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Vevay Graded Schools Rolls of Honor – 1882

Vevay Graded Schools [Switzerland County, Indiana] rolls of honor in 1882 appeared in:

Vevay Reveille – 5 Jan 1882 – Page 8, Column 2

Roll of Honor—Vevay Graded Schools.
[See newspaper for grades.]

HIGH SCHOOL.

  • Third year—Napoleon Miller.
  • Second year—Frank M. Walters.
  • First year—Frank Detraz.

EIGHTH YEAR.

  • A Class—Bessie Stratford.
  • B Class—Willie Freeman.

SEVENTH YEAR.

  • A Class—Edwin Waldo.
  • B Class—Ella Griffith.

SIXTH YEAR.

  • A Class—Julia Knox.
  • B Class—John Anderson.

FIFTH YEAR.

  • A Class—Birda Ward.
  • B Class—Eva Long.

FOURTH YEAR.

  • A Class—Nettie M. Phillips.
  • B Class—Edith Goldenburgh.

THIRD YEAR.

  • A Class—Chrissy Hollcroft.
  • B Class—Maggie Banta.

SECOND YEAR.

  • A Class—Rhoda Krummel.
  • B Class—Wilmer Kerth.

FIRST YEAR.

  • A Class—Bettie Pavey.
  • B Class—Sallie Jennings.
  • C Class—Pemberton Pleasants.
  • D Class—Milton Boerner.
  • E Class—Mittie McCallum.

COLORED SCHOOL.

  • Sixth Year—Minnie Simpson.
  • Fourth Year—Elizabeth Simpson.
  • Third Year—John Hayes.
  • First Year—Cora Williamson.

Vevay Reveille – 9 Feb 1882 – Page 4, Column 3

Roll of Honor of Vevay Graded School.
(Third Examination.)

[See newspaper for grades.]

HIGH SCHOOL.

  • 3d year—Napoleon Miller
  • 2d year—Frank M. Walters
  • 1st year—W. C. Dow

EIGHTH YEAR.

  • A Class—Bessie Stratford
  • B Class—Willie Freeman

SEVENTH YEAR.

  • A Class—Edwin Waldo
  • B Class—Ella Griffith

SIXTH YEAR.

  • A Class—Anna Hilderbrand
  • B Class—John Anderson

FIFTH YEAR.

  • A Class—Birda Ward
  • B Class—Eva Long

FOURTH YEAR.

  • A Class—Carrie McCrellis
  • B Class—Lena Knox

THIRD YEAR.

  • A Class—Chrissie Hollcroft
  • B Class—Fred Livings, Willie Hildebrant

SECOND YEAR.

  • A Class—Rhoda Krummell
  • B Class—Flora Blach

FIRST YEAR.

  • A Class—Pemberton Pleasants, Emma Grisard
  • B Class—Mittie McCallum, Lillie McMann

COLORED SCHOOL.

  • 6th Year—Minnie H. Simpson
  • 4th year—Elizabeth Simpson
  • 2d year—Arthur Spencer
  • 1st year—Howard Simpson

Vevay Reveille – 23 Mar 1882 – Page 5, Column 3

Roll of Honor Vevay Graded School.

FOURTH EXAMINATION.
[See newspaper for grades.]

HIGH SCHOOL.

  • Third Year—Lily M. DeBarth
  • Second Year—David J. McKay
  • First Year—Frank Detraz

EIGHTH YEAR.

  • A Class—Alice Jackson
  • B Class—Annie Pleasants, Willie Freeman

SEVENTH YEAR.

  • A Class—Edwin Waldo, Sallie Blach
  • B Class—Harry Knox

SIXTH YEAR.

  • A Class—James Burrows
  • B Class—John Anderson

FIFTH YEAR.

  • A Class—Birda Ward
  • B Class—Eva Long

FOURTH YEAR.

