The Dryden School was named after early Ringgold County settler Thomas DRYDEN.

Photograph was taken during the Ringgold County Fair, during which all schools in the county exhibited banners. First place in 1897 went to Dryden School.

Back Row, Left to Right: Laura (STEPHENS) LINK, Maggie (HART) SHAY, Willie LAMBERT, Maggie (LAMBERT) MULLIN, Mary HART, Walter STEPHENS, Hiram THARP

Second Row, Left to Right: Allen STEPHENS, Beatrice LAMBERT, Josephine (LAMBERT) HULL and Mary (POLLEY) STEPHENS in front of Kate (LAMBERT) O'CONNOR, teacher - Ollie (SAMS) ROBINSON with Jim LAMBERT at her side, Ray STEPHENS, Zella (STEPHENS) BLUNCK

Front Row, kneeling, Left to Right: Marion STEPHENS, Ray STEPHENS

Left to Right: E. GEIGER, P. STEPHENS, G. KIDNEY, G. (ELMORE) SEFRIT, G. (STEPHENS) SELLERS, G. SAMS, T. KIDNEY, E. JACKSON

 

DRYDEN SCHOOL, 1912 Left to Right: Vinnie and Lela STEPHENS, teacher Madge GOODALE, Gladys STEPHENS, Garland SAMS, Etta JAMES, Stanley CREGEEN. Front Earl and Paul MICHAEL

 

DRYDEN SCHOOL Left to Right: Marie SPENCER, Bessie SEFRIT, Florence JARVIS, Mable WELLS, Lottie BLACK, Fern JARVIS, and Alma DOTSON

 

DRYDEN SCHOOL CLOSES

The school year closed at Dryden No. 6, Benton township, on Friday May 16, 1913. The result of final examinations show the following promotions.

Ninth Grade
X. T. PRENTIS, 16    Ott HALLEY, 16

Seventh Grade
Vinnie STEPHENS, 13   Earl MICHAEL, 12
Lela STEPHENS, 12    Helen HART, 12

Fourth Grade
Garlan SAMS, 9   Paul MICHAEL, 9
Gladys STEPHENS, 10   Louie STEPHENS, 11

Second Grade
Joe MULLIN, 6    Linn STEPHENS, 6

Lela STEPHENS, Vinne STEPHENS, Florence PRENTIS and Cora HERRINGTON received diplomas in the Palmer Method of Business Penmanship. Miss Lela receiving a students' award for proficiency.

Kathryn LAMBERT, Teacher

DRYDEN SCHOOL No. 6
Last year school was open, 1915 - 1916

Floyd LINK, first row on right; Opal (LINK) BAILEY, second row, left
Other students are unidentified

  In 1917, Dryden School No. 6 was closed after joining the Maloy Consolidated School District.

SOURCE: Maloy Centennial book, Pp. 28-30.

Submission by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2010