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| District formed | 1884 |
| Years schools built | N/A |
| General location | N/A |
| Modern address | Located at 50th St. in Afton, situated on a high hill. |
| District boundaries | N/A |
| Disposition | Now a residence. |
| Notes | 1884: School built
in November. 1893: Free textbooks supplied. 1890s: Large wood shed added and minor improvements to school. 1950: Consolidated into District 22, then 834 5 years later. *The school consisted of 5 grades: A, B, C, D, and E. *School was for 7 months starting in October. *School was somewhat accessible, no library. *Enrollment in 1898: 34 students. In 1938: 13 students. |
| Memories: | "One day in May, there was a knock at the door. I opened it and there stood an elegantly-dressed old man carrying a cane. 'I am Tom Cooney [and] I want to invite you and all the children to come to my home next Thursday for some refreshments!' [he said]. The children were so excited! Apparently this was an annual event. His home was fitted with such interesting things from the years he had been a surveyor when the Great Northern Railroad was built through the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. He was also a Spanish-American war veteran-his uniform and much of that war memorabilia was on display- he was great at explaining things to us." -Sylvia Johnson Babb |
Known Teachers:
| 1884-5: G.C. Graham 1887:G. Dickenson, Lizzie Schigleden(?) 1887-8: George James 1888: J.M. Shaw 1888-9: Sarah Parsons 1889: J.M. Shaw (summer), Mary Wright (fall), John J. Sullivan (winter) 1890: J. H. Sullivan 1890-1: W.B. Sutherland 1891: G. Dickinson (summer), Cassie Knight (fall), G. Dickinson (winter), Lizzie Olson (spring) 1898-9: Oscar Shern 1938-9: Sylvia Johnson Babb 1939-40: Josephine Bronczyk 1940s: Babette Johnson Robb Other teachers: Annabelle Anderson. |