ELDER SCHOOL
Alma Township, Marion County, Illinois
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408 S. Washington St.; Kinmundy, IL 62854; (618) 547-7731
Teachers from ELDER SCHOOL - District #77 (Alma township)
(1913-14) Noah Kniseley
Aug. 17, 1916: The Directors of Elder School let the following contracts to the lowest bidders:
Cleaning School Room .... W.H. SHAFFER ....... $1
Hauling Coal.................... E.O. SHAFFER......... $1 per ton
Cleaning School Yard..... W.C. SOUTHWORD.. 95˘
Putting in new seats ....... W.H. SHAFFER........$6.75
Cleaning out well ........... E.O. SHAFFER and W.C. SOUTHWARD .......$2.25
Re-roofing out building... G.R. LONNON .......$2
(1916-17) Ethel Painteer
Jan. 9, 1918: -Elder School: Our school is closed for awhile on account of scarlet fever.
(1926-27) Miss Mildred Chapman
(1927-28)
(1928-29)
(1929-30) Ben Millican
(1930-31) Bertha Rose (later married Virgil See)
(1931-32)
(1932-33) Bertha Rose (later married Virgil See)
(Feb. 16, 1933) taught the past two terms at Elder School
(1933-34) Helen (Wantland) Millican
(1934-35) Helen (Wantland) Millican
(June 28, 1934) has been reemployed to teach for a 3rd term
(1935-36) Helen (Wantland) Millican
(1936-37)
(1937-38)
(1938-39) Mrs. See Millican
(1939-40) Mrs. See Millican
(1940-41)
(1941-42) Mrs. Helen Millican
(1942-43) Mrs. Helen Millican
(1943-44) Miss Audrey Fields
(1944-45) Mrs. Helen Millican
(1945-46) Mrs. Helen Millican
(May 16, 1946) The Allen School pupils are going to Elder this term also, making an enrollment of 11 pupils.
Feb. 8, 1951: Herschel Rose bought the Elder School house which was sold Saturday, and Lee Ward bought the coal house.
(The above information was gathered from "The Kinmundy Express" articles and school photos.)
Elder School; Alma twp.; Marion Co., IL; Jessie (Long) Weyhrich – teacher; 1921
Back row: Nellie (White) Miller, Jessie (Long) Weyhrich - teacher, Mildred Sipes, Herschel Maxey, Melvin Maxey, Stanley White
Front row: Helen (Wantland) Millican, Geneva (Sipes) Boyd, Ruby (Maxey) Shelton, Willie Maxey, Ruth (Southward) Molenhour,
Woodson Simer, Omar Maxey