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man, 1892; Carrie A. Gayman, 1893-1896; Josie Crist,. 1897, 1898, resigned March 25, 1899; Arthur Hen- derson, 1899; Grace Colman, 1900. No. 6: John G. Beggs, 1873; Amanda J. Schoch, 1874; Samantha Stevenson, 1875; Z. C. Payne, 1877; Amy E. English, 1877; F. L. Owen, 1878; W. H. Preston, 1879; Ada- line Woods, 1879; Alda Pyle, 1879; L. T. Fisher, 1880; Robt. Samuels, 1881; Adda Needels, 1881, 1883, 1885; E. L. Daymunde, 1882, 1883; Jess A. Keller, 1884; Mary Hendren, 1884; E. E. Toy, 1886, 1887; T. L. Rees, 1888. New No. 7: T. L. Rees, 1889; U. G. McCarty, 1890; Carrie A. Gayman, 1891, 1892; Nellie Decker, 1893, 1894; J. K. Condon, 1895- 1898; O. P. Crist, 1899-1900. No. 7: Wm. M. Groves, 1877; V. R. Livingston, 1877, 1878; J. H. Snyder, 1878; Lizzie Tussing, 1878, 1879; W. H. Pyle, 1879; J. F. Stimmel, 1880; E. M. Mills, 1881-1883; Della Wilson, 1881 ; N. B. Mills, 1883-1887; O. P. Crist, 1888. New No. 12: Minnie Whims, 1889- 1893; E. A. Swisher, 1890; John K. Bowman, 1891 ; W. H. Ellinger, 1894; W. E. Sims, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899; R. K. Carruthers, 1897; Elizabeth Kuhn, 1898; · Nettie Dill, 1900. No. 8: Sallie T. Settle, 1877; C. W. Dickey, 1878; Alda Pyle, 1878; D. F. Karnes, 1879; E. J. Pattrick, 1879; Joseph Mundy, 1880; W. H. Miller, 1881 ; Henry Motz, 1882; Anna Sniffin, 1883; A. C. Sims, 1883; D. A. Clark, 1884; E. M. Osborne, 1885-1888; Almira Needels, 1886. New No. 13: J. A. Wright, 1889, 1890; F. H. McGuffey, 1891 ; Earl S. Barr, 1892 ; G. A. Wright, 1893; E. M. Fickel, 1894-1896; H. E. Kile, 1897, 1898; H. E. Notstine, 1899; W. E. Sims, 1900.
No. 9: Henry Motz, 1877, 1878; Effie Robertson, 1878; James A. Parkinson, 1879, 1880; E. A. Brobst, .
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1879; Emma Marshall, 1880, 1881 ; G. H. Parkinson, 1881 ; James Shaner, 1882, 1883; Jacob Bachman, 1884; Clinton Alspach, 1885; Ardella Tussing, 1885; S. A. Gillett, 1886, 1888; J. A. Wright, 1887; Oliver A. Wright, 1888.
New No. 14: A. C. Ricketts, 1889; Wm. Bennett, 1890; H. G. Taylor, 1891-1897; Edwin M. Fickel, 1898, 1899, 1900.
No. 10: A. E. Bennett, 1877; T. R. Pyle, 1878- 1880; C. B. Coon, 1881 ; Lottie Guerin, 1881 ; W. H. Neville, 1882, 1885; R. W. Gardner, 1883; Mettie Helsel, 1883; H. H. Neville, 1884; W. H. Bunton, 1886; W. W. Martin, 1887; J. E. Helsel, 1888. New No. II : J. E. Helsel, 1889, 1890; T. L. Peters, 1891 ; Rose Gayman, 1891-1894; Heber Kile, 1895; Morris Peters, 1896; O. V. Earhart, 1897, 1898; W. S. Dil- dine, 1899, 1900. No. II : Samuel Dysart, 1877; F. P. Newberry, 1877, 1878; Miss L. E. Tussing, 1877; F. A. Owen, 1879; G. H. Thrailkill, 1880; Marshall E. Thrailkill, 1880, 1881; Julia A. Young, 1881 ; James H. Shaner, 1881 ; Joseph Mundy, 1882; Della Tus- sing, 1882; Carrie A. Rader, 1883; G. H. Lighty, 1884; A. C. Sims, 1885; C. L. Hoover, 1886; Geo. W. . Robb, 1887; Abe S. Good, 1888. New No. 9: O. P. Crist, 1889-1891 ; Bertha Heffly, 1892, 1893; Kirk Carruthers, 1894-1896; A. Francisco, 1897-1899; John K. Condon, 1900.
