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        ELDER SCHOOL

   Alma Township, Marion County, Illinois

   

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Teachers from ELDER SCHOOL  - District #77 (Alma township)

 

(1903-04)  Grace (Shepard) Craig  ($27)

 

(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

(1915-16)   Fraser Fyke  

(1916-17)   Ethel Painteer

Jan. 9, 1918: Elder School: Our school is closed for awhile on account of scarlet fever. 

(1918-19)  Rose Rogers

 

(1920-21)   Jessie J. Long

(1922-23)   Loren V. Middleton

(1923-24)   Loren V. Middleton

 

(1925-26)   Rochelle Beard (later married Joy D. Vandeever)

(1926-27)   Miss Mildred Chapman

(1927-28)

(1928-29)   Rochelle Beard

(1929-30)   Ben Millican

(1930-31)   Bertha Rose (later married Virgil See)

(1930-31)   Ben Millican (from Marion Co. School Directory)

(1931-32)   Bertha Rose

(1932-33)   Bertha M. Rose (later married Virgil See)

                   (Feb. 16, 1933) taught the past two terms at Elder School

(1933-34)  Helen L. Wantland (later became Helen (Wantland) Millican)

(1934-35)  Mrs. Helen (Wantland) Millican

                  (June 28, 1934) has been reemployed to teach for a 3rd term   

(1935-36)  Mrs. Helen (Wantland) Millican

(1936-37)  See Millican

 SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1(1937-38)  See Millican

(1938-39) Mrs. Helen L. Millican (married to Mr. See Millican)

(1939-40) Mrs. Helen L. Millican (also known as Mrs. See Millican)

(1940-41) Mildred C. Middleton

(1941-42) Mrs. Helen Millican

(1942-43) Mrs. Helen L. Millican

(1943-44) Miss Audrey T. 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.  

Sept. 5, 1946: “Pleasant Grove” column: “Allen School started Monday with Mrs. Marjorie Walkington as teacher.  The three districts: Allen, Elder, and Red Lick are combined.  Mrs. Don Shaffer is taking the children.”

(1946-47) No School

(1947-48) No School

(1948-49) No School

(1949-50) Merged with C-4 District at Allen School in Alma twp.

 

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, Marion Co. School directories, school photos, and information from Ruby (Cantrell) Shaffer.)

 

 

Elder School was located on Pleasant Grove Road east of Shaffer Road, just before you cross the creek bed (no bridge now), and was located on the northside, next to the creek.  There was a large rock on the west side on the creek.  It is easier to demolish an old building than to move a huge rock.  It was still there for years.  

    (Information from Ruby (Cantrell) Shaffer)

 

 

Year

Names of Trustees for Alma twp.; Town 3, Range 3 

Names of Directors for Elder School (#77)

1915 - 1916

Homer Kagy, C.M. See, L.N. Kennedy;

S.K. Spitler – township treasurer

Charles Wantland, M.S. Kniseley, W.H. Shaffer

1918 - 1919

L.N. Kennedy – President; Homer Kagy – Clerk;

C.M. See; S.K. Spitler – Treasurer

Chas. Wantland, Harry Maxey, G.R. Lonnon

1920 - 1921

L.N. Kennedy – President; T.H. Purcell – Clerk;

E.G. Ford; S.K. Spitler – Treasurer

A.A. Southward, Chas. Wantland, Guy Shaffer

1922 - 1923

E.G. Ford – President; F.H. Purcell – Clerk;

L.N. Kennedy; S.K. Spitler – Treasurer

G.W. Shaffer, Chas. Wantland, F.M. Sipes

1923 - 1924

E.G. Ford – President; L.N. Kennedy – Clerk;

Homer Kagy; S.K. Spitler – Treasurer

G.W. Powell, Chas. Wantland, F.M. Sipes

1926 - 1927

E.G. Ford – President; H.P. Smith – Clerk;

J.W. Griffin; S.K. Spitler – Treasurer

G.W. Shaffer, W.H. Shaffer, Chas. Wantland

1928 - 1929

C.E. Rainey – President; J.W. Griffin; E.G. Ford;

H.D. Thompson – Treasurer

Leroy Kniseley, W.H. Shaffer, G.R. Lonnon

1930 - 1931

Clyde S. Hiestand – President; C.E. Rainey; E.G. Ford;

