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District No. 59, North Star School/John Wright
DISTRICT FORMED 1874
YEARS SCHOOLS BUILT 1874
GENERAL LOCATION Six miles north of Hastings, in Denmark.
MODERN ADDRESS Located on northeast corner, Section 19, in Denmark.
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES N/A
DISPOSITION Present condition unknown.
NOTES
  • Enrollment in 1874: 19 students. In 1938: 15 students.
  • School year was 9 months long.
  • First school built in the fall of 1874.
MEMORIES: N/A

Known Teachers:

1874-5: Emma McHattie
1898-9: Myrtle Jones
1938-9: Edith Emmerson
1939-40: Edith Emmerson
Other teachers: (before 1898): Jennie Davis, George Magone, Carrie Cover, John M. Shaw, Charles Sherman, Laura Wright, W.E. Bush, Ellen Torelle, Mary Holman, Lizzie Shingledecker, Thomas P. James, Emma Whitaker, Frances M. Truak.