No. 12: W. J. Dunn, 1877; Lizzie McCray, 1877; Lou D. Bonebrake, 1878; O. G. Welsh, 1879; D. F. Karnes, 1880, 1881 ; Jess A. Keller, 1882; Jacob Bach- man, 1883; A. C. Finks, 1884-1886; E. H. Miller, 1887, 1888. New No. 6: D. F. Karnes, 1889; B. F. Dildine, 1890-1894; G. W. Strickler, 1895-1897; Car- rie Maish, 1898, 1899; Alice Swisher, 1900. No. 13:
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J. P. Arnold, 1877; D. M. Spencer, 1877; W. H. Pyle, 1878; Orpha E. Baugher, 1878, 1879; Jess A. Keller, 1880, 1881, 1883, 1887; Mary E. Hendren, 1881 ; N. H. Tanner, 1882; L. M. Carson, 1882; Hat- tie L. Hendren, 1883; E. M. McKinley, 1884; Sophia Whitmore, 1885; J. W. Mckinley, 1885; T. L. Pe- ters, 1886; Sadie Stimmel, 1886, 1888; Hattie Sey- mour, 1887; A. W. Strode, 1888. New No. 10: A. W. Strode, 1889; Anna Nau, 1889, 1892; W. E. Sims, 1890, 1893, 1894; Mollie Gayman, 1890, 1891; Glen- na Carruthers, 1895; Alice Swisher, 1896-1898, re- signed March 25, 1899; Sturgis Davis, 1899; Walter . Zimmer, 1900. No. 17: Minnie Flattery, 1877; Mary Huddle, 1877; Maggie Taggart, 1877; M. A. Newberry, 1878; E. H. Owen, 1879; Emma Deterly, 1880-1882; Joseph Mundy, 1883; Ottie Mahlman, 1883; D. F. Karnes, 1884-1886; Mollie Gayman, 1887, 1888. New No. 4: Carrie Gayman, 1889; Mollie Gayman, 1889; Ora E. Rarey, 1890; D. D. Mosier, 1891, 1892; Anna Crist, 1891; Jessie L. Kile, 1892- 1900.
No. 21 : James Parkinson, 1877; Eunice Parkin- son, 1877; P. D. Snyder, 1878; Geo. W. Eversole, 1879; Carrie Graham, 1879; E. A. Brobst, 1880, 1881 ; G. W. Lighty, 1882; Sheldon Joseph, 1883; A. Fran- cisco, 1884-1888; C. B. Parkinson, 1885; R. H. Mc- Elwee, 1887. New No. 15: A. Francisco, 1889-1891 ; Alvin C. Ricketts, 1892; C. G. Smith, 1892; E. M. Fickel, 1893; G. A. Wright, 1894, resigned and W. G. Strickler, 1894; T. S. Sims, 1895, resigned January 20, 1896, and A. S. Snyder, 1896; Frank Wright, 1896- 1900. No. 22: Susie E. Filler, 1877; H. H. Dibble, 1878; Della Wilson, 1878; W. A. Cromley, 1879, 1880; J. F. Given, 1881 ; C. H. Emswiler, 1882, 1883;
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W. S. Dildine, 1883; C. M. Robb, 1884; Irene Bishop, 1885; Geo. W. Robb, 1885; J. M. Kelley, 1886-1888; Ottie Mahlman, 1888. New No. 3: Ottie Mahlman, 1889; A. W. Strode, 1890-1892; W. S. Zaayer, 1893; E. L. Beck, 1894; H. E. Notstine, 1895-1898; Anna Ashbrook, 1899; Harry Dolby, 1900.
Township Superintendents.
Rev. James Heffley, 1891-1892; H. H. Shipton, 1893-1895. There has been no township supervision since the summer of 1896.
