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Avonburg School Roll of Honor – 1880

The Avonburg School [Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Indiana report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 12 Feb 1880 – Page 4, Column 3

Roll of Honor for Avonburg School, District No. 8, Pleasant Township, for the month ending January 23, 1880:

  • First Grade—Luella Smith, Robbie Paulley
  • Second Grade—Nettie Gardner, Henry Rodgers
  • Third Grade—Lizzie Morrison, Hannah Hotchkiss
  • Fourth Grade—Tommie Smith, George Hotchkiss
  • Fifth Grade—Flora Demaree, Minnie Aldrich

F. G. NORTHCOTT, Teacher.

Stone College School Rolls of Honor – 1880

The Stone College [Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana] School reports for 1880 appeared in:

Vevay Reveille – 5 Feb 1880 – Page 1, Column 6

Roll of Honor

For Stone College, Craig township, District No. 8, for the month ending January 30, 1880:

  • A Class—Jimmie Works
  • B Class—Angie Roberts, George Roberts
  • C Class—Affra Tilley, Johnnie Works

MARY BAIR, Teacher.

Vevay Reveille – 18 Mar 1880 – Page 8, Column 2

Roll of Honor for Stone College, District No. 8, for the month ending March 5th, 1880:

  • A Class—First Grade—Lida B. Works, Jimmie Works
  • B Class—Second Grade—Albert Wood, Alfra Tilley
  • C Class—Third Grade—Laura Tilley, Earnest Osllera

MARY BAIR, Teacher.

Vevay Reveille – 23 Dec 1880 – Page 9, Column 3

Roll of Honor for Craig Township, District No. 8, Stone College, for the month ending December 10, 1880:

  • Fifth Grade—Grant Mennet, Jimmie Works, Phenie Pavy
  • Third Grade—Johnnie Works, Albert Weed, Affra Tilley
  • Second Grade—Cora Reed, Lura Tilley
  • First Grade—Annie Osborne, Willie Courtenay

Mary Baire, Teacher

Romerill School Roll of Honor – 1880

The Romerill School [Switzerland County, Indiana] roll of honor appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 29 Jan 1880 – Page 1, Column 6

Romerill School Roll of Honor.

A Grade—Wallace Tilly, 91 ¼.

B Grade—Philip Ostrander, 85.

C Grade—Laura Lamson, 89 3/5.

D Grade—Felix Jones, 93 1/3.

E Grade—Willie Heath, 100.

75 passable, 90 good, 95 excellent, 100 perfect.

ANNA BRACHEY, Teacher.

Patriot School Roll of Honor – 1879

The Patriot School [Switzerland County, Indiana] report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 15 Jan 1880 – Page 5, Column 1

Roll of Honor
Of the Patriot school for the four weeks ending December 24, 1879:

HIGH SCHOOL.

A Class—James Strack, Mary Olcott, Decatur Lucas.

B Class—Oliver Howard, Eliza Platt, Lizzie McHuron.

 

INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.

A Class—Jennie Strack, Anna Legg

B Class—Eva Bonnell, Sallie Green

C Class—Ella Longfellow, Rebecca Shafer

 

PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.

A Class—Gussie Stevenson, Pearl McCloskey, Ive Bonnel, Silas McHuron

B Class—Carrie Moore, Willie Cooper

C Class—Carrie Emerson, Eunice Shepherd, Susie Taylor, Charlie O’Brian

Pleasant Valley School Roll of Honor – Nov 1879

The Pleasant Valley School [Switzerland County, Indiana] report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 20 Nov 1879 – Page 1, Column 5

Roll of Honor of Pleasant Valley School for the month ending November 7, 1879:

  • First Grade—Ida Gerade and Nancy Porter
  • Second Grade—Emma Snider and Alvin Porter
  • Third Grade—Icadora Snider and Hariet Moreillion
  • Fourth Grade—Priscilla Bennett, Frank Snider, Dolla Scudder, Edith Porter.

