"The Fairfield Ledger"
Tuesday, August 7, 1973
Page 2, Columns 1, 2, and 3

History Of Early Schools--
Education In Lockridge

This is a continuation of the history of schools in Jefferson County which has been compiled by the members of the Jefferson County Retired Teachers Association. --Editor.

Lockridge Township No. 4
(Glendale)

The Glendale School is located in the eastern part of the Glendale community. It stands on the south side of Highway 34, west of Lockridge. The town of Glendale was once one of the important ones in Jefferson County. After a railroad was built through Glendale in 1858 it became an important shipping center.

School records from 1897 with Teresa Hawkins as teacher and 27 students enrolled for the fall term. During the fall of 1901, 43 students were enrolled. Family names attending school at this time were Teeter, Smith, Rizor, Johnson, Murphy, Allerdice, Newberg, Damm, Bright and Briggs.

On May 5, 1902, 11 of the students were moved to a new district southeast of Glendale.

School was held with three terms, fall, winter and spring, until 1914. No school records are found from this date until 1940. School was held continuously from this time until it was closed in 1958 due to reorganization. Some of the last teachers from 1952 through 1958 were Mrs. Elaine Boese, Mrs. Birdie Smith, Martha Shaklee, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Welday and Beatrice Hesser.

Some of the families having children who attended this school after 1951 until 1958 were Clifford Baker, Ralph Rizor, Harry Lee, Joe Hickenbottom, Lester Martsching, Dolores Driggers, Norris Carlson, Irving Hamer, Luther Christner, Charles Bush, Emerson Stamper, Howard Keller, Raymond Hunter, M. C. Fulton and Frank Weston.

Lockridge Township No. 5
(Harmony)

Records show that in 1867 a tax was to be levied to build a new school house for No. 5. The new building was to be moved to the public road, one-fourth mile east and 20 rods or more south of its first location. Ten dollars was paid to L. S. Parks for difference in exchange of ground. The new building was to be placed on a foundation of stone, 14 inches thick, 2 1/2 feet under ground and 1 foot above. It was to have two doors, six windows and must be made of first class materials. The building was to have three coats of paint outside and two inside. It was also to be furnished in latest style.

In 1873 it was shown the teacher was C. C. Reeder. He had 32 pupils. Later teachers were Emma Dunlap, Fred Cook, and Donah Brier. In 1886 Kate Oberg taught, followed by Rachel Akers for a salary of $18 per months. The winter term beginning in December 1867 was taught by Eber Ogden and he received $30 per month.

Larger salaries were paid for winter months due to the added janitor work done by the teacher which included building the fire to keep the school-room warm. It was noted that usually the winter terms were taught by men teachers.

Other teachers for the terms 1867 to 1890 following the ones mentioned above were Callie Erickson, Joseph Young, Mary Hesson, Martin Vorhies, Minnie Gantz, June Allender, E. O. Collins, Clara Dunlap, H. H. Carter, Lulu King, Mark E. Toothacre and Della Shanstrom. Alex Hopkirk taught in 1895.

Many township meetings were held in this school. In March 19, 1888 a meeting was held and a motion was made by William Horton that there should be seven months of school per year in the entire township. The motion carried. It was also voted to make teachers' wages uniform -- $20 per month for four summer months and $33.33 per month for three winter months.

Teachers' yearly records date back as far as 1867, showing family names for that year as Park, Allender, Sandbloom, Casell, Johnson, Stewart, Shelly, Hall, Gustafson, Carlson, Danielson, Leafgreen, Olson, Anderson, Lynn, Walgreen, Nelson, Peterson, Shellman and Frozey (sic).

In 1906 Albert Blackford was the teacher with 32 pupils.

By 1920 family names in the district had changed considerably. They were Engwall, James, Kilgore, Hollander, Weaver, Quick, Johnson and Nelson.

Ethel Grove Robinson taught this school in 1952.

In 1957-58 Mildred Quick was teaching with 17 pupils registered,. Names were Carlson, Simpkins, Olson, Eckwall, Hollander, Christner, Nelson and Myers. The school closed at the end of the term in May 1958.

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Monday, August 20, 1973
Page 2, Columns 1, 2, 3, and 4

More Lockridge School

This is a continuation of the history of Jefferson County Schools as compiled from records and interviews by the members of the Jefferson County Retired Teachers Association. --Editor.

