Teachers and Salaries, 1919 |
| TOWNS AND VILLAGES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
LEON | |||
| O.M. Gass, Supt. | . . . . | $1,800.00 | |
| Frances Sears Sullivan, Prin. | . . . . | 120 | |
| Lulu May Shulze | . . . . | 120 | |
| Ethel Rands | . . . . | 120 | |
| Pearl Matatheai | . . . . | 100 | |
| Dorothy Hull | . . . . | 100 | |
| Hortense Guernsey | . . . . | 100 | |
| Helen Whitney | |||
| Dom. Sc. | . . . . | 100 | |
| Robert Evans | |||
| Manual Tr. | . . . . | 125 | |
| Mida Bradley | |||
| music & penmanship | . . . . | 100 | |
| Lula Swisher, 8th | . . . . | 80 | |
| Lula Rumley, 7th | . . . . | 80 | |
| Mrs. P. H. Sullivan, 6th | . . . . | 80 | |
| Mrs. Berta Henderson, 5th | . . . . | 80 | |
| Lyda Stephens, 4th | . . . . | 80 | |
| Katherine Horn, 2d & 3rd | . . . . | 80 | |
| Barbara Penniwell, 1st-2d | . . . . | 80 | |
| Mrs. Helen Deck Roberts, 1st | . . . . | 80 | |
| Ella Grogan | |||
| Prin. south school | . . . . | 100.00 | |
| Margaret Meek, 2d-3rd | . . . . | 80 | |
| Lyda Epperly, 1st | . . . . | 80 | |
| Winifred Hamilton, 1st | . . . . | 80 | |
| LAMONI | |||
| A. M. Carmichael, Supt. | . . . . | $1,800.00 | |
| Bernice Hartley, Prin. | . . . . | 150 | |
| Edna Owen | |||
| Latin, Algebra | . . . . | 120.00 | |
| Ella Moore | |||
| Home Ec., History | . . . . | 120.00 | |
| Minnie Jenks | |||
| Normal Training | . . . . | 120.00 | |
| Rose Shoemaker | |||
| Soc., History | . . . . | 120.00 | |
| R. O. Evans | |||
| Manual Tr., Ag. | . . . . | 150.00 | |
| Francyl Rickebrode | |||
| Sc., Math. | . . . . | 122.22 | |
| Bertha Lester, 5th-6th | . . . . | 75 | |
| Frances Rees, 5th-6th | . . . . | 80 | |
| Christine Roberts, 3rd | . . . . | 80 | |
| Florence Thompson, 3rd-4th | . . . . | 80 | |
| Martha Lester, 4th | . . . . | 90 | |
| Olive Elefson, 1st-2d | . . . . | 80 | |
| Marcella Schenck, 1st | . . . . | 80 | |
| Helen Danforth, 7th-8th | . . . . | 90 | |
| Freda Ferren, 7th-8th | . . . . | 80 | |
| LEROY | |||
| Sylvia J. Wescot, Supt. | . . . . | $1,080.00 | |
| Edna Bartlett, 7th-8th | . . . . | 85 | |
| Ruth Foster, 4th-5th-6th | . . . . | 70 | |
| Clara Davis, 1st-2d-3rd | . . . . | 80 | |
| DAVIS CITY | |||
| A.B. Carroll, Supt. | . . . . | 1,395.00 | |
| Eliza Hudson | |||
| Math., French | . . . . | 120.00 | |
| Jessie Vanzee | |||
| Eng., Hist. | . . . . | 100.00 | |
| Cecil Sutherlin, 7th-8th | . . . . | 80 | |
| Belle Turner, 5th-6th | . . . . | 80 | |
| Jozell Guiberson, 3d-4th | . . . . | 80 | |
| Leone Robbins, 2d | . . . . | 80 | |
| Eva Poush, Primary | . . . . | 90 | |
| DECATUR | |||
| Elmer E. Menefee, Supt. | . . . . | $1,500.00 | |
| Marie McClaran, Prin. | . . . . | 120 | |
| Dorsey Richards | . . . . | 111 | |
| Not filled | |||
| Eng. and Music | . . . . | - | |
| Grace Keller, 7th-8th | . . . . | 80 | |
| Lola Shelton, 5th-6th | . . . . | 70 | |
| Helen Jones, 4th-3rd | . . . . | 80 | |
| Teresa Tullis, Primary | . . . . | 80 | |
| GRAND RIVER | |||
| Arthur F. Pottle, Supt. | . . . . | $1,500.00 | |
| Harry McGuire, Prin. | . . . . | 100 | |
| Lenola Freel Pottle | . . . . | 100 | |
| A. W. Hansen, 7th-8th | . . . . | 90 | |
| Ruth Smith, 5th-6th | . . . . | 70 | |
