of State .................. Wm. D. McGinnis
State Treasurer ................... Robert Farrall
Attorney General .................. Wm. L. Boatright
Supt. of Public Instruction ....... Katherine L. Craig
State Senator, 12th District ...... John H. King
State Representative .............. John Holmberg
Judges 13th Judicial District -
    H.E. Munson ................... Sterling
    L.C. Stephenson ............... Fort Morgan
District Attorney, 13th District .. Roy T. Johnson, Sterling

                 County
County Clerk and Recorder ......... John Duncan
County Treasurer .................. Ezra Alishouse
County Assessor ................... Burel Davis
County Sheriff .................... Bert Justice
County Judge ...................... John G. Hudson
County Superintendent of Schools .. Mary Young
County Coroner .................... Walter Gough
County Commissioners -
    First District ................ V. E. Beck
    Second District ............... A. Mitchell
    Third District ................ J. R. Shirley

       State Educational Institutions
University of Colorado ............ Boulder
State Teacher's College ........... Greeley
State Normal School ............... Gunnison
State School of Mines ............. Golden
State Agricultural College ........ Fort Collins
Colorado Home for Deaf and Blind .. Colorado Springs
State Home for Dependent and
    Neglected Children ............ Denver
State Home for Traing School for
    Mental Defectives ............. Ridge

      State Board of Education
Katherine L. Craig  .......... State Supt. Pres. Ex-Officio
Wm. L. Boatright ............. Attorney General
Chas. M. Armstrong ........... Secretary of State

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Washington County Rural Standard Schools

District 1 ................... Akron Grade
District 2 ................... Hyde
District 3 ................... Otis Grade
District 5 ................... Prairie Vale
District 6 ................... Antelope Springs
District 8 ................... Ashland
District 14 .................. Pleasant View
District 15 .................. Pleasant
District 17 .................. Sunnyside
District 18 .................. Roosevelt
District 19 .................. West Point
District 21 .................. Center
District 23 .................. Burdett
District 25 .................. Golden Rod
District 28 .................. Lone Star
District 29 .................. Roadside
District 41 .................. Sunshine
District 42 .................. Pleasant Hill
District 44 .................. Cactus Hill
District 46 .................. White
District 48 .................. Meekton
District 50 .................. Samson
District 52 .................. High Prairie
District 57 .................. Cope
District 61 .................. Hillcrest
District 68 .................. Wiladel
District 73 .................. Welch
District 74 .................. Rosalind
District 78 .................. Sunny Slope
District 82 .................. Hope
District 83 .................. Charity
District 85 .................. Palmer Valley

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       Teachers Examinations
Second Thursday, Friday and Saturday of April,
August and December, at Akron Colorado, in the
Court House.

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Washington County Parent - Teacher Associations

                              President
District 1, Akron ............................
District 2, Hyde ............ Mrs. Ruth Harris
District 3, Otis ............ Mr. Reno Auld
District 8, Ashland ......... Mrs. R. Williams
District 13, Spence ......... Mr. J. L. Wilson
District 15, Pleasant ....... Mrs. John Etter
District 16, Platner ........ Mr. E. E. Hickman
District Nos 17-82-83, Sunnyside -
    Hope, Charity ........... Mrs. Effie Pleasants
District 27, Woodrow ........ Mrs. Hazel Sherer
District 28, Lone Star ...... Mrs. Leo Kennedy
District 36, Arickaree ...... Mrs. Charles Ross
District 39, Lindon ......... Mrs. Scott
District 41, Sunshine ....... Mr. W. P. Parker
District 46, White .......... Mr. W. M. Dunker
District 70, Midway and
    Beaverdale .............. Mrs. N. M. McNeill
District 73, Welch .......... Mrs. Chas. Littleton
District 78, Sunnyslope ..... Mrs. D. C. Penny
District 80, Crystal Heights  Mrs. Luther Steele

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[District Valuations and Tax Mill Levy]
(Section not transcribed)

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[District 1927 Student Census versus Enrollment]
(This section also contained state appropriations by district
which were not transcribed.)

Dist  1927 Census  Enrollment
 1 ...... 390 ........ 248
 2 ......  48 ........  61
 3 ...... 220 ........ 137
 4 ......  26 ........  11
 5 ......  20 ........  12
 6 ......  36 ........  19
 7 ......  10 ........   6
 8 ......  35 ........  26
 9 ......  69 ........  41
10 Jt ...  32 ........   
11 ......  33 ........  13
12 ......  28 ........  10
13 ......  52 ........  70
14 ......  26 ........   9
15 ......  16 ........   5
16 ......  46 ........  34
17 ......  20 ........   6
18 ...... 196 ........ 120
19 ......  76 ........  36
20 ......  30 ........  19
21 ......  21 ........  23
22 ......   8 ........   5
23 ......  39 ........  28
24 ......  19 ........  18
25 ......  42 ........  24
26 ......  40 ........  27
27 ......  90 ........  48
28 ...... 159 ........ 103
29 ......  59 ........  39
31 ......  12 ........  10
32 ......   4 ........   3
33 ......  36 ........  17
34 ......  33 ........  34
35 ......  41 ........  13
36 ......  27 ........  15
37 ......  26 ........  17
38 ......  31 ........  15
39 ......  53 ........  45
40 ......  14 ........   9
41 ......  37 ........  22
42 ......  40 ........  23
43 ......  38 ........  32
44 ......  17 ........   9
45 ......  42 ........  16
46 ......  32 ........  11
47 ......  20 ........  17
48 ......  14 ........  11
49 ......  18 ........  11
50 ......  29 ........  18
51 ......  39 ........  31
52 ......  45 ........  23
53 ......  39 ........  15
54 ......  13 ........  14
55 ......  42 ........  15
56 ......  26 ........  21
57 ......  62 ........  52
58 ......  31 ........  23
60 ......  12 ........   5
61 ......  19 ........  11
62 ......  34 ........  21
63 ......  16 ........  12
64 ......   8 ........   9
65 ......  41 ........  26
66 ......  27 ........  24
67 ......  19 ........   7
68 ......  33 ........  18
69 ......  12 ........  16
70 ......  54 ........  33
71 ......  13 ........  11
72 ......  12 ........  14
73 ......  28 ........  10
74 ......  15 ........  11
75 ......  29 ........  17
76 ......  17 ........   8
78 ......  12 ........  11
79 ......  15 ........   3
80 ......  30 ........  18
82 ......  10 ........   7
83 ......  19 ........  14
84 ......  40 ........  25
85 ......  30 ........  18
86 ......  21 ........  22
87 ......  16 ........  15

