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District 20. Originally organized in 1871, is located in the west central part of Paxton township. The schoolhouse, named the "Longfellow" school and erected in 1912, is located in the north central part of section 20. This school is well equipped and has a fine playground surrounded by a good fence.
District 21. Originally organized in 1871, is in the southeast
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quarter of Brookville township. The schoolhouse, named the "Hillside" school, and erected in 1910, is located in the north- west corner of section 26. This is a splendid large schoolhouse which is well equipped. The community is progressive and sup- ports a good school.
District 22. Originally organized in 1874, is in the northeast part of Springdale township. The schoolhouse, named "Eugene Field," and erected in 1903, is located in the north central part of section 14. The building is fair and is well equipped. The school yard is surrounded by a splendid woven wire fence.
District 23. Originally organized in 1874, is in the southwest part of North Hero. The schoolhouse is located in Walnut Grove. Manual training and sewing are offered in this school.
District 24. Originally organized in 1874, is in the south cen- tral part of Springdale township. The schoolhouse, known as "Sunnyside" and erected in 1909, is located in the north central part of section 27. It is a good building on a large site located on a national highway and it is well equipped.
District 25. Originally organized in 1874, is in the southwest quarter of Brookville township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1901, is located in the central part of section 29. It is a good building, well equipped and the site is well fenced.
District 26. Originally organized in 1875, is in the southeast part of North Hero and the western part of Lamberton. The schoolhouse, a two-room building erected in 1899, is located in the village of Revere. They have a fine playground and many beauti- ful trees. The water is supplied by an artesian well.
District 27. Originally organized in 1875, is in the southwest part of Sundown township. The schoolhouse, called the "Sun- down" school and erected in 1913, is in the central part of section 29. This is a large frame building with two class rooms and cloak rooms on the first floor, and a community room, library, and kitchen on the second floor. The school is well equipped. The playground has swings, teeters and other apparatus. This is the community center where "Farmers' Clubs" and "Mothers' Clubs" meet. There is a piano in the auditorium.
District 28. Originally organized in 1876, is in the southern part of Kintire township. The schoolhouse in 28 East, erected in 1912, is located in the southeast corner of section 22 and the one in 28 West, erected the same year, is located in the south central part of section 20. Both the school buildings are very good and well equipped, but the enrollment is small.
District 29. Originally organized in 1876, is in the northwest part of Lamberton township and in the southwest part of Water- bury township. The schoolhouse, named the "Riverside" and erected in 1894, is located in the southeast corner of section 5.
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The building is fair and located on a high beautiful site, sur- rounded by fine trees. The school is well equipped.
District 30. Originally organized in 1876, is in the southwest quarter of Willow Lake township. The schoolhouse, a splendid four-room building with basement rooms used for domestic science, manual training and agriculture, is located in the village of Wanda. This is a consolidated school since 1913, having two wagons which bring the children in from the rural districts. Sewing, cooking, manual training and agriculture are offered here.
District 31. Originally organized in 1876, is in the southeast three quarters of Lamberton township. This is a consolidated school and is located in the village of Lamberton. There are two buildings, the one which the high school now occupies is very modern, being built in 1915. In the Lamberton high school are given the following special courses: Normal training, domestic `science, agriculture and manual training.
District 32. Originally organized in 1876, is in the east central part of Willow Lake. The schoolhouse, erected in 1900, is located in the south central part of section 23. The building and the equipment is good. The site is somewhat low but well kept. A fine grove is found on the school site.
District 33. Originally organized in 1876, is in the northeast part of Charlestown township. The schoolhouse, called "Ex- celsior" and erected in 1908, is located in the south central part of section 11. The building is very good. Many young trees have been set out.
District 34. Originally organized in 1878, is in the northwest quarter of Brookville township. The schoolhouse, known as "Lakeside" and erected in 1891, is located in the central part of section 8. This is a fairly good school building and is well equipped except a heating and ventilating plant. The site is rough and therefore does not make a very good playground.
District 35. Originally organized in 1878, is in the southwest part of Gales township. The schoolhouse, known as the Nelson school and in fair shape, is located in the west central part of sec- tion 28. The interior is well equipped. There is a large area in this district. No record is found of the date of erecting this building.
District 36. Originally organized in 1879, is in the southwest quarter of Underwood township. The schoolhouse, known as the "Morgan" school and in fair shape, is located in the central parts of section 29. The building is well equipped and a fine new barn has been built. It is near a large grove. They have a nine months' term of school. No record is found of the date of the erection of this building.
District 37. Originally organized in 1879, is in the southwest
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part of Westline township. The schoolhouse, known as the "Irving" school and erected in 1900, is located in the south cen- tral part of section 29. The building is good and well equipped and the school is good.
