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Old Hickory School

Old Hickory School
The above picture is from:
Source: Charles Arvin's Brown Township Schools.



-- 1882 - Teachers -- Source: Crawfordsville Star, October 12 - The following is the names and place of Brown Township Teachers. Hattie Edge, Old Hickory; SA Stilwell, Dawdens (Dowdens); HD Vancleave, Freedom; WQ Whittington, Greens; ANnie Gaffe, Canines; James Robinson, Moores; Arthur Klizier (sic - Kleiser), Brownsvalley; JH Eads, Walnut Grove; Wm. Reaves, Lydic (sic - Lydick); Willis Pichett, Gotts. No. 12, T.C. Canine, Institute next Saturday. - thanks Jerry Turner.

Source: Charles Arvin's Brown Township Schools. Old Hickory Teachers 1901-1902: Carl Smith; 1904-1905 : Jessie Boyland; 1905-1906; 1906-07:: George Leonard; 1907-08: Stella Rice; 1908-09; 1909-10, 1910-11: Milo Bushong; 1911-1912: Amy Boner; 1913-14: Mildred Peterson; 1914-15: Lura Yount; 1915-16?; 1916-1917: Marguerite Galey; 1917-18: T.Y. Hall; 1918-19: Myrtle Bayless; 1919-20: Grades 1-4, Rose Bayless; Grades 5-8 Jarvis Todd; 1920-21: Edith Miles 1-4 and Lawrence Surface 5-8; 1921-22: Edith Miles 1-4; Lawrence Surface 5-8 (36 enrolled); 1922-23 Elsie Payne 1-4 and 7th Domestic Science with Lawrence Surface 5-8 (36 enrolled); 1923-24: Rose Glascock 1-4 and Lawrence Surface 5-8 (24 enrolled); 1924-25: Rose Glascock 1-8 with 17 enrolled same next year with 143 attending; 1926-27 Thelma Canine 1-8 with 19 enrolled - this seems to be the last year for Old Hickory.

Located at corner of 900 south and 225 west (thanks Nicole Brann and Larry Sayler) - Larry (and brother, Kevin) Sayler sent the picture below - more what it looks like today. The building was used as a corn crib for many years by the Sayler family. Charles Sayler's home is in the background. Thanks guys !
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