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LOOKING BACKWARDS - 5 Years Ago Today – 1918The rural teachers of the county held their yearly meeting at the court house at the office of County Superintendent Campbell. The following were the rural teachers and their schools: CENTRAL TOWNSHIP – Hurricane, Esther Larson; Pleasant Lawn, Sarah Barton; Pleasant Grove, Clara Hurley; Union, Howard French; Center, Ruth Shelledy; Liberty, Margrete Harmison; Highland, Mantie Hayes; Woodlawn, Mrytle Baxter. JACKSON TOWNSHIP – Greenwood, Mrs. Grace Siefken; Oak Grove, Florence Ross; Dorland, Ruth Taylor of Salem; Western Hall, Ruth Nyberg of Salem; Western Hall, Ruth Nyberg of Salem; Center, Grace Lupton; Glendale, Lucille Smith; Bellevue, Rosa Herzog; Fairview, Anna Sheets; Boylston, Grace Pangborn of Salem. BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP – Pleasant Grove, Fay Grinstead of Danville; Lowell, Nona Hutchinson of Danville; North Linwood, Myrtle De Lang of New London; South Linwood, Harriet Abrahamson of New London; Bethany, Ruth Myers of New London; Pleasant Hill, Genevieve Cresap of Danville; Union, Mildred Chaney of New London; Buckeye, Gertrude Tonkinson of Danville. CANAAN TOWNSHIP – Cotton Grove, Phyllis Hofmann of Mt. Union; Center, Faith Neil of Mt. Union; White Cloud, Mrs. Linnie Lyon of Mt. Union; Colfax, Gladys Gordon of Mt. Union; Sherman, Hazel Anderson. JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP – Maple Grove, Anna Gillis Carnahan; Clay, Grace Barr of Wayland; Elm, Wade McBeth of Rome; Number Four, Ruth Schantz of Wayland; Fairview, Eda Conrad of Wayland; Douglas, Advanced room, Anna Hunt; Douglas, Primary room, Lucille Glass of Wayland; Coppock, Mrs. Edith Stacy of Coppock. MARION TOWNSHIP – Pleasant Grove, Clista Dawson; Oak Grove, Ruth Brown; Prairie Mound, Mrs. Ferne Boals; Prairie Gem, Beatrice Gorham; Hickory Grove, Edith Michener; Cedar Grove, Laura Clawson. NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP – Eagle, Grace Linder of New London; Oak Grove, Florence Collins; Lee, Clara Skipton; Excelsior, Mary Skipton; Star, Dee Elsome of New London; Hawkeye, Maxine Moore of New London; Bethel, Grace Frickey of Mt. Union. SALEM TOWNSHIP – Fairview, Mrs. Anna Stanley of Salem; Maple Grove, Nettie Cammack of Salem; Oak Hall, Ethel Reichley of Salem; Forest Hill, Mabel Pittman of Salem; Center, Miriam Bartlett of Salem; Pleasant Ridge, Ruth Spray; Cedar, Mrs. Vera Wilson of Hillsboro. SCOTT TOWNSHIP – Sherman, Hazel Rickey of Winfield; Victory, Bertha Wheeler of Winfield; Number Four, Gladys Swan of Winfield; Lincoln Hall, Ollie Skipton of Winfield; Round Grove, Grace Dew of Winfield; Smoky Hall, Ellen Anderson of Winfield; Franklin Hall, Maude Swan of Winfield. TIPPECANOE TOWNSHIP – Oakland, Blanche Upton; Fairview, Ruth Millspaugh; Charter Oak, Minnie Black; Oak Leaf, Edith Kinneer; Pleasant Point, Edna Curtiss; Maple Grove, Mae Shumaker of Salem; Pleasant Hill, Maryett Hummell; Clay Grove, Freda Krebill of Salem; Prairie Gem, Mildred Hourihan of Salem; Highland, Helen Barton; Rome Bertha Woodson and Mildred Kinsinger. TRENTON TOWNSHIP – Excelsior, Mildred Hauf; Eagle, Sadie Griffith of Wayland; Richwoods, Mary Spry; Webfoot, Teressa Black; White Oak, Elsie McCrary of Wayland; Star, Dora Beaber of Rome. WAYNE TOWNSHIP – Trenton, Nettie McKinstry and Helen Beattie; Prospect, Mina Roth of Noble; Crawford, Leila Anderson of Olds; Johnson, Marie Anderson of Mt. Union; Liberty, Alleta Bauhard of Winfield; Union, Cecelia Payne. ["Mount Pleasant Daily News", September 12, 1923, page 3] Transcribed and contributed by Pat White, September 2019 |