These Teacher's Reports were required to be filled out and submitted to the Township School Clerk following the end of each term. My greatgrandfather, William Floyd, served as that clerk for many years. I have the reports transcribed and listed below. They contain more information than what I have transcribed here, such as deportment of students and grades. If you are interested in obtaining additional info on any student listed here, feel free to contact me. I have attempted to transcribe the info just as the teacher wrote it.
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Cora Lasater, Teacher Student Days Present Days Absent Ray Botsford age 17 male 63 34 Frank Mullen age 10 male 75 22 James Mullen age 6 male 40 54 Cliff Sweet age 5 male 40 1/2 56 1/2 Carl Sweet age 10 male 36 1/2 60 1/2 Myrtle Sweet age 15 female 72 1/2 24 1/2 Stella Shipley age 17 female 38 1/2 38 1/2 Burton Shipley age 15 male 46 51 Walter Lounsbury age 16 male 57 40 Francis Green age 10 female 5 92 John Mullen age 11 male 33 64 Text books used: Appleton's Reader Spencerian Writing Fish's Arithmetic Harvey's Grammar Swinton's and Appleton's Geography Steel's Physiology & Hygiene Total of days taught: 97 Whole number of pupils enrolled: 11 Average daily attendance 5 50/97 Percent of attendance: .50 Number of visits of County Superintendent: 1 Number of visits of Sub-Director: 1 Whole number of books in library including dictionary: Dictionary Salary of teacher per month: $29.00 Information concerning the school and property: Condition of the school house as to windows, plastering, etc. Does it need any repairs? The teacher wrote:The plastering is falling off,
one window pane is broken and one door latch. Condition of furniture: Teacher wrote: Good Condition, name and number of charts, maps, globes, etc: Teacher wrote: Yaggy's Anatomical Charts Condition of out-houses as to cleanliness, state of repairs, etc: Teacher wrote: Very bad condition Have you inspected the out-houses regularly? Teacher did not answer.
Allice Brownlee, Teacher
Student Days Present Days Absent Times Tardy
Bessie Bagby age 12 female 59 1 6
Ralph Bagby age 13 male 46 1/2 13 1/2 1
Blanche Bagby age 10 female 60 0 4
Robert Bagby age 9 male 57 1/2 2 1/2 5
Bertha Bagby age 6 female 54 6 4
Ethel Porter age 12 female 30 30 1
Howard Porter age 11 male 30 30 0
Maude Porter age 8 female 31 29 2
Leon Towle age 7 male 48 1/2 11 1/2 3
Delmar Kiddoo age 6 male 32 28 7
Text Books Used:
Swinton's Reader
Spencerian Writing
Swinton's Speller
Fish and Robinson Arithmetic
Harvey's Grammar
Swinton's Geography
Barnes U.S. History
Steele Physiology & Hygiene
Number of pupils in each of the branches taught:
Reading 7
Writing 7
Spelling 7
Arithmetic 7
Geography 4
Grammar 3
History 1 (Bessie Bagby)
Phys. & Hygiene 5
Total number of days taught: 60
Whole number of pupils enrolled: 10
Average daily attendance: 7.475
Per cent of attendance: 8.56+
Number of visits of County Superintendent: 0
Number of visits of Sub-Director: 0
Whole number of books in library including dictionary: 1
Salary of teacher per month: $29.00
Condition of school house:
Not very good
Contition of Furniture:
Very good
Condition, name and number of charts, maps, gloves, etc:
One complete school map. one dictionary (Webster), In good order
Condition of out-houses:
In very poor condition
Have you inspected out-houses regularly: Yes
Irene Groseclose, Teacher Student John Mullen 12 male (no information given for attendance) Frank Mullen 11 male James Mullen 8 male Burt Shipley 17 male Text Books Used: Swinton's Reader Spencerian Writing Swinton's Speller Oral Drawing Oral Arithmetic Oral Geography Oral U.S. History Oral Physiology and Hygiene Number of Pupils in each of the Branches Taught: 4 Total number of days taught: 80 Whole number of pupils enrolled: 4 Average daily attendance: 3 11/20 Per cent of attendance: .89+ Number of visits of County Superintendent: 0 Number of visits of Sub-Director: 2 Whole number of books in library including dictionary: 1 Salary of teacher per month: $30.00 Condition of school, Does it need any repairs: Yes. Property in poor condition but school has did (sic) well. Condition of furniture: Good Condition, name and number of charts, maps, globes, etc: One Geography and one Physiology chart. Good condition. Condition of out-houses: Poor Inspected regularly? Yes
