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For some years, there being no school houses, the schools were held in vacant cabins, usually in the round-log cabin that the pioneer erected on his first ar- rival, and which became vacant after a few years when he could erect a hewed-log house. Among the first school houses were the following, viz: One on the northeast quarter of section No. 30, then in Violet Township, about fifty paces north of Jacob Moore's residence, and on the east side of the road, on land now owned by Mr. Doval. The depression left by the well is still visible just north of the fence along Jacob Bott's lane. Miss Nancy Hathaway (Mrs. J. B. Evans) and Miss Susan Bowen (Mrs. Bolenbaugh) taught here. One near the center of section No. 14, on land then owned by George Kalb, now owned by T. D. Kalb; a Mr. Calhoun was an early teacher here. One on section No. 16 (school section) ; Wm. Arnold, Wm. Purdy and Wm. W. Kile taught. A school was taught by a Mr. Fletcher in a log cabin on the farm of John Seymour; another just north of the present resi- dence of Geo. Francisco, taught by Geo. K. Stevenson. Noah Bishop taught a school in a log cabin on the Mc-
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Clish farm on section No. 30. Dr. Wiley, 1817 or
1818; John Colman, 1829 or 1830; Moses Cross, Owen Roberts, Mr. Jones, Mr. Gale and Mr. Cox taught in a log house that stood near the present resi- dence of D. H. Tallman on section No. 25. There was a log school house in Middletown, just east of the pres- ent residence of Geo. Williams; later this school was taught in the Middletown church building by James O'Kane; another one stood on the farm of Chas. Pon- tius. Another on the Gander hill on section No. 29. These were all of log, open fire place, chimney of sticks and clay, puncheon floors, slab seats without backs - the choice seats were along the sides, the walls afford- ing backs - clapboard roofs held on by poles and wooden pins, wooden hinges and latch to the door. Some of these had no windows of any kind, unless the cracks and openings in the roof and between the logs and the big opening in the chimney could be called such, as they admitted what light was needed. Others had a small hole cut through a log and a greased paper pasted over. Later improvements consisted in the cutting out of one log four to eight feet long on one or usually on both sides of the building, high enough to admit a row of eight by ten glass, and later the twelve light 8x10 windows was considered about the acme in the way of a window. The adoption of the school system in the spring of 1829 soon stimulated the inter- est in the schools to such a degree that a laudable riv- alry sprung up between the districts of the township. The most intelligent and progressive citizens were elected directors. Plain brick school houses were erected, with comfortable seats and double desks made of wide boards (these double desks gave the teachers an opportunity to mete out a terrible punishment ( ?)
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to the boys, by making them sit with a girl), ten-plate stoves, etc. As the population increased larger brick buildings were erected, and in most of the districts these have been replaced by the modern brick with stone trimmings, slate roofs, slate blackboard, latest improved furniture and appliances, heated with fur- naces - models, with possibly one exception; that is there seems to be little regard paid to the effect of the light on the pupil's eyes.
The earliest records of any of the township schools that we were able to find are of district No. 14, after- wards consolidated with No. I. It is interesting to note that in all the various changes in the numbering and renumbering of the districts that the Pontius dis- trict has always been known as No. I. This record be- gins September 20, 1839, with an election held in the "old school house on John Solomon's farm." John G. Bennett, Geo. W. Sims and Wesley Bishop were elected directors. Under date of October 12, 1839, Jeremiah White was elected to teach reading, writing and arith- metic, at $16.00 per month of twenty-four days, with the following proviso: "If it should be ascertained that there is a deficiency in the public funds to defray the expenses, that the school should be discontinued at the expiration of three months." And finding this to be the case he taught only three months. The follow- ing is a list of the names of the scholars with their ages in district No. 14, under date of November II, 1839, viz: "Christena Groom 12, Rebecca Groom 8, Elizabeth Bunn 10, Joseph Burton 5, Juliet A. Sims 10, Geo. A. Sims 8, Joseph E. Sims 6, Samuel Bishop 12, Joseph W. Bennett 5, John Young 6, Wm. Young 5, Thornton Burton 13, Clarinda Rarey 8, Gamaliel Rarey II, Nicholas Rarey 15, Henry Bunn 12, David
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JOHN GILL EDWARDS. Aug. 15, 1815 - Aug. 12, 1804.
