Category Archives: Switzerland County Schools

Markland School Roll of Honor – 1883

Markland School [Switzerland County, Indiana] roll of honor appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 22 Feb 1883 – Page 4, Column 6

Roll of Honor of Markland School for the month ending Feb. 7, 1883:

  • Grade 5—Ida Bonedict, Jesse Daily
  • Grade 4—Leona Van Briggle, Frank Bowden
  • Grade 3—Kate Orr, Ollie Satchwell
  • Grade 2—Girley McClannaham, Anna Satchwell
  • Grade 1—Charles Simpson, Anna Bosaw

LIZZIE DIERMILLER, Teacher

Bethel School Report – Feb 1883

Bethel School [Switzerland County, Indiana] report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 8 Feb 1883 – Page 5, Column 2

Report of Bethel School, District No. 6, for the term beginning Oct. 2, 1882, and closing Feb. 2, 1883:

  • Length of term, 85 days.
  • Whole number enrolled, 38 pupils.
  • General average attendance for the term, 23.

Number of pupils not absent within the term, 3—Ida Bliss, Eva Bliss, Della Bliss.

Number of visits received from patrons of school, 6, viz: Wm. Houston, Alex Scudder, Daniel Boyd, Mrs. Worden Bliss. Other visits from friends of education numerous.

Best mathematician in the school, O. H. Wiley.

The following are the names of pupils who received the highest percent in their grade, by examination held Dec. 22, 1882:

Fifth Grade

  • A Class—Omer Wiley
  • B Class—E. Boyd, Eugene Sander

Fourth Grade—Cora Stoops, Norris Boyd

Third Grade—Emer Scudder, Daniel Boyd

Second Grade—Mattie Scudder, Bell Kinman, Alvin Stoops

First Grade—Della Bliss

 

The following is a special report of the lessons recited in orthography, and the names of the pupils who received the highest percent:

Number of lessons signed in written spelling, 80; twenty words comprised a lesson. Number of lessons in oral spelling, 158; number of lessons in phonetic spelling, 27. Joseph Wiley, Mattie Cole, Omer Wiley, Sophia Scudder.

MAYBEL FOX, Teacher.

Jefferson Township District No. 7 School Roll of Honor – Jan 1883

Jefferson Township, District No. 7 School [Switzerland County, Indiana] roll of honor appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 1 Feb 1883 – Page 5, Column 3

Roll of Honor of School District No. 7, Jefferson Township, for the term ending Jan. 27th, 1883:

  • Grade 6—Clarinda Froman, Frank Tague
  • Grade 5—Isaac Brown, Lizzie Bright
  • Grade 4—Maggie Banta, George Waltz, Edward Heady
  • Grade 3—Theodore Picket, Frankie Banta
  • Grade 2—Joseph Fox, Harry Cotton
  • Grade 1—Effie Marble, Teanie Protsman

D. W. TRAFELET, Teacher

Independence School Roll of Honor – Jan 1883

Independence School [Switzerland County, Indiana] roll of honor appeared in:

Vevay Reveille – 1 Feb 1883 – Page 5, Column 3

Roll of Honor of Independence District No. 1, Posey Township, for month ending Jan. 19th, 1883:

  • Grade 6—Allie Nave, Maggie Huston, Nettie Snyder
  • Grade 5—Katie Swady, Alfred Wade, Hiram VanDorin
  • Grade 4—Eliza Starker, Herman Bodey
  • Grade 3—Billie VanDorin, Minnie Minor, George Bodey
  • Grade 2—John Huston, Willie Spencer
  • Grade 1—John Starker, Dora Horstman, Lucious Wade

There are 65 pupils enrolled for the year, making the largest school in the county taught by one teacher.

MOLLIE HULLEY, Teacher.

Vevay Reveille – 29 Mar 1883 – Page 8, Column 1

Roll of Honor of Independence School, Posey Township, for the term ending March 15th, 1883:

  • Grade 7—Allice Nave, Nettie Snyder
  • Grade 6—Maggie Houston, Stella VanDorin
  • Grade 5—Alfred Wade, Hiram VanDorin
  • Grade 4—Lemuel Bradley, Herman Bodley
  • Grade 3—Minnie Minor, Billie VanDorin
  • Grade 2—John Huston, “Cush” Hickman
  • Grade 1—Bertha Hickman, Dora Horstman

MOLLIE HULLEY, Teacher.

