Educational Division 6.
Educational Division 6 consists of five schools.
The Chairman of this division is Dr. N. H. Ellis, who is also trustee of the Goforth school.
Hog Ridge, Ed. 6. Sib. 1.
Hogridge school is in the western part of the County. The teacher is Miss Edna Loomis. The trustee is C. D. Ashcraft. The boundary is that made by Supt. H. S. Orr, 1901:
Beginning at Bud Dailey's'; thence to J. R. Trakes; thence to W. T. Payne's farm (now occupied by Wm. Trakes), excluding the Bowers place now owned by James Mann; thence to Robt. W. Fornash's, H. T. Clinger's, J. R. Lathimore's, Wm. Myer (Think this one could be Mire), widow Colvin's, Hughey Wright's, Jno. Anderson's, excluding Jas. Mullins; thence to Grassy Creek and with said Creek to the boundary of Roundtop District; thence to the beginning.
The record shows that Chas. Hanson and family were transferred to Grant County, April 1914.
The census of 1914 reports 32 pupils from families as follows:
| Richard Jones Albert Hannond Filmore? Draper Alfred McNay Willard Poor Robt. Earle __aza Drahor |
Clarence D. Ashcraft Walter Ravenscraft Samuel Mire Otis Lafollette Ernest Brown Wm. C. Peebles Jno. Slater Wm. Menife |
"It is better to make men good that to make them rich."
Locust Grove, Ed. 6. Sub. 2.
The Locust Grove school is near Doudton. The teacher is Miss Emma Harris. The trustee is J. R. Carr. The boundary of 1901 follows:
Beginning at H. J. Poor's, excluding him; thence to the County line to ___Jenkins house; thence to Robt. Kells, excluding him; thence to Nealy Wells?; thence to Simon Jones; thence to Ben Potter; thence to Wm. Race; thence to Robt. Stanford, and across the pike so as to include Mary Mar___; thence to the beginning.
The census of 1914 gave 56 pupils from the following families:
| J. W. Jackson Jas. Carr A. C. Whaley J. H. Moore Louisa Mann E. W. Hutchinson Benj. Kells C. L. Martin A. W. Hutchinson W. V. Hutchinson | Thomas Kells J. D. Chandler Deliah Shipp M. J. Perry Ewell Wells J. T. Antrobus John Draper G. T. Rodgers J. J. Ammerman Robt. Kells |
"Boys who smoke are like wormy apples, they fall before the harvest."
Short Creek, Ed. 6. Sub. 3.
The Short Creek school is located on the pike leading from Falmouth to Williamstown. The teacher is Miss Corinne Lowe of Morgan. The trustee is D. N. H. Ellis.
Beginning at Otis Lafollett's, on Brush fork of Grassy Creek thence in a straingt line to Ashcraft's, including him; thence to J. M. Childs and _ _ Arnold, including them; thence in a straight line to Jas. Flynn's ______ on Short Creek; thence down said Creek to Ben Thompson, including him; thence to Philip Conroy and J. W. Ballinger, including them; thence to R. F. Ballinger's tenant house, including it; thence in a straight line to J. M. Ballinger's tenant house (in territory) including it; thence to the beginning.
| Tom Ashcraft Leslie Arnold Nathan Ashcraft F. B. Arnold J. M. Ballinger L______Blackburn G. W. Ballinger ? T. Clingner _ _ Conroy _ _ Conrad _ _ Childs ___in Cooper Henry Conroy | E. E. Ewing Morgan Fogel Wm. Fletcher W. T. Gulick T. J. Gulick Kate Isabel J. W. Monroe J. T. McNay Louis Marquette Wm. Race George Schitz B. A. Wolfe Robt. Walthers |
"Perseverance is falling nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth." --Anderson
Cram School, Ed. 6. Sub. 4.
The teacher is Miss Luella Aulick. The trustee is Mr. A. D. Carr.
Boundary: Beginning at George Wells; thence to Little Fork Lick, including N. B. Lowe's and John Donahue's, including his tenant houses; thence to where the old B. F. Hume house was burned; thence down to Short Creek, including the old home of Pat Conroy; thence across and with the south side of the Creek to the old Eggleston place; thence to Atwell Day's, so as to include Thomas Sutton's tenant house now occupied by Frank Vice, and Jack Brand's tenant house; thence to the beginning.
Boundary of 1901, Supt. Orr.
In 1902 the old Pat Conroy place was transferred from this district, in 1908 Frank P. Vice was included in this district by Supt. R. F. Ballinger.
The census of 1914 reported 44 pupils in this district from the following families:
| J. J. Arnold J. C. Antrobus Leo Arnett A. D. Carr Addie Dance S. F. Fornash Mary Hanson Alice Jone | J. W. Kinner R. F. Lanter C. H. Moore Jas. R. Race John W. Simpson David W. Stevens Chas. Yeager A. J. Brann |
"Victory belongs to the most persevering."
Lovelace School, Ed. 6 Sub. 5
The Lovelace school is situated on the Straight Shute pike. The teacher is Barney Ashcraft. The trustee is Henry Dahms. The boundary following is that given by the trustee, 1914.
Beginning at Grassy Creek; thence across to W. C. Stevenson's; thence to Charles Marquardt place, (now Conrad place); crossing the pike; for the pike at Cole Lovelace's; thence up the pike to the dirt road at Mary Lovelace's; thence down the dirt road to Grassy Creek.
The census of 1914 reported 47 pupils from the following families:
| Wm. Arnold Jno. Arnold R. F. Ballinger J. J. Blackburn Leonard Blackburn Warren Cox H. F. Dahms W. F. Dahms J. W. Durr Lottie Gray Addie Green Nick Lovelac | Belle Lafollett M. S. Mills T. L. Mangold Cole McMillen James Mockbee R. L. Piercefield J. C. Pluckett James Smith W. C. Stephenson Colbert Stephenson A. J. Turner |
"The individual who is habitually tardy in meeting an appointment, will never be respected or successful in life." Fisk
This concludes Division 6
