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The Ashton SchoolLocated 6 miles east & 3 miles north of Sawyer
The first board was: E. D. Bard, D. W. Brant, F. A. Mueller. Elmo McCullogh was the first teacher, teaching seven months at $50 per month. The ppils were: Pearl, Florence, and Glen Bard, Jennie, Nellie and Edward Armistead, Retta Milo, Emerson Dodd, Cora Cray, Maude and Mary Bolt, Mabel and Emma Brant, Mary and Willie Jones, John and Maude Mueller, Ola Larabee, Eva and Adolphus Morrison, Roy Rosa, Willie and Eva Blackwe;der, Lee, Ottie, Fay and Ralph Barr, Emma Toff, Hermand and Hazel Hyatt, Hazel Barker and Cecil Parks. Six grades were represented in the last term with Mary Crawford as teacher. The pupils were: Charlene Mueller, Gene, Donna and Kenneth Blackwelder, Darrel Brant, Howard, Mildred and Janet Hamm, Dolores and Sharon Armistead and Rosalie Rothman. The board was Donald Hamm and Leo House. |
Banner SchoolLocated 4 1/2 m west of Cullison. The land was granted by Daniel Wooley.
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The Bates SchoolLocated 1 m south & 7 1/2 m east of Sawyer.
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The Blowout SchoolLocated 5 m north 3 m east of Cullison. The land was granted by E. W. Farmer.The School Board of Blowout School, northwest of Pratt, authorized the redecoration of the interior of the school house. The work started last week and the interior was entirely redecorated and put in an attractive condition. A windmill was also placed over the well and the water piped out of the ground. The mill is to be left running during the school hours.All of these conveniences of safety and pleasure are placed there by the school board, who takes a great interest in the school work. they have planted shrubbery on the school grounds that will be irrigated from the windmill. The pupils of the school rank high in scholarship and the work done there is of the best quality. Excerpt from Pratt Union, September 2, 1931 The cultivator on the roof of the school building was a Hallowe'en prank. The picture was taken about 1903. This building was the first school, and was moved into Pratt. The second burned. A third building was sold for an apartment building located in the west part of Pratt. |
The Chalkmound SchoolSubmitted by Bill Sollner"I attended Chalkmound as a 5th grade student in 1934-35. The teacher was Andrew J. Kellogg. My family were the only Democrats in a hundred miles. Each evening grandpa would prime my pump for the next day of political debate. It was me against the entire class, including the teacher. What's more, I was stigmatized as a 'city kid' because my family lived in Kansas City, KS for a couple of years. A double-whammy, not only survived, the Democrats prevailed; It was FDR over Alf Landon when all the ballots were counted." |
The Clark SchoolLocated 2 m east of Sawyer. The land was granted by Alanzo Ashcraft1922
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When Prairie Center District 32 and Pleasant Valley District 66 were disorganized the schoolhouse at Prairie Center was moved to a new location in
Gove Township (7-29-11) where a new school was formed, Ashton District 86. This was in 1906. A cloak room and a belfry were added to the building.
J. R. Wheatley named the school.
Banner School in 1909 Left to Right, Back Row: Edward McGraw, Fred Cole, Florence McGraw,
Cecilia Dorgan, Edd Andrews, Ethel Andrews, and teacher Mabelle McIlrath. Middle Row: John Dorgan,
Virginia McGraw, Ursla McGraw, Charley Lees, Fannie McGraw. Front Row: Andrew McGraw, Willie McGraw,
Veronica Dorgan, Oscar McGraw, Charley McGraw.
Bates School in 1909 Left to Right, Back Row: Teacher Clara Snavely, Linsey LeDou, Minnie Swinson,
Fred Swinson, Eva Swinson, next four unknown. Front Row: ?, Omega LeDou, remainder unknown.
Pictured left to right: Sam Petrie (Teacher), Raleigh Reed, George Simpson, Orpha Covey Jones, Jay Bendle,
Ethel Reed Woolfolk, Nellie Reed McBride, Glen Reed, Roy Bales, Ora Covey Grossman, Bill Reed, Bertha Covey,
Ethel Moore Simpson, Geprge Covey, Louise Covey Pirtle, Arther Covey, Frank Reed, Hazel Ahrens, Elsie reed Porter,
Henry Logue, Grace Boulden and Walter Reed.
The second month of the Clark school closed Friday Nov 1, with a total enrollment of 20, and an average attendance of 18. Pupils neither tardy nor
absent were: Walter Blank and Laura Blank.