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[School Boards]
Dist Office Name and Address      Term Expires
 1   Pres.  W. L. Burley, Akron ......... 1929
     Sec.   Frank Andrews, Akron ........ 1928
     Treas. Lizzie Gardner, Akron ....... 1930
 2   Pres.  Geo. K. Brown, Hyde ......... 1929
     Sec.   S. F. O'Neall, Hyde ......... 1928
     Treas. W. A. Browers, Yuma ......... 1930
 3   Pres.  B. L. McKenzie, Otis ........ 1929
     Sec.   Mrs. Lon Felkey, Otis ....... 1928
     Treas. W. H. Tecker, Otis .......... 1930
 4   Pres.  Chas. E. Baker, Akron ....... 1929
     Sec.   J. H. Hafer, Akron .......... 1928
     Treas. Clyde McTaggart, Akron ...... 1930
 5   Pres.  H. A. Dressel, Otis ......... 1929
     Sec.   L. D. Foree, Akron .......... 1928
     Treas. James Lee, Akron ............ 1930
 6   Pres.  John Starlin, Akron ......... 1929
     Sec.   C. A. Erickson, Akron ....... 1928
     Treas. Homer Bailey, Akron ......... 1930
 7   Pres.  Chas. S. Davis, Akron ....... 1929
     Sec.   Ivy E. Simonsen, Akron ...... 1928
     Treas. J. S. Arnold, Akron ......... 1928
 8   Pres.  James Plant, Otis ........... 1929
     Sec.   Chas. Shedd, Otis ........... 1928
     Treas. H. L. Kundert, Otis ......... 1930
 9   Pres.  Ray McTaggart, Pinneo ....... 1928
     Sec.   R. L. Mercer, Brush ......... 1928
     Treas. Walter Kincheloe, Pinneo .... 1930
10jt Pres.  Irving Bass, Hillrose ....... 1929
     Sec.   Marie J. B. Davis, Hillrose . 1928
11   Pres.  R. R. Highland, Akron ....... 1929
     Sec.   J. W. Ogg, Akron ............ 1928
     Treas. H. G. Hohnstein, Akron ...... 1930
12   Pres.  Leon Parker, Akron .......... 1929
     Sec.   Fred Root, Otis ............. 1928
     Treas. Herman H. W. Johnson, Akron . 1930
13   Pres.  E. E. Hamlin, Woodrow ....... 1929
     Sec.   Essa Harbert, Woodrow ....... 1928
     Treas. Carl Sharp, Woodrow ......... 1930

Dist Office Name and Address      Term Expires
14   Pres.  C. Sukow, Otis .............. 1929
     Sec.   W. W. Hall, Otis ............ 1928
     Treas. W. A. Shafer. Otis .......... 1930
15   Pres.  Wm. Gielenz, Otis ........... 1928
     Sec.   Mrs. John Etter, Otis ....... 1928
     Treas. L. M. Parker, Otis .......... 1930
16   Pres.  Henry E. Hafner, Platner .... 1929
     Sec.   Fred J. Ehrman, Otis ........ 1928
     Treas. I. E. Heath, Platner ........ 1930
17   Pres.  Clarence Sullivan, Otis ..... 1929
     Sec.   Mrs. B. F. Pleasants, Otis .. 1928
     Treas. E. W. Rutz, Otis ............ 1930
18   Pres.  Chester A. Gear, Hillrose ... 1929
     Sec.   Connor Dailey, Hillrose ..... 1928
     Treas. P. M. Repp, Messex .......... 1930
19   Pres.  Harry Mekelburg, Yuma ....... 1929
     Sec.   J. R. Dearing, Yuma ......... 1928
     Treas. A. G. Hisam, Yuma ........... 1930
20   Pres.  Gus Herzberg, Harrisburg .... 1929
     Sec.   Hazel King, Harrisburg ...... 1928
     Treas. Cal Lindsey, Arickaree ...... 1930
21   Pres.  Dave Allen, Platner ......... 1929
     Sec.   Laurence Mefford, Platner ... 1928
     Treas. Frank Frakes, Platner ....... 1930
22   Pres.  J. F. Farley, Lindon ........ 1929
     Sec.   Frank Farley, Lindon ........ 1928
     Treas. Ray McFarin, Elba ........... 1928
23   Pres.  Clint Henzie, Burdett ....... 1929
     Sec.   Herman Smith, Burdett ....... 1928
     Treas. R. S. Stanley, Burdett ...... 1930
24   Pres.  Aaron Ruby, Thurman ......... 1929
     Sec.   Mike Ruby, Thurman .......... 1928
     Treas. Jackson Taylor, Thurman ..... 1930
25   Pres.  Alfred H. Ruhaak, Harrisburg  1929
     Sec.   Thomas Beaman, Akron ........ 1928
     Treas. Earl Jesse, Akron ........... 1930
26   Pres.  Fred P. Fassler, Akron ...... 1929
     Sec.   Clyde Daugherty, Akron ...... 1928
     Treas. Henry F. Barry, Akron ....... 1930

Dist Office Name and Address      Term Expires
27   Pres.  A. J. Smith, Woodrow ........ 1929
     Sec.   J. F. Bell, Woodrow ......... 1928
     Treas. Ross Laffoon, Woodrow ....... 1930
28   Pres.  Art Chandler, Otis .......... 1929
     Sec.   H. G. Rorabaugh, Otis ....... 1928
     Treas. Dan Imhoff, Otis ............ 1930
29   Pres.  J. A. Reese, Otis ........... 1929
     Sec.   W. P. Reid, Akron ........... 1928
     Treas. Knut Johnson, Akron ......... 1930
31   Pres.  Frank Hale, Elba ............ 1929
     Sec.   W. E. Salmon, Elba .......... 1928
     Treas. Mrs. Ellis Miller, Elba ..... 1930
32   Pres.  B. F. Cline, Akron .......... 1928
     Sec.   Mrs. B. F. Cline, Akron ..... 1928
     Treas. Elmer Scheer, Akron ......... 1928
33   Pres.  Ray Burgess, Shaw ........... 1929
     Sec.   Mrs. Anna Presler, Shaw ..... 1928
     Treas. Claud Hugley, Shaw .......... 1930
34   Pres.  Geo. Moore, Cope ............ 1929
     Sec.   Fred Moss, Cope ............. 1928
     Treas. Guy Smith, Cope ............. 1928
35   Pres.  O. L. McCaleb, Thurman ...... 1929
     Sec.   Edith Monk, Thurman ......... 1928
     Treas. Wm. Boshart, Cope ........... 1928
36   Pres.  C. M. Ross, Arickaree ....... 1929
     Sec.   Emma Tarpenning, Flagler .... 1928
     Treas. L. L. Seavey, Arickaree ..... 1930
37   Pres.  W. H. Ludwig, Shaw .......... 1929
     Sec.   Jennie Anderson, Shaw ....... 1928
     Treas. Amy Dolifka, Thurman ........ 1930
38   Pres.  James D. Walters, Akron ..... 1929
     Sec.   Gale Scarbrough, Arkon ...... 1928
     Treas. Geo. H. Frederick, Akron .... 1928
39   Pres.  Mrs. Wm. Hoch, Shaw ......... 1928
     Sec.   J. L. Frederickson, Shaw .... 1928
     Treas. D. F. Lee, Lindon ........... 1930
40   Pres.  M. L. Schultz, Thurman ...... 1929
     Sec.   Simon Schultz, Thurman ...... 1928
     Treas. Ed Luebkin, Akron ........... 1930

