Welander School in 1915

Welander School in 1915

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District No. 76, Welander/Oak Grove School
DISTRICT FORMED 1900
YEARS SCHOOLS BUILT N/A
GENERAL LOCATION N/A
MODERN ADDRESS Located at Kimbro Lane, in Grant Township.
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES N/A
DISPOSITION Now the Grant town hall
NOTES
  • Became Oak Grove school in early 1940.
  • Enrollment in 1938: 18 students. In 1939: 13 students.
MEMORIES: “After signing my contract the clerk of the school board told me not to be skating on the pond with my students all afternoon as the former teacher had done. We were to be in the school working.” – Marcella Fisher

Known Teachers:

1938-9: Kathryn Rafferty
1939-40: Pearl Solberg
1943-4: Marcella Schrank Fisher

 

Welander School students with a birdhouse in 1938.

Welander School students with a birdhouse in 1938.