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Groom 19, Hosea Groom 15, Minerva Johnson 13, Ca- leb Giberson 19, Mathias W. Bishop 18, James L. Sims 17, Hezekiah Giberson 14, Melissa Young 8, Sarah Bishop 15. Names and ages of scholars in district No. 1, October 22, 1839: Lafayette Rarey 7, Wash- ington Rarey 5, Daniel Groom 12, John F. Groom 11, Adam Bishop 10, John Bishop 5, Wm. Ranier 7, Frank- lin G. Pontius 3, Augustus Groom 6, John S. Nevons 12, Miner Groom 5, James Lyons 17, Wm. Bowman 13, Amos Bowman 8, Henry Bowman 5, Benjamin Ra- rey 12, Alfred Rarey 3, David Rarey 18, Parker Rarey 20, Nancy Rarey 10, Elizabeth Rarey 9, Mary A. Ra- rey 7, Margaret Rarey 5, Christena Groom 9, Rhoda Groom 7, Nancy Groom 5, Mary A. Rarey II, Amanda Rarey 7, Louisa Noderer 12, Hester A. Ranier 9, Isa- belle Berk 7, Susanna Laufer 17, Mary Bowman 10. Under date of December 17, 1839, the teacher makes the following note: "Barred out, but charged the dis- trict with the day." This occurrence recalls the preva- lent custom of "barring the teacher out" until he would- "treat." The writer remembers an occasion when Zach Seymour, Wm. Decker, Lewis and David Sarber and others piled all the benches and desks against the doors and fastened down the windows, at old No. 4, refusing to admit Israel Gayman, who was then the teacher, until he "treated" the scholars. The directors,, E. B. Decker, Philip C. Tussing and Jacob Sarber,, were sent for, but the room was kept barricaded until Mr. Gayman went to town and purchased a "treat," which on this occasion was a stick of candy to each girl and a set of "groundy" marbles to each boy. Un- der date of January 2, 1841, the teacher notes: "No scholars come out, but I came and charged the district
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for the day," and under dates of February 11, 12, 13, 1841, "No wood, but charged the district for the day."
While the early schools taught only the three R's, we note that A. Stuart, teacher in 1847, taught "Read- ing, Writing, Spelling, Arithmetic, English Gram- mar, Geography, Elementary Principals of Algebra, Natural Philosophy, Civil Government, Composition, Declamations, Astronomy and Electricity."
May 1, 1847, a special meeting of the voters was held at the "old school house." Moses Groom was elected chairman and Jeremiah White secretary. "Thomas Groom moved to build 30 feet by 18 feet ; carried by unanimous vote." "Wm. Rarey moved walls be 18 inches thick up to joists and 13 inches above; carried by unanimous vote." "Wm. Rarey moved $350.00 be assessed for the purpose of building and completing said house, and if all said $350.00 be not required, the district clerk is authorized to strike from each man's tax on the duplicate an equal ratio, so that no more be collected than will be required to pay the costs and expense of the same; carried by unani- mous vote." Wm. Rarey was appointed, with the Di- rectors - Fred Bunn, Chas. Pontius and Jeremiah White - a building committee. In the spring of 1844 the teacher's register gives an interesting statement of his pay. He taught six months at twelve and one-half dollars per month; he collected $30.90 from the pub- lic funds and $44.10 from subscriptions, as follows : Wm. Rarey sent 402} days, $8.60.3; Chas. Pontius sent 308 days, $8.02.2; Thomas Groom sent 476} days, $10.05.9; Mary Groom sent 541} days, $11.43.2; Moses Groom sent 77 days, $1.62.5; Josiah Hulva sent 1053 days, $3.95.5; Frederick Bunn sent 12 days, $0.40.0.