Dist Office Name and Address      Term Expires
41   Pres.  W. P. Parker, Akron ......... 1929
     Sec.   J. W. Lodwig, Akron ......... 1928
     Treas. Conrad Schmidt, Akron ....... 1930
42   Pres.  Henry Harms, Akron .......... 1929
     Sec.   Clarence Hoyer, Akron ....... 1928
     Treas. Geo. Drum, Akron ............ 1930
43   Pres.  Herman Jost, Akron .......... 1929
     Sec.   John Ballentin, Akron ....... 1928
     Treas. Wm. Appenzeller, Akron ...... 1930
44   Pres.  C. L. Herrington, Thurman ... 1927
     Sec.   S. J. Willis, Arickaree ..... 1928
     Treas. Geo. Kaufman, Anton ......... 1930
45   Pres.  Clyde Ross, Elba ............ 1929
     Sec.   Russell Noland, Akron ....... 1928
     Treas. D. S. Harrington, Akron ..... 1930
46   Pres.  Geo. W. Fulton, Burdett ..... 1929
     Sec.   B. C. Johnson, Burdett ...... 1928
     Treas. W. R. Ross, Burdett ......... 1930
47   Pres.  Arthur Gilder, Otis ......... 1929
     Sec.   Ralph Guy, De Nova .......... 1928
     Treas. Andrew M. Kroger, De Nova ... 1930
48   Pres.  Sterling Elliott, De Nova ... 1929
     Sec.   J. C. Stubbe, De Nova ....... 1928
     Treas. A. H. Neibur, De Nova ....... 1930
49   Pres.  T. D. Leech, Burdett ........ 1929
     Sec.   R. E. Kennehan, Burdett ..... 1928
     Treas. Wm. Krumbach, Fleming ....... 1930
50   Pres.  Morris Wagner, Akron ........ 1929
     Sec.   Harm Schmidt, Akron ......... 1928
     Treas. S. F. Havens, Akron ......... 1930
51   Pres.  Everett Flacher, Genoa ...... 1929
     Sec.   C. S. Paulson, Genoa ........ 1928
     Treas. E. E. Bates, Genoa .......... 1930
52   Pres.  John Maynard, Akron ......... 1929
     Sec.   F. C. Davis, Akron .......... 1928
     Treas. V. E. Swanberg, Akron ....... 1930
53   Pres.  Guy L. Porter, Lindon ....... 1929
     Sec.   Pete Stratton, Lindon ....... 1928
     Treas. James Susuras, Elba ......... 1930


Dist Office Name and Address      Term Expires
54   Pres.  Guy J. Cope, Seibert ........ 1929
     Sec.   John Wrape, Seibert ......... 1928
     Treas. Charlotte Black, Seibert .... 1930
55   Pres.  C. F. Burke, De Nova ........ 1928
     Sec.   Cora Maggard, De Nova ....... 1928
     Treas. Arthur Donald, Yuma ......... 1930
56   Pres.  Mrs. Hollen Fine, De Nova ... 1929
     Sec.   L. L. Bartlett, De Nova ..... 1928
     Treas. Forrest A. Small, De Nova ... 1928
57   Pres.  Emanuel Anderson, Cope ...... 1929
     Sec.   H. J. Wilhelm, Cope ......... 1928
     Treas. N. L. Fastneau, Cope ........ 1930
58   Pres.  Wm. Bailey, Hillrose ........ 1929
     Sec.   Otto Pohlman, Akron ......... 1928
     Treas. Knute Tveitnes, Akron ....... 1930
60   Pres.  S. F. Vorce, Otis ........... 1929
     Sec.   George Vorce, Yuma .......... 1928
     Treas. Maime Vorce, De Nova ........ 1930
61   Pres.  W. G. Blackmore, Burdett .... 1929
     Sec.   Margaret Kennedy, Otis ...... 1928
     Treas. John E. Reyburn, Burdett .... 1930
62   Pres.  V. E. Beck, Akron ........... 1929
     Sec.   Robert H. Lowry, Akron ...... 1928
     Treas. Frank Batterson, Akron ...... 1930
63   Pres.  Chas. J. Armstrong, Cope .... 1929
     Sec.   George Anderson, Cope ....... 1928
     Treas. M. A. Anderson, Cope ........ 1930
64   Pres.  C. F. Jones, Elba ........... 1929
     Sec.   A. L. Bell, Elba ............ 1928
     Treas. Edna M. Jones, Elba ......... 1928
65   Pres.  Chas. Cummins, Lindon ....... 1929
     Sec.   Alfred Ekberg, Elba ......... 1928
     Treas. D. W. Wolfe, Lindon ......... 1930
66   Pres.  F. M. Spencer, Cope ......... 1929
     Sec.   Oscar Higgason, Cope ........ 1928
     Treas. Walter Lynch, Cope .......... 1930
67   Pres.  Roy Waitley, Burdett ........ 1929
     Sec.   E. A. Schnittker, Fleming ... 1928
     Treas. J. Donald Funk, Burdett ..... 1930

Dist Office Name and Address      Term Expires
68   Pres.  A. A. Hoyer, Cope ........... 1929
     Sec.   Orin A. Conant, Cope ........ 1928
     Treas. Chas. Lybarger, Anton ....... 1930
69   Pres.  Geo. Simpson, Elba .......... 1929
     Sec.   Perl T. Barnhouse, Elba ..... 1928
     Treas. Thos. R. Bowen, Elba ........ 1930
70   Pres.  J. A. Witter, Simpson ....... 1929
     Sec.   N. M. McNeill, Woodrow ...... 1928
     Treas. Fred Bryant, Simpson ........ 1930
71   Pres.  E. G. Johnson, Hillrose ..... 1929
     Sec.   Alva Morrison, Hillrose ..... 1928
     Treas. Jake Hurt, Hillrose ......... 1930
72   Pres.  E. W. Cross, De Nova ........ 1929
     Sec.   Ben Reed, Hughes ............ 1928
     Treas. Joe H. Queen, Hughes ........ 1930
73   Pres.  C. E. Littleton, Otis ....... 1929
     Sec.   Geo. W. Wheeler, Otis ....... 1928
     Treas. Helen Purdy, Otis ........... 1930
74   Pres.  Fred Carter, Harrisburg ..... 1929
     Sec.   H. A. Dalton, Akron ......... 1928
     Treas. A. P. Gasser, Harrisburg .... 1930
75   Pres.  Ray White, Otis ............. 1929
     Sec.   A. E. Snodgrass, Otis ....... 1928
     Treas. Mrs. R. H. Hooker, Otis ..... 1930
76   Pres.  Lee Batterson, Waitley ...... 1929
     Sec.   S. M. Ballard, Waitley ...... 1928
     Treas. J. G. Reynolds, Akron ....... 1930
78   Pres.  D. E. Penny, Akron .......... 1929
     Sec.   Homer Evans, Akron .......... 1928
     Treas. J. W. York, Akron ........... 1930
79   Pres.  Mrs. Geo. Ferguson, Woodrow . 1929
     Sec.   H. Niemuth, Woodrow ......... 1928
     Treas. J. F. Chvatal, Woodrow ...... 1930
80   Pres.  B. F. Kniese, Anton ......... 1929
     Sec.   Albert Kniese, Anton ........ 1928
     Treas. L. T. Steele, De Nova ....... 1930
82   Pres.  H. J. Harvey, Otis .......... 1929
     Sec.   Mrs. John Patterson, Otis ... 1928
     Treas. W. H. Stephe, Otis .......... 1928

Dist Office Name and Address      Term Expires
83   Pres.  Henry Dressel, Akron ........ 1929
     Sec.   Ed Wolf, Otis ............... 1928
     Treas. Carl E. Hansen, Otis ........ 1930
84   Pres.  Joe Frederich, Thurman ...... 1929
     Sec.   Jet Siefert, Anton .......... 1928
     Treas. D. H. Hicks, Anton .......... 1930
85   Pres.  F. E. Hassig, Cope .......... 1929
     Sec.   L. M. Challis, Cope ......... 1928
     Treas. Marsh Romine, Cope .......... 1928
86   Pres.  Mac Chaplin, De Nova ........ 1929
     Sec.   L. C. Robare, De Nova ....... 1928
     Treas. James Snyder, De Nova ....... 1930
87   Pres.  Chas E. Blair, Arickaree .... 1928
     Sec.   W. V. Miller, Arickaree ..... 1928
     Treas. Geo. Young, Arickaree ....... 1930


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[Grade School Teacher Directory.]
(This section also had salaries which I did not transcribe.)