| Edna Clyman, 3rd-4th | . . . . | 70 | |
| Zelta Robison, 1st-2d | . . . . | 70 | |
| GARDEN GROVE | |||
| B. O. Wilcox, Supt. | . . . . | $1,800.00 | |
| Lois Cox | |||
| History and Sci. | . . . . | 110.00 | |
| Lillian Burns | |||
| Math., Normal Tr. | . . . . | 133.00 | |
| Grace Weir | |||
| English | . . . . | 125.00 | |
| Susan Skinner | |||
| Dom. Sc. | . . . . | 100.00 | |
| Margaret Lovett | |||
| Lat., History | . . . . | 125.00 | |
| Carrie Mead | |||
| Music, part 4th-5th | . . . . | 90.00 | |
| Cleo Rayl, 7th-8th | . . . . | 80 | |
| Edith Young, 6th-7th | . . . . | 80 | |
| Neva Mendenhall | |||
| Man'l Tr. grades, part 4th-5th-8th | . . . . | 80.00 | |
| Olive Morris, 2d-3rd | . . . . | 100 | |
| Fern Bott, Primary | . . . . | 100 | |
| VAN WERT | |||
| Edmund Blair, Supt. | . . . . | $1,035.00 | |
| Ethel Gard, Prin. | . . . . | 106 | |
| Ollie Foxworthy | . . . . | 105 | |
| Nancie Kemp, 7th-8th | . . . . | 75 | |
| Merle Stephens, 5th-6th | . . . . | 75 | |
| Atha Briner, 3d-4th | . . . . | 65 | |
| Mertie Edwards, Primary | . . . . | 70 | |
| PLEASANTON | |||
| Erven Spencer, Supt. | . . . . | $1,080.00 | |
| Dallas Spencer, Prin. | . . . . | 90 | |
| Mrs. Margaret Cornett, Int. | . . . . | 70 | |
| Mrs. Lucile Cozad, Primary | . . . . | 70 | |
| WELDON | |||
| W. A. Price, Supt. | . . . . | $1,360.00 | |
| Jessie Shirk, Prin. | . . . . | 85 | |
| Hazel Beeler | . . . . | 115 | |
| Mabel Stover, 7th-8th | . . . . | 80 | |
| Cathryne Gage, 4th-5th-6th | . . . . | 70 | |
| Selma Smith, 1st-2d-3rd | . . . . | 75 | |
| SCHOOL TOWNSHIPS | |||
| BLOOMINGTON | |||
| 1. Baker School | Mrs. Ina L. Springer, Lamoni | . . . . | $80.00 |
| 2. Battle Hill School | Mrs. Eula Mannasmith, Kellerton | . . . . | 100 |
| 3. Tuskeego School | Emily Hartley, Lamoni | . . . . | 65 |
| 4. Bloomington Center | Zilpha Monroe, Lamoni | . . . . | 100 |
| 5. Wion School | Louie Bronson, Lamoni | . . . . | 80 |
| 6. Scott School | Mary Strong | . . . . | 80 |
| 7. Zion School | Gertrude Keown, Lamoni | . . . . | 80 |
| 8. Happy Hollow School | Inez Mary Piercy, Lamoni | . . . . | 65 |
| Average, $82,27. | |||
| BURRELL | |||
| 1. Jack Oak School | Eliza Millsap, Decatur | . . . . | $80.00 |
| 2. Rauch School | Verna Sires, Decatur | . . . . | 70 |
| 3. Terre Haute School | Louisa Butcher, Decatur | . . . . | 75 |
| 4. Valley School | Myrta Marble, Davis City | . . . . | 75 |
| 5. McNeil School | zula B. Hamilton, Davis City | . . . . | 65 |
| 6. Center Hill School | No School house | . . . . | |
| 7. Hill School | Tempel Brown, Lamoni | . . . . | 75 |
| 8. Union Ridge School | Mrs. Josephine Garber Dale, Leon | . . . . | 65 |
| Average, $72.14 | |||
| CENTER | |||
| 1. Sunnyside School | Ethel Bunch, Leon | . . . . | $65.00 |
| 2. South White Oak School | Gladys Chambers, Leon | . . . . | 65 |
| 3. Crown School | Hilldred McClaran, Leon | . . . . | 65 |
| 4. Franklin School | Frieda Gehlhaar, Leon | . . . . | 75 |
| 5. Pleasant View School | Hazel Mullins, Leon | . . . . | 55 |
| 6. White Hall School | Lua Record, Leon | . . . . | 55 |
| 7. North White Oak School | Georgia Garber, Leon | . . . . | 75 |
| Average, $65.00 | |||