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District No. 13 (now No. 10) : At an early day the Hendrens, Clevengers, Coxs, Kiles, Ensleys, Haineses, Flemings and others in this neighborhood attended school at either a school house which stood on the "Gander Hill" or at one that stood just east of Big Walnut, along the north side of the Groveport pike, or, at other times, at the one that stood on the school section. These were all log buildings; the one on Gander Hill was built about 1815, and stood about where Wm. Hanstein's barn now stands. John and Jacob Gander's residence stood on the exact spot where Mr. Hanstien's house now stands. This old log school house stood until about 1850. There was great difficulty in getting to and from school in those days; besides the distance - in some instances two or three miles - there were no roads, only the blazed trees; no bridges across the streams, besides the swamps to avoid. The text- books used here at an early day were the Bible, English Reader and the orig- inal Adam's Arithmetic. The records of this district reveal some interesting methods in vogue in those days. Under date of June 2, 1838: "The householders met at house of Wm. Wildermuth; John Kile, Sr., was elected chairman, and Wm. W. Kile secretary." The result of this election was that Jacob Swisher, Thomas C. Hendren and Wm. W. Kile were elected directors. "And then proceeded to select a site for a school house, which was decided by vote, and resulted as follows : "At the raise on the south side of the Berkshire road on Wm. Wildermuth's land, opposite to where the wheat stack now stands." It seems that the proposed building was delayed, for on March 9, 1839, the min- utes say : "Meeting at the house of Wm. Wilder- muth for the purpose of taking a vote for the building
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of a school house by the assessing of a tax, and of choosing a site. The directors having failed to ob- tain the site that was agreed upon at a previous meet- ing." Those present at this meeting were Thomas C. Hendren, Wm. Wildermuth, John W. Kile, Frederick Swisher, Robert A. Kile, Jacob Swisher, Wm. W. Kile and George Miller. "The site offered by the widow and Thos. C. Hendren was considered and selected, and it was decided to build the school house by a tax." "A levy was made amounting to $225.00 to build the school house."
"May 17, 1839, the Directors contracted with Culli- son & Zuck to build the school house in district No. 13, for the sum of $240.00, to be finished by the first of September next."
The following is a list of the valuation of the tax- able property in district No. 13, on which a tax of six- teen and one-half mills on the dollar was levied: Wm. W. Kile, $1,507; Robt. A. Kile, $649; John Kile, $2,- 004; John Kile, $144; Jacob Swisher, $1,702; Wm. Wildermuth, $1,244; Thos. C. Hendren, $240; Nancy Hendren, $144; Wm. Hendren, $40; Samuel Hen- dren, $40; Hendren's heirs, $1,510; Elk Sims, $144: Jacob Fout, $128; John Miller, $44; Philip Shoemaker, $96; John Shoemaker, $40; Henry Car- der, $264; Peter Brown, $96; Fred Swisher, $2,182 ; Wood's heirs, $472; David Taylor, $144; Peter Stepem, $189; Benjamin Rarey, $1,180; Phil Nee- dels, $1,316; Adam Rarey's heirs, $1,133. The fol- lowing enrollment of the pupils with their age is given under date October 24, 1842: "Polly Husting, Frank- lin Michel, John S. Rarey, Chas. W. Farrington, Emily Updegraff, Joseph Spangler, Samuel L. Swisher 9, Wm. T. IIendren 8, Mordicai C. Hendren II, Sarah
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E. Hendren 9, Geo. L. Hendren 5, Wm. Race 9, John Carder 10, Mary Jane Kile 10, Job Race 10, John A. Kile 7, Sarah J. Kile 6, Joshua Algire 15, John E. Kile 15, Caleb E. Kile 14, Samuel E. Kile 12, James E. Kile 10, Betsy A. Kile 7, Sarah A. Kile 6, Mary J. Kile 5, Henry Algire 8, Samuel E. Kile 17, Geo. Kinsel 16, Jonathan Lee 15, E. Ann Needels 17, Wm. E. Kile 5, Rachel Kile 5, John Swisher 5, Quincy A. Fisk 15, Jesse Sherden 5, John Race 14, Henry Carder 17, Geo. Carder 19, Austin Miller 8, Levi Miller 6, and in the spring of 1844 the following other names appear : Eliza Goodman 23, Ruth Evans 19, Peter Stimmel 11, Elizabeth Kile 9, James A. Kile 12, Wm. Hendren 9, Israel Kile 5, Wm. Cherry 18, Alpheus Algire 8, Geo. Whitesell 8, John Sourden 12."
Wm. T. Linn, who taught a term of twenty-four days, ending March 24, 1843, recorded what was no doubt an address delivered at his school closing, and is unique: "This school is very deficient in many re- spects; there remains much to be done by the Direc- tors and the people before all is as it should be; which operates as an obstacle on the operations of the teacher and the rapid progress of the pupils. Much expense might be obviated and greater proficiency of our pupils secured by proper attention to these matters. The fur- niture of the school room is faulty; the building should be underpinned, the stove lowered, an outside room attached to the main building and a well dug and securely curbed. No apparatus: The school room should be furnished with two blackboards, Arithme- tician and various Geometrician, Triginomical and Arithmetician Figures, which would astonishingly ad- vance the pupils in the acquisition of useful and general knowledge, when used as they would be by the intel-
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ligent teacher. The pupils should be furnished with proper and sufficient studies to keep them properly em- ployed; they should be so furnished as to admit of proper classification.
