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(If you have any photos or records to add, please send them to me as an attachment Karen Zach)
Note: It is obvious some of these came from a book, but I have no clue what / where - I'm sorry :(  Of course, it's not a complete listing of everyone who went to school in Montgomery County, but it's a wow index nonetheless and has lots of goodies for ya'!). Thanks to all who have contributed information, pictures, identification help and locations!!!!!



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Wayne Township

Township Trustees  Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

School Board Members   1907-1908 Thru 1911-1912 School Years  Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS From 1901 until the consolidation split in 1965-1966.  Thanks to the collected works of Dr. Charles L. Arvin on the Monrgomery County Schools

HISTORICAL INFORMATION about County the wide school system

  Balls School  (School 8)
Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902     Homer Biddle     resided at Waynetown
1902-1903     Information not available
1903-1904    Information not available
1904-1905     John B. Hopping     resided at Yountsville
1905-1906    A. D. Wood           Grades 1-8
1906-1907  Earl D. Jones         Grades 1-8
1907-1908  A. D. Harpel          Grades 1-8
1908-1909     A. D. Harpel          Grades 1-8
1909-1910     John B. Hopping     Grades 1-8
1910-1911     Elsie M. Fowler      Grades 1-8
1911-1912     Harry Tomlinson    Grades 1-8
1912-1913     A. D. Harpel          Grades 1-8
1913-1914     A. D. Harpel          Grades 1-8
1914-1915     Charles Switzer      Grades 1-8
1915-1916    Charles Switzer      Grades 1-8
1916-1917     Naomi Shannon     Grades 1-8  School closed at the end of this year.

See Ball's School House  in our "TOWNS" Listing, click the link then scroll down.

 College Grove School House   (School 3)
Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- it is assume this is a school versus a town, although in most cases one went with the other.

Source: Crawfordsville Star, Sept 25, 1884 p 1 "EV Brookshire will speak at College Grove school house, Wayne Township Friday evening Sept 26, 1884 at 7:30 p.m. Men & women of all parties are respectfully invited to come and hear what the young man has to say.

SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902     W. S. Merrell          resided at Waynetown
1902-1903     Information not available
1903-1904    Information not available
1904-1905     Fannie Bell             resided at Waynetown
1905-1906   Walter Wood           Grades 1-8
1906-1907     Walter Wood           Grades 1-8
1907-1908     Anna Darnall            Grades 1-8
1908-1909     Anna Darnall            Grades 1-8
1909-1910     Charles E. Grenard    Grades 1-8
1910-1911     D. Etts Marcrum        Grades 1-8
1911-1912     Maude Harvey         Grades 1-8
1912-1913     Eura Walker           Grades 1-8    School closed at the end of this year.


  GREEN'S SCHOOL  (School 9)
In 1909 School's name changed to POPULAR RIDGE SCHOOL
Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902     Claud Darnall          resided at Waynetown
1902-1903     Information not available
1903-1904   Information not available
1904-1905     Mary Thompson       resided at Yountsville
1905-1906    A. D. Harpel            Grades 1-8
1906-1907     A. D. Harpel           Grades 1-8
1907-1908     Runetta Hopping      Grades 1-8
1908-1909     Homer E. Biddle       Grades 1-8     School's name changed to POPULAR RIDGE SCHOOL

  HICKORY CORNER   (School 1)

 (21 February 2023)
1854-1855 Listing of students from records of William J. Cord who taught school in the area fron 1854-1896, thanks to his grandson Claude Cord of Waynetown.  Via a "Family Roots" article in the Montgomery Magazine of December 1989 page 8 by Karen Zach.

Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
Located in Sec 32, on the Wayne./Coal Creek township line - (never listed in the district schools?)

SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902     Arthur Henderson          resided at Waynetown
1902-1903     Information not available
1903-1904  Information not available
1904-1905     Walter M. Moore            resided at Waynetown
1905-1906     Walter M. Moore            Grades 1-8
1906-1907    Walter M. Moore            Grades 1-8
1907-1908    Elmer Biddle                  Grades 1-8
1908-1909     Bina M. Thompson        Grades 1-8   School closed at the end of this year.

See Hickory Corner on our "Towns" page, click here and scroll down!


  POND GROVE (circa 1894 -1918) (Wayne Twp)

1854-1855 Listing of students from records of William J. Cord who taught school in the area fron 1854-1896, thanks to his grandson Claude Cord of Waynetown.  Via a "Family Roots" article in the Montgomery Magazine of December 1989 page 8 by Karen Zach.

