Millersburg 2nd Wooden School Contributed by Nute Chapman,Jim Hall,Sally Beatty

 	
MILLERSBURG  2ND WOODEN SCHOOL 
This school was built in 1898 when the village outgrew the 1st Wooden School.  It was

built at the ball park. The board then hired Mr. Judson Selleck as the teacher.  As

people moved into the community the number of students increased, one hundred twenty

five were enrolled.  In October Mr. Selleck asked Lucy Steele, age 16, to take the

teachers examination at Rogers City and to assist him by taking over the teaching of

the first three grades.  One of the cloakrooms was used for recitations for the

younger pupils.  Attendance was sporadic during the winter months and Rev. Haines

circulated a petition to continue the school term through the month of June.  To

support this extension he collected one dollar from each family.               
It was obvious that additional rooms were necessary to accommodate the
 
influx of students, the board voted to add four rooms to the front of the

large one-room school.            
The newly constructed building was ready in the fall of 1900.  Five

teachers, all graduates of the State Normal School in Ypsilanti, were hired with Mr.

Harry Thoms acting as principal.            
The new building provided adequate facilities for classes from grades one

through eleven.            
Residents of this little community were justly proud of their new school.

During the fire of 1911, the school burned.  
TEACHERS
Mr. Harry Thoms
Miss Ida Hayes in 1898 
Margaret McMullen in 1898 
Mr. Judson Selleck in 1899
Lucy Steele in 1899 grades 1-3  
STUDENTS In 1910 Case Township School in Millersburg was heated by wood provided by parents.

During the summer men and boys would chop wood and stack it at the back of the school

house for the upcoming harsh winter.The school went through the eighth grade.  At that time, there was a two day state

examination which you had to pass upon completion of the eighth grade.  The

examination was held in Onaway so the students would take the train to Onaway and

return after the examination.You could be a certified teacher in Michigan in those days if you had your eighth

grade diploma. 

Compiled and Contributed by Nute Chapman, Sally Beatty, & Jim Hall