East Elk School No. 5Grand River Township, Decatur County, Iowa |
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| East Elk School No. 5 was built in 1868, located
approximately a mile north of Elk Chapel. Helen WARNER (1942-43) and Beverly (KINNEY) McCARL (1949-1950) were among those who taught at East Elk School. |
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 1942 - 1943 |
 Fall of 1949 |
 1949 - 1950 |
 1950 |
| __ Gatton, Jacqueline Bradley, Donald Rauch, V. Gatton, Jame Rauch, Earl Akers, Verna Vasey, Charles Gatton, Chester Young, Hazel Rauch. Teacher Helen Warner. | Wayne Warrick, Grade
6; Jim Rauch, Grade 8; teacher Beverly McCarl (Kinney); Marla McDowell (West),
Grade 6; Janice McDowell P (Padgitt), Grade 2; Louise Naylor, Grade 4; Sharon
Hembry, Grade 5; Arthur Warrick, Grade 4; Gary Naylor, Frank McDowell, David Anderson all Primary; Carlton Naylor, Grade 2. |
Marla McDowell (West), teacher Beverly McCarl (Kinney), Jim Rauch, Dwayne Warrick, Louise Naylor (Houser), Sharon Hembry, Arthur Warrick, Janice McDowell (Padgitt), David Anderson, Frank McDowell, Carlton (John) Naylor, Gary Naylor | Louise Naylor, Minnesota; Sharon Hembry, Osceola; Dwayne Warrick, New Mexico; Arthur Warrick, Arizona; Gary Naylor, Lamoni; Carlton Naylor, Lamoni, David Anderson, Decatur |
| In 1921, the pupils were Fairy Millsap, Spencer Akers, Bruce Naylor,
Francis McDowell, Mat Akers, Marjorie Boord, Winelle Woodmansee, Basil
Naylor, Duane Joy, Ardis Beck (teacher), Merlin Boord, Elva Naylor and
Mat McDowell. Ardis Beck was the teacher. After the school closed, it remained at its original location. It was used as Bertha Bedell's machine and hay shed. |
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| Photo provided by Sharon R. Becker |
| Original page created by Sharon Becker 2013, updated 2017; reformatted by Conni McDaniel Hall Oct 2019. |
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