Dist    Teacher, Address/Certificate     School
 1  Henry V. Allen, Akron .............  Akron Grade
      Life
    Rose E. H. Allen, Akron ...........  Akron Grade
      First
    L. S. Burley, Akron ...............  Akron Grade
      First
    Laurence Burley, Akron ............  Akron Grade
      First
    Amy Lewis, Akron ..................  Akron Grade
      First
    Blanch E. Keicher, Akron ..........  Akron Grade
      Life
    Lotta Putman, Akron ...............  Akron Grade
      First
    Grace E. Ross, Akron ..............  Akron Grade
      Second
    Lavina Gamet, Akron ...............  Akron Grade
      Second
    Pearl Scholz, Akron ...............  Akron Grade
      First
 2  Carl T. Barnhart, Akron ...........  Hyde
      Second
    Pauline Brownlee, Yuma ............  South Hyde
      Second
    Marie L. Mollison, Hyde ...........  West Hyde
      Second
    Merl Morton, Yuma .................  West Hyde
      Second

Dist    Teacher, Address/Certificate     School
 3  Alfred E. Kyffin, Otis ............  Otis Grade
      First
    Bess A. Dawson, Otis ..............  Otis Grade
      First
    Mildred Cooley, Otis ..............  Otis Grade
      Life
    Dale Cooley, Otis .................  Otis Grade
      Life
    Inez Purdy, Otis ..................  Otis Grade
      First
    Minnie Davisson, Otis .............  Otis Grade
      First
    Melinda Avery, Otis ...............  Otis Grade
      First
 4  Lidia Wagner, Akron ...............  Iowa Valley
      Second
 5  Lora E. Wooton, Burdett ...........  Prairie Vale
      Second
 6  Fannie Randall ....................  Antelope Valley
      First
 7  Vera E. Gray, Akron ...............  Pleasant Valley
      Second
 8  Alice Schinkel, Akron .............  Ashland
      Second
 9  Gladys Moyer, Pinneo ..............  Pinneo
      Professional
    Loretta Downing, Pinneo ...........  Lone Valley
      Second
    Bernard Reed, Pinneo ..............  Stony Point
      Second
    Mary Schwyhart, Pinneo ............  Rago
      Life

Dist    Teacher, Address/Certificate     School
11  Marie A. Schmidt, Akron ...........  Star
      Second
12  Madeline Parker, Akron ............  Missouri Valley
      Life
13  Eva Davisson, Woodrow .............  Morning View
      Second
    Viola Hagan, Woodrow ..............  Spence
      First
    Claire E. Martin, Deer Trail ......  Canyon
      Second
    Anna Trim, Woodrow ................  Valley View
      First
    Elverta Mayne, Woodrow ............  Howard
      Second
14  Evelyn Janke, Otis ................  Pleasant View
      First
15  Bernice Holsclaw, Otis ............  Pleasant
      Second
16  Mary Lisle, Platner ...............  Platner Grade
      First
    Louise Annabel, Otis ..............  Platner Grade
      First
17  Virginia Sears, Otis ..............  Sunnyside
      Second
18  M. R. Kneale, Hillrose ............  Roosevelt Grade
      State Professional
    Genevieve Murfin, Hillrose ........  Roosevelt Grade
      First
    Marie Taylor, Hillrose ............  Roosevelt Grade
      First
    Violet Stromberg, Hillrose ........  Roosevelt Grade
      Life
    Hazel Sundberg, Hillrose ..........  Roosevelt Grade
      Life
19  Ruth Whittenburg, Yuma ............  Liberty Hill
      Second
    Regina Carpenter, Hyde ............  West Point
      First
    Aubrey Smith, Yuma ................  Fairview
      First

Dist    Teacher, Address/Certificate     School
20  Fern Brown, Cope ..................  North Harrisburg
      Third
21  Ruth B. Warren, Yuma ..............  Center
      Second
22  Goldie Clark, Akron ...............  Farley
      Second
23  Jessie L. Starling, Burdett .......  Burdett
      Life
24  Bertha R. Girvin, Thurman .........  Capitol Hill
      Second
25  Garnet M. Daniels, Harrisburg .....  Goldenrod
      Second
    Alvina Gasser, Harrisburg .........  Columbine
      Second
26  Gertrude Layton, Akron ............  Mizpah
      First
    Gladys Wickliff, Akron ............  Hillside
      Second
    Vernon Yackle, Akron ..............  Clark
      Second
27  Barbara Baker, Woodrow ............  Woodrow
      Life
    Lois M. Fister, Woodrow ...........  Golden
      First
    Martha Libsack, Woodrow ...........  West School
      Third
    Ethel Marrs, Woodrow ..............  East Prong
      Second
28  Roy Sears, Otis ...................  Lone Star
      First
    Mrs. E. M. Mills, Otis ............  Lone Star
      State Professional
    Mona Lindsey, Otis ................  Lone Star
      First
    Alice Whittenburg, Otis ...........  Lone Star
      First

Dist    Teacher, Address/Certificate     School
29  Leah Mahaney, Akron ...............  Curtis
      Second
    Mary E. York, Akron ...............  Lincoln
      Second
    Neva Jackson, Akron ...............  Roadside
      Second
31  Myrna McKenzie, Elba ..............  Abbott
      Second
32  Mary A. Brouhard, Akron ...........  Rock Springs
      First
33  Homer C. Shippey, Shaw ............  Gordon
      Second
34  Elmer O. Boone, Cope ..............  Fremont
      Second
35  Will L. Wagner, Flagler ...........  Sunny Dale
      Second
    Anna Gates, Flagler ...............  Sunny Dale
      Second
36  Eugene King, Arickaree ............  East Arickaree
      First
37  Ruth Sparks, Thurman ..............  Pleasant Hill
      Third
38  Laura Johnson, Akron ..............  Fight
      Second
39  Ruth McGaughey, Lindon ............  Lindon Grade
      Second
    Avilla Myers, Lindon ..............  Lindon Grade
      State Professional
40  Ruth L. Stohl, Thurman ............  Thurman
      Second
41  Mrs J. S. Powell, Akron ...........  Sunshine
      First
42  W. J. Crosier, Akron ..............  Butte
      Second
    Forrest Brouhard, Akron ...........  Pleasant Hill
      Second

Dist    Teacher, Address/Certificate     School
43  Hilda Bauer, Akron ................  Prairie View
      Second
    Archie Radford, Akron .............  Bellevue
      Third
44  Helen Y. Tinkham, Arickaree .......  Cactus Hill
      Third
45  Fon Mourey, Elba ..................  Pleasant Hill
      Second
    Vella Burt, Elba ..................  High Point
      First
46  Edna Schroeder, Burdett ...........  White
      Second
47  Osie V. Boyd, Otis ................  West Antelope
      Second
48  Martha Gebauer, De Nova ...........  Meekton
      First
49  Grace L. Witter, Burdett ..........  Richmond
      Third
50  Mary B. Carter, Akron .............  Sampson
      First
51  Elizabeth Williams, Genoa .........  Flat Top
      First
    Christina Buhr, Genoa .............  Mountain View
      Second
    Fern Snider, Genoa ................  Pleasant Valley
      Second
52  Viola Maynard, Akron ..............  High Prairie
      Second
53  Clara Gray, Lindon ................  West Fairview
      First
    Gladys Bowman, Lindon .............  Antioch
      Third
54  Pearl E. Parks, Seibert ...........  Harmony
      First
55  Mary L. Baker, De Nova ............  Yucca Center
      First
    Gladys Henry, De Nova .............  White Rose
      Third

