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Tiffin Teachers Go South
Several of our Tiffin teachers have gone into the southern part of the county to teach, Miss Nannie Carroll teaching the Weber school, and Miss Ella Sullivan, the McCray school. (Source: Iowa City Weekly Republican, Iowa City, IA, Dec 9, 1891, pg. 4)

Tiffin School House

The Tiffin School House closed last Friday and the ground is now being prepared for the new school building.  (Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen, Jun 26, 1903, pg. 2)

The Tiffin School is closed for the present owing to the presence of diptheria in the vicinity. (Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen, 2 Nov 1908, pg. 4)

Those having perfect attendance for the month of October at rural school No. 3, Clear Creek township are: Roy Nidey, Loretta Graef, Edward Graef, Gladys Royal, Elmer Poggenpohl, Ruskin Nidey.
This school boasts of some new play ground equuipment, having two new rope swings added the past week. Miss Evelyn Croulek is the teacher. (Source: The Oxford Leader, Oxford, Iowa, Thurs., Nov 3, 1927; pg. 6)

Vote to Construct New Rural School at Tiffin
Monday's special election in Clear Creek township resulted in favor of replacing the one room structure destroyed by fire, January 24th, with a new building. The vote stood 53 for and 15 against. The site of the new building is one  mile south and one fourth mile east of Tiffin.
Presiding over the election which was held at the Tiffin high school building were President Roy A. Greer, Secretary A. J. Hogan and Director Roy C. Anthony. (Source: Oxford Leader, April 18, 1929, pg. 1)


SEE ALSO...

Clear Creek Township School House History

Clear Creek Township School Teachers

Clear Creek Township School Houses

# 1 Oakdale in Section 35
# 2 Tiffin
# 3 Oak Hill in Section 30
# 4 Sand Hill in Section 28
# 5 ? in Section 23

#6  ? in Section 31



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