PHILLIP A. BETTENS.

Romerill’s School Report – Nov 1879

The Romerill’s School [Switzerland County, Indiana] report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 13 Nov 1879 – Page 1, Column 6

Report of School District No. 7.

Romerill’s School House.

B Grade—Indie Bavie, 60 13-18.

C Grade—Alonzo Tilley 72 2-8; Philip Ostrander, 68 2-5; Anna Adams 69 3-5.

D Grade—Felix Jones, 85; Carrie Roberts, 71 1-3; Julian Lamson, 68 1-3; Harvey Ostrander, 61 2-3; Julia Scalf, 66 2-3; Willie Cossavit, 63 1-3; Charlie Sauvain, 60; Laura Lamson, 50 4-5; Georgie Gray, 41 2-3.

E Grade—Teny Taylor, 90; Lizzie Martain, 80.

The following pupils remained at home on examination day: Ida Tilley, Alphia Tilley, John Roberts, Ronald McKay.

ANNA E. BRACHEY, Teacher.

Gullion School Roll of Honor – Oct 1879

The Gullion School [York Township, Switzerland County, Indiana] report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 23 Oct 1879 – Page 5, Column 3

Roll of Honor of Gullion School, No. 1, York township, for the month ending October 10, 1879:

  • First Grade—Ida Gerard, Lillie Gerard
  • Second Grade—Philens Scudder, Lizzie Pickett
  • Third Grade—Charles Brown, Icadora Snider
  • Fourth Grade—Priscilla Bennett, Lettie Scudder

PHILIP BETTENS, Jr., Teacher.

Vevay Public Schools Promotions – 1879

The Vevay [Switzerland County, Indiana] Public Schools promotions for 1879 appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 29 May 1879 – Page 5, Column 2

Report of Vevay Public Schools, 1878-79.

The Public Schools in Vevay continued in session this year eight and one-fourth months. Five hundred and forty pupils were enrolled in the several departments of the school, distributed as follows:

  • High School, 43
  • A Grade, 45
  • B Grade, 55
  • C Grade, 99
  • D Grade, 69
  • E Grade, 51
  • F Grade, 73
  • G Grade, 83
  • German Department, 70
  • Colored School, 27

During the year there were seven examinations, one every five weeks. At the close of the school, May 16, 1879, the pupils that had made a general average of 80, and had not fallen below 60 percent, in any study, were promoted to the next higher grade or class.

The following is the order of promotion:

 

High School.

Senior Class—C. Jennie Archer, Willie Stratford, Clara Jockell, Amie Trafelet, Charles Melcher, Lizzie Deermiller, Lum Melcher, Linnie Tarner, and Fred Grisard.

Intermediate Class—Lida Griffith, Flora McMahan, Hannah Waldenmeier, Josie Cole, Lillie Waldo, Nettie Hathorn, Mallie Holder, Jimmie Holder, James Pleasants, Hugh Thiebaud, Elmer Griffith, Eugene Detraz, Lewis Wilson, James Tower, Samuel Smith.

Freshman Class—John Burrows, Rosa Norisez, Lillie DeBarth, Willie Baxter, Hattie Torrence, Mattie Worden, Harry Banta, Carrie Nash, Eunice Strain, Clara Stepleton, Harry Mallet, Elnor Martin.

 

A Grade.

A Class—Julia Tardy, Mary Dement, Chas. Allchin, Earnie Beagle, Mollie Hall, Sadie Hall, Cora Peters, Laura Robertson, India Rous, Willie Demann, Anna Patton, Nannie Bell, George Weals, Gracie Stepleton.

B Class—Amie Schenck, Julia Dufour, Attie Miller, Nettie Goldenburg, Bennie Knox, Mary Tardy, Madge Patton, Ollie Pleasants, Charles Dufour, Ulie Griffith, Nettie Rutherford, Rilde Norisez, Allie Yonge, Elorin Patton, Minnie Thiebaud, Carrie Stoops, Frank Detraz, Henry Stucy, Emory Harwood, Howard Mallet.