| EDEN | |||
| 1. East Eden School | Mrs. Edith Chambers Waters, Leon | . . . . | $65.00 |
| 2. Soper School | Blanche Marshall, Leon | . . . . | 65 |
| 3. Welcome School | Letha Bunch, Leon | . . . . | 80 |
| 4. High Briar School | Lottie Doolittle, Leon | . . . . | 70 |
| 5. Hard Scrabble School | Earld Cox, Leon | . . . . | 75 |
| 6. Eden Center School | Marie Campbell, Leon | . . . . | 80 |
| 7. Brush College School | Minnie Evans, Leon | . . . . | 65 |
| 8. Buzzard Roost School | Blanche Newton, Davis City | . . . . | 70 |
| Average, $63.75 | |||
| FRANKLIN | |||
| 1. Lone Star School | Nellie Pearcy, Weldon | . . . . | $65.00 |
| 3. Popcorn School | Neva Kelley, Weldon | . . . . | 80 |
| 4. Center School | Bernice Ocheltree, Van Wert | . . . . | 65 |
| 5. Lillard School | Helen Imhoff, Weldon | . . . . | 75 |
| 6. Wilson School | Mrs. Ione Woolman Morgan, Garden Grove | . . . . | 80 |
| 8. Fairview School | Wilma Garber, Weldon | . . . . | 80 |
| Average, $74.16. | |||
| HAMILTON | |||
| 1. Boothtown School | Angie Cozad, Pleasanton | . . . . | 65 |
| 2. Vine Oak School | Jewell Drury, Pleasanton | . . . . | 75 |
| 3. Holden School | Hazel D. Brown, Route 3, Leon | . . . . | 65 |
| 4. Scott School | Huel Martin, Davis City | . . . . | 55 |
| 6. Moffett School | Mrs. Etta Ryan Newlin, Pleasanton | . . . . | 80 |
| 7. unknown school | Georgia Waffle, Pleasanton | . . . . | 65 |
| Average, $67.50 | |||
| HIGH POINT | |||
| 1. Spunky Ridge School | Coy Smith, Garden Grove | . . . . | $75.00 |
| 2. Pleasant Hill School | Closed | ||
| 3. Bradney School | Margaret Webb, Leon | . . . . | [illegible] |
| 4. High Point School | Pearl Gammon, Garden Grove | . . . . | 75 |
| 5. Reynolds School | Lela Musselman, Leon | . . . . | 80 |
| 6. (Brant School?) | Eurith Morton, Garden Grove | . . . . | 80 |
| 8. (Rocky Point School?) | Julia Mullins, Garden Grove | . . . . | 65 |
| Average, $75.00 | |||
| MORGAN | |||
| 1. Elm School | Madonna Jordan, Lineville | . . . . | $65.00 |
| 2. Pioneer School | Ethel Coffin, Lineville | . . . . | 80 |
| 3. Union School | Elizabeth Bolon, Lineville | . . . . | 65 |
| 4. Fairview School | Maude Stover, Lineville | . . . . | 75 |
| 5. White Oak School | Mrs. Coral Curry Vaughn, Lineville | . . . . | 75 |
| 6. Morgan Center School | Herbert Cozad, Lineville | . . . . | 70 |
| Average, $71.66. | |||
| WOODLAND | |||
| 1. Riddle School | Jesse Follmer, Lineville | . . . . | $65.00 |
| 2. Beavers School | Eva Curry, Garden Grove | . . . . | 80 |
| 3. Scratch Eye School | Cecelia Mahoney, Leon | . . . . | 65 |
| 4. Ireland School | Joe McMorris, Leon | . . . . | 55 |
| 5. South Woodland School | Arthur Phelps, Lineville | . . . . | 65 |
| 6. Gnat Ridge School | Alma McCarty Logan, Lineville | . . . . | 65 |
| 7. Pleasant View School | ray Johnston, Lineville | . . . . | 80 |
| 8. Charm School | Ada Phelps, Lineville | . . . . | 65 |
| 9. Woodland School | Eva Young, Garden Grove | . . . . | 75 |
| Average, $68.33. | |||
| RURAL INDEPENDENT DISTRICTS | |||
| DECATUR | |||
| 1. * | Mrs. Madge McMorris Woodard, Decatur | . . . . | $50.00 |
| 3. Pleasant Hill School | Ethel Beers, Decatur | . . . . | 60 |