LOCKRIDGE TOWNSHIP No. 7
(ELM GROVE)

The earliest record for No. 7 was for the winter term November 1900 to February 1901. The teacher was Bessie Kyle. There were 28 students ranging in age from 6 to 20 years. Her pupils were listed as Tilfred Johnson, Emery Cornell, Jelmer Sandell, Fred Daleen, Robert Erickson, Paul and Frank Nelson, Della Monson, Dora Nelson, Carl Anderson, Edna Nelson, Eva Anderson, Esther Erickson, Mabel Cornell, Ebba Sandell, Manda Biorkgren, Carl Nelson, Carl and Oscar Anderson, Edwin Rosequist, Arthur Nelson, Paul Sandell, Hildur Anderson, Myrtle Cornell, Emil Sandell, Frank Anderson and Dora Erickson.

The next teacher was Hattie Nelson Shafer for the spring term April 15, 1901 to June 7, 1901.

Other teachers in early 1900's were Marshall J. Clap, Perditta Green, Helen Waterman, Viola Ogden, Bertha Garrell, Ruth Krumboltz, Ina Bell Forges, Ethel Holmes, Margaret McGraw, Odessa Powell and Verla Bodine. Later teachers included Katharine Clark, Jeanette Woodford, Ruth E. Robinson, L. H. Mendenhall, Mildred Sandell, ........ Dallner, Eileen Dallner Masden, and Viola Garrett. Mildred Quick taught in 1949-1950.

LOCKRIDGE TOWNSHIP No. 8

On October 31, 1887 a directors township meeting was held at No. 5 (Harmony). A petition was presented for the establishment of a new district from parts of No. 2 and No. 6. The petition was voted upon and carried. The new sub-district was to be known as No. 8. Schoolhouse No. 2 was to be moved to a more central point.

District No. 8 was to be located on one square acre taken from the property of John Rupp. The location is 2 miles east of the Present No. 2 known as Four Corners School.

On March 26, 1888 a meeting was held and called to order by a Mr. Rubey. F. O. Danielson was chairman. C. O. Erickson made a proposition to furnish a room for keeping school in sub-district No. 8 for 7 months of school for the sum of $50. Proposition was accepted by vote of the board. Vote was in favor of dividing seats equally between No. 2 and No. 8. On March 11, 1889 another meeting was held and William Ruby moved that a levy in the amount of $400 on the township -- $200 to be applied toward the erection of a new school in District No. 8 and $200 for a schoolhouse for No. 9. This motion lost. But by the year 1892 a building must have been erected for No. 8 because from the minutes of a meeting held March 7, 1892, Victor Swanson, then the sub-director, was directed to pay $150 on the schoolhouse debt, and $50 to be spent on the fence around the building and to build a coal house. Mr. Swanson was allowed to use his best judgment in buying the lumber. The following year at a meeting Henry Rupp moved and the motion was seconded that Victor Swanson was to have the schoolhouse painted and one outhouse built. He was also to have a cistern dug and furnished complete with a pump. John Graf took the contract to dig the cistern 12 feet deep, 7 feet wide at the bottom, also complete with white oak, 2-inch plant, 6 feet square and dirt was to be hauled away from the cistern for the sum of $31.75, complete job.

Parents or guardians names in the school register for the year 1894 were Henry Rupp, C. O. Erickson, John Graf, A. G. Smith, John Kleinshan (sic), Mrs. Anderson, Lucas Zihlaman (sic), Vistor Swanson, John Kirk, Jacob Schneider, Victor Carlberg, Mrs. Gnekow, Sebastian King, Samuel Stephenson, and Joe Graber.

A teacher's contract written in 1892 shows Mary J. Brown was the teacher for a term of 8 weeks, salary $20 per month. The fall term was taught by John Farman for 12 weeks at $30 per month. Other teachers were Stella Shanstrom, and George Stephenson, Stella Rivey taught in 1900, followed by Ira J. Kelley, and G. R. Graf.

Other directors were Henry Rupp, Henry Graf and Ed Vorhies.

Some of the last teachers were Evelyn Smith, Kathleen Bogner, Irma Graf, and Viola Samuelson. The school was closed in 1958. The 17 students were transferred to the Lockridge Elementary School due to the school reorganization. Naoma Sasseen was the last teacher at No. 8. The building still stands and many school reunions have been held there in recent years.

A letter has been received from Elsie Vogel, who lives in Virginia, stating that her mother, Louisa King Vogel attended school in Lockridge Township No. 8. Having read some of the school histories being published in the Fairfield Ledger she is looking forward to reading information on other schools, especially the one her mother attended.