"There is no sense or propriety in keeping pupils spelling and reading when they should be attending to other studies. Scholars should be made to obey the teacher, and never indulge in school tales. Directors and parents should visit the school frequently, not for the purpose of picking flaws and fault-finding, but to see how things are going on, as well as to encourage the teacher and pupils in their arderous avocation; their simple presence will do much, if nothing more is attempted. Friends, do attend to your duties for. your children's sake if for nobody's else. Why is it that people expend so much money to so little purpose? No other reason than a want of discharge of duty. Then, why not do it? I do solemnly aver that this dis- trict school will never flourish as it should under pres- ent circumstances and state of affairs. There are many things of superlative importance to the wellfare of this district, which I cannot enumerate on this occasion, with the exception, that the district should be furnished with a common school Library, and much more appa- ratus than I have mentioned. With the sincere desire for the wellfare of the youth of this district and the rising generation elsewhere, I subscribe myself,
"WM. T. LINN.
"P. S .- The old and long since exploded system of teaching and governing should not be encouraged in this enlightened age. 'Morality and intelligence are the sheet anchors of a republican people,' 'knowledge is power and ignorance and slavery go hand in hand.' See to it, my friends. W. T. L .. "
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An intimate acquaintance with the leading families of this towship for many years leads me to observe the very noticeable fact that in almost every instance the intelligent, substantial and prosperous citizens' names are found connected in an active way with the devel- opment of the schools; this is also true in a very marked way in the church life of the different commu- nities. It is but just to note that in every school dis- trict the intelligent, even-tempered, sturdy and self- `sacrificing devotion to the present and future best in- terests of the community can be readily traced to the pioneer families who maintained the church and school, and whose descendants in many cases are even yet the safe-guards of their neighborhoods.
The fact that we are not able to secure a list of the Directors and teachers in each of the districts previous to 1853 shall not prevent us from giving such a list in the two districts we were fortunate enough to secure.
The Directors in No. 14 and No. I ( these two being after a few years consolidated) were: John G. Ben- nett, 1839-1841 ; Geo. W. Sims, 1839; Jeremiah White, 1840-1851, when he removed; Wesley Bishop, 1839-1841 ; Casper Limpert, 1844; Henry Bunn, 1844- 1851, appointed November 2, 1844 in place of Mr. Limpert, who moved away ; Joshua Burton, 1844-1845 ; Chas. Pontius, 1847-1853; Geo. Evans, 1852, appoint- ed in place of Jeremiah White, who moved away.
In district No. 13: Jacob Swisher, 1838; Thos. C. Hendren, 1838-1841, 1846-1848, 1851-1853; W. W. Kile, 1838-1841, 1843-1846, 1849-1851; John Kile, 1839-1841. The election held on September 17, 1841, was attended by the following four voters: Thos. C. Hendren, John Updegraff, Fred. Swisher and Ebene- zer Mitchell and Thos. C. Hendren, John Kile and
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Fred Swisher; each received four votes. Fred Swisher, 1841-1842, 1849; John White, 1842; Daniel Wagner, 1846-1850; Jacob Weaver, 1848-1851. In 1850 the Treasurer reported that he had sold $28.00 in Granville bank paper for $17.50. Kalita Sallee, 1851- 1853; Caleb E. Kile, 1852; Wm. Wildermuth, 1853.
District No. 8, now No. 13: In about 1817 a log school house was erected in the woods near the north line of section No. 16, on the southeast side of the Big Belly road, which then continued in a southwesterly direction from the Thos. Needels house north of As- bury church through Axley Kile's farm, John Winter- stine's farm and intersecting the Groveport road on the school section.
This building was most likely put up by volunteer labor. John G. McGuffey, Esq., of Columbus, Ohio, says : "I, in company with my father, saw it in 1837; it was then out of use and repair." Mr. McGuffey is also authority for the statement that "My grandfather, John McGuffey, and Richard Courtright helped to erect this building in about 1817," and that "the land was cleared and the house taken down in about 1840."
Teachers.
The following is as complete a list of the teachers who have taught in the township as we were able to secure. Some are from memory, others - the larg- est number - from teachers' registers. After 1876 the list is taken from the records of Township Clerk. What is now district No. 1, beginning September 20, 1839: Jeremiah White, 1839; Geo. H. Crookshank, 1839 ; Miss Pauline Whitehead, 1839; Anson Sprague, Casper Limpert, Dixon A. Harrison, 1842; W. H. Pyle, 1843, 1844, 1846, 1847; Adam Havely, 1840; T.
