In 1894, as an example, Julia Marken was paid $30, when the town average
was about
$45 per month. For the past decade or two, the district has paid its teachers
as well
as others have.
    County records list the.usual texts for this school which were used almost
county-
wide. Sanders and Swinton spellers, Sanders and American Education readers,
Rob-
insons arithmetic, Swintons geography and history, and Kerls grammar books
were
used up to about 1900. The three R's were stressed in all grades. Before
beginning
to read, the beginners had to learn their A, B, C's. During the early 1900's
school
fairs were held each fall, at which the children would exhibit their finest
farm pro-
ducts. Prizes were given for the best. Spelling matches were really contests
in this
district for the prize sometimes was a purebred heifer calf donated by some
farmer
in the district! The school building has always served as a social center
at which pro-
grams, box socials, and other community gatherings are held. The district
has no
scenic or historical places of special interest.


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