Raub, Indiana

In the spring of 1861 another schoolhouse was completed, which stood on the southeast corner of what is now the Jacob Shonkwiler farm. Drusilla McCoy and Mary Strickler appear to have been the first teachers in this school. Among their successors in the district numbered two have been Isaac Amik. Andrew W. Darrough, Mary Darrough, Samuel B. Houser and Mattie Moore. The third house, probably the ''Ridge," was built in 1867 and L. R. Shackleford taught in it in the winter of 1867-8. Other early teachers in number three were Jennie Hargrave, Hannah Wedgbury, Mary E. Whyte and Olivia Ford. The Raub school was built in 1872. William Sedgley was the first teacher in number four. His successors, in the order named, were Nettie Hargrave, George D. Manson, Tempie Brokaw, Frank E. Speck, Hattie Wilcoxon, Alice Janes and Truman Kirkpatrick. The next school was built in 1875 and the others later.

Passage source: Progress of Education in Benton County, Indiana : with an Explanation of the Indiana School System and the Duties of School Officers, Patrons and Pupils, published 1906.

A graded school was organized in Raub in 1881-2, with Truman Kirkpatrick and Maude Houser as teachers. In 1883 B. F. Heaton introduced high school work, but the first regular course was established in 1890, and was as follows : First year, first half: Algebra, Zoology, Physical Geography and Bookkeeping; second half: Algebra, General History, Botany and Book-keeping. Second year, first half: Algebra, Rhetoric, General History and Latin; second half: Geometry, Civil Government, Physics and Latin. Third year, first half : Geometry, Physics, Latin and English Literature; second half: Latin, Psychology, English Literature and review of Arithmetic and Grammar. Though thirty-three pupils began this course within the next six years, but three, Cora Hunter, Mabel Weldon and Loretta Portteus, completed it, and no di]»lonui was given an}- of them. Alexander Caldwell was principal of the school during these six years and taught a normal class in the summer of 1891. Ella Perkins, Cora Hunter, Anna Nace, Oliver Nace, Bertha Bayliss, Stella Shonkwiler, Anna C. Brier and Jane Perkins were members of this class, which seems to have had much to do with originating the fine educational spirit that has since produced so many teachers in York.

Passage source: Progress of Education in Benton County, Indiana : with an Explanation of the Indiana School System and the Duties of School Officers, Patrons and Pupils, published 1906.

A two-story schoolhouse built in Raub in 1881 was burned on the night of January 3. 18!)(>. The advanced students were moved into the town hall and the primary pupils, taught by Jessie Perkins (Strickler), were moved to a house north of town. In the summer of 1896 Mr. Perkins built in Raub the York township graded school shown in the picture. In 190-4 Thomas Fitzgerald built an addition to this house and employed a third teacher, Mr. Perkins started a library, which, under the management of Mr. Gaylord and Mr. Fitzgerald, grew to be one among the best in the county. James Illingworth employed Emory Hoover as principal for 1905-6, but while this sketch was being written this worthy young man was overtaken by an accidental death so sad and so shocking that it cast a lasting shadow of sorrow over the entire community. Mr. Hoover has been succeeded by Lillian Carr.

Passage source: Progress of Education in Benton County, Indiana : with an Explanation of the Indiana School System and the Duties of School Officers, Patrons and Pupils, published 1906.

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