The following persons have served as members of the Township Board of Education from the various sub-districts, dating from 1853. The sub-districts were renumbered in 1889:
No. I : Frederick Bunn, Henry Long, Casper Lim- pert, M. K. Earhart, W. H. Pyle, M. H. Kelley, Absa- lom Rohr, F. G. Pontius, E. H. Miller ; New No. I, F. G. Pontius, 1889-1892; H. W. Lincoln, 1893-1900.
No. 2: C. Black, Samuel Leigh, Solomon Wood- ring, Adam Havely, John Begg, L. Rarey, Daniel Leigh, Wm. Peer, J. H. Evans, S. S. Crist, Edward Gares, E. A. Peters, E. D. Kraner, Sylvester Black ; New No. 5, Daniel Leigh, 1889; Wesley Black, 1890- 1897; John Decker, 1891-1894; Joseph A. Peters, 1898-1900.
No. 3: John Blackwood, George Long, C. P. Dil- dine, Joseph Burkey, E. A. Peters; new No. 2, E. A. Peters, 1889-1893; Abe Storts, 1894-1896; Geo. Koe- bel, 1897; M. J. Newberry, 1898-1900.
No. 4: Cyrus Hendren, John Rager, Jacob Sar- ber, Elisha B. Decker, Philip C. Tussing, S. O. Hen- dren, Jr., John Rodenfels, Peter Brown, Samuel Wheeler, Geo. T. Wheeler, Herk C. Courtright, Solo-
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mon Rager, Jerry Alspach, Wm. Goodwin; new No. 8, D. H. Tallman, 1899-1896; Morgan Thrush, 1897- 1899; John M. Lehman, 1900.
No. 5: Wm. Peer, Elias Decker, Jacob Bishop, Daniel Crouse.
No. 6: Wesley Toy, John Cox, Jacob Swisher, G. H. Earhart, S. E. H. Kile, W. P. Sharp, Jacob Nau, J. F. Kile, John P. Sharp, Chas. Toy, J. P. Arnold, C. F. Needels, Abner Behm, Francis Pettit, John Behm, Wm. Koebel; new No. 7, Chas. Toy, 1889-1892; Mor- ris Kile, 1893, 1894; Jess. A. Keller, 1895; John H. Behm, 1896-1901.
No. 7: J. A. Suddick, W. D. Needels, Joseph Coffman, W. L. Carson, Abel Baldwin, John Heil, Pe- ter Swartz, M. Heil, Philip Swartz, Valentine, Zim- mer, S. R. Helsel, W. Beard, Joseph Behm, Seymour H. Whims, Peter Spangler ; new No. 12, Wm. Zaayer,. 1889; L. Reutsch, 1890, 1891 ; J. M. Suddick, 1892; Peter Zimmer, 1893-1896; John G. Schleppi, 1897- 1899; Samuel Swartz, 1900.
No. 8: Thos. Patterson, Abram Swisher, James. Needels, J. S. Stevenson, G. W. Needels, Alfred Gray, Jacob Rohr, Oliver Codner, John McGuffey, Wm. Whims. T. E. Linn, H. C. Swisher, Sylvester Carruth- ers, Wm. Purdy, C. R. McGuffey, Theo. D. Kalb, Joel Needels ; new No. 13, T. D. Kalb, 1889-1892, 1900; J. G. Rohr, 1893; John Schleppi, 1894, 1895: Calvin J. Forsman, 1896, 1899; Stanton T. Needels, 1897, 1898, resigned February 20, 1899; J. C. Fickel, 1899, resigned January 1, 1900; John Schleppi, 1900.
No. 9: Jacob L. Bowman, Samuel Detwiler, John Miller, Isaac Kalb, John W. Needels, Jacob Bachman, Henderson Miller, Geo. W. Ruse, Daniel Wright,
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James P. Kalb, David Wright, Daniel Detwiler; new No. 14, James P. Kalb, 1899-1901.
No. 10: Edward Behm, John G. Edwards, Freder- ick Anderick, Philip Helsel, Levi S. Johnson, Geo. Hensel; new No. 11, Levi S. Johnson, 1889-1891, 1893-1897; J. W. Edwards, 1892; Daniel Schleppi, 1898-1901.