Dist    Teacher, Address/Certificate     School
56  Beulah Smith, De Nova .............  Fairview
      Second
57  Ione Gardner, Cope ................  Cope Grade
      Second
    Mayme Snyder, Cope ................  Cope Grade
      First
58  Amanda Tveitnes, Akron ............  North Buena Vista
      Second
    Ethel Anderson, Akron .............  Buena Vista
      Second
60  Nola Steinmetz, Otis ..............  Hurry Back Valley
      Second
61  Jane Campbell, Burdett ............  Hill Crest
      Second
62  Vera E. Buchholz, Akron ...........  Liberty
      First
    Helen P. Burke, Waitley ...........  Union Center
      Second
63  Irene Wiant, Cope .................  Happy Valley
      Second
64  Mrs. A. J. Gross, Elba ............  Clay Center
      First
65  Merle Setterburg, Elba ............  White Springs
      First
    Leta Erion, Lindon ................  Ford Center
      Second
66  Howard Swanson, Cope ..............  Edville
      Second
67  Violet Clark, Akron ...............  Pleasant Hill
      Second
68  Lois Harden, De Nova ..............  Wiladel
      Second
69  Ida Harmon, Akron .................  Antelope Valley
      Second
70  Dorothy Lowry, Woodrow ............  Beaver Dale
      Second
    Iva Venrick, Woodrow ..............  Sunshine
      Second

Dist    Teacher, Address/Certificate     School
71  Edna Rasmussen, Akron .............  Highland
      Second
72  Alta Otta, Hughes .................  Home Valley
      Second
73  Francis Beanblossom, Otis .........  Welch
      First
74  Ellen Gasser, Harrisburg ..........  Rosalind
      First
75  Lena Buchanan, Yuma ...............  Victory
      Second
76  Marie Windolph, Waitley ...........  Lafayette
      Second
78  Marguerite Irwin, Akron ...........  Sunny Slope
      Second
79  Hazel Wilkins, Woodrow ............  Pride of the Prairie
      Second
80  Josie D. Jones, Anton .............  Crystal Heights
      Life
82  Clara E. Kalhoefer, Otis ..........  Hope
      First
83  Elizabeth Kimler, Otis ............  Charity
      Second
84  Lucille Kelley, Anton .............  Zendner
      Second
85  Hester Harden, De Nova ............  Palmer Valley
      Second
86  Virgil Green, De Nova .............  East Antelope
      Second
87  Mildred Lucas, Arickaree ..........  West Arickaree
      Second

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Washington County High School Committee

Fred P. Fassler, President ............ Akron
Mary M. Young, Secretary, County Supt . Akron
B. L. McKenzie, Treasurer ............. Otis
Connor Dailey ......................... Hillrose
W. L. Burley .......................... Akron

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Washington County High School System Faculty

(This section also had salaries which I did not transcribe.)

Teacher, Degree, Address

         Akron
C. E. Stewart, Supt. and Principal, A.B. & A.M., Akron
Dorothy B. Wash, A.B., Akron
Norinne D. Furlong, A.B., Akron
Helen A. Lindell, A.B., Akron
Ruth Nix, A.B., Akron
Georgia Haynes, A.B., Akron
Hester M. Ferry, A.B., Akron
Llewellyn V. Toyne, B.S., Akron
Alice R. Wolfe, A.B., Akron
Maurice Little, B.S., Akron

          Otis
Frank R. Walkup, A.B., Otis
Jane Adams Kyffin, A.B., Otis
Alta Haynes, A.B., Otis
Ernest D. Goltry, A.B., Otis
Charla Jillison, A.B., Otis
Alma Green, A.B., Otis

        Lone Star
Ernest M. Mills, A.B., Otis
Catherine Kennedy, A.B., Otis
Necile Towner, B.S., Otis

        Roosevelt
Robert W. Murfin, A.B., Hillrose
Elizabeth Neilson, A.B., Hillrose
Florence Winston, B.S., Hillrose

         Woodrow
J. B. Dickson, A.B., Woodrow
Syra Freelander, A.B., Woodrow
Thelma B. Strock, A.B., Woodrow

          Cope
C. L. York, A.B., Cope
Mabel J. Burman, A.B., Cope

      High Prairie
Walter H. Huls, A.B., Akron
Marie B. Huls, B.S., Akron

         Lindon
M. D. McGaughey, A.B., Lindon
Martha L. King, A.B., Lindon

         Platner
J. R. McDonald, B.S., Platner
Mary G. Stewart, A.B., Akron

        Sunnyvale
David Sutherland, A.B., Akron

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Colorado State Reading Circle Books - 1928

   Teachers' Reading Circle Books
Rural Life at the Crossroads ..........Campbell $2.00
Everyday Problems of Country Teachers ... Lowth  2.00
Principals and Technique of Teaching ... Thomas  2.00
   Special Price per Set  .....................  4.60

 
   Pupils' Reading Circle Books

         Eighth Grade
Guideposts of Citizenship  .............. Finch $1.20
Modern World Setting for American History Jones  1.00

         Seventh Grade
Stories of the Day's Work ..... Davis-Gretchell $1.00
The Ten Dreams of Zach Peters ........ Hagedorn   .95
China .................................. Franck   .85

         Sixth Grade
Boy Life on the Prairie ............... Garland $1.10
Sentinels of the Sea ..................... Owen   .70
Heidi ................................... Spyri   .90

         Fifth Grade
George Washington Linclon Goes Around
    the World .......................... Thomas $1.50
Five Animals ............................ Gauss  1.75

         Fourth Grade
Summer at Cloverfield Farm .............. Orton $ .80
Boys of the Ages ....................... Scales   .80
The Bluebird for Children ............. Leblanc  1.10
Story Adventures ................... Suhrie-Gee   .90

         Third Grade
Home Folks .............................. Smith $1.25
Stories Old and New ................... Sheriff   .65
Myths of the Red Children .............. Wilson   .85
Peter Pan ...................... Barrie-Perkins  1.10
Child Life in Many Lands ............... Purdue   .70

         Second Grade
The Land of Play ................. Ketchum-Rice $ .65
Cubby Bear ......................... Ellingwood   .80
Birds in Rhyme ........................... King   .75
Story-Fun .......................... Suhrie-Gee   .80

         First Grade
Everyday Doings at Home .................. Serl $ .75
Work-a-Day Doings on the Farm ............ Serl   .75
Adventures in Story-Land ............... Taylor   .65
The Little Brown Rooster ................ Byron   .50

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List of Books to be Used in the Washington County
Public Schools 1927-1928

    First Grade
Elson Primer
Elson, Book 1
1st Silent Reader, L. & R.
Penmanship, Palmer Method
   Supplementary Readers
Winston Primer
Winston First Grade

    Second Grade
Elson Second Reader
Lewis & Rowland Silent Reader, Book 2
Spelling, Pearson & Suzzallo, Book 1
Penmanship, Palmer Method
   Supplementary Readers
Winston, Book 2
Arithmetic, Baily and German
Number Primer

    Third Grade
Elson Third Reader
Lewis & Rowland Silent Reader, Book 3
Spelling, P. & S., Book 1
Language, McFadden, Book 1
Penmanship, Palmer, New 3rd and 4th Grade Books
Physiology, The Child's Day
  Supplementary Readers
Winston, Book 3
Arithmetic, Hamilton, Book 1
Arithmetic Work Book, Grade 3

    Fourth Grade
Elson Fourth Reader
Fourth Silent Reader, L. & R.
Spelling, P. & S., Book 1
Penmanship, Palmer, New 3rd and 4th Grade Books
Language, McFadden, Book 1
Physiology, The Child's Day
Geography, Home Folks
  Supplementary Readers
Arithmetic, Hamilton, Book 2
Arithmetic, Work Book, Grade 5  [4?]