Located a few miles north and east of Waynetown, this school building was torn down about 1920. Richard Wills' told me that his father was born 25 March 1897 and attended this school while growing up, thus the school would have been open by at least (if not sooner) 1905 or so. Richard noted that it is very interesting that his father would be the only member of his third grade class at the school and since they couldn't hire a teacher for one person, they promptly promoted him to 4th grade. Also interesting is that Richard and his father James both had the same teacher, Homer Biddle, who taught shop at Crawfordsville for many years. Here is a report card for Richard's father, James Wills with Elsie M. Fowler, teacher. O.S. Osburn Trustee for Pond Grove. In case you can't read it - here are the great grades for a four-month period- Spelling (99/100/100/98) - Reading (95/100/96/96) - Writing (94/92/90/90) Arithmetic (98/83/93/93) - Georgraphy (93/87/92/97) - Grammar (90/678/83/86) - History (92/80/85/75) - Physiology (96/85/90/96) and Deportment (92/96/98/95) - note he only missed one day and was never tardy. Thanks Richard for these great memories as well as the great pic/report card!

Jerry Turner adds -- located on southeast corner of 500N and 750W near a pond surrounded by a grove of trees. Homer Biddle taught reading, writing, arithmetic and spelling. There were 19 students in the year 1903-1904. They were: Dewey and Daisy Henthorn, Lawrence, Mae and Marvin Rivers, Blanche Hatt, Dudley ,Ira and Wanda Hutchinson, Verda and Loye Pierce, Clifford Higbee, Artha and Rachel Mitchell, Goldie Whitaker, Waneta Fouts, Maggie Mitchell, Ruby Sayers, Pearl Lidster.
Thanks so much to Ruth Trump  for this nifty picture of the school children and teacher Oct 1, 1895 -- Ruth said her uncle, Walter Davis is in the picture but she has no idea which one he is. Love it, Ruth :)

SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902     Walter Moore          resided at Elmdale
1902-1903     Information not available
1903-1904     Information not available
1904-1905     Earl D. Jones           resided at Waynetown
1905-1906    Homer Biddle         Grades 1-8
1906-1907     Homer Biddle         Grades 1-8
1907-1908     Homer Biddle         Grades 1-8
1908-1909     Charles Grenard      Grades 1-8
1909-1910     Homer E. Biddle      Grades 1-8
1910-1911     Homer Biddle          Grades 1-8
1911-1912     Elsie Fowler            Grades 1-8
1912-1913     Clara Livengood      Grades 1-8    School closed at the end of this year.

   POPULAR RIDGE SCHOOL formerly GREEN'S SCHOOL  (School 9)
In 1909 the School's name was changed.
Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1909-1910     James E. Zerface     Grades 1-8
1910-1911     Ralph Shirley            Grades 1-8
1911-1912     A. D. Harpel             Grades 1-8
1912-1913     Arnold R. Kemp       Grades 1-8     School closed at the end of this year.

  POTTS  SCHOOL  (School 6)
Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902     Bert Woods            resided at Elmdale
1902-1903    Information not available
1903-1904    Information not available
1904-1905     Clara F. Crowder     resided at Waynetown
1905-1906    Clara F. Crowder     Grades 1-8
1906-1907     Elmer Biddle           Grades 1-8
1907-1908     Walter Moore          Grades 1-8
1908-1909    Walter Moore          Grades 1-8
1909-1910     Elsa Schleppy           Grades 1-8
1910-1911     James Zerface          Grades 1-8
1911-1912     James E. Zerface       Grades 1-8
1912-1913     Mary Glover             Grades 1-8    School closed at the end of this year.

  SAND BANK School

Source: Crawfordsville Star, May 5, 1887 p 1 - Word reached this city early Saturday morning of an attempted suicide the night before in the vicinity of Sand Bank School House, two miles north of Wesley ....

  SCHOOL 1   (HICKORY CORNER SCHOOL)
Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

  SCHOOL 2   (POND GROVE SCHOOL)
Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

  SCHOOL 3   (COLLEGE GROVE SCHOOL)
Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

  SCHOOL 4   (SMALL'S SCHOOL) See below
Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

  SCHOOL 5
Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier)  Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902  Teacher-Rose Harple  resided at RR 4, Crawfordsville   School 5 closed at the end of this year.

   SCHOOL 6   (POTT'S SCHOOL)
Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

   SCHOOL 7   (WESLEY SCHOOL)
Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

  SCHOOL 8   (BALL'S SCHOOL)
Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

   SCHOOL 9   (GREEN'S SCHOOL)
Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

  SMALL"S SCHOOL   (School 4)
Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

 (29 March 2021)  Two Photos

SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902     Elveree Porter     resided at Waynetown
1902-1903     Information not available
1903-1904    Information not available
1904-1905     Blanche Zuck     resided at Waynetown
1905-1906    Elveree Porter    Grades 1-8
1906-1907  Elveree Porter    Grades 1-8
1907-1908  Elveree Porter    Grades 1-8
1908-1909     H. L. Harvey      Grades 1-8
1909-1910     Lela E. Ashby     Grades 1-8
1910-1911     Edith Gilkeson     Grades 1-8
1911-1912     C. A. Smith         Grades 1-8
1912-1913     Maude Harvey     Grades 1-8  School closed at the end of this year.