No. II : Jeremiah Kissel, J. J. Tussing, Henry Steman, G. W. Kalb, Joshua S. Stevenson, W. S. Hop- kins, John Kelkner, N. A. Stevenson, John S. Lehman, S. Shoemaker, J. M. Bennett, M. E. Kalb, Wm. Sims, Benj. Alspach, Wm. Sims; new No. 9, Wm. Sims, 1889, 1893-1895; David Mosier, 1890, 1891; Geo. Holsappel, 1892; Jonas Alspach, 1895-1900.
(In April, 1874, Districts Nos. 1 and 6 were con- solidated and No. 12 formed.
No. 12: Absalom Rohr, John Lincoln, J. J. Rohi, O. D. Harris; new No. 6, O. D. Harris, 1889-1892, 1894-1901 ; L. F. Powell, 1893.
No. 13: Wm. Wildermuth, Kalita Sallee, T. C. Hendren, T. J. Bennett, F. Swisher, W. W. Kile, J. E. Whitmier, G. L. Hendren, J. P. Wharton, Chas. C. Cromwell, G. W. Preston, M. L. Wildermuth; new No. 10, H. Clay Swisher, 1889-1891; G. W. Preston, 1892; A. M. Brown, 1893-1901.
No. 14: S. S. Edwards, S. O. Eberly.
No. 16: L. Kraner.
No. 17: Samuel O. Hendren, John Seymour, Moses Seymour, Jesse Seymour, W. H. Pyle, Andrew Wilson, George Long, Welton Seymour, E. M. Strode, Thomas Lowe, Thos. L. Peer; new No. 4. Welton Seymour, 1889-1900.
No. 18: James H. Sommerville, Peter T. Krag. Chas. W. Speaks, Martin C. Whitehurst, Philip Price,
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M. S. Stevenson, E. B. Decker, Wm. Stevenson, John Chaney, Sr., John Helpman, James B. Evans.
No. 19: Isaac Ebright, Thos. G. Bowen.
No. 21 : Elihu McCracken, W. H. Algire, Michael Leidy, W. R. Algire, W. Perrin, George Claypole, W. K. Algire, Henry Algire, Amon Algire, Absalom Bow- man, George King, G. S. Algire, George D. French, James K. Dill; new No. 15, George King, 1889; Jon- athan Ruse, 1890, 1892; Amos Medford, 1891 ; John Wingert, 1893-1895; James K. Dill, 1896-1898; Frank E. Hempy, 1899-1900.
No. 22: Jacob Bishop, Wm. Peer, Geo. Kramer, Milton Cummins, Geo. Seymour, Geo. Long, Josiah Flattery, Geo. W. Lisle, Geo. Williams, Samuel Run- kle, Lewis W. Berger, Wm. M. Long; new No. 3, Jesse Crouse, 1889-1893; Wm. M. Long, 1894; James D. Decker, 1895-1900.
Presidents of Township Board of Education.
Since 1853, when the Board was created: John Cox, 1853; Moses Seymour, 1854; Henry Long, T. C. Hendren, G. W. Kalb, John G. Edward, 1856, with some intervals to 1878; John Helpman, G. H. Ear- hart, W. W. Kile, M. H. Kelly, Jacob Bishop, 1879; Milton Cummins, 1880; James P. Kalb, 1881-1889, 1894-1901 ; E. A. Peters, 1890-1893.
The Franklin County Teachers' Institute was or- ganized at Groveport on February 9, 1867.
Trustees of School Section No. 20.
The following named persons served as trustees ; the date of service, neither a complete list of names can be given since no records previous to 1882 could be found : John Cox, Wm. Kile, Jacob Reese, Samuel
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Detwiler, Jacob Bowman, Thomas Hendren, John G. Edwards, Oliver Codner, Kalita Sallee, Samuel E. Kile, Turner Hendren, Jacob Rohr, Clay Swisher and others.
