SHANGHAI SCHOOL
Kinmundy Township, Marion County, Illinois
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408 S. Washington St.; Kinmundy, IL 62854; (618) 547-7731
Teachers from SHANGHAI SCHOOL – District #22 (Kinmundy twp.)
(1908) Bess (Lynch) Hiestand
(1930-31) Raymond Atkins
(1931-32) Raymond Atkins
(1932-33) Miss Evelyn Killie
(1933-34) Miss Evelyn Killie
(1934-35)
(1935-36)
(1936-37) Miss Marjorie Keller (later Walkington)
(April 29, 1937) The entire school was only 3 pupils. Miss Marjorie KELLER (later Walkington) has taught 2 successful terms in this district.
(1937-38) Mrs. Bertha Gaston
(Sept. 2, 1937) She will have 2 pupils, 1 a beginner, and the other a 4th grader
(1938-39) Miss Mattie Imboden
(1939-40)
(1940-41)
(1941-42) Miss Dorothy Chase (married Rubin)
(June 26, 1941) Shanghai School is getting a new coat of paint, both interior and exterior,
also have new seats and a piano installed - everything necessary to make it a standard school. Miss Dorothy Chase has been employed to teach the coming term, salary $95.00.
(1942-43) Dorothy Chance Rubin
(1943-44)
(1944-45)
(1945-46) Mrs. Mary Brasel
(1946-47) Mrs. Mary Brasel
(1947-48) Mrs. Mary Brasel
(1948-49) Mrs. Mary Brasel
(1949-50)
(1950-51)
Aug. 30, 1951: The Kinmundy Grade School district No. 25 was enlarged considerably yesterday when Miss Margaret West, County Superintendent of Schools, dissolved districts 19 (Young), 21 (Sherman), 22 (Shanghai), and 26 (Meadow Branch).
(The above information was gathered from "The Kinmundy Express" articles and school photos.)
Shanghai School; Kinmundy twp., Marion Co., IL; Bess (Lynch) Hiestand – teacher; 1908
Back Row: Lula (Diss) Schaufelberger, Mabel (Metzger) Wallweber, Marvin Diss, Nell (Miller) Wilson, Emmett Gray, Beulah Diss
Third Row: Orville Diss, George Miller, Neta (Metzger) Longheinrich, Marge (Miller) Reinhardt, Claude Hanna, Nellie (Diss) Blomberg,
Bess (Lynch) Hiestand - teacher
Second Row: Lowell Diss, Mildred (Doolen) Hanna, Ruby (Hanna) Lee, Ted Miller, Fred Gray, ___________, Lewis Fields
Front Row: J. Howard Diss, William Miller