District 38. Originally organized in 1879, is in the southeast part of Westline. The schoolhouse, known as the "Van Sant" school and erected in 1894, is located in the central part of section 26. The building is fair and well equipped.
District 39. Originally organized in 1879, is in the northwest quarter of Gales township. The schoolhouse, known as the "Haw- thorne" school, was erected in 1907 and is located in the central part of section 8. The building is good, with good equipment, and is situated on a fine large site. The enrollment in this school is very small.
District 40. Originally organized in 1879, is in the northeast quarter of Gales township. The schoolhouse, old and small, was erected in 1884 and is located on an unsanitary site in the south central part of section 11. The school is splendid and well equipped. Movement is on foot to consolidate or build a new building.
District 41. Originally organized in 1880, is in the northwest part of Lamberton township. In 1915 this district consolidated with Lamberton.
District 42. Originally organized in 1880, is in the northern part of Springdale township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1915, is located in the central part of section 8. They have a beautiful new building, painted white with the roof stained green. The school is good and well equipped. This is one of the most beauti- ful buildings in the county.
District 43. Originally organized in 1880, is in the northwest part of Westline township. The schoolhouse, known as the "Sherwood" school, was erected in 1904 and is located on the southern side of section 5. The building is good and well equipped. The site is large, on which a young grove has been planted.
District 44. Originally organized in 1880, is in the northeast quarter of Underwood township. The schoolhouse, known as the "Cahoon" school and erected in 1909, is located in the central part of section 11. They have a good school and a very good building, well equipped; also a large playground without any trees.
District 45. Originally organized in 1880, is in the northwest part of Charlestown township. The schoolhouse, known as the "Garfield" school, was erected in 1890 and is located in the cen- tral part of section 8. They have a good building, well equipped, also an excellent barn. The site is beautiful, surrounded by large shade trees.
District 46. Originally organized in 1880, is in the east-cen-
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tral part of Sheridan township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1888, is located in the east-central part of section 24. The building is fair, but well equipped, and the enrollment now is small, although at one time large. There is a good fence around the school grounds. They maintain a nine-months' term of school.
District 47. Originally organized in 1880, is in the southeast part of Paxton township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1908, is located in the northwest corner of section 26. They have a splen- did building on a beautiful site, surrounded by trees. The school is well kept and well equipped, for the community is especially interested in their school and its functions.
District 48. Originally organized in 1880, is in the northeast- ern part of Johnsonville township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1910, is located in the southwest corner of section 12. There is a good building on a small site near a large grove.
District 49. Originally organized in 1880, is in the northeast quarter of Brookville township. The schoolhouse, known as the "Franklin" school, was erected in 1903, with an addition in 1915, and is located in the central part of section 11. It is a two-room building, well equipped. A folding door separates the two class- rooms and at community gatherings this door is raised, making a good sized auditorium. The people of this community are splen- did school co-operative patrons.
District 50. Originally organized in 1880, is in the east-cen- tral part of Kintire township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1913, is located in the south-central part of section 2. This is a fine modern one-room building, on a two-acre site, which is well fenced. A grove of young trees has been started. The school has both a cistern and well on its grounds.
District 51. Originally organized in 1881, is in the southeast part of Morgan township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1906, is located near the southeast corner of section 26. This is a good building and the enrollment is small.
District 52. Originally organized in 1881, is located in the southwest corner of Swedes Forest township. The schoolhouse erected in 1900, is located in the northwest corner of section 31. They have a well kept, well equipped school. The grounds are neat and well kept. One month of Norwegian parochial school is taught at the close of the seven months' public school term.
District 53. Originally organized in 1881, is in the northeast part of Delhi township. The schoolhouse, named Ramsey, was erected in 1880, and is located in the central part of section 23. The building is fair with good equipment. A good school is maintained.
District 54. Originally organzed in 1881, is in the southeast quarter of Vesta township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1905, is located in the central part of section 26. The building is fair,
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with good equipment. The enrollment is large, too many for one teacher.
District 55. Originally organized in 1882, is in the east part of Swedes Forest and the northwest corner of Delhi township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1890, is located on the eastern side of section 26. The building is old and the enrollment is small. The people of the district are progressive and waiting for improved roads before joining with some other district for a better school.
District 56. Originally organized in 1882, is in the central part of Morgan township. The schoolhouse is located in the vil- lage of Morgan. In this school domestic science, agriculture, and manual training are given as special courses.
District 57. Originally organized in 1883, is in the northeast- ern part of North Hero township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1883, is located in the northwest corner of section 14. The build- ing is old, but well equipped and is surrounded by large trees. They have a splendid nine-months' term of school.
District 58. Originally organized in 1883, is in the southeast part of Granite Rock township. The schoolhouse, known as the "Stevenson" school and erected in 1890, is located in the east- central part of section 26. The building is old, the school large, the attendance poor, and the equipment is fair.