Since 1882 the trustees have been: Jacob Rohr, 1882-1888; Kalita Sallee, 1882-1886; John W. Kile, 1882-1883; John F. Wildermuth, 1884-1886; Joel Needels, 1887-1899; John Nau, 1887-1891 ; Theo. D. Kalb, 1888 to 1901; Sylvester Carruthers, 1892 to . 1901 (since 1893 the term of office has been three years instead of one year, as previously) ; Robt A. Kile, 1896; Mr. Kile moved out of the township in the spring of 1897 and the Trustees appointed Welton Sey- mour, and who has since continued in office. The Treasurers of the school funds have been, previous to 1882, Thomas Hendren and Wm. Kile; each served for many years; John F. Kile, 1882-1884; Martin Wildermuth, 1885-1886; Wm. Mason, 1887; in 1888 John G. Rohr and Wm. Wason each received 161 votes ; lots were cast and Mr. Rohr declared elected ; in 1889 Mr. Rohr and Mr. Mason again received a tie vote, each having 175 votes. This time in casting lots Mr. Mason won. Wm. Mason, 1890-1891, 1896, to date; John L. Chaney, 1892-1895. ,
The Schools of Winchester.
. The first school house in what is now the Winches- ter special school district stood just north of Jacob Bott's lane on the east side of the road, about oppo- site Geo. W. Lehman's house. It was known as dis- trict No. 2, Violet Township, and later became district No. 18, Madison Township. In about 1834 a frame school house was built either on the north side of the lot now occupied by Rev. James Heffly or on the south
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side of the adjoining lot now occupied by J. K. Miller. Among those who taught here were a Mr. - Cruix- shank, T. D. Martindale, Aaron Bennedum, T. C. O'Kane, Levi Moore, and others. This building was used as a school house until 1848, when it was sold at public auction for $29.50; it was then removed across the canal on the ice, to the rear of Samuel Bartlitt's store building and occupied as a butcher shop by Geo. Fosket ; it was afterwards removed to Dr. Short's va- cant lot on Columbus street, and Noah Bannister used it for a blacksmith shop; later George Derr occupied it, and finally he removed it to the east end of Columbus street, where it forms the west end of the old blacksmith shop, and now rests in desuetude.
Some idea of the number of scholars, the wages re- ceived, the time school was kept, and the branches taught can be obtained from a report made to the di- rectors by Levi Moore and Mrs. Nancy Johnson, who were the teachers in 1845-1846. Mr. Moore had an enrollment of 104-66 male and 38 female. He taught in the frame school house, and received $18.00 per month for six months. He taught Reading, Writ- ing, Arithmetic, English Grammar, Geography, Alge- bra, Geometry nad Philosophy. Mrs. Johnson taught in a room rented from Mr. Krag, in the log house then on the Bareis lot. She had an enrollment of 47- 14 male and 33 female, and received $12.00 per month for four months. She taught Reading, Writing, Gram- mar and Geography. Mrs. Johnson also taught a school - soon after her husband died (he had a cabi- net shop in the Shortt stable)- in the old Shortt and Potter office. Some of her scholars tell of her "setting her bread to raise," and giving it other attention in the school room. When the Philip Price house burned-
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Peter Zarbaugh owned it then-he purchased this office building and Uncle Johnnie Kramer removed it to its present location, where it is now occupied by Mrs. Kil- dow. ·
On June 6, 1846, a meeting of the voters was held, when it was decided to levy a tax of $500.00 to pur- chase a lot and build a brick school house. The selec -- tion of a site was left to the directors, and on the 26th of June the directors met and decided to purchase a iot of John Colman; for some reason this site did not please the citizens. July 27, at a meeting of the citi- zens, a resolution to levy an additional tax of $300.00 was lost ; after a great deal of discussion the matter of building was indefinitely postponed.
On September 17, 1847, Daniel Lecrone, John Sar- gent and J. B. Evans were elected directors. They called a meeting of the citizens "to vote on a proposi- tion to levy a tax to build;" this meeting was held on November 12, 1847. Reuben Dove had donated a lot just east of the United Brethren church, and on Samuel Bartlitt's motion a committee of three, viz: Jacob Carty, Almanzer Hathaway and Wm. Fry, was ap- pointed to examine this lot and report at once.
The committee returned in a short time and report- ed favorably; then a motion to build a brick school house was carried and a tax of $600.00 was levied. At this meeting the directors were authorized to sell the frame school building.
