Hi List--I have been digging in the "archives" (one of the trunks in my attic) and located the School Register for New Buda Dist # 3 covering the years from Sept, 1941 until May, 1950. I'll them post as time permits.

The list of equipment in the front of the book included the following:
Flag pole--Yes
Two outside toilets--Yes
Well--Yes
Swings--Yes
Number of broken windows--3
Method of heating--By a Charter Oak Heater
Ventilating system--Poor
Dimensions of room--23' by 29'
Total square foot--667 sq ft
Number of erasers--3
Number seats--15
Drinking fountain--Yes
Number framed pictures--1

Students for the school year Sept,1941 - May,1942

Name DOB Age Grade

BAKER, SUSALEA 05/12/1929 12 7
AKES, BETTY 12/30/1930 11 7
JONES, MARY 05/09/1930 11 6
MCDANIEL, DAVID 8?/18/1930 11 6
BIBBEY, LOYAL 01/18/1931 10 6
JONES, BILLIE 10/01/1933 8 4
WOODS, DORIS 10/26/1933 8 3
MCDANIEL, ELIZABETH 03/18/1933 8 3
MILLER, RICHARD 06/14/1932 9 3
HAGAN, JOHN ALVA 11/04/1933 8 2
BAKER, DUANE 09/29/1935 6 2
WOODS, WAYNE 07/10/1934 7 2
RHODES, FREDDIE JR 08/11/1935 6 P
WOODS, RALPH 06/27/1936 5 P
MILLER, MINA JUNE 06/24/1935 6 P
SMITH, JOHNIE*
SMITH, DONALD
SAMS, MARIE
SAMS, MARJORIE
*Teachers note:"This student was enrolled only 3 weeks, but I did not promote him because he came from Mo and our work was much to (sic) hard ."

End of school summary:
School enrollment: 19 (Sue's note: But they only had 15 desks!)
Number graduated from eighth grade--1 (Sue's note: Must have been one of those late enrollees for whom there were no demographics)
Number of days school was actually in session--178
Average daily attendance--11.93
Number cases of tardiness--15
Number days absence--237
Number neither absent nor tardy--None
Did you have the flag of our country up each suitable day--Yes
Did you follow the state and county course of study--Yes
Give names of pupils that failed for promotion--Nina June Miller, Richard Miller, Johnie Smith and Donald Smith
What repairs are badly needed--General Repair
Teachers;
PAULINE MCDOWELL first 5 months
JUNE ROSE BENNETT last 4 months

Copied by Sue Dobozy Waechter
05/27/2003