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AUGUSTUS WILLIE. April 26, 1816 - March 24, 1889.
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E. W. Fenton, 1841, 1842; Philip F. Milnor, 1844; Margaret Chandler, 1840-1842; Amassa Stuart, 1847; Geo. Adel, - - Boyd, Oscar Whims, Mary Robin- son, N. Z. Moore, 1869; Henry M. Williams, 1870; R. J. Wox, 1872-1874; Amy E. English, 1875. District No. 13: S. L. Fisher, 1839; Elvina McComb, of Truro, 1840; James I. Conway, 1840; D. L. Eaton, 1840; James Jamison, 1841 ; Mary A. Jamison, 1841 ; Philip Myer, 1842, 1843; W. T. Linn, 1843; M. Cam- bridge, 1843; David Wagner (or Waggoner), 1843, 1844; Miss Letitia Smith, 1844-1846; Eber Smith, 1846; Mr. - Martin, 1847 (taught only two days) ; John Wagner, 1849-1851; Parmelia Parks, 1849; J. B. Gates, 1850: Jeremiah O'Harra, 1850; Martha Smith, 1850; Jane Cross, 1853; Hiram Parker, 1853; Miss Francis Gildersleeve, 1854, 1855; Isaac Stam- baugh, 1854; Isaac Segner, 1855; Jane Sallee, 1856, 1857; Frank Hall, 1856; Miss Gay, 1857; Cicero Campbell, 1857; Nancy M. Hendren, 18=8: M. B. Karns, 1858; Hannah Wiris, 1859; John McLead, 1860; Miss Nancy Fulton, 1860 (now Mrs. Geo. L. Hendren ) ; Burton Condit, 1860; Joseph Gage, 1861 ; Kate Sharp, 1865; Ezra McCleary, 1865; Mrs.
Young, 1866; D. C. Wox, 1867; R. J. Wox, 1867; Miss Jennie Fearn, 1868; George Dildine, 1868; Geo. L. Hendren, 1869; Miss B. Johnson, Miss S. Steven -. son, Lida Algire, 1873; Miss Mary Algire, 1873; Mary Wharton, 1874; Samuel Dysart, 1874. The first school house in district No. 21 (present No. 15) was built in about 1851, on the site of the present build- ing. Among the first teachers here was Jane Sallee (Miss Sallee was the first), David Strang, Rhoda Car- son, Rhoda Needels, Melville Karns, Anna Boyd, Elizabeth Stevenson, G. W. Groves, Miss
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Northup, E. P. Holbert, Wm. Hempy, Mary Kissin- ger, Albert Taggart, A. K. Whims, Lida Algire, Wm. Middleton, Wm. Ricketts, James Cannon, Henry Motz.
Among the teachers in old No. 8 - the Asbury dis- trict - were James Conway, an educated Irishman, who taught first in about 1825, and from time to time until 1844 or 1845. A one-legged man by the name of Mason taught in 1837. A Mr. Prentiss and a Mr. Clapham taught in 1842 and 1843; John McGuffey taught in 1829-1830, and his son, Richard C., in 1852- 1853, and Frank H. McGuffey, a son of C. R., and a grandson of John McGuffey, taught in 1891, repre- senting three generations in the same district; Eliza- beth Wilson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Livingston, in 1840; Judge John M. Pugh in 1846; Houghton Brown, a Mr. Martindale, David Shields, 1856-1857; Henry Motts and others.
Allen Brown taught in the log house opposite old No. 11 in 1852.
District No. 9, now No. 14: Israel Gayman, 1854; Wesley Todd, Maria Painter, John Bosworth, Mr. - Webster, Miss Rachel M. Gehm. Henry Motts, who has taught in Madison and adjoining townships for over forty years, says: "I taught in old No. 9 in the winter of 1859-1860, also three or four years in the early seventies ; in old No. 11 win- ters of 1860-1861 and 1869-1870; in old No. 22 win- ter of 1868-1869; also one or two terms of which I do not remember date in Zimmer (old No. 7) one term; in Asbury (old No. 8) one term of nine months ; in old No. 21 from the fall of 1864 till the spring of 1869 and the summer of 1876."
