AMES SCHOOL NO. 1
Tingley Township
Tingley Township was divided into nine school districts. No. 1, known as the Ames School, was located in the northeastern
corner of the township. The Ames School was closed by 1950 when the rural school system in Iowa was discontinued.
Ames School No. 1, 1916
Back Row, left to right: Ira WEEDA, Louvisa SUMMERS, Maggie SHERWOOD GOLDNER - teacher, Aldon PINGREE,
Vienna BROWN, Emma WEEDA
Front Row, left to right: Irven WEEDA, William WEEDA
Edna McKEE LORIMOR, Teacher
BACK ROW, L-R: Wiolet TROWER, Emma WEEDA, Gladys TROWER, Bernice SHIELDS, Ira WEEDA.
FRONT ROW, L-R: Margaret WEEDA, Russell SHIELDS, Irva WEEDA, William WEEDA.
SOURCE: Tingley Centennial book, Pp. 128-29.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2010
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