Still the site chosen did not seem to give satisfac- tion, and at a special meeting it was decided to build on a lot offered by John Kramer, Sr. The building was erected in 1848 on the lot donated by Mr. Kramer ; H. J. Epley had the contract for the brick and plaster work at $343.00; and Bennedum and Kissel the car-
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penter work at $311.00. At a meeting in 1849 a tax of $750.00 was levied to build another school house ; nothing was done, however, until April 14, 1851, when another favorable vote was taken, and on motion of Wm. Fry $800.00 was levied. This building was erect- ed on the lot donated by Reuben Dove, which is lo- cated just east of the United Brethren church. J. and J. S. Crites did the brick, stone and plaster work for $303.00, Bennadum and Kissel the carpenter work at $280.00.
September 17, 1860, a committee was appointed by the Board of Education of Madison Township consist- ing of Jacob Sarber, Wm. Perrin and Henry Long "for the purpose of visiting the school houses in sub-district No. 18 to ascertain whether they have school room enough, and to report at the April meeting." On April 15, 1861, this committee submitted a report which "was received and the committee discharged," and on motion of W. H. Pyle a committee of two - Moses Seymour and W. H. Pyle - was appointed to act in conjunction with the directors of sub-district No. 18- John Chaney, sr., J. H. Sommerville, and W. L. Steven- son - to consult the propriety of building a school house and to estimate the probable cost." April 27, 1861, the following resolution was adopted, on motion of W. H. Pyle: "This (the Madison Township) Board allow the Directors of sub-district No. 18 to con- tract to build a school house in said district not to cost over $2,600.00." There was a marked division in nearly every vote taken affecting the building of this school building. John Chaney then moved "that this Board levy a tax of $1,500.00 on the township to build a school house in sub-district No. 18." Motion lost. J. L. Stevenson then moved that a tax of $1,200.00 be
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levied. John Chaney moved to strike out $1,200.00 and insert $1,450.00, and Moses Seymour moved to in- sert $1.300.00, which latter motion carried. "May 25, 1861, John Chaney presented from H. J. Epley and wife, a deed, to the Board of Education for "4 or 5" lots in the town of Canal Winchester, for the use of school purposes," and thereupon W. H. Pyle moved to accept the deed, and an order was drawn for $419.33 to pay for same."
The contract for the building of a school house in sub-district No. 18 was presented and read by the clerk, and on motion received, and a special tax of $1,050 was levied on sub-district No. 18." A motion then prevailed "tl:at the local directors of sub-district No. 18 be authorized to sell the old school houses and school house lots in said district, to be sold at public or private sale ; and time and condition of sale to be left to the judgment of said Directors." On April 10, 1862, Dan- iel Bush paid the Board $261.00 for the north lot and building, which was later remodeled and is occupied as a residence by Joshua S. Stevenson. On the same date John Helpman paid the Board $225.50 for the south lot, and Jonathan Vought has occupied it as a residence. A committee of three - Jacob Sarber, John G. Ed- wards and W. K. Algire - were appointed "to confer with the local directors in superintending the structure of the school house."
Wm. P. Miller did the woodwork, and John Miller the brick work, together receiving $2,360.00. The building was erected and enclosed in the summer and fall of 1861, and completed in 1862. This building contained four (4) rooms, and was first occupied in September, 1862.
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In the spring of 1868 Mr. J. B. Evans, having brought a copy of the Rules and Regulations of the Cir- cleville schools with him, circulated a petition to or- ganize as a special district. On April 1, 1868 notices signed by Geo. W. Blake, Wm. Cater, John M. Schoch, C. Gayman, Jacob Dauterman, Jacob Carty, J. B. Evans and others, were posted, calling a meeting of the voters in district No. 18, to vote on a proposition to organize as a special district, under Act of the Leg- islature of February 21, 1849. This election was held on April 11, when twenty-nine votes were cast for, and none against, and on April 30, 1868, the following Board of Education was elected: Jas. H. Sommer- ville, Jas. B. Evans, Dr. A. A. Shortt, C. Gayman, Chas. P. Rees and Mitchell Allen. On May 6 the Board or- ganized by electing Jas. H. Sommerville President, J. B. Evans Clerk, and C. Gayman Treasurer. Rules and regulations were also adopted.
April 25, 1873. John Helpman's motion to build an addition to school building was laid on the table. At this meeting rules and regulations were ordered printed for the first time. The year 1873 was spoken of as a "stormy" year in the Board.