Cora Lasater, Teacher Student Days Present Days Absent Polly Coleman 15 female 95 21 Mary Coleman 14 female 99 17 Laurence Coleman 10 male 97 19 Nora Coleman 7 female 103 13 Arthur Sommer 11 male 107 9 Lily Sommer 8 female 57 59 Leo Sommer 6 male 5 115 Edward Coleman 6 male 34 82 Text Books Used: Swintons Reading Spencers Writing Swintons Spelling Fishs Arithmetic Swintons Geography Number of days in term: 120 Number of holidays in term: 4 Number of days taught: 116 Number of visits of district officers: 1 chairman Number of visits of County Sup't: 1 Number of books in Library: 1 Seating capacity of school house: 30 Total number of pupils enrolled: 8 Salary, per month, of teacher: $30.00 There are seven questions on this report, the following four were answered: Did you give number work to the primary division daily? Yes Did you follow a definite daily program? Yes Did you hold the examinations regularly? Yes Did you, each day, give special attention to writing? Yes
Cora Lasater, Teacher Student Days Present Days Absent Completed this term Laurence Coleman 11 male 104 34 Third Reader Nora Coleman 8 female 116 22 Second Reader Edward Coleman 7 male 113 25 Second Reader Polly Coleman 17 female 81 57 Fourth Reader Mary Coleman 16 female 81 57 Fourth Reader Lily Sommer 10 female 86 52 Second Reader Arthur Sommer 12 male 86 52 Text Books Used: Swinton Reading Spencerian Writing Swinton Spelling Fish's Arithmetic Harvey Grammar Swinton Geography Swinton History Steel's Physiology Number of days in term: 140 Number of holidays in term: 2 Number of days taught: 138 Number of visits of district officers:0 Number of visits of Co. Sup't: 1 Number of books in library: Dictionary Total number of pupils enrolled: 7 Salary per month, of teacher: $30.00
T. E. Weed, Teacher Student Days Present Days Absent Polly Coleman 19 female 32 60 May Coleman 16 female 31 61 Laurence Coleman 13 male 61 31 Nora Coleman 11 female 62 30 Edward Coleman 8 male 58 34 Arthur Sommer 13 male 53 39 Lily Sommer 11 female 55 37 Leo Sommer 8 male 45 47 Grace Robbins 16 female 5 87 Wm. Robbins 13 male 6 86 Laura Bennett 11 female 12 80 *NO EXAMINATIONS GIVEN BECAUSE PUPILS WERE NEARLY ALL SICK. Text Books Used: To(sic) many differenct kinds that the(sic) cannot be named. Teacher's Suggestions: The books in this school are so varied that the course of study cannot be followed to any
great extent. Attendance is so irregular that good work can not be done. Number of days in term: 93 Number of holidays in term: 1 Number of days taught: 92 Number of visits of district officers: none Number of visits of County Sup't: none Number of books in library: none Seating capacity of school house: 20 Total number of pupils enrolled: 11 Total number of days attendance: 413 Total number of days absence: 599 Salary per month, of teacher: $30.00
H. D. Enoe, Teacher Student Days Present Days Absent Year of Course Edith Blakemore 17 female 75 5 8 Alice Lowery 11 female Mary Lowery 6 female DeEtte Lytle 9 female 80 0 3 Ray Lytle 7 male 80 0 2 Stuart Lytle 5 male 80 0 1 Bessie Bagby 15 female 79 1 7 Daniel Lowery 6 male 1 Axel Urn 19 male 40 4 5 Text Books Used Swinton Reading Spencerian Writing Swinton Spelling Shelton Drawing Fish's Arthmetic Reed and Kellogg Grammar Swinton Geography Baines History Pathfinder and Steele Physiology Number of days in term: 80 Number of holidays in term: 3 Number of days taught: 80 Number of visits of district officer: 0 Number of visits of County Sup't: 1 Number of books in library: 0 Seating capacity of school house: 24 Total number of pupils enrolled: 9 Salary, per month, of teacher: $33.00 Did you make DAILY preparation for your work, using the Course of Study manual as a guide? Yes Did you give number work to the primary division daily? Yes Did you follow a definite daily program? Yes Did you hold the examinations regularly? Yes Are the examination papers on file? No Did you make monthly reports to parents? Yes Did you, each day, give special attention to writing? Not by use of copy book but by language work, etc.