    Fifth Grade
Elson Fifth Reader
Fifth Silent Reader, L. & R.
Spelling, P. & S., Book 2
Penmanship, Palmer Method
Language, McFadden, Book 2
Arithmetic, Hamilton, Book 3
Arithmetic, Work Book, Grade 5
Physiology, Community Hygiene
Geography, T. & M., Book 1
  Supplementary Readers
Winston Fifth Reader

    Sixth Grade
Elson Sixth Reader
Silent Reader, L. & R.
Spelling, P. & S., Book 2
Penmanship, Palmer Method
Language, McFadden, Book 2
Arithmetic, Hamilton, Book 4
Physiology, Community Hygiene
Geography, T. & M., Book 2
History, McMaster's Primary
  Supplementary Books
Work Book in Geography
Human Geography, Colorado Supplement
Arithmetic, Work Book, Grade 6

    Seventh Grade
Elson Seventh Reader
Spelling, P. & S., Book 2
Penmanship, Palmer Method
Language, McFadden, Book 3
Arithmetic, Hamilton, Book 5
Physiology, Handbook of Health
Geography, T. & M., Book 2
History, Thwaites & Kendall
Agriculture, B. & B.
  Supplementary Books
Wook Book in Geography
Human Geography, Colorado Supplement
Arithmetic, Wook Book, Grade 7

    Eighth Grade
Elson Eighth Reader
Spelling, P. & S., Book 2
Penmanship, Palmer Method
Grammer, McFadden, Book 3
Arithmetic, Hamilton, Book 6
History, Thwaites & Kendall
Agriculture, B. &. B.
Civics, Lapps
Colorado History, Story of Colorado, Chapman
Arithmetic Work Book, Grade 8

Contributed by the Yuma Museum, Yuma Colorado, transcribed by Lee Zion



USGenWeb Archives Copyright Notice.  This directory is
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attached. - Lee Zion, Oct 24, 2003.

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Source File: StJoseph1920.htm

St. Joseph's High School Akron 1920

From the Akron Weekly Pioneer Press
November 26, 1920

The following program was given by the music pupils of St. Joseph's School Tuesday, at two-thirty:

Chorus, Tia Maria ------------------Rosewig ----- Senior Girls
Duet, Bicycle Waltz --Geibel ----------Delbert Cole, Eugene Sullivan
Four Leaf Clover ---Spencer ----Genevieve Geicke
Happy Childhood --Martin -  Lucille Kelly
Why Mr. Gobbler Changed His Tune Song - Four Little Boys
At Home ---Lachner --- Alvina Gosser
Little Fairy Waltz --- Streabbog --- Eugene Sullivan
Duet, Lolita ---Enseman-  Lillian Vosburg, Lillian Fournell
Recitation --- Throwing Kisses --- Bernice Rice
Recitation - Davvodil March - Rosewig -- Estelin White, Frances Selby
Schottesche  -- Spencer   - Imogene Trovinger
Song, Thanksgiving in Turkeyland -- Ten Little Girls
Military March --- Schubert -- Lillian Vosburg
Pretty Bird Waltz --- Martain --- Joyce Dooley
Duet, Dance Semplice ---Geibel --- Nola Steinmetz, Katherine Burns
Fairy Barque --- Smallwood --- Ione Gardner
Selected --- Margaret Bogert
Duet, Daily Chanting -- Behr -- Alvina and Louise Gasser
Pink Schottiche,---- Streabbog ---  Marion Dooley
Vocal Trials of a Boy --- George Warren
Violin, Cherrieso----Greenwald -- John Sullivan
Recitation ---- Papa's Letter -- Imogene Trovinger
Wayside Roses ---- Fisher --- Opal Davis
Recitation, Don't Give Up the Ship   - John Sullivan
Deuxiene Mazurka ---- Godard ----------Estelia White
Duet, Salute the Colors -- Warren -- Ione Gardner, Nola Steinmetz
Violin, Valse Barcarolle --- Greenwald - Kennith Dooley, John Sullivan, B. Heer
Vocal, Good Night Little Girl, Goodnight --- Ione Gardner
Fantasie Tarantelia --- Binet -- Nola Steinmetz
Vocal, I Know a Bank -- Parker -- Olivia O'Dell
Reading, Risen to a Higher Life - Nora Trears
Chorus, Thangsgiving Draweth Near, Intermediate Music Pupils (sic)

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Source File: StJoseph1922.htm

St. Joseph's High School Akron 1922

From the Akron Weekly Pioneer Press
December 29, 1922

MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR CLASS OF ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL ENTERTAINED AT PARISH RECTORY
BY REV. KOCH, PASTOR, FRIDAY EVENING

The members of the Senior class were agreeably surprised last Friday evening when they were invited to the parochial residence and moreover when they were escorted to the dining room to find it tastily decorated with their class colors, maroon and gold.  As they took their places a beautiful pennant, also in the class colors and bearing the inscription: "S.J.H.S 1923, Akron, Colo.," was presented to each member of the class of 1923 by their kind pastor.  A five course dinner was served afterwards, which was certainly enjoyed by all  The Seniors accompanied by Rev. Father Koch and Rev. Father Steidie wended their way to St. Joseph's Hall, which was brilliantly illuminated with lights, decorated with Christmas bells, holy wreaths and mottoes bearing teh inscription: "Merry Christmas."  Here another surprise awaited the Seniors, as the Juniors, Sops and Freshies had prepared a Christmas program in their honor.  Following are the numbers:

Christmas Chimes (song) by Juniors and Freshies.
The Real Christmas Spirit, B L. Vosburg '25.
Yuletide Chorus (instrumental) Marshall Gillette, '24
Christmas Weather, John Sullivan, '26
Instrumental Duet (Noel) L. Foursell '24 and L. Vosburg, '25.
The Millionaire's Christmas, Marshall Gillette, '24.
Trio (instrumental) violins, Miss V. Lantzer, '26, Master J. Sullivan,'26.  Piano, Miss B. O'Dell, '26
Teddy's Christmas Surprise, Miss L. Gusser, '26
Santa Claus March (instrumental) Miss I Gardner
Giving and Getting, Floyd Schinkel, '25.
Minnie's Christmas Sermon, Minnie Newman, '26
Snowbirds and Mistletoe (Valse) instrumental.  By Miss L. Fournell, '24
Christmas Bureau of Information, Miss A. Gasser, '24.
Peach on Earth, Good Will to Men, Esther Pieper, '24.
Shine On, Christmas Star (Vocal) by 9th, 10th and 11th grades.
The Origin of the Christmas Tree, by Ione Gardner, '23.
Joy Bells of Christmas (Vocal) High School pupils.

