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Source: Our Home Town 1 Oct 2007 - (Orig. Source, link does not work: http://www.sheridannews.net/archives/1192588665.html ) |
From Diana Hadley Fitzpatrick, SHS 57:
The Old Boxley High
School was the beginning of my formal education. We lived in Boxley and I
had to walk to school. What an adventure for a little girl to go off and
enter into that big imposing building in 1945. I remember that there were
six grades and there were 3 grades in each of two rooms. Junior and High
School classes were no longer being held there. They had moved to the
Sheridan school. Vera Miller was the teacher for the first 3 grades. I
cannot remember who taught the other 3 grades. Some how, Mrs. Mintier comes
to mind but I could be wrong. I can still remember the old desks, the big blackboards that flanked two walls, and the splintery wooden floor. There were no restrooms in the building and we had to go outside to an outhouse, one for the boys and one for the girls. This was in all kinds of weather. Mrs. Miller was a stern but loving, patient teacher. I believe that she was also designated principal. She would not put up with any nonsense. You could not help but learn under her tutorage. We learned our numbers and how to add and subtract with little colored wooden pegs that she furnished for us. One of the most honored tasks was to get to go to the basement and clean the erasers at the end of the school day. I loved that job. Of course, there was no lunchroom and you either went home for lunch if you lived nearby or you brought it with you to eat at your desk. I do remember that at one time, you could go to Charlie Hammer's store and his wife, Lola, would serve up hot home-made chili and hamburgers - all for the grand total of 25 cents. In 1948, it was decided to close the school altogether. The thought of
starting 4th grade at another school was scary for me. Going off to the
Big
school in Sheridan did not appeal to me at all. From Joan Southard Olvey, SHS38: Today I talked with Clifford "Pete" McCory who went to the Boxley school through his first year of high school. (We have been friends for all those years, even going to the same church there in Boxley when my family couldn't get us to our church in Sheridan.) Pete told me that he remembered playing basketball in the gym when it had
a dirt floor. Later it was cemented and finally got hardwood on it. The
school had outside toilets, one for the girls and one for the boys. (It was
also that way when I moved there in 1928.) He remembers that O.T. Kercheval
was Superintendent and he also remembers three teachers in high school.
Joyce Hodson Cline and Elsie Teter both moved to Sheridan High School when
Boxley High School closed at the end of the school year in 1931. The
students then all had to attend Sheridan High School. John Stoops was also
a teacher at Boxley but Pete doesn't remember anything more about him. The following Boxley school information was collected by Jim Land, SHS60, from various sources and who is generously sharing it with us. Boxley School Chronological history in pictures: Boxley School as it appeared from 1877 to 1889: Ph4359.jpg (Orig. Source, link does not work: http://www.sheridannews.net/photos/Boxley_HS_1877.jpg) Boxley School as it appeared from 1889 to 1904:
Ph4360.jpg (Orig. Source, link does not work:
http://www.sheridannews.net/photos/Boxley_HS_1889.jpg) Boxley School as it appeared from 1904 to 1921: Ph4361.jpg (Orig. Source, link does not work: http://www.sheridannews.net/photos/Boxley_HS_1904.jpg) Boxley School as it appeared in 1926, (notice gymnasium had been added) - Ph4362.jpg (Orig. Source, link does not work: http://www.sheridannews.net/photos/Boxley_HS_1926.jpg) Boxley School as it appeared in November 1957 in the early stages of demolition. Ph4363.jpg (Orig. Source, link does not work: http://www.sheridannews.net/photos/Boxley_HS_1957.jpg)
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Boxley High School Rosters 1900-1931 (Graduates) Source: Our Home Town 1 Oct 2007 - (Orig. Source, link does not work: http://www.sheridannews.net/archives/1192588665.html) From Editor Barb: Here is the Boxley High School roster for 1900 to 1931. It was sent to me by both Tom Wright and Jim Land. I am assuming that the pupils listed are the graduates for that year. 1900 Teachers: Stephen Hinshaw, William McMurtry, and Grace Burroughs.
