Pleasant Hill/White School

PLEASANT HILL / WHITE SCHOOL

Alma Township, Marion County, Illinois

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Or maybe you have stories or memories from the "Good Old Days"? What do YOU remember?

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408 S. Washington St.; Kinmundy, IL 62854; (618) 547-7731

Teachers from WHITE SCHOOL – District #73 (Alma twp.)

(also known as Pleasant Hill School)

(1929-30) Helen (Gardner) Carruthers

(she was from Murphysboro, IL, and a sister to Lelia (Gardner) Ford)

(1930-31) Ruby Sullens

(1931-32) Grace R. Jackson

(1932-33) Grace Jackson

(1933-34) Grace Jackson

(1934-35)

(1935-36) Grace Jackson

(1936-37)

(1937-38)

(1938-39)

(1939-40)

(1940-41)

(1941-42)

circa 1942 Mrs. Rada (Garrett) Caldwell

(1942-43)

(1943-44)

(1944-45)

(1945-46)

Oct. 4, 1951: requested for annex into Kinmundy

(The above information was gathered from "The Kinmundy Express" articles and school photos.)

Pleasant Hill School (also known as White School); 1914

Pleasant Hill School (also known as White School); Alma twp., Marion Co., Illinois - Jessie Bundy, teacher; 1914

Back row: Jessie Bundy - teacher, Cleata Howe, Ethan Allen Hilton, Harvey Bell, Elmer Bell, Alma Muehlhausen

Second row: John Bell, Opal Hilton, Earl Muehlhausen, Louis Muehlhausen

First row: Minnie (Howe) Kirgan, Marie Mayhill, Helen (Muehlhausen) Williams, Irene Bell

Seated front with slate: Floyd Muehlhausen

Pleasant Hill School (also known as White School); 1929

Pleasant Hill School (also known as White School); Alma twp., Marion Co., Illinois;

Helen (Gardner)Carruthers, teacher; October 2, 1929

In Back: Hartzel Powell

Middle Row: Burdette Swift, Albert Eagan, Mary Margaret Kennedy, Gladys Powell, Paul Foster, Frances Parker

Front Row: Violet Powell, Grover Hite, Viola Powell, _____________, Ambrose Craig, Vera Powell, Helen McWhirter,

Dorcas Clow, Valda Swift, Helen (Gardner) Carruthers - teacher (she was a sister to Lelia (Gardner) Ford from Alma)

Pleasant Hill School (also known as White School); 1932-1933

Pleasant Hill School (also known as White School); Alma twp. Marion Co., Illinois; Grace Jackson, teacher; 1932-33

Back Row: Grace Jackson - teacher, Ambrose Craig, Helen McWhirter, Dale Broom, Mary Margaret Kennedy, Ernest Broom,

Dorcas Clow

Front Row (holding sign): Howard Broom, Mary Ann (Clow) Wiley

(not in photo: Hubert Waggoner)

Pleasant Hill School (also known as White School); 1933

Pleasant Hill School (also known as White School); Alma twp. Marion Co, Illinois;

Grace Jackson, teacher; Oct. 17, 1933 (grade indicated in parenthesis)

Back Row: Ernest Broom (7), Helen McWhirter (7), Mary Margaret Kennedy (7), Dorcas Clow (7), Grace Jackson – teacher

Front Row: Dale Phillips (1), Mary Ann (Clow) Wiley (4), Lois Smith (1) (holding sign), Howard Broom (4), Ambrose Craig (7)

Pleasant Hill School (also known as White School); 1935-1936

Pleasant Hill School (known as White School); Alma Twp., Marion Co, IL – Grace Jackson, teacher - 1935-36

Bob Ford, James Chance, Howard Broom, Ambrose Craig, Mary Ann (Clow) Wiley, Harold Chance, Elizabeth Broom, Jimmy Walker,

Betty (Chance) Mulvaney; Grace Jackson - teacher

Pleasant Hill School (also known as White School); 1935

Pleasant Hill School, (also known as White School); Alma twp, Marion Co., IL; Grace Jackson, teacher; Photo #1 - ca 1935

1) Harold Chance; 2) Jimmy Walker; 3) Elizabeth Broom; 4) _____________; 5) ____________; 6) Jean (Ford) Krutsinger;

7) Bob Ford; 8) Betty (Chance) Mulvaney; 9)_____________; 10) Mary Ann (Clow) Wiley; 11) Ed Shreffler;

13) Ambrose Craig; 14) Howard Broom; 15) Pearl Telford; 16) Barney Craig’s mother; 17) _____________; 18) ______________;

19) Hazel Shreffler; 20) Nellie Broom; 21)_____________; 22) Helen McWhirter; 23) _______________; 24) Dorcas Clow;

25) John W. Ford; 26) Mary Margaret Kennedy; 27) ______________, 28) ________________; 29) ________________;

30) ____________; 31) Blanche ?Austin; 32) John S. Ford; 33) Lelia (Gardner) Ford; 34) ?Jim Kennedy?; 35) Blanche Kennedy;

36) John Broom; 37)_____________, 38) Barney Craig; 39) Hazel Craig

Pleasant Hill School (also known as White School); 1935

Pleasant Hill School, (also known as White School); Alma twp, Marion Co., IL; Grace Jackson, teacher;

Photo #2 - ca 1935

Back row: Helen McWhirter, Dorcas Clow, _____________ in front of Mary Margaret Kennedy, Grace Jackson – teacher, ______________

Front row: _____________, Jimmy Walker, Edwin Shreffler, Ernie Broom with John W. Ford, ____________, Jean Ford, _________,

Ambrose Craig holding Howard Broom (Bob Ford in left corner of school)

Pleasant Hill School (also known as White School); 1938

Pleasant Hill School (known as White School); Alma Twp., Marion Co, IL; circa 1938

Howard Broom, Harry Maxey, Donald Craig, Jimmy Walker, Bob Ford, Jean (Ford) Krutsinger, Elizabeth Broom, Barbara Alderson,

Pauline Walker