 

B Grade.

A Class—Viola Graham, Jessie Gordon, Ulie Trafelet, Samuel Trafelet, Frank Trafelet, Charles Waldo, Gussie Boerner, Mervin Smith, Amanda Lawrence.

B Class—Lottie Anderson, Lillie Cornes, Sallie Dement, Bettie Dufour, Lida Eaglin, May Fallis, Mamie Kincaid, Bessie Stratford, Elanor Thiebaud, Justine Schenck, Charles Findley, Harry Gill, Percy Harwood, Clarence Hulley, Amelia Keene, Charles Knox, August Lindenschmidt, Freddie Saberton, John Patton, John Waldenmeier, Joseph Waldenmeier, George Lawrence.

 

C Grade.

A Class—Ulie McHenry, Freddie Weales, Anna Protsman, Nettie Newton, Emma Boerner, Macella Martin, Mattie Trafelet, Rena Bushman, Nettie Yonge, Sallie Pleasants, Zellie Thiebaud, Tilla Bishop.

B Class—Jessie Archer, Lela Dufour, Clara Dufour, Stella Danner, Bertha Holder, Viola Martin, Minnie Holler, Anna Mayers, Anna Pleasants, Jessie Teats, Viola Van Briggle, Mary LeClerc, Jimmie Bonner, Ernest Danglade, Harry Davis, Willie Hathorn, Walter Mansfield, Dannie Strain, George Tardy, Freddie Todd, Willie Thiebaud, Tommie Thiebaud, Willie Barlow.

C Class—Ada Hall, Carrie Manford, Daisy Tague, Ella Griffith, Jennie Manning, Julia Gropengieszer, Leona Van Briggle, Lillie Mayers, Mable Griffith, Mamie Yonge, Mamie Hatch, Sallie Blach, Sallie Northcott, Stella Oakley, Claud Siebenthal, Eddie Waldo, Harry Knox, Lewis Works, Samuel Stucy.

D Class—Blanche Gordon, Abbie Simmons, Abbie Stoops, Susie Turner, Willie Grisard, Orville Heady, George Graham, Henry Kline, James Miller, Zille McHenry, Wesley Smith, George Elder.

 

D Grade.

A Class—James Burrows, Alfred Barrett, Clarence Detraz, Samuel Gerennett, Freddie Jain, Walter Kincaid, Lee Plew, Charles Jones, Anna Backes, Florence McCallum, Mollie Peters, Laura Rochat, Ella Schroeder, Bettie Gilbert.

B Class—John Anderson, Clarence Anderson, Willie Boerner, George Cole, Hugh Cole, Emry Miller, Frank Stratford, Freddie Schroeder, Willie Binch, Ida Brown, Anna Bosaw, Annie Hilderbrand, Maggy Jones, Clara Jayne, Julia Knox, Sallie Smith, Jessie Worstell.

 

E Grade.

A Class—Nettie Bristow, Emma Jaine, Lottie Kincaid, Lucy Livings, Nettie Osborne, Vada Kerth, Corinne Schenck, Anna Boerner, Willie Barrett, Eddie Barlow, Eddie Graham, Eddie Holder, Tommie Kincaid, Harry Nash, Amie Oakley, Eugene Tardy, John Elder, Charles Gill.

B Class—Louise Backes, Georgie Burrows, Emma Brockselayer, Hannie Fallis, Laura Givens, Rhoda Irvin, Annie Krummel, Eliza LeClerc, Julia LeClerc, Katie McHenry, Nettie McCormack, Lulie McMahan, Birda Ward, Girtrude Downey, Bertie Adkinson, Harry Strain, Joe Sullivan, Thomas Works, Harry Todd, John Lindenschmidt.

 

F Grade.

