Elk County Schools

Started by W. Gray, March 20, 2012, 03:29:46 PM

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W. Gray

March 20, 2012, 03:29:46 PM
"...in '79 Elk county alone numbered 74 organized school districts with an enrollment of 2,181, requiring the employment of 88 teachers."

Grenola Chief, October 7, 1892
"If one of the many corrupt...county-seat contests must be taken by way of illustration, the choice of Howard County, Kansas, is ideal." Dr. Everett Dick, The Sod-House Frontier, 1854-1890.
"One of the most expensive county-seat wars in terms of time and money lost..." Dr. Homer E Socolofsky, KSU

Sarge

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March 28, 2012, 09:44:06 PM
When my Granddad was a first grader at the Busby school there were either 106 or 110 kids in that school. That would have been around 1896-7
the older I get the more I know how little I knew when I knew it all

Janet Harrington

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April 11, 2012, 04:43:58 PM
Sarge, that's alot of kids for a one room school. My goodness.

Sarge

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May 01, 2012, 07:48:34 PM
Yes it is. Grandad said kids had to sit in the window sills.
the older I get the more I know how little I knew when I knew it all
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