The Christmas tree was well laden with Christmas gifts were then disposed of and we certainly felt honored when Father Koch was our Santa Claus and we all know he could not be beaten.  He presented the high school with a large pennant in the school colors, purple and gold.  After the gifts had been presented Father Koch congratulated the members of the high school on the beautiful program they had rendered and also on  the efficient work done by them since September.  The Rev. Pastor then called on Father Steidie who by his witty remarks entertained us for quite a while and was certainly enjoyed.  Both faculty and students take this occasion to thank Rev. Koch for the deep interest  he has taken in our school, also his generosity, and we all sincerely hope that we will enjoy his kind co-operation for many ears to come.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM RENDERED AT ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL BY THE GRADES, FRIDAY, DEC. 22, 1922

St. Joseph's Hall presented a very pleasing appearance last Friday evening, the color scheme being red and green throughout.  The Xmas colors, wreaths bearing the inscription, "Merry Christmas" and large Xmas bells being scattered profusely thru the hall, and a large Xmas tree loaded with presents, toys and candies (the gift of our good pastor, Revd. J. Koch) was observable at the rear end of the hall.  At 2:30 p.m. the grade pupils marched to the hall and gave the following program:

Opening song, Christmas Carol, by the grades.
The Angel's Message, by Rose Fournell
Daddy's Waltz, by Edward Wagner.
Welcome, by Primary girls.
Holly March (instrumental) by I Hottinger and A. Heer.
The Light of Bethlehem, by Mary Mehring.
Christmas Controversy, by Primary pupils.
Christmas Star, song, by four boys.
Xmas Recitation, Conrad Heer
Don't You Think So?  James Diamond
Mistletoe Waltz (instrumental) B Kaltenbach and B. Heer
Merry Christmas, Rosemary Sutton
Xmas Dialogue, three girls
Just Christmas Fun, Herbert Mehring
Piano Solo, Eugene Sullivan
In Santa Claus' Workshop, Primary pupils
Christmas Bells, Eugene Sullivan
Good Tidings, Bernard Heer
The Christmas Child, Mary Mathis
Christmas Child, by the Grades

At the conclusion of the program bells were heard ringing in the distance and suddenly Santa Claus made his appearance.  He was gladly welcomed by the young folks, altho the wee tots were badly scared and for some time were in a state of bewilderment, but when Santa treated them to candy their fears all diminished and their little countenances beamed with joy.  After all had been treated to candy and given their presents, we enjoyed a very nice by our good pastor, Rev. J.Koch.  He congratulated the pupils on the fine program they had given, also on the splendid work they had done during the semester.  He then told them to play sleep and eat until January 3rd, so as to be ready to return to school in good condition for another semester's work.  Shortly afterwards all departed for their homes, sounding the praises of their good pastor, who, by his great generosity, made it possible for them to have such a grand Christmas celebration.


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Source File: TeacherConvention1923.htm

Washington County Teachers' Convention 1923

From the Akron Weekly Pioneer Press
November 9, 1923

The Washington County Teachers' Association for 1923 will long be remembered as a great educational meeting for the teachers of the county. The attendance, despite bad roads, was a record breaker, nearly every teacher in the county being present.

The teachers' convention opened Thursday evening with a delicious banquet at the Burlington Hotel. One hundred were expected; one hundred twenty-four attended. The place simply overflowed with school teachers.

With the banquet well started, Mrs. Emma R. Vance, president of the association introduced the toastmaster, Prof. C.E. Stewart, who took charge of the evening's program, which consisted of musical numbers by the W.C.H.S. Glee Club, and solos by their director Miss Sibyl M. Reeter, together with numerous short speeches as follows: Parent-Teachers Association, Mrs. Ben Bitterman; Where Angels Fear to Tread, Supt. John L. Cochran, Yuma; As You Like It, Supt. I.E. Stutsman, Fort Morgan, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, Dr. Harry M. Barrett, of the University of Colorado. Resident (sic) Cooley of the Akron Chamber of Commerce talked on the Corn Show.

The crowd was a happy one. With Mr. Cochran, noted community sing leader in charge and County Superintendent Phoebe A. Palmer at the piano, the banqueters sang many a jolly song. Many declared this a fine way to open the convention.

On Friday at 9:00 a.m., the auditorium of the Grade school was filled with the teachers of the elementary and rural schools. The program started with our famous Eastern Colorado community sing leader, Supt. John I. Cochran, leading us in singing a group of inspirational songs. After which Supt. I. E. Stutsman of Ft. Morgan talked on "Rural School Problems" expressing the importance of the strong teacher in rural school and stating a few of the responsibilities a successful rural teacher has to her community. Supt. J.I. Cochran delightfully entertained the crowd at this time with three of his Whitcomb Riley readings. Mrs. Wuna Girault, normal training teacher of Sterling with the assistance of eight little folks from the third grade demonstrated the teaching of phonics in the lower grades.

The high school section, with a full half day program, is something new for Washington county, but proved to be very popular with the teachers.

Supt. C.E. Stewart ..... a complementary luncheon Friday noon.The high school faculty and the members of the high school committee and special guests at the association were present, to the number of forty in all. Miss Suone Miller (Possible Simone, or Susan, 15-year-old daughter of Worth Mark Miller, general store proprietor) favored the crowd with a solo.

Friday afternoon session opened at 1:30 with Miss Sibyl Keeler as music director in community singing after which Mrs. Girault gave an exceptional talk on why we should teach art in rural school, concluding with a beautiful story expressing the fulfillment of God's plan in making your life work solely for the benefit of the child. Mrs. F.P. Cooley, president of the county P.T.A. also president of Akron local chapter, gave a commendable talk on the importance of the P.T.A. to the community.

The afternoon session was closed with three inspirational talks by Supt. C.E Steward, W.B. Mooney, and Dr. Harry M. Barrett.


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Source File: Teachers1918.htm

Washington County Teachers 1918

Colorado Educational Directory
County Supt. Myrtle Crawford 120 Teachers

County High School, Akron - C.E. Steward, Prin.; Alvin Sansburn, Mrs. Alvin Sansburn, C.E. Orwig, Elizabeth Fisher, Akron

