The Case School
Gilmore Township District No. 4
From The Weidman Messenger, Thursday September 5, 1968

The Case School: Gilmore District No. 4, as it stood when its 30-odd pupils walked there for learning.  Ali Jarman gave the photo (see below) to George Skinner, along with a teacher's "Daily Register" book which was faithfully kept by various ladies teaching the Case School.

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Ali also gave George a partial list of former teachers of the Case School:

Anna Schofield
Alta Bellinger
Al Graham
Lola Fordyce
Eula McAlvey
Della Stinchcomb (Deceased)
Luanna Myas (Dague)
Lorena Kirkey
Pearl Geasler
Elmer Hoag (deceased)
Florence Foell
Mable Brasington
Marjorie O'Rourke
Addie Bawkey Zollar (deceased)
Rachel Wiley
Shirley Hodge
Veva Hutchins (deceased)
Aliance Cook
Mrs. Monk
Joseph Carey (recently deceased).

The register book which had been in the Jarman family began with the winter term of 1894, and kept a daily record of some 26 pupils ranging in age from five to 17.

Subjects taught to this motley age grouping included orthography, reading, writing, mental arithmetic, written arithmetic, geography, grammar, U. S. history, and physiology for a few and drawing and spelling for some.

Jessie Kidd was the teacher in 1894.

Edith Hurlburt took the teaching job for the spring term of 1894, which began May 7 and ended June 29.

She had 24 pupils, and the list of names will bring recollections of old days to many:
Edith Eldred
Edna Eldred
Cora Ransom
Viola Ransom
Jessie Moore
Mary Utley
Della Griffin
Arthur Herryman
Edith Jackson
Elvira Jackson
Leslie McCully
Nathan McCully
Archie McCully
Henry Jackson
Freddie Jackson
Henry Moore
George Moore
Edith Hamilton
Abbie Ranson
Jennie Ransom
Willie Moore
Claude Moore
Delbert Hamilton
Joe Tower

Edith Hurlburt continued teaching at the Case School until the winter term of 1894, beginning Dec. 3 and ending January 25, 1895, when Edith Brewer became the teacher.

George Skinner, age 12, was among the pupils of Miss Brewer's classes, spending 124 days in school in the spring term of 1895, according to Miss Brewer's records.

Other pupils of that term were:
Annie Eaves
Artie Herryman
Arthur Hakes

Ella Hakes
Elvira Jackson
Leslie McCully
Nathan McCully
Archie McCully
Charles Phillips
Jennie Ransom
Cora Ransom
Aggie Thompson
Mary Utley
Minnie Utley
Henry Moore
Della Griffin
Robbie Griffin
Viola Ransom
Edith Hamilton
Jow Tower
James Tower
William Skinner
George Skinner
Edith Frye
Adelbert Hamilton
Noney Butler
Joe Utley
Freddie Jackson
Edith Jackson
29 pupils in all.

Miss Brewer taught the Case School until the fall term of 1896, when Addie Youmans took on the teaching job.  Miss Youmans had 39 pupils ranging in age from four years (Bula Ward) to 16 (Jennie Ransom).

Here is a list of that year'spupils:
Myrtle Stoutenburg
Ruie Northrup
Elizabeth Hamilton
Edith Hamilton
Lora Jackson
Alvira Jackson
Della Griffin
Minnie Griffin
Robbie Griffin
Abbie Ransom
Jennie Ransom
Arthur Herryman
Mary Utley
Flora Utley
Minnie Utley
Freddie Utley
Seth Green
Alfred Green
Minnie Green
John Hamilton
Frank Gilmore
Florence Eccleston
Clarence Bawkey
Mary Tower
Rosetta Tower
Mary Hakes
Lula Hakes
Clarence Eccleston
Henry Dougherty
Edith Jackson
Bula Ward
Arthur Hakes
Roy Eccleston
Willie Eccleston
Eddie Jackson
Freddie Jackson
Edward Utley
Joe Tower

Miss Youmans continued teaching the Case School until the fall of 1897, when Ivy Wille took the job.

Miss Willie had 42 pupils that term, aged five to 20.  In the last year of records in the book Miss Willie was still teaching the Case School (spring term, 1898).  That year she had 31 pupils,
age five to 17.

The pupils' roster included:
Arthur Herryman
Jennie Ransom
Myrtle Grimm
Maxwell Grimm
Eunice Grimm
Vernon Crowley
Frank Crowley
Edna Eldred
Belle Hawkins
Jimmie Hawkins
Leslie Montross
Vaughn Montross
Mattie Gordon
Amelia Gordon
Ellen Stoutenburg
Myrtle Stoutenburg
Elvira Jackson
Lura Jackson
Minnie Griffin
Florence Eccleston
Clarence Eccleston
Ruie Northrop
Eva Weaver
Ervin Hall
Myrtle Crowley
Alma Rush
Frances Griggs
Pearl Griggs
Claude Griggs.

 

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