Munger School and Students

Munger School and Students

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District No. 53, Corners/Fountain Spring/Munger
DISTRICT FORMED 1850/1872
YEARS SCHOOLS BUILT 1856, 1890
GENERAL LOCATION Northwestern Cottage Grove
MODERN ADDRESS Located south of St. Paul Park.
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES N/A
DISPOSITION Razed to Build Home
NOTES
  • 1850: School first held in Mr. Atkinson’s farm house and homes of other inhabitants, first named Fountain Spring, District #1.
  • 1852: District established
  • 1856: School built.
  • 1862: District renamed #30.
  • 1872: District renamed #53.
  • 1890: New school is built.
MEMORIES: N/A

Known Teachers:

1856-7: Anna Bragdon
1898-9: Stella L. Wilkinson
1938-9: Mrs. Irma Kippe
Other teachers: (before 1898): Miss Johnson, Miss Brooks, Miss Burbank, L.C. Belden, C.A. Baucus, C.E. Fallis, A.O. Price, L.P. Ray, Jennie Patten, Maggie Jack, Delia Witherspoon, Kate Fullerton, Emma Gage, Jenie Howard, Ella Duby, Julia Latham, Alice J. Pringle, Grace Whitaker, Minnie Bailey, Mary Cockbain, Mary Wright, John Lynch, J.W. Howard, Mr. Ladd, R.J. Boxell, J. Hooker Mackintosh. (after 1898): Ruth Welander.

 

Munger School Students with May pole in 1920

Munger School Students with May pole in 1920