| 4. Stone School | Harriette Boatman, Van Wert | . . . . | 60 |
| 5. Washington School | Edith Sears, Decatur | . . . . | 65 |
| 6. Wells School | Ruth Wilson, Decatur | . . . . | 55 |
| 7. Hickory Grove School | Laura Dingman, Decatur | . . . . | 70 |
| 8. Lone Star School | Ada Crees, Decatur | . . . . | 75 |
| Average, $61.42. | |||
| FAYETTE | |||
| 2. Spurrier School | Closed. | ||
| 3. Black School | Naomi Keown, Lamoni | . . . . | $80.00 |
| 4. Evergreen School | Minnie Lovell, Lamoni | . . . . | |
| 5. Athens School | Mrs. Elise Feldhahn Moon, Lamoni | . . . . | 75 |
| 6. Brenizer School | Dorcas Manchester, Lamoni | . . . . | 80 |
| Average, $80.00. | |||
| GRAND RIVER | |||
| 1. Funktown School | Mrs. Anna Merrifeld Shields, Grand River | . . . . | $75.00 |
| 2. West Elk School | Fred Cash, Kellerton | . . . . | 60 |
| 3. Centennial School | Eva Loving, Decatur | . . . . | 80 |
| 4. Elk Union School | Marea Grogan, Beaconsfield | . . . . | 80 |
| 5. East Elk School | Merle Crees, Lamoni | . . . . | 77.5 |
| 6. Center School | Jennie Chaney, Decatur | . . . . | 70 |
| 7. Diamond School | Epsy Jones, Grand River | . . . . | 80 |
| 8. Welcome School | Closed. | ||
| Average $74.64. | |||
| GARDEN GROVE | |||
| 2. White Oak School | Lenore Miller, Garden Grove | . . . . | $70.00 |
| 3. Gospel Ridge School | Mrs. Carrie Rosengrant Quayle, Garden Grove | . . . . | 85 |
| 4. Tick Ridge School | Hazel Sponsler, Humeston | . . . . | 60 |
| 5. Pleasant Ridge School | Daisy Metz, Garden Grove | . . . . | 65 |
| Average, $70.00 | |||
| LONG CREEK | |||
| 1. Woodard School | Mrs. Lenna Beers, Decatur | . . . . | $70.00 |
| 3. Good Hope School | Ruby Crees, Van Wert | . . . . | 80 |
| 4. West School | Geo. O. Johnston, DeKalb | . . . . | 80 |
| 5. Round Knoll School | Zora E. Glazebrook, Weldon | . . . . | 85 |
| 6. Hawkeye School | Ethel Bulkeley, Van Wert | . . . . | 60 |
| 7. Hazel College School | Rosa Smith, Van Wert | . . . . | 75 |
| 8. Goin School | Nora Johnston, Van Wert | . . . . | 70 |
| 9. Spring Valley School | Helen Koger, Van Wert | . . . . | 65 |
| Average, $73.12. | |||
| NEW BUDA | |||
| 2. Stringtown School | Ella Doolittle, Davis City | . . . . | $75.00 |
| 3. New Buda School | Bessie Lovell, Davis City | . . . . | 55 |
| 4. Togo School | Mrs. Gertrude B. Lovell, Davis City | . . . . | 50 |
| 5. Bonnett School | Florence Bartlett, Davis City | . . . . | 75 |
| 6. Liberty School | Lois Rudibaugh, Davis City | . . . . | 55 |
| Average, $60.00 | |||
| RICHLAND | |||
| 1. Brick School | Lillie Barrett, Grand River | . . . . | $100.00 |
| 2. Conwell School | Cleta Beard, Grand River | . . . . | 70 |
| 3. Denham School | Beulah McConnell, Grand River | . . . . | 65 |
| 4. Daughton School | Closed. | ||
| 6. Comstock School | Flossie Woolums, Grand River | . . . . | 90 |
| 7. Foland School | Elmer E. Dunn, Grand River | . . . . | 80 |
| 8. Westerville School | Amy Brammer, Grand River | . . . . | 75 |
| Average, $80.00. | |||
| NORMAL TRAINING in HIGH SCHOOLS | |||
| Garden Grove. | Leon. | Lamoni. | |
| APPROVED HIGH SCHOOLS | |||
| Leon | . . . . | four years. | |
| Lamoni | . . . . | four years. | |
| Garden Grove | . . . . | four years. | |
