Mills County, Iowa
Rural School Examination, 1909
Superintendent 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, 1909.
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 |
| Centerline | Silver Creek | Agnes Maher | Sinnie Seaton |
| East Sunbeam | White Cloud | Mae Eacrette | Blanche Bishop |
| Eureka No. 1 | St. Mary | Harriet Wall | Edwin Fahrlander |
| Eureka No. 2 | St. Mary | Josie Bailey | Julia Enselman, Minnie Bailey |
| Fairview | Anderson | Virginia Johnson | Linda Duysen |
| Four Corners | Rawles | Louella Hoffman | Emil Utterback, Viva Hubbard, Harry Stout |
| Foxworthy | White Cloud | Lillian Moore | Ruth Wyant, Clayton Roberts |
| Golden Hill | Indian Creek | Mamie Ruth | Artie Harman |
| Hillsdale | Center | Albert Moore | Faye Stroud |
| Letal | Oak | Pearl Kiddeo | Arthur Straight |
| North Grove | Indian Creek | Florence Spicer | Audrey Imel |
| Oaks | Anderson | Amanda Hagood | Emery Whitaker |
| Osborne Valley | Ingraham | Elsie Skerritt | Rollin Fort, Ethel Skerritt |
| Pacific City | Platville | Malinda Leeper | Selina Colgan |
| Pickerill | Anderson | Ethel Spears | Tom McGrew |
| Pleasant Grove | Center | Ethel Greeson | Lewis Frazier |
| Sunrise | White Cloud | Helen Hammes | Hildor Borene |
| Union | Deer Creek | Charlotte Printy | Mary Maher |
| West Liberty No. 2 | Oak | Josephine Russell | Paul Rowe |
| West Sunbeam | White Cloud | Louie Davidson | Ruby Briley, Frank Slaughter, Roy E. Colford, Roy S. Warfield, Percy Warfield |
| White Cloud | White Cloud | Edith Branian | Ruhama Hilton, Frank Summers |
| Wright | Lyons | Pearl Haynie | Viola Haynie |
~ Source: Glenwood Opinion May 7, 1909
Transcribed by Roseanna Zehner |