Randolph County, Indiana - Chapter 9: Schools, 1914 (part 3 of 3)

IMr. Bowers served two terms and was succeeded in 1887 by Mr. J. W. Denney. Mr. Denney served for ten years, until 1897, when Mr. Paris was again elected for two years. At this time the term, of office was made four years instead of two, and Mr. Paris was re-elected for two successive terms, being succeeded in 1907 by the present incumbent, Lee L. Driver.

worthy, principal liigh school; Isabel Chenoweth, drawing-music-domestic science ; Oscar Wine, assistant 7-8 ; Loha McCollum, 5-6 ; Martha E. Gaines, 3-4; Molly Vardaman, 1-2.

West River - 3, Fred Wilson; 11, Hazel Gordon. Modoc: Vance Trueblood, principal ; Ina Puckett, principal high school ; Isabel Chenoweth, drawing-music-domestic science ; Arthur Lumpkin, assistant 7-8 ; Lloyd Whitehead, 5-6; Mabel Harris, 3-4; Alice Starbuck, 1-2.

Huntsville - S. H. Hunt, principal ; Jessie Covert, principal high school ; Isabel Chenoweth, drawing-music-domestic science; Mary Gwin, assistant 7-8; Deon Strahan, 4-5-6; Ella Kabel, 1-2-3.

Farmland - E. E. Zimmerman, superintendent; Willard E. Uphaus, principal; Harriette McArthur, assistant principal; Lois Shigley, supervisor, music and drawing; Hazel Snyder, domestic science; C. M. Hall, 7-8, manual training; Leota Larkins, 5-6; Lottie Grimes, 1-2,

Winchester-^Oscar R. Baker, superintendent ; Gertrude Unthank, supervisor of music and drawing; Edith R. Wiley,- supervisor of domestic science and art. High School : C. E. McKinney, principal Latin ; O. G Puckett, music and English; Nettie Betten, German and English; C. E. Prichard, science; Gladys Morris, mathematics; Mary Mason, history. Grades, High School Building: O. G. Puckett, principal, 8; Dale H. Evans, 8; Hazel Rubey, 4a, 4b; Ethel Smith, 3a, 3b; Emma Hunt, 2a, 2b; Edith Ludy, la, ib; Frances E. Willard Building: John Stine, principal, b-y ; Clififord Peacock, 6-7 ; Viola Butts, 6-7 ; Nellie Cornelius, 6-7 ; Minnie Fisher, 4-5 ; Grace Poy- ner, 3a, 3b; Bessie Hiatt, 2a, 2b: Pearl Mace, la, ib. North Ward Building: Icie Simmons, 4a, 4b ; Ada DeVoss, 3a, 3b ; Gertrude Henderson, 2a, 2b ; Lou Brooks, I a, ib. Central Building: Ilo Lawhead, 5; Flora Steele, kindergarten; Belle Edger, kindergarten.

Ridgeville - High School : Marcellus S. Grahg, superintendent ; Walter S. Fagley, mathematics and English ; Marcia King, Latin and English ; Bessie Ruby, supervisor of music and drawing; John Hammons, 7-8; Dale Rupe, 3-6; Feme Smith, 4-5 ; Addie Jervis, 2-3 ; Delia V. Rankin, i.

Randolph county has had, for the most part, a superior grade of teachers, many of whom have worked their way to higher positions of learning. The life of a teacher is only a little over three and one-half years; however, there have been some noted exceptions to this average. The most striking exception to this is Mr. A. H. Ward, of Wayne township, who taught forty-two years, thirty-six of which were in his home township. Mr. Ward was of this class known as "a young old man," who always kept in touch with the most modern thought and method of teaching.

Superintendent O. R. Baker, of the Winchester schools, has served as superintendent longer than any other man of the county. Mr. Baker came to Winchester in 1892 and served as principal of the high school three years and has been city superintendent continuously since.

The excellence of the Winchester school is due largely to the progressive spirit of its superintendent. Mr. Baker has a record equalled by few men in the entire state, and let us say is a man equalled by few men in the state.

Nettle Creek township, 469; a gain of 4. (Nettle Creek township has a peculiar record as to school enumeration; in the last forty years' the enumeration has not gone below 465 nor above 469.)

Average Wages, 1880

A comparison on receipts and expenditures for the years 1880-81 and that of 1912-13 show the vast difference in the cost of the schools at that time and those of the present day; however, the disbursements for 1912-13 were more than normal in most cases, due to especial expenditure for buildings and equipments which many of these townships had expended during this year.