MUSCATINE COUNTY, IOWA SCHOOL NEWS

SWEETLAND TOWNSHIP SCHOOL NEWS

Submitted by Beverly Gerdts May 22, 2020

Muscatine Daily Journal, Wednesday, October 31, 1883 page 2: Report of Fairport school for the month ending Oct. 26, 1883:

	Lulu Reeves	99 0		Maud Miller	93 0
*	Cora Dollman	97 0	*	Mittie Franklin	95 0
*	Cora Bishop	95 0	*	Nellie Reeves	94 0
	Alva Feustel	95 0		Mamie Miller	92 0
	Ed Dolan	91 0	*	Austin Leech	88 0
*	Minnie Ayes	88 0	*	Emma Brunson	87 0
*	Carrie Lybrick	86 0	*	Curtis Leech	86 0
	Cora Willhight	85 0	*	Maggie Sells	83 0
*	Lizzie Schellhorn	83 0	*	Henry Dolan	82 0
	Lee Willhight	81 0		Philip Hunn	81 0
	C. Kennelly	81 0		Wm Nelson	80 0
*	Rosa Hunn	79 0	*	George Feustel	80 0
*	Johnie Franklin	78 0		Henry Krouse	78 0
	Bennie Nelson	78 0		George Thompson	78 0
	Chris Krouse	78 0		Warren Miller	77 0
*	Charlie Doaring	78 0		Frankie Nelson	73 0
	Stella Schellhorn	77 0		John Nelson	65 0
	Fannie Krouse	70 0		Edgar Thompson	57 0
*	Carrie Keck	55 0	#	Minnie Thompson
#	Ella Brussett		#	Nora Stechman
#	Freddie Franklin		#	Joe Brussett
#	Henry Dollman		#	George Creamer

#     Not present at examination.
*     Roll of Honor

            Mrs. Elbert Peasley, Teacher.

Muscatine Daily Journal, Tuesday, January 9, 1883 page 2: Mr. R. M. Downer has resigned the position of teacher in the Sweetland Centre school owing to the division of councils in the district. Mr. Downer was a good teacher and it will be difficult to fill the vacancy.

Muscatine Evening Journal, Wednesday, June 25, 1884: Sweetland Notes. - Sweetland, Friday June 20, 1884. The children will long remember the last day of their summer school at Sweetland. Miss Anna Agar, the teacher, assisted by the patrons of the school, arranged a surprise picnic for the children. They brought their dinners as usual and at noon the teacher told them, as it is the last day of school we will go into Heinly's orchard and eat dinner together. What was their surprise when they reached the place to find a long table spread with choice viands and their parents there ready to receive them. After disposing of a quantity of lemonade, ice cream, nuts, candies, cakes, etc., they listened to a nice little address by their pastor, Rev. Norton. The little ones spoke some nice little pieces and then went home. Let us have more of these little gatherings and make the little ones happy.

Muscatine Daily Journal, Thursday, September 10, 1885 page 3: FAIRPORT. BY C.A. B. - Our school commenced Monday, Miss Anna Agar teacher.

Miss Lollie Agar has engaged the Melpine school for the ensuing winter term at $45 per month. That is an intelligent community where they have a good school, and good house and appreciate the services of a good teacher.

Muscatine Daily Journal, Thursday, February 18, 1886 page 3: REPORT OF FAIRPORT SCHOOL For month ending Feb 8THth:

A GRADE.
Lulu Reeves	99.5	Geo. Feustel	90
B GRADE.
Nellie Reeves	94	Curtis Leach	96
Alva Feustel	94	Ed. Dolan	86
Harry Dollman	89	Wm. Nelson	90
Mame Miller	96	Warren Miller	86
Frank Nelson	87	Edgar Thompson	80
Cora Dollman	90	Cora Bishop	92
Fannie Krouse	85	Minnie Thompson	90
Emma Benson	84	Rosa Hunn	85
Ella Brossart	84	Lizzie Schellhorn	85
Metta Franklin	83	John Franklin	86
Connie Kennelly	87	Geo. Cramer	78
Henry Dolan	70	Maggie Cahill	88
C GRADE.
Effie Krouse	98	Susie Brunson	93
Bennie Nelson	95	John Miller	92
James Cahill	90	Henry Wedekind	86
Guy Riggins	86

            Anna E. Agar, Teacher

Muscatine Daily Journal, Thursday, March 11, 1886 page 2: Report of Fairport school for the six months ending March, 6th, Anna E. Agar, teacher:

Number enrolled, 65

Number of visitors 39

Average attendance 46. 6

Best scholarship in A grade: Lulu Reeves and George Feustel.

In B. grade: Curtis Leach, Mamie Miller, Nellie Reeves, Alva Feustel, Ed Dolan, Warren Miller, Henry Dollman and Willie Nelson.

In C grade: Cora Bishop, Minnie Thompson, Ross Hunn, Ella Brossart, Cora Dollman, Connie Kennelly, Henry Wedekind, Maggie Cahill and Lizzie Schellhorn.

In D grade: Effie Krouse, Susie Brunson, Nellie Franklin, Guy Regan, Fred Schellhorn, John Miller, Harry Bishop, Michael Cahill and Bennie Nelson.

Muscatine Daily Journal, Thursday, March 11, 1886 page 2: FAIRPORT. BY C.A. B. - March 10, 1886. Our winter term of school closed last Friday with appropriate exercises. the teacher, Miss Anna Agar presented the scholars with some nice presents. The scholars in turn as a mark of esteem presented their teacher with $3 to purchase herself some nice book of her own selection. Miss Lollie Agar has finished her term of school at Melpine, and is back at Montpelier for a few weeks vacation, when she will teach the same school again for a year at least, is she pleases.

Muscatine Daily Journal, Thursday, April 8, 1886 page 2: FAIPORT. BY C.A. B. - Our spring term of school commenced yesterday, Miss Anna Agar, teacher.