  • A Class—Clarence D. Stevens
  • B Class—Lena Knox

THIRD YEAR.

  • A Class—Flora Mayer
  • B Class—Elis Waldo

SECOND YEAR.

  • A Class—Rhoda Krummell
  • B Class—Elvira Holdcraft
  • C Class—Frances Lindenschmidt

FIRST YEAR.

  • A Class—Joseph Hollar, Pemberton Pleasants
  • B Class—Florence Pleasants
  • C Class—Tommie Bosaw

COLORED SCHOOL.

  • Sixth Year—Minnie Simpson
  • Fourth Year—Elizabeth Simpson
  • Third Year—Frances Peddy
  • Second Year—Arthur Spencer
  • First Year—Cora Williamson

Anchor School Roll of Honor – Dec 1881

Anchor School [Switzerland County, Indiana] roll of honor appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 5 Jan 1882 – Page 8, Column 1

Roll of Honor for Anchor School for the six weeks ending Dec. 16, 1881:

Fifth Grade—Jennie Archer, Eliza Bell

Fourth Grade—Anna Archer, Winchester Farrell

Third Grade—Maggie Manford, Zachariah Hankins

Second Grade—James Taylor, Kate Culbertson

First Grade—James Culbertson, Carrie Hankins

 

BLANCHE VAN PELT, Teacher.

Fredonia School Roll of Honor – Dec 1881

Vevay Reveille – 5 Jan 1882 – Page 8, Column 1

Roll of Honor for Fredonia School for the month ending Dec. 23, 1881:

  • Fifth Grade—Eugene Stoops, Scott Philips
  • Fourth Grade—Hattie Stoops, Bertie Philips
  • Third Grade—Hattie Fisher, Rosa Pickett, Edda Pickett
  • Second Grade—George Aldrich, Hugh Tapp
  • First Grade—Minnie Stoops, Bettie Philips

CARRIE GRIFFITH, Teacher.

District No. 7 School Roll of Honor – Dec 1881

District No. 7 School [Switzerland County, Indiana] roll of honor article appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 15 Dec 1881 – Page 5, Column 1

Roll of Honor of District No. 7:

Sixth Grade

  • A Class—Julia Heady, Frank Tague
  • B Class—Lizzie Bright, Maggie Heady

Fifth Grade—Henry Smith, Belle Cain

Fourth Grade—Eddie Heady, Eddie Bright, Loulie Protsman

Third Grade—Loulie Efner, Freddie Lamb

Second Grade—Katy Cotton, Katy Heady

First Grade—Harry Cotton, Tenie Protsman

 

LENNIE TURNER, Teacher.

Phillips’ School Reports – 1881

Phillips’ School [Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Indiana] report appeared in:

Vevay Reveille – 24 Nov 1881 – Page 1, Column 5

Report of Phillips’ School, District No. 3, Jefferson township, for month ending November 11, 1881:

  • A Grade—Emma Kirkpatrick, Curtis Kirkpatrick
  • B Grade—Joe Hannah, Bruce Jackson
  • C Grade—Lettie Miller, Lillian Adams
  • D Grade—Stella Miller, Uly Cole
  • E Grade—Lillie Kirkpatrick, Bruce Miller

OLLIE NORTHCOTT, Teacher

Vevay Reveille – 26 Jan 1882 – Page 8, Column 1

Report of Phillips’ School, Jefferson township, District No. 3, for month ending December 9, 1881:

  • A Grade—John Boyd, Jessie Phillips
  • B Grade—Bruce Jackson, Joe Hanna
  • C Grade—Lillian Adams, Lettie Miller
  • D Grade—Leonard Boyd, Willie Monroe
  • E Grade—Lillie Kirpatrick, Bruce Miller

Report for month ending January 13, 1882:

  • A Grade—John Boyd, Iona Miller
  • B Grade—Belle Scaggs, Bruce Jackson, Joe Hanna
  • C Grade—Clara Lemons, Lucinda Holdcraft
  • D Grade—Ulie Cole, Frank Froman
  • E Grade—Lillie Kirpatrick, Bruce Miller

