Tyrone Township, District No. 1 School- 1881

Transcribed by J. Pulte

The 1881 minutes for the school board recorded the actual vote to move the school house site: "The annual meeting of the legal voters of the School District No. 1 Frac.Tyrone & Casnovia met at the school House at seven o’clock in the afternoon. Meeting called to order by E. Hayward. The annual report was read and accepted. The meeting proceeded to elect a moderator by ballot. E. Hayward was elected moderator; 15 votes cast, received 12. Motion made for nine months school, amendment made and lost. Motion made and carried for eight months school. Motion made and seconded to move the site of said school district school house to the south east corner of section 25 town range 10 North 13 West. The vote was carried eleven for and five against. Motion made for the school officers of said district to lease a site on the south east corner of section 25. Motion carried. Motion made to have 15 cords of 2 foot beach and maple wood. Motion carried. Job let to F.A. Bale at 90 cents a cord to be delivered the 1st of Jan, 1882. Motion made and carried to adjorn. Edgar Chase, Director"

The teacher contracts for the school year 1881 have Annie S. Leacy signing her contract Nov. 21, 1881 and states she will be paid $32 dollars per month to be paid on or before March 1882. The other teacher contract shows that Ella E. Tredway was hired for the summer session and signed her contract April 28, 1882, and would be paid $88 dollars on or before Sept. 1882.

Student Names for 1881

Director Edgar B. Chase

Ages

Eddie Hayward

9

Clara Hayward

8

Erwin Hayward

6

Stella Holmes

17

Frank Holmes

12

A.V. Holmes

9

Ellen Hawley

7

Worth Twiss

14

May Hanna

6

Ernest Hanna

5

Robert Brevit

9

Ida Brevit

6

Maria Baker Seiman

7

May Trask

9

Minta Smith

11

Frank Smith

8

Michel White

18

Chris White

16

Thomas White

10

George White

8

Flera Ira

12

Albert Ira

11

Stuart Bennett

15

Stephen Bennett

15

Luella Bennett

8

Clarence Bennett

12

Delia Stinson

7

Mabel Stinson

5

John Stinson

17

Charles Stinson

11

Earl Stinson

9

Nellie Stinson

6

Nora Chase

12

Maude Chase

9

Daisy Chase

6

Thomas Cave

15

Hattie Cave

13

Willie Cave

7

Lillie Knox

16

Margaret Gilmore

19

Levie Gilmore

17

George Gilmore

15

Malissa Gilmore

13

Dory Gilmore

6

Will Johnson

19

Cora Johnson

16

Frank Johnson

13

Joseph Whitmore

9

Melvin Chase

5


Transcriber: Judy Pulte
Created: 16 October 2008