Foland School Teachers

 

Following is a complete list of the Foland School teachers, when they taught and the salary of a few of them. In the early days the school year was divided into three terms: the fall term, the winter term when the older children could attend, and the spring term especially for the little children. The abbreviations: F. for fall, W. for winter and S. for spring will be used to indicate the terms each taught.

81 different teachers in 84 years.
 
TERM & YEAR
TEACHER
SALARY
if known
F. W. S. 1873-74Libbie McCann
$25.
F. 1874A. G. Law  
W. 1874-75Wm. Wilson  
F. W. 1875-76Vira Leonard  
F. W. 1876-77James Pierson  
S. 1877Ava Samson  
F. W. 1878-79P. F. Law  
S. 1878Kate Detrick  
F. W. 1878-79A. L. Bates  
S. 1879Mina Madarasz
$20.
F. 1879Lena Jewett
$18.
W. 1879-80Mary Wright  
S. 1880Kate Detrick  
F. W. 1880-81Wm. B. Gilreath  
F. 1881J. S. Loveland  
W. 1881-82Al Brown  
S. 1882Lucinda Burchett
$20.
F. W. S. 1882-83 & F. W. S. 1883-84 Nute C. Piercy 
F. 1884Florence McKee  
W. 1884-85F. C. West  
S. 1885Nute C. Piercy  
F. W. 1885-86Alvice Ramsey  
S. 1886Nute C. Piercy  
F. W. 1886-87V. B. Goin  
F. 1887Mary Daily  
W. 1887-88Alvice Ramsey
$30.
S. F. 1888Mattie Boyd  
W. 1888-89 & S. 1889 Annie L. Todd  
F. 1889Mary Daily  
W. 1889-90Annie L. Todd  
W. 1889-90 (1 1/2 mos.) Anna Crees 
W. 1890
2 wks.
A. J. Biddle  
S. 1890 to S. 1892Virginia McKee
 
S. 1892Elsie Foland  
F. W. 1892-93Virginia McKee  
S. 1893Elsie Foland  
F. W. 1893-94Ezra Millsap  
S. 1894Virginia McKee
$30
F. W. 1894-95Nute C. Piercy  
S. 1895   
F. W. 1895-96Nute C. Piercy  
S. F. 1896Elsie Foland
$20.
W. 1896-97Hoyle H. Gilreath
son of Wm. B. above
 
S. 1897Fanny McKee  
F. W. 1897-98Margaret Edwards
$25.
S. 1898Nute C. Piercy  
F. W. 1898-99
Wm. "Lloyd" Gilreath
son of Wm. B. above
 
S. 1899E. J. McKee  
F. W. 1899-1900
Wm. "Lloyd" Gilreath
son of Wm. B. above
 
S. 1900Rose Burkart  
F. W. 1900-01Margaret Edwards  
S. 1901Addie (Edwards) Jones  
F. W. 1901-02
S. 1902
Maggie E. Conwell
 
 
F. W. 1902-03Margaret Daughton  
S. 1903Rose Burkart  
F. W. 1903-04Marie Conwell  
S. 1904Lena Burkart  
F. W. 1904-05Cora (Little) Fry  
S. 1905Mabel Daily
$25.
F. W. 1905-06Maggie E. Conwell  
S. 1906Mabel Daily
$25.
F. W. 1906-07Jennie Conwell  
S. 1907Ray Young  
F. W. 1907-08Jennie Conwell  
S. 1908Leonard Pierson  
F. W. 1908-09Georgie Moore  
S. 1909Mabel Daily
$30.
F. 1909Abbie Palmer  
W. 1909-10Ray Young  
S. 1910Cora (Little) Fry  
F. W. 1910-11Agnes Conwell  
S. 1911Mabel Daily
$35.
F. W. 1911-12O. Leo Boatman
$40.
S. 1912Mabel Daily
$40.
F. W. 1912-13Hettie Euritt  
S. 1913Zora Cummins  
F. W. 1913-14 & S. 1914 George O. Johnston
$50.
F. W. 1914-15Ina L. Springer  
W. 1915Minnie Swanson  
S. 1915Nina Palmer
$60.
F. W. 1915-16Vernon Barrett  
S. 1916Elmer E. Dunn  
F. W. 1916-17 & S. 1917 George Chastain 
F. 1917 (33 days)Eva Curry  
F. W. 1917-18 to S. 1919 E. Ray Morrell
$60.

At this time the fall, winter and spring terms were combined into one eight-month term.
 
TERM & YEAR
TEACHER
SALARY
if known
S. 1918E. Ray Morrell  
F. W. 1918-19E. Ray Morrell  
S. 1919E. Ray Morrell  
1919-1920Elmer E. Dunn  
1920-1921Joe L. McMorris
$110.
1921-1922Lulu Johnston  
1922-1923 & 1923-1924 Reah Robison
$95.
1924-1925Edith Beers  
1925-1926Ada Crees  
1926-1927Ardis Beck
$80.
1927-1928Hildah Hughes  
1928-1932Rosamond Ramsey
$75.
1932-1933Irene (Buell) Schwalbe  
1933-1934Etola Grimm  
1934-1937Hazel Grimm
$40.
1937-1938LaVonne Smith  
1938-1939Vera (West) Boles
$50.

The school term was increased to 9 months.
 
TERM & YEAR
TEACHER
SALARY
if known
1939-1941Hazel Ramsey
$50.
1941-1942Bernice Fullerton  
1942-1946Eileen (Jackson) Miller
$75. to $120.
1946-1947Agnes (Boles) Graves  
1947-1949Louise Thomas  
1949-1952Rosalee Deemer  
1952-1955Edith (Beers) Ball
$150.
1955-1958Elvera (Johnson) Mullen
$180.

Many of the teachers' obituaries and biographies are available on the message boards.
 
SOURCE: Foland, Wilma G. Ramsey. "The Foland Family Record" Pp. 159-60. 1960.
Submission by Norma G. (Foland) Becker
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, June 2015
 
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