Pupils: Beatrice Drake, Nellie Foster, Claude H Goff, Ernest Hodson, Albert Johnson, Oris Kercheval, Sallie V Miller, Everett McMurtry, and Charles Wright.1901 Teachers: A.C. Harris, F.A. Lovell, S.A. Hinshaw, and W.S. McMurtry.
Pupils: George E Burton, Fred L Carson, Roscoe R Foland, Grace Foulke, Stella Hershman, Roy Hershman, Fletcher Ogle, Vinton Shannon, and Ada Vickery.1902 Teachers: A.C. Harris, W.S. McMurtry, and Everett McMurtry
Pupils: John Adkinson, Stella Dunn, Bertha Johnson, Fred Miller, Guy Perry, and Fred Reagan.1903 Teachers: F.L. Greeson, W.S. McMurtry, and Everett McMurtry
Pupils: Eleanor Dunn, Charles Eaton, Rollie C Foland, Alice B Foulke, Marvin Foulke, Grace Dunn, Clyde Hershman, Charles Johnson, Clyde Phillips, and Grace Vickery1904 Teachers: A.C. Harris, W.S. McMurtry, and Everett McMurtry
Pupils: Mable Johnson, Raleigh Phillips, Carie Pettijohn, Lulu Pickett, and Clark Swarm.1905 Teachers: A.C. Harris, W.S. McMurtry, and G.E. Burton
Pupils: Golda Burton, George D Collier, Grace Hawkins, Harriet Hawkins, Fred Hershman, Fred L Harvey, Grover C Miller, Herman Myers, Spencer A Ogle, Hugh M Palmer, and Lee Otis Vickery.1906 Teachers: Arza C Harris, G Edgar Burton, and Murrel Moore
Pupils: Glennie Crumbaugh, Verl Hershman, Charles Hockenberry, Lambert Ogle, Hazel Owen and Claude Price.1907 Teachers: Arza C Harris, William Eberwine, and Cordelia Adams
Pupils: Ray Burton, Charles Hammer, Sherley C Hershman, Lenora Lindley, Carie Mendenhall, Pearl C Mundy, and Erma Orbaugh.1908 Teachers: John W Teter, Frank V Kercheval, and Edith Dockweiler
Pupils: Ralph Baker, Frank Burton, Elsie Goff, and Fred Hines.1909 Teachers: John W Teter, Frank V Kercheval, and Raymond Aldred.
Pupils: Ella M Haworth, Earl Mundy, Fanny Cox, Harry Mendenhall, and Winifred Foster.1910 Teachers: Frank Kercheval, Harry Dahnecker, and Bess Antrim
Pupils: Raymond Briles, Lester Baker, Lizzie Greene, Hazel Haworth, Marion Moore, Madge Lindley, Glenn Moore, Russell Pickett, Ivan Shields, and Hiram Kercheval.1911 Teachers: Frank V Kercheval, Elmer Jessup, and ? Burton.
Pupils: Mae Christy, John T Cox, William Dunn, Guy Nightenhelser, and George Pickett1912 Teachers: Frank V Kercheval, Elmer Jessup and ?Antrim
Pupils: Coy Robbins, Ethel Gilliam, Mabel Moore, Luther Myers, Virgil Wright, Lola Lambert, and James Bowers.1913 Teachers: E.C. Denny, Harrison ?, Margorie Mickle
Pupils: Lawrence Wright, Morton Lindley, Lucille Jessup, Ralph Spurgeon, Floyd Baker, ? Wilson, Vern Wilson, William Stafford, Rolland Pickett, Lester Holmes.1914 Teachers: E.C. Denny, Nola Boyer, Grace Bloomfield
Pupils: Malcolm Baker, Ora Christy, Lettie Dunn, Ray Grinstead, Myrna Hodson, Hannah Jackson, Mary Pickett, ? ?, and ? ?.1915 Teachers: Nola Boyer, Roger Dowing, