School Year 1940 – 1941

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Enrollment in September is reported as 190, a few less than that of last year. 51 are in high school and although the article says 129 in grades, it would have to be 139 to produce the stated total.

Student Review 9/6/1940 says the new “south” teacherage with two rooms was complete and occupied by Mrs. Huffman, and Mrs. Winters. It is also reported that all eight teachers now live in the three teacherages whereas previously one or two had to find accommodations in the community. My memory is that Mr. and Mrs. Woods had the two-room “north” teacherage. If so, the large teacherage accommodated Mr. and Mrs. DeWees with two children, and must have had two apartments, one used by Mr. and Mrs. Ethridge and another occupied by Mr. Ayres.

In January, “Slim” Gilmore left the community to enter the Implement business in Altus. He made his last run with #1 bus and Mark McFarland substituted for him until his permanent replacement Allen Newton was hired in February.

There is much more information from the Student Review not entered yet.

Class of 1941: Clearence Badan, Bill McFarland, Winona Denham, Thelma Hooser, Marie Jackson, Lula Margaret Brown, Kinley McClure, Alene Bock, Elva Hooser.

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Director: Carl McClure

Clerk: R. V. Shockley

Member: Ben Hutchinson

Superintendent: Clarence L. DeWees – Math (Room 5?)

• 1^st Grade:  Mrs. Ester Huffman till Oct. 25, then Mrs. Pearl Kennemer (12 total) in Room 1
• 2^nd & 3^rd Grades: Mrs. Ethridge (17 in 2nd & 11 in 3rd, 28 total) in Room 2
• 4^th  & 5^thth Grades: Mrs. Woods (14 in 4th, 14 in 5th, 28 total) in Room 3
• 6^th Grade: Miss or Mrs. Winters (26 total) in Room 4
• 7^th & 8^th Grades: Mr. Ethridge (17 in 7th and 10 in 8th, 27 total) in high school Room 8.
• 9^th through 12^th Grades: Virgil E. Woods (General Science, Biology, Girls Coach Room 7(?); Henry Ayres, Boys Coach & English, Room 6 (?).

#1 Allen Newton replacing H. A. Gilmore in January

#2 Howard Wallis (also the bus mechanic)

#3 W. L. Bock

#4 Joseph Manning #4

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Marvin “Shorty” Sparks