Jefferson Township District No. 12 School Roll of Honor – Jan 1883

Jefferson Township, District No. 12 School [Switzerland County, Indiana] roll of honor appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 1 Feb 1883 – Page 5, Column 1

Roll of Honor of District No. 12, Jefferson Township for the month ending January 26, 1883:

Grade 5—Sallie Reeves, Lenos Muret

Grade 4—Clara Ricketts, Frank Muret

Grade 3—Effie Bliss, Johnny Scudder

Grade 2—Fletcher Hewitt, Johnny Knouse

Grade 1—Willie Reeves, Ollie Peak, Willie Riely

 

EMOGENE E. SHADDAY, Teacher

Posey Township District No. 3 School Roll of Honor – 1883

Posey Township, District No. 3 School [Switzerland County, Indiana] roll of honor appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 18 Jan 1883 – Page 1, Column 5

Roll of Honor of School District No. 3, Posey Township, for the seven weeks ending December 22d, 1882:

Grade 6—Inda Humphrey, Harvey Searcy

Grade 5—Dilver Bradford, Hattie Searcy

Grade 4—Fannie Vauter, Temple Searcy, Charley Searcy

Grade 3—George Fisher, Bennie Searcy

Grade 2—Emma Eliot, May Searcy

Grade 1—George Gurley, Henderson Gurley

 

FRANKIE ANDERSON, Teacher.

Lower Pendleton School Roll of Honor – Dec 1882

Lower Pendleton School [Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana] roll of honor appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 11 Jan 1883 – Page 8, Column 2

Roll of Honor of Lower Pendleton School, Craig Township, for the month ending Dec. 22, 1882:

Fifth Grade—Robbie Jackson, Nettie Oakley, Mamie Hawkins, Wilmer Jackson

Fourth Grade—Lillie Oakley

Third Grade—Irvin Lock, Lucy Brown

Second Grade—Andie Konkle, Julia Jackson

First Grade—Omer Ramsey, Nickie Konkle

 

AMELIA COLE, Teacher.

District School No. 1 Roll of Honor – Dec 1882

District No. 1 School [Switzerland County, Indiana] appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 11 Jan 1883 – Page 1, Column 5

Roll of Honor for District No. 1, for the month ending Dec. 22d, 1882:

Sixth Grade—Anna Gaudin, Mattie Patton

Fifth Grade—Stella Wiley, Anna Waltz

Fourth Grade—Willie Morris, Eddie Bergemeire

Third Grade—George Burns, Joe Morris

Second Grade—Nora Waltz, Davie Hagerman

First Grade—Louie Peters, Carl Muret

 

LINNIE TURNER, Teacher.

Jefferson Township District No. 12 School Roll of Honor – 1882

District No. 12 School [Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Indiana] roll of honor appeared in:

Vevay Democrat – 16 Nov 1882 – Page 5, Column 5

Roll of Honor of District School, No. 12, of Jefferson Township, for the month ending October 27th, 1882:

  • Fifth Grade, Lettie James, Sallie Reeves.
  • Fourth Grade, Clara Ricketts, Juliet Williamson.
  • Third Grade, Effie Bliss, Clyde Muret.
  • Second Grade, Fletcher Hewit, Jonnie Ricketts.
  • First Grade, George Muret, William Reeves
  • EMOGENE E. SHADDY, Teacher.

Vevay Reveille – 28 Dec 1882 – Page 5, Column 3

Roll of Honor of District School No. 12, Jefferson Township, for the month ending Dec. 15, 1882:

Fifth Grade—Zora Muret, Sallie Reeves, Mathew Hardin

Fourth Grade—Frank Muret, Clara Ricketts, Juliet Williamson

Third Grade—Clyde Muret, Johnnie Scudder

Second Grade—Fletcher Hewitt, Johnnie Knouse, Johnnie Ricketts

First Grade—George Muret, Willie Reeves, Tenie Ricketts

 

EMOGENE E. SHADDAY, Teacher.

Independence School Roll of Honor – Dec 1882

Independence School [Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana] roll of honor appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 28 Dec 1882 – Page 5, Column 3

Roll of Honor of Independence School, Posey Township, for the month ending Dec. 8, 1882:

First Grade—Faith Spencer, Dora Horstman, John Bodey, Lucious Wade

Second Grade—John Huston, Juliet Spencer, Willie Spencer

Third Grade—Minnie Minor, Billie VanDorin, George Bodey

Fourth Grade—James Severs, Demwel Bradley, Herman Bodey

Fifth Grade—Stella VanDorin, Maggie Houston, Nettie Snyder, Harry Snyder

 

MOLLE HULLEY, Teacher.