May 6, 1874. A motion to build an addition to school building prevailed, all members voting in favor. On May 18th plans were adopted, and on June 19th bids were opened; a few days later, June 22, all bids were rejected and the building put off indefinitely. On April 19, 1875, Jas. H. Sommerville, James Heffly and Philip Game were appointed a building committee and instructed to prepare plans, which were submitted and adopted on May 5. The contract for the two rooms in the south wing and the two vestibules was awarded as follows: Wolfe & Zackero, brick work, $2,135.00;
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O. L. Dibble, plastering, $539.00; Chas. F. Yost, wood work, $2,630.00; E. B. Armtsrong, furnace, $390.00; and $900.00 was expended in new furniture. School opened in the remodeled building on Wednesday, Sep- tember 22, 1875.
In the spring of 1871 twenty evergreen and twenty maple trees were set out. The well on the school grounds was dug in the summer of 1877.
In the spring of 1877 55 trees were planted on the school grounds. In 1876 there were three superin- tendents, viz: J. F. Maxwell, one week; C. W. Campbell, September 16 to March 8, 1877, and David O'Brien, March 12 to end of school year. On June 4, 1877, soon after the election of teachers, a largely at- tended "indignation meeting" was held in Game's hall. Jas. P. Kramer was chosen chairman and H. H. Dibble secretary. A set of six resolutions was passed, the fol- lowing two embodying the complaint: "Resolved, that a majority of our present school board, namely : four members, did violate and disregard our expressed will, in the election of a Principal for our schools for the coming term, in that they refused to elect a well tried one, who was not only the unanimous choice of ourselves, but also of the pupils in the different depart- ments of our schools." "Resolved, that the Board did elect as subordinate teachers, persons knowm to be ob- jectionable to a majority of our citizens."
The following were the Directors from 1845. The date indicates year of election :
J. B. Schrock 1845, James Clendening 1845, Wm. Harbaugh 1846, Hinton Tallman 1846, 1854-1856, Daniel Leckrone 1846-1847, J. B. Evans 1847, 1866, 1867, John Sargent 1847, Paul Samsel 1848, David Tallman 1848, John Helpman 1849, 1854-1857, 1863-
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HISTORY OF MADISON TOWNSHIP.
1865, Wm. Fry 1849, James Cannon 1849 (there are no records of 1850), Samuel Bartlitt 1851, H. Nicode- mus 1851-1852, Jas. H. Sommerville 1851-1855, 1858- 1860, Peter T. Krag 1852-1854, Chas. W. Speaks 1853, Martin C. Whitehurst 1856, 1857, Philip Price 1857- 1859, W. L. Stevenson 1858-1860, Elisha B. Decker 1850-1862, John Chaney, Sr., 1861-1863, A. Hathaway 1861, Mich Allen 1862-1864, John Boyd 1864-1866, Dr. A. A. Shortt 1866-1867, Oliver P. Chaney 1867.
The following have been the officers and members of the Board of Education since this has been made a special district :
Presidents.
Jas. H. Sommerville, 1868; M. C. Whitehurst, 1869-1871; John Helpman, 1872, 1876-1881 ; John H. Speilman, 1873-1875; Rev. James Heffly, 1882; A. L. Shride, 1883-1884; W. H. Lane, 1885-1888, resigned October 29, 1888; Geo. F. Bareis, 1888-1895, resigned May 13, 1895; Robert W. Bolenbaugh, 1895, 1900- 1901; Joe C. Shaffer, 1896; Ed. S. Tussing, 1897, 1899.
Clerks.
J. B. Evans, 1868, 1869; Chas. F. Yost, 1870, re- signed July 20, 1870; C. Gayman, 1870; Rev. James Heffly, 1871; W. R. Miller, 1872; Jas. H. Sommer- ville, 1873-1877; J. P. Wiseman, 1878, resigned Jan- uary 27, 1879; Dr. A. Starr, 1879-1884; R. W. Bolen- baugh, 1885-1893; P. M. Teegardin, 1894-1896; J. C. Shaffer, 1897; Wm. D. Boyer, 1897-1899; Wm. M. Codner, 1900-1901.
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