District 59. Originally organized in 1883, is in the northwest part of Johnsonville township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1905, is located in the southwest corner of section 5. They have a good building with good equipment, on a small site. The patrons' attitude toward and interest in the school is improving.
District 60. Originally organized in 1884, is in the northeast part of Vail township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1900, is lo- cated in the southeast corner of section 11. The building is small and the outbuildings are poor, situated on a small site which needs fencing. The schoolhouse is fairly well equipped.
District 61. Originally organized in 1884, is in the northeast part of Sheridan, southeast part of Kintire, southwest part of Delhi and the northwest corner of Redwood Falls townships. The schoolhouse, erected in 1893, is located in the north-central part of section 1, Sheridan township. The building is fair and is well equipped; also, it has a good playground.
District 62. Originally organized in 1884, is in the east part of Gales, and southwest part of Johnsonville townships. The schoolhouse, named "Prairie Lawn," was erected in 1894 and is located in the east-central part of section 25. The building is fair with good equipment, situated on a large site.
District 63. Originally organized in 1885, is in the south- central part of Redwood Falls township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1890, is located near the southeast corner of section 28. The equipment of the school is excellent, but the building is only fair.
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The site is fenced and dotted with beautiful shade trees. They maintain a good nine-months' school.
District 64. Originally organized in 1885, is in the southwest part of Waterbury township and in the east part of Johnsonville township. The schoolhouse is located in the east central part of section 30. The building is fair and the equipment does not meet the requirements for state aid, but the district has voted to fit up for aid this year. They have a seven-months' term and a large enrollment.
District 65. Originally organized in 1885, is located in the north-central part of Vail township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1905, is located in the north-central part of section 17. A good building with good equipment, is built on a small site. The en- rollment is large.
District 66. Originally organized in 1886, is in the northwest quarter of Underwood township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1903, is located in the west-central part of section 8. The building is old and the equipment fair. There is good school spirit in the community and a good school is maintained.
District 67. Originally organized in 1886, is in the northeast part of Willow Lake township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1904, with an addition in 1914, is located in the west-central part of section 12. This is a two-room building, with excellent equip- ment. The enrollment is large.
District 68. Originally organized in 1887, is in the southeast quarter of Underwood township. The schoolhouse, a fair, but small building, erected in 1888, is located in the central part of section 26. The site, large and high, lies south and east of large tree claims. The equipment is quite good.
District 69. Originally organized in 1887, is in the north- western part of Honner township. The schoolhouse, called the "Jefferson" school, remodeled in 1907, is in the village of North Redwood. This is a two-room building, but only one teacher is employed at the present time, one room being used as a playroom and manual training shop. It is now associated with Redwood Falls, so the industrial teachers from Redwood Falls supervise the sewing, agriculture, and manual training work. The school is steam-heated, and the school ground is well equipped with play- ground apparatus.
District 70. Originally organized in 1887, is in the northwest part of Sheridan, southwest part of Kintire, and northeast part of Vesta townships. The schoolhouse, remodeled and a second room added in 1913, is located in the northeast corner of section 6 in Sheridan township. It is a two-room building with good equipment, including a sewing machine. The site is high and well fenced, and a large grove of young trees has recently been set out. Hot lunches are furnished during the winter months.
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District 71. Originally organized in 1887, is in the north- central part of Sundown township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1900, is located in the cast-central part of section 8. Conditions show that the people in the community are interested in their school as they have a good building with good equipment, the site is fenced and well cared for, and a good school is maintained.
District 72. Originally organized in 1888, is in the central part of Johnsonville township. The schoolhouse is located in the west-central part of section 22, and is a small old building. There is only a small enrollment and for the past two years the school has been closed and the pupils transported to other schools where the tuition charge is paid by the district.
District 73. Originally organized in 1888, is in the north- east corner of Morgan township southeast corner of Sherman. The schoolhouse is located in the northeast corner of section 3, Morgan township. This is a fairly good building with good equip- ment and a good playground.
District 74. Originally organized in 1889, is in the northwest part of Kintire township. The schoolhouse is located in the village of Belview. In this school, sewing and manual training are given as special courses.
District 75. Originally organized in 1890, is in the southeast part of Sheridan and the northeast part of Vail. The schoolhouse, known as the "Alcott" school, and erected in 1904, is located in the south-central part of section 35. The school is very well equipped, but the building is fair. They support a good school.
District 76. Originally organized in 1890, is in the southwest part of Vail. The schoolhouse, erected in 1895, is located in the central part of section 29. The building is fair, but is well equipped and the enrollment is large.
District 77. Originally organized in 1890, is in the south- central part of North Hero. The schoolhouse, remodeled in 1909, is located in the northwest corner of section 34. The building and the equipment good.
