1888 List of Jasper County Teachers

As published in the Newton Press on Nov. 28, 1888

Early History, Development, List of Teachers, Etc.
©Transcribed by Kim Torp

Name of Teacher	School Taught At	Home Post Office
Alice Adams	Miller	Montrose
Minnie Adams	Grove	Wheeler
Lillie Patterson	Independence	Gila
H.B. Downs	Shiloh	Gila
Laura McComas	Frazier	Rose Hill
J.J. Wallace	Coverstone	Gila
J.S. Diel	Myers	Gila
Elma Maxwell	Kern	Newton
Geo. S. Batman	Kibler	Wheeler
Sylvia Sherman	Prairie	Montrose
Clara Harrah	Mason	Gila
J.W. Null	Wheeler	Wheeler
Viola Groves	Mercer	Latona
D.V.Kirkham	Holm	Wheeler
Geo. Huddleston	Trexler	Latona
J.A. Batman	Barrett	Latona
M.T. Patterson	Slate Point	Wheeler
Ed Bevis	Cherry Grove	Newton
B.F. Holm	Matlock	Wheeler
J.M. Kirkham	Latona	Latona
Dora Goodrich	Dan Grove	Latona
W.R. Carrico	Burnside	Bogota
J.W. McKean	Kedron	Newton
Geo. H. Myers	Garuler	Newton
I.O. Reed	Worthy	Newton
Robert Chestnut	Crouse	Bogota
R.J. Kasserman	Germantown	Newton
Hattie Richardson	Rude?	Newton
C.S. James	Union	Newton
M.T. Pugh	Mason	Ingraham
J.A. Fuson	Brown	Wakefield
Genie Wilson	Jackson	Newton
Victoria Stuart	Bogota	Bogota
Lillian M. James	Long Branch	Newton
F.A. Louis	Pleasant Ridge	Newton
E.E. Slack	Center	Bogota
R.C. Rice	Blair	West Liberty
Lizzie Kellam	Amity	West Liberty
Wilmer Dickerson	Maple Grove	West Liberty
A.W. Mace	Compton	West Liberty
A.E. Compton	Boos	Boos Station
Bruce Moffitt,	Vanderhoof	Newton
Frank Stucker	Ochs	Ste. Marie
J.L. McCormack	West Liberty	West Liberty
Li- (possibly Lissa) Hitch	West Liberty	West Liberty
Minnie E. Wickham	Raeftown	West Liberty
Alex Gangloff	Pond Grove	Ste. Marie
Henry Weber	Ste. Marie	Ste. Marie
Louis Bolander	Ste. Marie	Ste. Marie
Wm. E. Kendall	South Bend	Oblong
Ellen Pictor	Middle Bend	Ste. Marie
W.B. ---	North --	Falsmouth
Nellie O'Brien	Lipelmann?	Ste. Marie
M-anie Johnson	Long Swam?	Newton
J.H. Dugan	Johnson	Winterrowd
N.S. Scovell	Newton	Newton
Nan Cummins	Newton	Newton
Electa Ransom	Newton	Newton
Lola M. Brown	Newton	Newton
Josie Kinsel	Newton	Newton
Annie L. Bridges	Newton	Newton
Edith Walker	Newton	Newton
Birdie Ward	Newton	Newton
H.S. Winterrowd	Moulden	Newton
Lizzie DeBoard	Miller	Newton
Ada Lingenfelter	Trainor	Newton
T.J. Phillips	Foote	Wheeler
Lulu Love	Bunker Hill	Newton
May Taylor	Wakefield	West Liberty
A.L. Large	Buck Grove	Newton
O.W. Smith	Hickory	Newton
Effie Prather	Foltz	Wheeler
Ella Mitchell	McDaniel	Newton
D.R. Love	Love	Falmouth
Otto Cummins	Sweet Run	Rose Hill
Albert Cherry	Code	Hidalgo
Wm. Houser	Hutson	Hidalgo
Dallas F. Hunt	Liberty	Hidalgo
Susie Kibler	Swick	Rose Hill
S.A. Connor	Plainfield	Rose Hill
J.M. Bowers	East Plainfield	Rose Hill
J.C. Conner	Rose Hill	Rose Hill
E.E. Burton	Jones	Falmouth
Anna Kellam	Center	Newton
Geo. W. McCauley	Ste. Peter	Newton
P.A. Coleman	Plugtown	Willow Hill
Josie Holdren	Bird	Newton
Alice Billman	Cummins	Rose Hill
Mattie Mouroney	Melton	Yale
Mattie Hoggins	Point Pleasant	Advance
L.L. Meeker	Advance	Hazel Dell
Tama Roberts	Yale	Yale
Carrie Richards	Yale	Yale
I.I. Cramer	Jarrett	Yale
B.F. Foltz	Hickory	Falmouth
Ida Thompson	Round Prairie	Bell Air
Nancy Caldwell	Union	Bell Air
Amelia Westerman	Schneider	Hunt City
Wm. N. Jeffers	Clark	Hunt City
Sarah Roberts	Hunt City	Hunt City
Nancy Jeffers	Parr	Hunt City
Ira Madden	Brockville	Hunt City
James Whittaker	Chriss	Willow Hill
Emma L. Flocken	Keeler	Rose Hill
H.F. Dickey	Little Range	Hunt City
Geo. B. Thompson	Whittaker	Willow Hill
W.G. Coons	Jackville	Oblong
Minnie Stifle	Mound	Willow Hill
H.M. Kasserman	Onion Prairie	Newton
Carrie Ince	Willow Hill	Willow Hill
W.A. Swaren	Willow Hill	Oblong
Wm. G. Reed	Richard	Newton
-.M. Hale	Hunt City	Kibbie (Kibble?)

The whole number of teachers is 113; number of school buildings, 102

The Newton schools of course take the lead and under the able superintendent of Prof. N.S. Scovell are recognized as far superior to that of many towns of twice the population.

The Jasper County History, 1882, says:

The school interest of Jasper county developed slowly, and is was not until 1876 that they began to take rank with those of the surrounding counties. The first district was established in March, 1838 and included townships 6 and 7 in range 9, and included seventy-two square miles. The school house was then in Newton and was used for school purposes, court and church. It was a little log building, and now, weather-boarded so as almost to lose its identity, serves as a marble cutter's shop. The early schools were of the subscription sort where the children learned the rudiments of a pioneer education, aptly described in the "Hoosier Schoolmaster" as "lickin' and larnin'". As the county settled up, and communities began to form in various parts of the county, schools were maintained in each neighborhood until the free school system of the present gave freer access to the civilizing influence of education. In 1855, T.J. Martin was one of the directors in the Newton district. Up to this time a single-storied building had served the purposes of schoolroom, and even this was so dilapidated as to create apprehensions in regard to the safety of the children. Mr. Martin determined to secure a better building and partly by his exertions and partly by his own money, a two-story frame school house was secured. This was considered by a majority of the patrons as a very extravagant project. It was confidently predicted that Newton would never have pupils enough to fill it, and when the directors went further and hired two lady teachers at $25 per month each, the indignant surprise of the community could be restrained no longer. The county superintendent of that time remonstrated with them on such extravagance, pictured the bankruptcy that was sure to follow and cited the --- that his wife, when a girl, worked for 75 cents and $1 a week. But it did not convince the directors of their error and the event proved that Martin and his backers were in the right way. In the fall of 1876, the present brick structure was erected at a cost of some $6,600; it has five departments, six teachers.

In 1885, an addition was built to the school house, the whole forming the structure shown in the cut here given. Three departments and two teachers were added.

The Newton Press, November 28, 1888

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