District--
1. Ruth Harris, Prin.; Mrs. Edith Harshman, Elizabeth Brandon, Elva M. May, Nellie Maize, Florence Allen, Louisa Weage, Akron
2. Nettie Pike, Yuma; Juanita Norris, Yuma, Box 603; Helen Albright, Yuma; Dorothy Norris, Yuma
3. Mrs. Hattie Kimball, Prin.; Mildred Priddy, Genevieve Jordan, Gladys Pick, Mrs. Allen, Otis
4. Martha Shane, Akron
5. Pearl Emick, Akron, care J.E. Foree
6. Agnes Baker, Akron
7. Dorothy Griffin, Akron
8. Inez Purdy, Ethel M. Erisman, Otis
9. Anna Dustin, Akron, R. A. ; Amelia Oater, Pinneo; Marie Leonard, Akron, care P.M. Skiles (I'm thining the R. A. means mail Route A.)
11. Irma Bennett, Akron, care Ed. Nolte
12. Gladys Roberts, Akron, care G.W. McCoy; Mrs. Anna Gates, Akron
13. Estelle De Boer, Spence; Joy Hamlin, Spence, care Mr. Anderson; Leafy E. Mathis, Simpson, care Mr. Masters; Hazel Byron, Spence
14. Vera Steele, Otis
15. Ella Shedd, Otis
16. Gertrude Farrell, Platner
17. Lillie Shane, Frances Caley, Agnes Petersen, Margurite Pattee, Otis, R.B..
18. Mrs. Mary J. Baker, Atwood; Anna Shackley, Merinao; Mary E. Devine, Hillrose; Daisy Dyer, Hillrose; Grace Allison, Messer
19. Loretta Carl, Yuma, R.A.
20. Esther G. Alley, Meekton
21. Mrs. Allie Winterbourne, Platner
22. Kathleen Dolan, Lindon
23. Petronelia Tooney, Burdett
24. Annie Shane, Arickaree
25. Clara Gramse, Edna Gramse, Akron
26. Cora Horn, Elizabeth Rose, Grace Little, Akron, R.A.
27. Lois Hagan, Woodrow; Helen M.l Smith, Eskdale
28. Elsie Lange, Otis, care Elmer Barnes; Julia Keenan, Yuma, R.A.
29. Margaret O'Connell, Akron; Loretta Dodds, Akron, care C. Garrett; Clara Dever, Akron, care Ray Culbertson
30. Mrs. A.J. Gross, Otis
31. Mary E. Baroni, Abbott; Gertrude F. Dunning, Gary, care Mrs. Wm. Alexander
32. Nellie Higinbotham, Akron
33. Mae De Hart, Glen
34. Sadie Kearns, Cope
35. Nellie Neiman, Thurman, care W.A. Plumb
36. Jessie Hardy, Arickaree
37. Mrs. Ruth Gates, Glen
38. Grace H. Hanks, Harrisburg
39. Lorena Brown, Ruth E. Snyder, Mrs. Anna Towns, Eva Gates, Lindon
41. Annetta Curse, Akron
42. Lottie Hooper, Akron; Mary Carpenter, Akron, care Harry Johnson; Meadowlark Viering, Akron, care Leah Mahaney
43. Annie Bee Salmon, Grace Robbins, Akron, R.A.
44. Opal McKinney, Anton; Mary Young, Anton
45. Hazel Pohlman, Elba; Ella Springston, Akron
47. Bertha Chaplin, Otis; Elsie A. Powell, Dillingham
48. Edna Cass, Meekton; Mrs. Fred Mowry, Arickaree
49. Ruth Leech, Burdett
50. Grace McBride, Akron
53. Mrs. Harry P. Griswold, Lindon
54. Mary Rush, Seibert
55. Mrs. John Redelfs, Dillingham; Eva M. Getchell, Yuma, care P.L. Stambaugh
57. Ona Reilly, Anna Top, Cope
58. Irene Tucker, Akron
59. Josephine Krisman, Woodrow
60. Eva Sellenhausen, Otis
61. Gladys Scanlan, BUrdett
62. Levinia K. Irwin, Waitley; Pearl Anders, Akron
63. Louise Davidson, Cope, Box 9
64. Ruth Huff, Akron, R.A.
65. Virginia Dustin, Elba, care Mr. Parks
66. Bertha M. Wamberg, Cope
68. Opal Payne, Arickaree
69. Clara Holloway, Elba, care P.T. Barnhouse
70. Elizabeth Quinlan, Maide Wallace, Simpson

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Source File: akron8th1924.htm

Akron Grade School
8th Grade 1924

Akron 1924

List is from right to left. Numbers are on the photograph.

1st Row: 1 - Bruce Fallert, 2 - Newell Dole, 3 - Hugh Cooley, 4 - Roy Kopish, 5 - Delman Yackle, 6 - Russell Howlett.
2nd Row: 7 - Harry Little, 8 - Cecil Foree, 9 - Jack Watson, 10 - Alva Sears, 11 - Delmar Burkhart, 12 - Eugene Stewart, 13 - Jack Hickenbotham, 14 - Carl McGuire.
3rd Row: 15 - Robey Parriot, 16 - Wilby Mason, 17 - Hazel Johnson, 18 - Bertha Shivley, 19 - Owen Bradley (Teacher), 20 - Lola Madegifford, 21 - Mable Parks, 22 - Ruth McCabe, 23 - James Gould, 24 - George Peipmire.
Listed on the back but missing from the photograph: 25 - Earl Wilcox, 26 - Aladean Layman.

Photo donated by Jack Dole, who wrote:
"The names were apparently copied to the back of the photograph by Newell Dole from a list on the school blackboard. I'm sure some of them suffered in the double transcription."

County Coordinator Note: The unconventional right-to-left numbering has led to some loss of accuracy. It is unclear whether all pupils are correctly identified. There are multiple misspellings of names, such as "Yaskle" instead of "Yackle" and "Cecil Force" instead of "Foree." (His wife, Hazel Foree, was my favorite teacher of all time. She taught arithmetic in 7th grade at Akron Grade School in 1952.)

I have corrected the names I know to be wrong, but there may be additional errors. Please help with identification, as this site relies on searchability, and misspellings make it more difficult.

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Source File: otishigh1928.htm

Otis High School Students 1928

West Hyde 1938

Student on left of middle row is Mary Downing. Student sitting, bottom row, third from left is probably Coyne Cooley. The rest are unidentified.

Photo donated by Barbara Carey, granddaughter of Mary Downing Carey.

I would very much appreciate identification of the rest of the students. If you know any of them please contact me at mdmonk2@tx.rr.com; Subject: Otis High 1928 Photo.


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Source File: wchs1931.htm

Washington County High Schools
Class of 1931

This listing was attached to the back of the diploma that Mary Downing received. It was donated by her granddaughter.
Mary Downing was the daughter of Charles F and Clara Heath Downing.

Akron High School
Mildred Marie Bean Frederick Paul Hite Fay Mae Lowry
Mary Ellen Bricker Augusta Elizabeth Hersberg Aurora Roselia Lundquist
Ila Eleanor Crossman Gladys Meryle Ivers Norvan Lawrence McTaggart
Cleta Eugenia Curtis Edgar Allen Jay Lorene Genevieve Steinmetz
Loren Edwin Davis Dora May Jay Loretta Josephine Yonker
Glenn Deno Rowland Wilma Catharine Powell Gladys Marie Venrick
Beverley Verlee Daniels Nellie Irene Peck George Creed Welch
Carlos Michael Gebauer Vera Lucerne Parker Elizabeth Henrietta Weske
Otis High School
William Wesly McConnell Fay Dean Markham Mary Alvina Downing
Adam Gross Ruby Blanch Muchow Marion Abby Mountain
John Elwyn Layher Lucile Lucas Helen Louise Kroger
Robert Ellsworth Goltry Maida Adell Lisle Wilber Clesson Haver
Maynard William Staudenraus Ina Elizabeth O'Neal Francis Berend Batterman
Woodrow High School
Coe Martin Sharp Katherine Aleta Warner Clara Leona Smith
Vera Abigail Sherrer Helen Mae McGilvray Cleo Margaret Henderson
Platner High School
James Henry Plant Ernest Vincent Plant Katherine Reid
Opal Pasiline Highland Norma Frances Campbell Vesta Aileen Guertner
  Mildred Elizabeth Hickman  
Lone Star High School
Elva Gay Gillespie Marie Samantha Polzel Verna Marie Stoner
Cope High School
Anges Louise Drullinger Walter Wayne Laybourn  
Roosevelt High School
Hazel Elizabeth Acre David Elmer Higgason Elma Lucille Repp
  Birdie Gertrude Slater  
High Prairie High School
Erma Gertrude Martin Lenora Grace Hefty George Franklin Wagner
Ona Lucille Martin Minnie Reginia Sauer Chester G. Kinnison
Harold Irvin Resler Ivis Harry Resler  
Lindon High School
Harold E. Baker Charles W. Frederickson Genivieve O. Mullanox
Elmer L. Provancha J. D. Cox Shirley M. Green

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Source File: whyde1938.htm
West Hyde Grade School 1938

West Hyde Grade School
About 1938

West Hyde 1938
Left to right - Leonard Jingles, Darrel Behrendsen, Donald Behrendsen,
Betty Behrendsen, Selma Fisher & Charlotte Church
The teacher was Lillian Judy.

Photo donated by Darrel Behrendsen.

The West Hyde Grade School was located 3 miles south and 3 miles west of Hyde.

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