Archer School Roll of Honor – Nov 1881

Archer School [Switzerland County, Indiana] roll of honor appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 17 Nov 1881 – Page 5, Column 3

Roll of Honor for Archer School for the month ending November 1, 1881:

  • Fifth Grade—Jennie Archer, Alice Culbertson
  • Fourth Grade—Anna Archer, Minnie Manford
  • Third Grade—Nannie Culbertson, Zack Haukins
  • Second Grade—Jennie Taylor, John Farrell
  • First Grade—James Culbertson, Lida Culbertson

Jefferson School Rolls of Honor – 1881

Jefferson School [Switzerland County, Indiana] roll of honor appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 10 Nov 1881 – Page 5, Column 3

Roll of Honor of Jefferson School, for month ending November 1, 1881:

  • Fifth Grade—Ida Boyd, Willis Benedict, Marion Clevenger, Katie Truitt
  • Fourth Grade—James Wigal, Lucy Leatherbury
  • Third Grade—Rachel Clevenger, Lulie Pate
  • Second Grade—Eddie Truitt, Mary Wigal
  • First Grade—Grace Boyd, Albert Turner

N. F. NORTHCOTT, Teacher

Vevay Reveille – 15 Dec 1881 – Page 5, Column 1

Roll of Honor of Jefferson District for the month ending November 28, 1881:

Fifth Grade

  • A Class—Ida Boyd
  • B Class—Marion Clevenger, Mary Gipson

Fourth Grade, B Class— Lucy Leatherbury, Estella Hawkins

Third Grade, B Class—Maggie Boyd, Mary Wigal

Second Grade, B Class—Eddie Truitt, Belle Clevenger

First Grade, B Class—Grace Boyd, Josie Marsh

 

N. T. NORTHCOTT, Teacher.

Vevay Public Schools Promotions – 1881

Vevay Public Schools [Switzerland County, Indiana] promotions for 1881 appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 21 Apr 1881 – Page 5, Column 3

Promotions in the Public Schools.

The following pupils were promoted at the close of the Public Schools to the following grades and classes:

Senior Class—Lillie DeHarth, Belle Melcher, Mattie Worden, Carrie Nash, Clara Stepleton, Rosa Norisez.

Intermediate Class—Buford Adkinson, Nannie Bell, Mary Dement, Ella Hedden, Mollie Hall, Sadie Hall, Harry Mallett, Napoleon Miller, David MacKay, Anna Rous, India Rous, Grace Stepleton, Julia Tardy, Morton Thiebaud, Frank Walters, Laura Robertson.

Freshman Class—Allie Young, Nettie Rutherford, Mary Tardy, Rilla Norrisez, Julia Dufour, Minnie Thiebaud, Madge Patton, Nettie Clark, Minnie Rochat, Ollie Pleasants, Emory Harwood, Cly Griffith, Jessie Gordon, Amy Schenck, Viola Graham, Lizzie Smith, Frank Detraz.

 

A Grade

A Class—Gussie Boerner, Lela Todd, May Fallis, August Lindenschmidt, Justine Schenck, Sallie Dement, Lillie Cornes, Lida Eaglin, Jessie Chaddock, Bertie Dufour, Lottie Anderson, Bessie Stratford, Nettie Newton, Sallie Pleasants, Zellie Thiebaud, Annie Ostrander, Eleanor Thiebaud, Vina Nilas, Percy Harwood, John Patton, John Waldenmeier, Joe Waldenmeier.

B Class—Annie Mayer, Annie Pleasants, Emma Boerner, Lorenze Buschman, Macilla Martin, Nettie Yonge, Hattie White, Mattie Traflet, Grace Greenleaf, Clara Cole, Uly McHenry, Freddie Weales, Ernest Danglade, Jimmie Bonner, Willie Freeman, Jessie Teats.

