Swede Hill School in 1952

Swede Hill School in 1952

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District No. 66, Swede Hill
DISTRICT FORMED 1884
YEARS SCHOOLS BUILT N/A
GENERAL LOCATION N/A
MODERN ADDRESS Located at 50th St. in Afton, situated on a high hill.
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES N/A
DISPOSITION Now a residence.
NOTES
  • 1884: School built in November.
  • 1893: Free textbooks supplied.
  • 1890s: Large wood shed added and minor improvements to school.
  • 1950: Consolidated into District 22, then 834 5 years later.
  • The school consisted of 5 grades: A, B, C, D, and E.
  • School was for 7 months starting in October.
  • School was somewhat accessible, no library.
  • Enrollment in 1898: 34 students. In 1938: 13 students.
MEMORIES: “One day in May, there was a knock at the door. I opened it and there stood an elegantly-dressed old man carrying a cane. ‘I am Tom Cooney [and] I want to invite you and all the children to come to my home next Thursday for some refreshments!’ [he said]. The children were so excited! Apparently this was an annual event. His home was fitted with such interesting things from the years he had been a surveyor when the Great Northern Railroad was built through the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. He was also a Spanish-American war veteran-his uniform and much of that war memorabilia was on display- he was great at explaining things to us.” – Sylvia Johnson Babb

Known Teachers:

1884-5: G.C. Graham
1887:G. Dickenson, Lizzie Schigleden(?)
1887-8: George James
1888: J.M. Shaw
1888-9: Sarah Parsons
1889: J.M. Shaw (summer), Mary Wright (fall), John J. Sullivan (winter)
1890: J. H. Sullivan
1890-1: W.B. Sutherland
1891: G. Dickinson (summer), Cassie Knight (fall), G. Dickinson (winter), Lizzie Olson (spring)
1898-9: Oscar Shern
1938-9: Sylvia Johnson Babb
1939-40: Josephine Bronczyk
1940s: Babette Johnson Robb
Other teachers: Annabelle Anderson.