H. D. Enoe, Teacher Student Days Present Days Absent Edith Blakemore 17 female 55 5 DeEtte Lytle 10 female 59 1 Raymond Lytle 8 male 59 1 F. Stuart Lytle 6 male 58 2 John D. Keeley 7 male 57 3 Bessie Bagby 16 female 52 3 Alice Lowery 12 female 14 0 Mary Lowery 9 female 14 0 Daniel Lowery 7 male 13 0 Blanche Bagby 14 female 14 11 Text Books Used: Swinton's Reader Spencerian Writing Swinton Speller Oral Drawing Fish and Robinson Arithmetic Reed and Kellogg Grammar Swinton's Geography Barne's U.S. History Townsend's Civil Government Robinsons Algebra Hinman's Phys. Geog. Total number of days taught: 60 Whole number of pupils enrolled: 10 Average daily attendance 6 7/12 Per cent of attendance 65.8 Number of visits of County Superintendent: 1 Whole number of books in library including dictionary: 1 Salary of teacher per month: $30.00
Kitty Glessner, Teacher
Student Days Present Days Absent
Alice Lowery 12 female 74 1/2 4 1/2
De Ette Lytle 10 female 78 1
Mary Lowery 9 female 79 0
Raymond Lytle 8 male 78 1
Dannie Lowery 7 male 78
Stuart Lytle 6 male 79
Text Books Used:
Swinton Reading
Spencer Writing
McGuffey's Spelling
Augsburg Drawing
Fish and Robinson Arithmetic
Harvey Grammar
Colton Geography
Eggleston History
Kelloggs Physiology
Number of days in term: 80
Number of holidays in term: 1
Number of days taught: 79
Number of books in library: 1
Seating capacity of school house: 14
Total number of pupils enrolled: 6
Salary per month, of teacher: $30.00
DAILY PROGRAM
Begins Length in Mins Class
9:00 10 Opening Exercise
9:10 15 1st Reader (Stuart Lytle)
9:25 20 3rd Reader A (DeEtte Lytle, Mary Lowery, Raymond Lytle)
9:45 15 4th Reader (Alice Lowery, DeEtte Lytle, Mary Lowery)
10:00 15 3rd Reader B (Dannie Lowery)
10:15 15 Numbers (Stuart Lytle)
10:30 15 Recess
10:45 15 Arithmetic A (Alice Lowery, DeEtte Lytle, Mary Lowery)
11:00 15 Arithmetic B (DeEtte Lytle, Mary Lowery, Raymond Lytle)
11:15 15 Arithmetic C (Dannie Lowery)
11:30 10 Oral Hygiene (DeEtte Lytle, Raymond Lytle, Dannie Lowery,
Stuart Lytle)
11:40 20 U.S. History
AFTERNOON SESSION
1:00 15 1st Reader
1:15 20 4th Reader
1:35 20 3rd Reader A
1:55 15 3rd Reader B
2:10 20 Grammar
2:30 15 Recess
2:45 15 Writing
3:00 15 Language
3:15 15 Geography A
3:30 10 Oral Geog.