Edward Beard taught in No. 11 in winter of 1858- 1859; Grove Karns, 1855-1856; David Gayman taught
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in the Bush (Nos. 3 and 19) district in 1846, Middle- town 1847, and in old No. 4 in 1849; Susan Bowen (Mrs. Daniel Bolenbaugh), Jack Dildine and Milton Stevenson also taught in Nos. 3 and 19 when the school house was of log and stood in Bush's orchard. Among those who taught in old No. 4 were Mary Collins, Christian Gayman, 1854; Lizzie Condit, Grove Karns, Thomas Killin, Mr. - - Johnson, Miss Young, "Puss" Hendren and Israel Gayman, 1860. The old log school house in No. 4 stood about on the site of the present building.
The teachers in the township in 1855 to 1856 were : No. 1, W. H. Pyle; No. 2, L. C. Hendren; No. 3, S. M. Shockly; No. 4, Grove G. Carnes; No. 6, C. Smith and S. D. Sodel; No. 7, R. L. Gay; No. 8, J. T. Young and F. Reed; No. 9, Elizabeth Stevenson. and Christian Gayman; No. 10, M. J. Sallee and T. J. Hawood; No. 11, Rhoda Needels and A. Jackson; No. 12, L. J. Spencer and N. C. Meason; No. 13, Francis Gildersleeve and I. F. Segner; No. 14, E. S. Olmstead and A. J. Taylor ; No. 17, H. McArthur and H. McCathen; No. 18, Wm. Hasting, H. Houser and M. G. Stevenson; No. 19, L. J. Spencer and M. G. Stevenson; No. 21, Rhoda Carson and D. Strayer. This is the only record of the teachers we were able to find until 1876, when they were as follows (the dis- tricts in which they taught were not given) : Morris. Evans, Carrie Bowman, James A. Hart, W. Ricketts, A. B. Durr, F. M. Senter, A. C. Trone, C. E. Arnold, J. P. Arnold, G. H. Dildine, Wm. M. Groves, Sallie J .. Settle, Henry Motz, G. W. Preston, Amy English, Scott Hutson, Emma Marshall, Orpha E. Baugher, Minnie Hendren, Alda Pyle, Mary M. Huddle, W.
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H. Wills, Anna M. Yantis, Carrie Ewers, D. R. Champe.
From 1877 to 1900 the following were the teach- ers, by sub-districts, and date of election, viz: No. 1, Alda Pyle, 1877; A. C. Trone, 1877; H. C. Baily, 1878-1882; A. C. Finks, 1883; E. M. Sims, 1884- 1886; D. F. Karnes, 1887-1888; I. L. Earhart, 1889- 1890; Cora L. Tussing, 1891 ; O. V. Earhart, 1891 ; O. P. Crist, 1892; Chas. C. Swisher, 1893, 1894; W. H. Ellinger, 1895, 1897-1899, resigned in summer of 1899, and Minnie Murphy elected 1899; C. M. Ear- hart, 1895; Henry Rostover, 1900. No. 2: D. R. Champe, 1877; J. B. Kramer, 1878, 1880; Della Wil- son, 1879; Geo. E. Owen, 1879; M. A. Newberry, 1881 ; D. F. Karnes, 1882, 1883; Geo. W. Robb, 1884, 1885; M. E. Osbourne, 1886-1888. New No. 5: M. E. Osborne, 1889, 1890; John D. Miller, 1891, 1893; Jess A. Gayman, 1892-1896; Carrie A. Gayman, 1897- 1899; Edith Decker, 1900. No. 3: W. H. Evans, 1882, 1883; Frank Miller, 1884; Bell C. Hines, 1885; Alonzo W. Strode, 1886-1887; Perry Needels, 1886; A. S. Snyder, 1888. New No. 2: A. S. Snyder, 1889: T. L. Peters, 1890; Chas. W. Gayman, 1891-1893; J. C. Fickel, 1894, resigned after teaching one week and M. C. Ranier appointed 1894-1895; Alvah L. Peters, 1896, 1897; Harry B. Dolby, 1898, 1899; Henry Not- stine, 1900. No. 4: Amanda J. Schoch, 1873; John G. Beggs, 1874; Orpha E. Baugher, 1877; D. F. Karnes, 1878; Henry H. Dibble, 1879; Etta Rohr, 1879; A. C. Finks, 1880-1881 ; Della Wilson, 1882; Della Tussing, 1883-1885; A. C. Sims, 1884, 1886, 1887: Mollie Gayman, 1885; Ola D. Fry, 1887; Oli- ver A. Wright, 1888. New No. 8: Oliver A. Wright, 1889, 1890; Robt. L. McFarland, 1891; J. K. Bow-
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