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DISTRICT FORMED | 1896 |
YEARS SCHOOLS BUILT | 1896, 1918 |
GENERAL LOCATION | Between Square Lake and Mays Lake in north-central Washington County |
MODERN ADDRESS | Located on Old Field Rd. on Wilder Forest in the town of May. |
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES | Just south of Maple Lake marked northwestern corner while Big Carnelian Lake marked the southeastern edge |
DISPOSITION | Now a residence |
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MEMORIES: | “I remember well when [Lydia VanTassel’s] husband-to-be, Colonel Edwin Swenson, came to get her on Fridays, and how he winked at us and set us all to giggling.” -Ila Jarchow Brown, Historical Whisperings
“Come with me to the hillside and sit “Each teacher brought some skills and some house-wifely good sense to the job. In general, she was isolated and lonely in her job, subject to close scrutiny by the little community. Lack of training in primary work was probably noticed the least. Unfortunately, although great strides have been made, the problem persists today.” -Ila Jarchow Brown |
Known Teachers:
1896: Nellie Emerson 1896-7: Tillie Caplazi 1897-8: Aurora Swanman 1898-9: Aurora Swanman 1911-2: Marie Ryan 1917-8: Rosela Lyman Late 1910s: Drusilla Lyman Late 1910s or early 1920s: Pearl Pankonin 1924-5: Lydia VanTassel Swenson 1925-6: Lydia VanTassel Swenson 1926-7: Lyola Erickson 1927-8: Verna Lindblad 1928-9: Verna Lindblad 1929-30: Gladys Jarchow 1930-1: Ruth Peterson 1931-2: Evan Schubert 1934-5: Gertrude McLaughlin 1938-9: Helen Maloney 1939-40: Lois Maloney |