3:40 15 Hygiene
3:55 5 Spelling
J.N. McCray, Teacher Salary: $30.00 per month Student: Bessie Bagby 16 Blanche Bagby 14 Roy Bagby 9 Roscoe Bagby 6 Bertha Bagby 10 Albert Garrett 8 Ernest Garrett 7 Iris Crawford 6 John Crawford 13 Willie Floyd 10 Frances Floyd 10 Lewis Felton 12 Robert Bagby 13 Henry Groseclose 10 Fanny Crawford 16 Mont Groseclose 16 Willie Crawford 10 Ralph Bagby 18
O. Elena Johnston, Teacher Student Days Present Days Absent Year of Course Alice Lowery 12 female 55 0 6 El. Geog. Mary Lowery 10 female 55 0 6 El. Geog. De Ette Lytle 11 female 55 0 5 3rd Reader Raymond Lytle 9 male 54 1/2 1/2 - 3rd Reader Stuart Lytle 7 male 55 0 2 Daniel Lowery 8 male 54 1 4 Verne Johnston 6 male 55 0 2 1st Reader John Keeley 7 male 43 7 4 Text Books Used: Swinton Reading Spencerian Writing Swinton Spelling Oral Drawing Fish Arithmetic Read & Kellogg Grammar Swinton, Harvey Geography "Pathfinders" Physiology Number of days in term: 60 Number of holidays in term: Institute refund 5 Number of days taught: 55 Number of visits of County Sup't: 1 Number of books in library: 1 Seating capacity of school house: 16 Total number of pupils enrolled: 8 Total number of days attendance: 426 1/2 Total number of days absence: 8 1/2 Salary, per month, of teacher: $30.00 Teacher Suggestions: New blackboards are needed. Repairs on locks and latches
Madge Glessner, Teacher Salary: $30.00 per month Student: Alice Lowery 14 Lewis Felton 14 De Ette Lytle 12 Mary Lowery 12 Earl Brown 12 Ray Lytle 10 Daniel Lowery 10 Stuart Lytle 8 Willie Blakemore 7 Verne Johnston 8 Willie Lowery 6
H. Mabel Finch, Teacher Student Days Present Days Absent Alice Lowery female 37 11 DeEtte Lytle female 58 0 Mary Lowery female 40 8 Ray Lytle male 58 0 Dannie Lowery male 44 4 Stuart Lytle male 58 0 Verne Johnston male 44 4 Willie Blakemore male 53 5 Willie Lowery male 33 15 1st Reader Text Books Used: Swinton & McGuffey Reading Spencerian Writing Swinton Spelling Fish's Arithmetic Harvey, Metcalf & Bright Grammar Swinton's Geography Barne's History Steele's Physiology Number of days in term: 60 Number of holidays in term: 2 Number of days taught: 58 Number of visits of district officers: 0 Number of visits of County Sup't: 1 Number of books in library: 1 Seating capacity of school house: 14 Total number of pupils enrolled: 9 Total number of days attendance: 425 Total number of days absence: 47 Salary per month, of teacher: $30.00 Teacher's suggestions: Window glass needed.
Lulu G. Howard, Teacher Student Days Present Days Absent Year of Course Willie Lowery 8 male 108 9 3 Willie Blakemore 9 male 117 3 5 Stuart Lytle 10 male 55 0 6 Daniel Lowery 12 male 117 1/2 2 1/2 7 Raymond Lytle 12 male 55 - 7 Mary Lowery 14 female 119 1 8 DeEtte Lytle 14 female 61 - 7 Alice Lowery 16 female 120 - 8 Text Books Used: Swinton's Reading Spencerian Vertical Writing Swinton's Spelling Fish's Arithmetic Harvey's, Metcalfs Brights Grammar Swinton's Geography Barnes's History Steele's Physiology Townsend's Civil Government Number of days in term: 80 Number of holidays in term: 1 Number of days taught: 79 Number of visits of district officers: 1 Number of visits of County Sup't: 1 Number of books in library: 17 Seating capacity of school house: 16 Number of pupils enrolled: 8 Total number of days attendance 752 1/2 Total number of days absence: 15 1/2 Salary per month, of teacher: $30.00
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Faculty and Students of Huron College 1911
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