| Weldon | . . . . | subject to approval. | |
| Van Wert | . . . . | four years. | |
| Grand River | . . . . | four years. | |
| Pleasanton | . . . . | two years. | |
| Decatur | . . . . | four years. | |
| Davis City | . . . . | three years. | |
| Leroy | . . . . | two years. | |
| . . . . | four years. | ||
| Statistics taken from Superintendent's Annual Report to State Department For Year Ending June 30th, 1919: | |||
| Number of sub-district rural schools | |||
| in Decatur County | . . . . | 66 | |
| Number independent district rural schools | |||
| in Decatur County | . . . . | 44 | |
| Number city and town schools | |||
| (incorporated) in Decatur County | . . . . | 10 | |
| _____ | |||
| Total | . . . . | 120 | |
| Average number of months | |||
| taught in town schools | . . . . | 9.2 | |
| Average number of months | |||
| taught in rural schools | . . . . | 7 | |
| Number of males between 5 & 21 years | |||
| of age in rural districts | . . . . | 1,389 | |
| Number of males between 5 and 21 years | |||
| of age in rural districts | . . . . | 1,130 | |
| _____ | |||
| Total | . . . . | 2,519 | |
| Number of females between 5 and 21 years | . . . . | 1,144 | |
| in town districts | |||
| Number of females between 5 and 21 years | . . . . | 1,344 | |
| in rural districts | |||
| _____ | |||
| Total | . . . . | 2,488 | |
| Total number enrolled in county, 1916 | . . . . | 5,078 | |
| Total number enrolled in county, 1917 | . . . . | 5,413 | |
| Total number enrolled in county, 1918 | . . . . | 52,015 | |
| Total number enrolled in county, 1919 | . . . . | 5,007 | |
| Average daily attendance | |||
| all country schools | . . . . | 1,378 | |
| Average daily attendance | |||
| all town schools | . . . . | 1,788 | |
| Average tuition cost per month for each pupil | |||
| in county | . . . . | $4.79 | |
| Average tuition cost per month for each pupil | |||
| in town schools, including high school | . . . . | 4.49 | |
| Average tuition cost per month for each pupil | |||
| in rural schools | . . . . | 5.09 | |
| Total amount paid to men teachers | |||
| in town schools | . . . . | $11,802.07 | |
| Total amount paid to men teachers | |||
| in rural schools | . . . . | 2,965.59 | |
| Total amount paid to women teachers | |||
| in town schools | . . . . | $57,482.96 | |
| Total amount paid to women teachers | |||
| in rural schools | . . . . | 44,056.20 | |
| Total Amount of Money on Hand June 30th, 1919 | |||
| General Fund | . . . . | $68,602.39 | |
| School house fund | . . . . | 14,031.19 | |
| Average wages per month | |||
| rural districts, all teachers | . . . . | $71.26 | |
| Average wages per month | |||
| high school superintendents | . . . . | 143.5 | |
| Average wages per month | |||
| high school teachers and special teachers | . . . . | 110.07 | |
| Average wages per month | |||
| grade teachers | . . . . | 80 | |
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Source: The Leon Reporter, Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, Thursday,
October 30, 1919, Page 12 Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, August 015 |
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