Douglas County KS Schools
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Raymond Stone
Oak Grove School
Teacher Leona Jardon
Oak Grove School No. 10
The first building to serve District No. 10 was a log cabin in Section 11,
T. 15, R. 19. Not much is known about the log cabin, but it is believed to
have been built around 1865 and served the district until the second and
last building was built in 1870.
The second building was located on one acre of land at the southwest corner
of N. 100 Rd. and E. 1300 Rd. This one acre tract was donated to the school
district by Mary and George W. Hanes on November 23, 1870.
This second building was of standard design, having three windows on each
side an on door in the front (east end). In 1906, the building was extended
and now four windows per side. A porch and belfry were added to the east
end. At a later date the porch was enclosed to provide for a kitchen and
cloak rooms.
Early teachers were L.S. Moore, P. Chappell, Lizzie Douglas, Ella Moore,
Flora Beckwith, Emma Black, Miss Mitchell, Miss Gilluli, S.J. LaRue, Lucy
Miller, Sarah Pleasaito, Mollie Ashby, Gerturde Wells C.H. Puckett and
Allice Griffis.
Katie Dyer, Grace Dixon, Effie Seaman, Jimmie Hair, T.Y. Seaman, Marjie
Stump, Florence Dixon, and Olive Stevens were all teachers of the 1890’s.
Miss Stevens taught the term ending in 1898 with 28 students. A.T. Sheppard
and Emanuel Bixler were the only two recorded school board members.
Teaching the 1899 and 1900 terms was Isiah Eberhart, followed by B.A.
Hammond Carrie Harbison, J.E Perry, C.R. Hawley, Gussie Reece, James
Hemphill, Fred Barrel, and Ruth Mann. Thomas Dyer, J.T. Turner and H.S.
Barkley were the school board members for the term ending in 1910.
The next ten years were taught by Howard Mann, Maude Gordon, Gertrude Black,
Leona Jardon, Ruth Pearson, Clara Powell and Gladys Waterson. W.H. Davis,
Emile Henon and H.S. Barlkey were those serving on the board.
The 1920’s were taught by Ruhama Tucker, Josephine Burgtorf, Rea Clark, Jean
Mahaffy, Margaret Coffman, Leone Campbell, and Thelma Crook, teaching
fifteen students for the term ending in 1930. Asa Turner, Jerold Hobson and
Lem Barton were the school board members.
The next decade was taught by Leroy Stoneking, Ethel Deay teaching four
terms, Julia Bennett, Wilma Walsh and Agnes Stevens. The school board
serving the term ending in 1940 were C.W. Detwiler, Millard Jackson and
Jerold Detwiler.
Agnes Stevens taught the first term of the 1940’s followed by Marzella Dwyer
teaching seven terms and Lois Ruble teaching two terms. The school board
members serving for the term ending in 1950 were Richard Butell, Oscar
Turner and Milo Embry.
Lois Ruble was the first teacher of the next decade, followed by Frances
Zorn, and Mabel Turner teaching six terms ending in 1959. Those serving on
the board were B.A. Coates, Oscar Turner and Cecil Stecher.
Mabel Turner taught only fourteen students for t term ending in 1959. The
next year there were only twelve students and they were sent the Baldwin
School District. Oak Grove School District No. 10 was disorganized on June
3, 1960 and taken into Baldwin School District No. 92.
1915 Students
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