 

B Grade

A Class—Jessie Archer, Sallie Blach, Mamie Clark, Stella Danner, Lella Dufour, Clara Dufour, Bertha Holder, Vaola Martin, Lillie Mayer, Lulu Ward, Viola Vanbriggle, Sammie Blach, Willie Hathorn, Sammie Stucy, George Tardy, Freddie Todd, Tommie Thiebaud, Edwing Waldo, Chas. Hilderbrand, Harry Davis.

 

C Grade

A Class—Blanch Gordon, Mabel Griffith, Ella Griffith, Ada Hall, Jennie Manning, Mamie Hatch, Stella Oakley, Leona Van Briggle, Mamie Yonge, Daisie Tague, Susie Turner, Julia Larch, Joseph Currie, Harvey Knox, Lewis Works, Claude Siebenthal, Willie Currie, Henry Bakes, Fredie Demann.

B Class—Anna Bakes, Anna Hilderbrand, Agnes Clark, Abbie Simmons, Belle Hunt, Ella Schroeder, Florence McCallum, Julia Knox, Jessie Worstell, Jennie Hall, Laura Rochat, Mary Kiesel, Bertie Woolen, Clarence Detraz, Emory Miller, Frank Craig, Frank Stratford, John Sharp, Jimmie Burrows, Charles Turner, Robert Jackson.

 

D Grade—Katie McHenry, Nettie McCormick, Ollie Dunn, Corda Danner, Eddie Holler, Eddie Graham, Amie Oakley, Eugene Tardy, Willie Jayne, Bertie Adkinson, Harry Nash, Harry Todd, Harry Strain, John Lindenschmidt, Joe Bulliran, Fred Schroeder, Tommie Turner, Elsworth Winders, Louise Backes, Georgia Burrows, Millie Blach, Emma Brockschlager, Gertrude Downey, Anna Bosaw, Rhoda Irvin, Hanna Fallis, Mary Gilbert, Clara Jayne, Ida Kerth, Vada Kerth, Anna Krummel, Lollie Kincaid, Lucy Livings, Eva Long, Callie Thiebaud, Belle Thiebaud, Susie White, Brida Ward, Corrine Schenck.

 

E Grade

A Class—Ettie Bradley, Hattie Currie, Lida Gilbert, Ella Martin, Carrie McCrellis, Nettie Phillips, Ida Rochat, Ruth Smith, Hulda Smith, Jimmie WIntizer, Leela Wintizer, Lily Wintizer, Dora Worstell, Josie Kiesel, Willie Manning, Willie Moxley, Ama Miller, Henry Snyder, Charles Traflet, Eddie Waldenmeier, Willie Waltz, Clarence Weaver, Tommie Works, Bertie Freeman, Albert Orenal.

B Class—Julia Bell, Jennie Eaglin, Adaline Eblin, Edith Goldenburg, Melissa Jones, Lida Finley, Nellie Long, Minnie Miller, Anna Traflet, Rosa Tittenbauch, Laura Sullivan, James Brown, John Curry, Lally Dupraz, Eddie Fallis, Charles Holler, Charles Larch, Eugene McMakin, Harry Orem, Walton Outcalt, Clarence Stevens, Ulie Teats, Arthur VanBriggle.

 

F Grade

A Class—Chrissie Hollcroft, Willie Sharp, Harry Tardy, Florence Graham, Charlie Day, Dannie Day, Clarence Plew, Philip Burns, Flora Mayer, Addie Bell, Fletcher Clark.