H.D. Thompson – Treasurer

G.R. Lonnon, W.H. Shaffer, W.L. Kniseley

1931 - 1932

E.G. Ford; J.A. Broom; Clyde Hiestand;

Joe Mazanek - Treasurer

G.R. Lonnon, W.H. Shaffer, Leroy Kniseley

1932 - 1933

Clyde Hiestand; E.G. Ford; J.A. Broom;

Joe Mazanek – Treasurer

G.R. Lonnon, W.H. Shaffer, W.L. Kniseley

1933 - 1934

Clyde Hiestand; E.G. Ford; J.A. Broom;

Joe Mazanek - Treasurer

G.W. Shaffer, W.H. Shaffer, G.R. Lonnon

1934 - 1935

Clyde Hiestand; E.G. Ford; J.A. Broom;

Joe Mazanek – Treasurer

F.M. Sipes, W.H. Shaffer, G.W. Shaffer

1935 - 1936

Clyde Hiestand – President; E.G. Ford; Roy Telford;

Joe Mazanek – Township Treasurer

F.M. Sipes – President; W.H. Shaffer – Clerk;

G.W. Shaffer

1936 - 1937

Clyde Hiestand – President; E.G. Ford; Roy Telford;

Joe Mazanek – Township Treasurer

F.M. Griffin – President; W.H. Shaffer – Clerk;

G.W. Shaffer

1937 - 1938

Clyde Hiestand – President; E.G. Ford; Roy Telford;

Joe Mazanek – Township Treasurer

G.W. Shaffer – President; W.H. Shaffer – Clerk;

Fred S. Mulvaney

1938 - 1939

Clyde Hiestand – President; C.E. Rainey; Roy J. Telford;

Joe Mazanek – Township Treasurer

G.W. Shaffer – President; W.H. Shaffer – Clerk;

Donald Marlow

1939 - 1940

Clyde Hiestand – President; C.E. Rainey; John Broom;

Joe Mazanek – Township Treasurer

G.W. Shaffer – President; W.H. Shaffer – Clerk;

Donald Marlow

1940 - 1941

Clyde Hiestand – President; J.A. Broom; C.E. Rainey;

Joe Mazanek – twp. treasurer

G.W. Shaffer – President; W.H. Shaffer – Clerk;

F.M. Sipes

1941 - 1942

C.E. Rainey – President; J.A. Broom;

Joe Mazanek - Treasurer

G.W. Shaffer – President; W.H. Shaffer – Clerk;

F.M. Sipes

1942 - 1943

C.E. Rainey – President; J.A. Broom; D.C. Meador;

Joe Mazanek – Twp. Treasurer

F.M. Sipes – President; G.W. Shaffer – Clerk;

Charles Wantland

1943 - 1944

C.E. Rainey – President; John Broom; D.C. Meador;

Joe Mazanek – Twp. Treas.

F.M. Sipes – President; G.W. Shaffer – Clerk;

Chas. Wantland

1944 - 1945

C.E. Rainey – President; J.A. Broom; D.C. Meador;

Joe Mazanek – Twp. Treas.

F.M. Sipes – President; G.W. Shaffer – Clerk;

Chas. Wantland

1945-1946

C.E. Rainey – President; Dave Meadors; J.A. Broom;

Joe Mazanek – Township Treasurer

F.M. Sipes – President; G.W. Shaffer – Clerk;

Mansford Allphin

1946-1947

C.E. Rainey – President; J.A. Broom – Clerk;

Dave Meadors; Joe Mazanek – Twp. Treas.

Manford Allphin – President; G.W. Shaffer – Clerk;

Lester Smith

1947-1948

Dave Meadors – President; J.A. Broom; C.E. Rainey

Manford Allphin – President; John Shaffer – Clerk;

H.J. Barksdale

1948-1949

D.A. Meador – President; C.E. Rainey; J.A. Broom;

Joe Mazanek – Treasurer

Mrs. Nellie W. Blair – President; John W. Shaffer – Clerk;

Francis Sipes

 

(The above information was gathered from Marion Co. School directories.)

 

Elder School – Alma twp; Marion Co., IL – District #77

Writeup by Marian (Sipes) Garrett - 1982

 

Elder School sat on top of a sloping hill and was surrounded by 5 large maple trees.  The land was given by the Elder family – I do not know when.

