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Photograph, Oil Trough School Interior
Photograph, Oil Trough School Interior
Arkansas schools
This is the interior of an old one-room school house in Oil Trough, Independence County.
Enrollment And Attendance, Flat Creek School District 7
Enrollment And Attendance, Flat Creek School District 7
Arkansas schools
This form describes the enrollment and attendance of school children at the Flat Creek rural school in Lawrence County for February of 1939 as prepared by teacher or principal Ruth Price.
Teacher Retirement Card, Mrs. J.E. Purdy
Teacher Retirement Card, Mrs. J.E. Purdy
Arkansas schools
This notecard is folded and printed on both sides to track the retirement fund for school teacher Vesta Mae Wyatt Purdy.
Indictments, Damaging A School House
Indictments, Damaging A School House
Arkansas schools
These are indictments for Owen Hilburn and John Adair for damaging the Dry Creek School House in Lawrence County, Arkansas.
Schoolhouse And Students In Snowball, Arkansas, 1910s
Schoolhouse And Students In Snowball, Arkansas, 1910s
Arkansas schools
Photograph of schoolhouse with students and faculty from Snowball, Arkansas. Identified on the back of the picture are Merty Martin Jaco (teacher standing at far right), and his daughters Eula and Alva Jaco.
Graded Course Of Study For Rural Schools
Graded Course Of Study For Rural Schools
Arkansas schools
This is a guidebook designed for use by teachers in rural, one-room schools where they would be teaching first through seventh grade. The book offers guidance for how to schedule all of the lessons for the seven groups of students each day, how to successfully conduct classes, and what skills and knowledge to expect of each grade. The back of the book has space for recording the progress of each student over time. This guidebook in particular was utilized between 1909 and 1911, in central Arkansas County, Arkansas.
Petition, Not Providing An Education For Black Students
Petition, Not Providing An Education For Black Students
Arkansas schools
These are court documents filed in a case regarding the education of African American children. Jim Nations, Monroe Binkley, and Mr. Russell, fathers of 10 African American children within School District No. 2, filed a petition against the district for not providing an education for their children. L.H. Walker, Tom Bottoms, and F.M. Graves, directors for school district number 2 provided a response denying the claims against the district.
First Grade Class At Sulphur Springs School, 1903
First Grade Class At Sulphur Springs School, 1903
Arkansas schools
This is a photograph of a group of boys from the Sulphur Springs School's first grade glass, standing at the blackboard. Lem Loftus was the teacher.
Indictment, Disturbing A Public School
Indictment, Disturbing A Public School
Arkansas schools
1901 State of Arkansas vs Indictment Pearl Pifer The Grand Jury of Lawrence County for the Western District thereof in the name and by the authority of the State of Arkansas accuse Pearl Pifer of the Crime of disturbing a public school commited as following viz; the said Pear Pifer on the 1st day of February
Director's Oath, S.M. Prince
Arkansas schools
This is S.M. Prince's school director's oath of office for school district number 23 in Lynn, Arkansas.
Court Case, School District Number 5 V H.B. Morris And B.N. Dawson
Court Case, School District Number 5 V H.B. Morris And B.N. Dawson
Arkansas schools
This is a court case between school district number five and the school district directors, H.B. Morris and B.N. Dawson, for hiring a teacher who was allegedly not licensed to teach in that area.
Land Deed, School District Number 26
Land Deed, School District Number 26
Arkansas schools
This is a land deed for a tract of land sold by Jane Williams to the Board of Directors of School District number 26 in Morgan Township of Lawrence County for three dollars.
Court Case, William M. Ponder V James P. Coffin, Commissioner
Court Case, William M. Ponder V James P. Coffin, Commissioner
Arkansas schools
These are county court documents for a case alleging the misuse of tax funds intended for educational purposes.