B Class—John Brockschlager, Ernest Jayne, Lulie Wintizer, George Krummel, Louie Demann, Rhoda Krummel, Ananias Krummel, Eugene Peelman, Charlie Mead, Paul Grisard, Christopher Reineckt, Willie Backes, Maggie Chatelin, Florence Schroeder, Ada Finch, Lizzie Schewe, Maggie Banta, Daisy Plew, Josie Traflet, Lou Grisard, Nettie Knox, Freddie Livings, Wilmer Kerth, Elmer Currey, Louis Gramer, Josie Greenleaf, Clifford VanPelt, Winnie Adkinson.

 

G Grade

A Class—Florence Wintizer, Ella Hilderbrand, George Holder, Willie Fallis, Perle Schenck, Ada McCallum, Fannie Jennings, Laura Gramer, Jimmie Mead, Joetta Mead

B Class—Nettie South, Jacob Krummel, Nina Furnis, Cassie Mead, Eliza Bradley, Glimer Kerth, Bennie McHenry, Lottie Simpson, Hattie Finch, Hubert Eaglin, Philip Krummel, Eva Craig

McKay School Roll of Honor – Mar 1881

McKay School [Switzerland County, Indiana] roll of honor appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 14 Apr 1881 – Page 8, Column 1

Roll of Honor of the McKay school for the month ending March 17, 1881:

  • 5th Grade—Delia Malcomson, Pearl Malcomson, Mamie Anderson
  • 4th Grade—Frank Ramsey, Anna Dow, Lora Anderson, Amie Dow, Willie Molcomson, Henry Ramsey
  • 3rd Grade—Johnnie Wiseman, Oscar Ramsey
  • 2d Grade—Wayne Wakefield
  • 1st Grade—Johnnie Wakefield

For the month ending February 17:

  • 5th Grade—Pearl Malcomson, Delia Malcomson
  • 4th Grade—Frank Ramsey
  • 1st Grade—Wayne Wakefield, Johnnie Wakefield

Our school closed on the 1st of April with a superb dinner, some literary exercises and a lively time.

BELL WISEMAN, Teacher.

Centre Square School Report – 1881

Center Square School [Switzerland County, Indiana] report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 14 Apr 1881 – Page 8, Column 1

Report of Centre Square School for term commencing October 11, 1880, and ending April 1, 1881:

  • Number of pupils enrolled during the term, 56.
  • Average daily attendance, 36.
  • Number days of school, 116.

Pupils engaged in studying the eight common branches: Minnie Zinn, Hal Hall, Lou Hall, Louis Dodd, Charley Hall, Mollie Webb, Eva Hall and Anna Hall.

Pupils engaged in studying Algebra: Louis Dodd and Hall Hall.

Completion of Ray’s Practical Arithmetic: Hal Hall and Louis Dodd.

Proficiency in Reading:

  • Class No. 1—Mollie Wallick and Minnie Zinn
  • Class No. 2—Effie Wallick and Florence Hall
  • Class No. 3—Katie Kirkpatrick and Eddie Dodd
  • Class No. 4—Elmer Shaddy and Frankie Dodd
  • Class No. 5—Clay Hall and Belle Dodd
  • Class No. 6—Loren Evett

Proficiency in Orthography: Eva Hall, Florence Hall, Julia Allen, May White and Loren Evett.

Proficiency in Penmanship:

  • Between 15 and 21 years of age—Eva Hall and Hal Hall
  • Between 12 and 15—James Riley and Eddie Jackson
  • Between 6 and 12—Eddie Dodd and Julia Allen
  • Under 6—Lem Evett

Proficiency in Map Drawing:

  • Between 15 and 21—Eva Hall, Minnie Zinn and Mollie Wallick
  • Between 12 and 15—Frankie Houze and Eddie Jackson
  • Between 6 and 12—Katie Kirkpatrick and Ella March

Regularity and Punctuality in School: Julia Allen, Eddie Jackson, Norval Allen, Eddie Dodd, Lem Evett and Frankie Dodd.

Pupils excelling in Deportment: Martha Wolcott, Sallie Webb, Katie Kirkpatrick and Anna Hall.

ALICE FORD, Teacher.