   Watkins

Source: Weekly Argus News, Oct 15, 1898 under "Lowlands" -- School notes - Carrier Clements says of all the schools on his route, Watkins school is the school for him."

  Waynetown    
Note: 13 June 1913 Waynetown Despatch newspaper - this is the building torn down to create space for the building that those of us 50 + remember as their high school in Waynetown

(21 January 2024)    Waynetown School Song Also includes: colors, newspaper, nickname and yearbook names. - thanks Bill Boone :)


Musical Program Will Be Presented May 7 (1947)    Thanks to Andy Rice for the submission!
Waynetown – The first and second grades and the members of the high school band and chorus will present a musical program at the Waynetown Auditorium Wednesday night, May 7 at 8 o’clock. The following is the program.
Part I
Mandalay Overture – Buchtel – Band
“Peep Show Park” Operatta in two acts
Characters
Keeper … Dickie Fruits
Nurse and Queen … Joyce Davis
Scarecrow and King … Johnny Holman
Lion … Dale Thomas Johnson
Kangaroo … Jerry Rusk
Jolly ? … Lana Lou Cord
Two-Faced Tom … Norman Whitaker
Girl Paper Dolls … Rosalie Larew, Barbara Ann Haase, Betty Lou Adams, Ruth Lewellen, Margaret Sue Crowder, Darlen Guthrie
Boy Paper Dolls – Benny Cable, Larry Harlan, Donny Hedrick, Billy Simpson, Dickie West, Donny Wilson, Jackie Swank, Wayne Farley.
Hobby-Horse Riders – Danny Fruits, Clarence Groce, Charles Harpel, Freddy Hedrick, Jimmy Keeling, Clifford Lewellen, Dwight Pendleton, Keith Schenck, Joe Servies, Larry Smith, Bobby Swank, Dick Merrell.
Milk Maids – Mary Ann Bailey, Sandra Barker, Nancy Gravitt, Sandra Guthrie, Donna Hopper, Grace Pendelton, Karen Wilkinson.
Accompanist … Miss Mamie Lough

Part II (sorry, gone – thanks so much to Andy R for this great little piece)

Waynetown Schools and Gyms   A short essay with pictures and text  Thanks to Bill Boone

Waynetown Teachers   1901 thru 1918 - 1918 thru 1934 -  1934 thru 1950 -  1950 thru 1966 -   Then Starts North Montgomery Schools  1966 thru 1974 -  1974 thru 1982 -  1982 thru 1988 the end Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000



Below I have photos scanned from Dr. Arvni's Book "Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000"  The following photos were scanned from the book that was a photocopy of a copy of a copy, etc..  The quality is not what I like.  If anyone has an original that I can scan, or can SCAN for the site, I would appreciate it. JZ


See Waynetown on our "Towns" page, click here and scroll down!

  Wesley

  • Wesley Academy
  • Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 30 Aug 1895 -- L. L. Harvey will teach at Wesley this fall. Ed Slavens will be principal at Shannondale. Sherman Vanscoyc will teach at No. 4 in Union. E. E. Fry will be retained at Rochester this year. W. B. Peterson will rusticate at No. 9, in Walnut. The attendance is the best ever held in the county. E. E. Vanscoyoc is retained at New Market'again. Miss Hintie Wray will build fires at Ash Pile again.

SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) Source: "WAYNE TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902     John G. Utterback          resided at Elmdale
1902-1903     Information not available
1903-1904     Information not available
1904-1905     Homer E. Biddle           resided at Waynetown
1905-1906     Anna Darnall                 Grades 1-8
1906-1907     Anna Darnall               Grades 1-8
1907-1908     Frank Stout                   Grades 1-8
1908-1909     Runetta Hopping           Grades 1-8
1909-1910     Walter M. Moore           Grades 1-8
1910-1911     Roy Mullen                   Grades 1-8
1911-1912    Roy Mullen                  Grades 1-4
                   Walter Moore                Grades 5-8
1912-1913     Elsie Fowler                  Grades 1-4
                   Lacey L. Shuler             Grades 5-8
1913-1914     Clara Livengood           Grades 1-4
                   J. W. Thompson           Grades 5-8
1914-1915     Hazel Grenard              Grades 1-8
1915-1916     Ruth Miller                  Grades 1-8   School closed at the end of this year, no further information was listed.


See Wesley on our "Towns" page, click here and scroll down!


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