Copyright notice.

I pity the child who never attended a rural school. Simply because of smaller numbers of students, they were more like family than school. The child felt like he was part of something. By closing the small schools in favor of big, impersonal schools, where the child feels insignificant among such great numbers, society took away that part of childhood, which today it sorely lacks.

All are Maury County Schools unless othersise noted.

Andrews School, football team. Early 1950's. Picture courtesy of Tony. List of names.
Andrews School 1949-50. Picture with numbers. List of names Original property of Ira.
Andrews School, 1952. List of names A special thank you to Joan, Tony, Brenda, and some other nice folks in Maury County for help with Andrews names.
Athendale School, 1901
Athendale School, 1906 Picture with names Click here for a large picture.
Athendale School, 1907 Picture with names Click here for a large picture.
Athendale School, 1910 Names.
Beechland School, 1912, Newspaper clipping.
Beechland School 1932.
Beechland School 1934.
Beechland School 1935. List of names
Beechland School 1946. Original Property of Reba Picture with numbers. List of names Original property of Bettye.
Beechland School, 1948 Picture with numbers List of names Original property of Bettye.
Beechland School, 1950 Picture with names.
Beechland School, girls softball team, 1950. List of names. Image sent by Joanne. (Luv you, gal)
Beechland School, boys' baseball team, 1950. List of names.
Beechland School, 1950, grade 8. List of names.
Beechland School, 1951 Picture with names.
Bethel, 1906.
Bethel, 1925 List of names.
Eielson Public School, Eielson Afb, AK List of names.
Forrest Grove School, about 1910. Property of Tandie. The school was located on Chestnut Ridge Rd, 3 to 4 miles north of Santa Fe. (Tandie) Another picture taken the same day, which appears to be the same one at first glance.
Names on back of picture. I think they start at top back row, but there are more students than names.
Lasea School, 1911. The community was located on Lasea Road, about seven miles east on Old Bear Creek Pike.
Lasea School, 1914. Both newspaper clippings property of Barbara Brown Willems.
Mt. Zion school, 1946 or so. Original property of Faye. (original cropped, let me know if you want a full copy.
Pottsville School 1932-33, original property of Becky. Picture with names at Wayne’s site.
Pottsville School about 1932, original property of Becky. Picture with names at Wayne’s site.
Pottsville School 1934. Picture with names at Wayne’s site.
Pottsville School 1935. Picture with names at Wayne’s site.
Pottsville School, 1946-47. Picture with names.
Pottsville-Rally Hill school was located on the highway between Pottsville and Rally Hill. It replaced the Rally Hill and Pottsville schools when they closed.
Pottsville-Rally Hill School, 1950-51. Property of Myra. Names.
Pottsville-Rally Hill School, 1951-52. Property of Myra. Names.
Pottsville-Rally Hill School, 1951-52, grades 7-8. Property of Barbara Brown Willems. Names.
Pottsville-Rally Hill School, 1955-56, grade 7 and 8.. Property of Myra.
Pottsville-Rally Hill School, 1955-56, grade 7 and 8.. Property of Myra.
Rally Hill School, 1932-33, grades 3, 4, 5, and 6. Property of Elaine.
Spring Hill, 1951-52, Grade 6.. Property of David.
Spring Hill, 1953-54, Grade 2.. Property of Elaine.
Slippery School, Lewis County, TN. About 1917. Property of Wilda.
Treviliams school house Mineral, VA. Property of Deborah Kay.
Union School. Submitted by Allene. The building still stands. Turn left on Snow Creek Rd. from Santa Fe Pike, about 9 miles NNW of Columbia. (Tandie)
Union Grove, 1946, grades 3-4. Property of Nancy Harmon Scharber. Names.