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Douglas County KS Schools
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Farmland School
Farmland School District No. 71
Farmland No. 71 was located on the northeast corner of E. 2000 and E. 1500
Rd. This property was established as the school location on May 16, 1870.
The first building to be used as a school at this location was of soft brick
construction and approximately 30’x40 feet in size. It was of the standard
design, with two front doors, each leading into separate cloak rooms, on for
the girls and one for the boys. A school bell tower rose from the roof peak
between the cloak rooms.
This structure served the district until 1926, when the school was destroyed
by fire. It is believed that the floor of the building had been oiled the
previous night to protect the floor, as was often done, and the hot wood
burning stove, had started the freshly oiled floor on fire, thus destroying
the building. Students completed the school year by attending the nearby
schools of Kaw Valley, and Eudora.
A building built by J.L. Constant Construction served the district for the
next 29 years.
The earliest records available of 1897-98 indicate R.E. Emmett as teaching
that school term. J. Schlegel, James Charles and E. Perkins served on the
school board for that school term.
The next two school terms were taught by Sadie Dorsey. James Charles, J.
Schlegel and W.E. Perkins comprised the school board.
Eva Barrett, Otta Rhodes, Frances Albert, Ella Hase, Kathryn Leonhard, Mayme
Brune, Alta Roe and Alice Hyatt, were the teachers of the first decade of
the 1900’s. The school board members were James Charles, Don Westheffer and
J.B. Perkins.
Douglas Harris, Nettie Phillips, Mary Henley Howard Mann and Mary Scheher
taught next. During the term of 1915-16, no classes were held at Farmland.
The next school year of 1916-17 was taught by Anna Hammig and Louise Knopp.
C.A. Moody, W.E. Perkins and John Ott made up the school board for the term
ending the 1920 year.
Teaching the next decade: Phebe Bigsby, Stella Brazil, Martha Scheher,
Telitha Newton, Vera Hibbard and teaching the last term of the 1920’s Gladys
Peterson. William Ott, Ralph Davis and R.G. Ogden served on the school board
ending the decade of the 1920’s.
The 1930’s were taught by: Nellie Perkins (5 years), Bessie Brown, Annabel
Rasmussen, and Lorene Deckwa. Don Westheffer, Ralph Davis and C.C. Perkins
served as the school board.
Teaching the 1940’s were, Lorene Deckwa, Ruth Bartz, Alvena Knabe, teaching
7 years Ethel March and teaching the last term of the 1940’s Clara Waner.
School board members were Albert Wichman, P.M. Saunders and Howard Whaley.
Grace Waner taught the first 5 years of the 1950’s. Farmland No. 71 was
disorganized in September of 1955, and consolidated with Kaw Valley No. 12
to form the new Kaw Valley District No. 95.
I remember attending the auction of this school with my Dad, in the fall of
1955 when it sold for $3300. Dad thought the price was too high!
The artist's rendering from "Rural Schools and Schoolhouses of Douglas
County" by Goldie Piper Daniels was the second and last Farmland School.
This is the building. That I went with my Dad to the auction.
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