District 78. Originally organized in the northeast part of Waterbury township. The schoolhouse, known as the "Pratt" school, was erected in 1915, and is located in the northeast cor- ner of section 10. This is a very fine two-room building on a site of two and one-half acres. The schoolhouse has a fine base- ment which provides for indoor toilets, industrial room and two furnace rooms. A folding partition between the class rooms makes it possible to make the two rooms one large auditorium. This building is heated by two furnaces, which give the best satisfaction of any hot air system in a school building in this county at the present time. Trees are found on the north and west sides of the grounds. The people are progressive and main- tain a good school.
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District 79. Originally organized in 1891, is in the southwest part of Granite Rock township. The schoolhouse, called "Supe- rior," was erected in 1895, and is located in the southeast cor- ner of section 30. This is a well equipped school, with a good building and a good barn on a large site.
District 80. Originally organized in 1891, is in the northwest part of Granite Rock township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1896, is located in the northeast corner of section 11. The building, situated near a grove, is good, with good equipment and a good playground. The attendance has improved much over previous years.
District 81. Originally organized in 1891, is in the northwest part of Granite Rock township. The schoolhouse, named "La- fayette," is located in the south-central part of section 5. The building is very good, surrounded by a large playground. The enrollment is large.
District 82. Originally organized in 1892, is in the southwest quarter of Vesta. The schoolhouse, erected in 1915, is located in the central part of section 29. This is a fine new building on a new site which has been exceptionally well cared for. This building is very convenient and economical. The interior is very beautiful and affords every opportunity now possible to present- day methods in a one-room rural school.
District 83. Originally organized in 1893, is in the southeast part of Paxton, northwest corner of Morgan, northeast corner of Three Lakes, and the southwest corner of Sherman. The schoolhouse, named "Gilfillan," was erected in 1893, and is lo- cated in the northwest part of section 6, in Morgan township. They have a fair building with good equipment, and they employ two teachers. There is a splendid school spirit in this com- munity.
District 84. Originally organized in 1893, is in the southeast part of Vail township. The schoolhouse is located in the village of Wabasso.
District 85. Originally organized in 1894, is in the northwest part of Waterbury township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1894, is located in the south-central part of section 8. The building is fair, with fair equipment, and the site is neat and clean.
District 86. Originally organized in 1894, is in the northeast part of Sundown township. The schoolhouse, a good building, was erected in 1907, and is located in the east-central part of section 11. The equipments of the school are good and the school is situated on a site well fenced and well cared for. They main- tain a good school.
District 87. Originally organized in 1894, is in the northeast quarter of Westline township. The schoolhouse, known as the "Kipling" school, and moved into this district in 1894, is located
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in the west-central part of section 11. The building is very poor and altogether too small for the number of pupils. The equip- ment is fair and the attendance is very irregular.
District 88. Originally organized in 1894, is in the southeast- ern part of Willow Lake and the northeastern part of Charles- town. The schoolhouse, named "Washington," was erected in 1895 and is located in the south-central part of section 35, of Willow Lake township. The building is fair, and the site small, but well kept. They maintain a good school with a large enroll- ment.
District 89. Originally organized in 1895, is in the south- central part of Delhi township. The schoolhouse, known as the "Helen Keller" school, and erected in 1904, is located in the northwest corner of section 34. This is an eight-cornered build- ing, surrounded by good playground. There are a few trees around the schoolhouse. The enrollment is too small for good results.
District 90. Originally organzied in 1896, is in the southwest part of Morgan township. The schoolhouse, known as the "Fair- view" school, was erected in 1890, and is located on southeast corner of section 30. They have a fair, but well equipped build- ing, surrounded by a good playground, which is well fenced. This building was evidently moved here from some other district.
District 91. Originally organized in 1896, was in the south- west part of Lamberton township. In 1915, it consolidated with the school district of Lamberton.
District 92. Originally organized in 1897, is in the east-cen- tral part of Three Lakes and the west-central part of Morgan township. The schoolhouse, named the "Betsy Ross" school, and erected in 1898, is located near the northeast corner of section 24, Three Lakes township. This is a good building with good equip- ment, situated on a site well kept and well fenced.
District 93. Originally organized in 1898, is in the east-cen- tral part of Waterbury township. It consolidated with Wanda in 1913.
District 94. Originally organized in 1898, is in the northwest quarter of Willow Lake township. The schoolhouse, erected in 1915, is located in the central part of section 8. They have a fine new building with good equipment, surrounded by a good play- ground.
District 95. Originally organized in 1899, is in the west-cen- tral part of Westline township. The schoolhouse, a four-room building, erected in 1909, is located in the village of Milroy. Three teachers are employed and one year of high school work is of- fered. They have beautiful grounds, equipped with playground apparatus.
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