 

Some of the early teachers were:

            Loren Middleton                                                        Ben Millican

            Mildred (Chapman) Middleton                                  Bertha (Rose) See                  

            Rochelle Beard                                                           Helen (Wantland) Millican

            Bessie L. Hiestand                                                      See Millican

 

Some to the directors as I recall were:

            Guy Shaffer

            William Shaffer

            Francis Sipes

            Charles Wantland

 

The families which attended the school were:

            Herbert Anderson                                                       Harry Maxey

            Guy Shaffer                                                                Tom Gregory

            William Shaffer                                                          Nellie Repec

            Francis Sipes                                                              Pearl Rose

            Woodson Simer                                                          Lyman Walkington

            Arthur Southward                                                       Charles Wantland

            Alfred Mulvaney                                                        Arthur White

            Fred Mulvaney

 

Boys who served their country in World War II are:

            David Shaffer                                                             Woodson Simer

            Paul Shaffer                                                                Conrad Repec

            John Shaffer                                                               Flory Repec

            James Sipes

 

Information given by Marian Garrett  1982

(One Room School Memorial – Archives - Salem, IL)

 

 

 

 

Elder School; Alma twp.; Marion Co., IL;  Dec. 8, 1898

 

 

Elder School; Alma twp.; Marion Co., IL;  1915-16

Back row: ___________(teacher), Lester Yost, _____________, Willie Southard, ______ Maxey

Front row: Myrle (Lonnon) Helm, ____________, Lois (Lonnon) Alderson, _____________, ____________, Burdette Walkington

 

 

Elder School; 1921

 

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

 

 

Elder School; Alma twp.; Marion Co., IL;  Rochelle Beard – teacher; 1926 - Last Day of School

(Those in photos and their grade level):

Back row: Edward Repec (4th), Robert Lonnon (6th), Rochelle Beard - teacher (she later married Joy D. Vandeveer); John  W. Shaffer (6th), Herbert Anderson (6th),

                 Paul Shaffer (4th), James Sipes (2nd)

Front row: Marion (Sipes) Garrett (4th), Geneva Sipes (6th), Lucille (Shaffer) Vandeveer (6th), Wilma (Shaffer) Vandeveer (2nd), Willadene (Shaffer) Ritter (1st)

 

 

Elder School; Alma twp.; Marion Co., IL;  Rochelle Beard – teacher; 1926 - Last Day of School (closeup)

(Those in photos and their grade level):

Back row: Edward Repec (4th), Robert Lonnon (6th), Rochelle Beard - teacher (she later married Joy D. Vandeveer); John W. Shaffer (6th), Herbert Anderson (6th),

                 Paul Shaffer (4th), James Sipes (2nd)

Front row: Marian (Sipes) Garrett (4th), Geneva Sipes (6th), Lucille (Shaffer) Vandeveer (6th), Wilma (Shaffer) Vandeveer (2nd), Willadene (Shaffer) Ritter (1st)

 

 

Elder School; Alma twp.; Marion Co., IL;  Miss Helen Wantland – teacher; 1933-34

Phillip Marlow, Ruth (Shaffer) Miller, Gladys Mulvany, Billy Marlow, Jackie Jenkins

 

 

Elder School; Alma twp.; Marion Co., IL;  Miss Helen Wantland – teacher; 1933-34

David Shaffer, Agnes White, Marietta Jenkins, Gerald White, and Herschel Rose

 

 

Elder School; Alma twp.; Marion Co., IL;  Miss Helen Wantland – teacher; 1933-34

Wilma (Shaffer) Vandeveer, James Sipes, Willadene (Shaffer) Ritter, Flory Repic

 

 

Elder School; Alma twp.; Marion Co., IL;  Miss Helen Wantland – teacher; 1933-34

Back row: David Shaffer, Agnes White, Wilma (Shaffer) Vandeveer, James Sipes, Willadene (Shaffer) Ritter,

                 Flory Repec, Marietta Jenkins, and Herschel Rose

Front row: Phillip Meador, Ruth (Shaffer) Miller, Gerald White, Gladys Mulvany, Billy Marlow, Jackie Jenkins

 

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