Mills County, Iowa

Rural Teachers, by Township
1922

Vacation time for our boys and girls has ended for this year except the Thanksgiving and Christmas times. Every town school and most of the country districts begin this week. Seven of our former rural schools have lost their identity by reason of consolidated schools. Three because of lack of pupils and one because the burned down building has not been rebuilt. One school reports no teacher as yet. A good number of the rural schools will have teachers who are beginners in the work.

One noticeable thing among the rural teachers is that 13 have the title, Mrs. There will be one male teacher in the rural schools. Last year the average pay of rural teachers in the county was $93.71 per month. In the town schools the average compensation for females was $129.64 per month and for males $221.36 per month.

The following are the rural teachers for the fall term of 1922.

Anderson
Teacher
School
Town
Thelma Parker Benton Hastings
- Box Elder -- Open -
Fern Smith Oaks Emerson
Frances Charron Pickerell Henderson
Center
Teacher
School
Town
Inez Bowen Center Hastings
Enabel Saner Glynn Imogene
Majorie Garrett Warner Emerson
Indian Creek
Teacher
School
Town
Marcel Ballain Fairview Emerson
Fern Culver Forester Hastings
Geraldine Cadwell Golden Hill Hastings
Helen McCoy Indian Creek Hastings
Phoebe McCoy McClain Hastings
Ralph Kelley Sandiland Hastings
Vera Slothower Wearin Hastings
Ingraham
Teacher
School
Town
Fae Haines Excelsior Silver City
- Ingraham Center -- Closed
Gladys Speer Mt. Vernon Silver City
Truie Baker Osborne Valley -
Marian Woods Pleasant Hill -
Genevieve Spelbring Prairie Creek -
Ruth Cowan Prairie Valley Silver City
Lyons
Teacher
School
Town
Violet Seimers Burr Oak Pacific Junction
Gladys Morford Elm Grove Glenwood
Mattie Bailor Walnut Grove Glenwood
Laura Bailey Wrights Pacific Junction
Oak
Teacher
School
Town
Mabel Bannister Gowen No. 1 Pacific Junction
Ruth Dunn, Gowen No. 2 Pacific Junction
Velma Osborne Letal  Glenwood
Lydia Stille Oak Bluff No. 1 Council Bluffs, Route 1
Gladys Barber Oak Bluff No. 2
Nadine Miller Sand Hollow  Glenwood
Ellen Terry Vogler  Mineola
Mae Smith Vogler  Mineola
Eva Kiersch West Liberty No. 1 Glenwood
Lois Mayberry West Liberty No. 2 Glenwood
Irene Buffington West Liberty No. 3 Glenwood
Mrs. B. E. Hamilton
Silver Creek
Teacher
School
Town
Frances Cadwell Centerline Malvern
Mrs. Edith Barkus Pleasant Valley Malvern
St. Marys
Teacher
School
Town
Vivan Rager Eureka No. 1 Council Bluffs
Mrs. Minnie Foster Eureka No. 2 Council Bluffs, Route 1
White Cloud
Teacher
School
Town
Mabel Evans Barrett Malvern
Mrs. Margaret Buttman Foxworthy Malvern
Gladys Kelley Spring Valley Malvern
Lorraine Granteer White Cloud Hastings
Source: ~ Source: "Mills County Tribune newspaper", September 6, 1922. Copied, with permission, from the Mills County Genealogical Society Newsletter, April, May, June 2003.
~ contributed and transcribed by Cay Merryman

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