A Class—Nettie Bedd, Belle Thiebaud, Dora Worstell, Lela Wintizer, Jennie Wintizer, Luella Wintizer, Albert Grenat, Eddie Heady, Josie Kebel, Charles Larch, Willie Manning, Ollie Teats, Charles Trafelet, Arthur Van Briggle, Eddie Waldenmeier, George Waltz.

B Class—Tilly Graham, Willie Webber, Charles Holler, Lyda Gilbert, Nettie Phillips, Laura Gropengeizer, Jennie Eaglin, Ella Jayne, Clarence Van Briggle, Lulie Dupraz, Charles Day, Adaline Eblin, John Knox, Jessie Knox, Bessie Stoops, Annie Trafelet, Rosa Trittenbaum, Willie Moxley, Clarissa Hollcroft, Elzy Waltz, Harry Orem, Clarence Plew, Edith Goldenburg.

 

G Grade.

A Class—Nettie Barrett, Eugene McMakin, Charles Kline, Dannie Day, Clarence Holdcraft, Anna Kincaid, Eddie Fallis, Lula Wintizer, Wesley Hughes, Sallie Lumunyon, Hannie Lumunyon, Natie McMakin, John Curry.

Pupils who were not promoted at the close of school, will, at the opening of school next fall, be assigned the same grades and classes as this year.

P. T. HARTFORD, Sup’t.

Sycamore School Report – Mar 1879

The Sycamore School [Switzerland County, Indiana] report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 3 Apr 1879 – Page 8, Column 1

Report of Sycamore School,
District No. 8, for the term commencing September 15, 1878, and ending March 13, 1879:

  • Number of pupils enrolled during the term, 30
  • Average daily attendance, 22
  • Number of days of school term, 120

Proficiency in Reading:

  • Class No. 1—Maggie Powell, Laura Houze
  • Class No. 2—Lydia Powell, Albert Liggett, Rhoda Lostutter
  • Class No. 3—Charlie Liggett
  • Class No. 4—Edith Lostutter, Anna Sachiehem
  • Class No. 5—Willie Traw
  • Class No. 6—Andie Detmer

Proficiency in Orthography: Laura Houze, Maggie Powell, Lydia Powell, Rhoda Lostutter, Anna Belle Wiley, Edith Lostutter, Marvin Powell.

Proficiency in Penmanship:

  • Between 15 and 21 years of age: Jennie Powell
  • Between 12 and 15: Willie Molique, Sammie Powell
  • Between 6 and 12: Anna Molique, Rhoda Lostutter

Proficiency in Map Drawing: Will Lostutter, Cornelius Powell

Proficiency in Elocution: Anna Molique, Maggie Powell

Regular Attendance: Anna Belle Wiley, George Lostutter, Will Lostutter, Charlie Liggett, Sammie Powell.

Pupils receiving the highest grade in the school: George Lostutter, Maggie Powell, Laura Houze.

ALICE FORD, Teacher.

York Township School Roll of Honor – Feb 1879

The York Township [Switzerland County, Indiana] School roll of honor appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 6 Mar 1879 – Page 8, Column 1

Roll of Honor in School District No. 6, York Township, for month of February. The following are the names of scholars whose average at examination was not less than 85 percent:

First Grade—Johnnie Bennet and Viola Scudder

Second Grade—Luella Scudder, Jennie Boyd, Harriet Bennet, Norris Boyd, Bruce Wiley and Frank Scudder.

Third Grade—Mosie Cole, Joseph Boyd, Emerson Boyd, John Scudder, Aletha Miller, Eugene Scudder, Albin Scudder, Josie Wiley.

Fourth Grade—Sophia Scudder, Eva Miller, Crawford Miller.

Fifth Grade—Dennis Miller, Ella Ford, Mary Scudder, Harvey Ford, Eliza Dugan, Omer Wiley, William Dugan.

Also names of scholars who were neither tardy nor absent during the month: Jennie Boyd, Emerson Boyd, Sophia Scudder, Mary Scudder, Josie Wiley, Dennis Miller, Wm. Dugan, Mosie Cole.

J. M. TORRANCE, Teacher.