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Mills County, Iowa  

Schools & Institutions

RURAL SCHOOL EXAMINATION

1909

 

 

 

RURAL GRADES SCHOOL EXAMINATION


      Supt. Masters on Wednesday sent out the diplomas to 32 pupils in the rural schools of the county who passed successful examinations. This year, some 19 young people being larger per cent passed this time, 53 pupils in all having taken the second examination. The next examination will be held May 19 and 20.

     The best average made this time was 92, Frank Slaughter and Blanche Bishop each making that many points. Hildor Borene made 91, the next highest average. All are pupils in the White Cloud schools.

     Holders of these diplomas may enter any high school in the County.
     Following are the names of the pupils receiving diplomas, together with the names of the school and teacher.
 

School Township Teacher Pupils
Osborne Valley Ingraham Elsie Skerritt Rollin Fort
Ethel Skerritt
Letal Oak Pearl Kiddeo Arthur Straight
Eureka No. 2 St. Mary Josie Bailey Julia Enselman
Minnie Bailey
Union Deer Creek Charlotte Printy Mary Maher
Centerline Silver Creek Agnes Maher Sinnie Seaton
North Grove Indian Creek Florence Spicer Audrey Imel
Wright Lyons Pearl Haynie Viola Haynie
Eureka No. 1 St. Mary Harriet Wall Edwin Fahrlander
Hillsdale Center Albert Moore Faye Stroud
Sunrise White Cloud Helen Hammes Hildor Borene
White Cloud White Cloud Edith Branian Ruhama Hilton
Frank Summers
Pacific City Platville Malinda Leeper Selina Colgan
Pickerill Anderson Ethel Spears Tom McGrew
Pleasant Grove Center Ethel Greeson Lewis Frazier
West Liberty No. 2 Oak Josephine Russell Paul Rowe
East Sunbeam White Cloud Mae Eacrette Blanche Bishop
Four Corners Rawles Louella Hoffman Emil Utterback
Viva Hubbard
Harry Stout
Golden Hill Indian Creek Mamie Ruth Artie Harman
Oaks Anderson Amanda Hagood Emery Whitaker
West Sunbeam White Cloud Louie Davidson Ruby Briley
Frank Slaughter
Roy E. Colford
Roy S. Warfield
Percy Warfield
Foxworthy White Cloud Lillian Moore
 
Ruth Wyant
Clayton Roberts
Fairview Anderson Virginia Johnson Linda Duysen


~ source: Glenwood Opinion, Glenwood, Iowa, May 7, 1909
~ transcribed by Roseanna Zehner

 

 

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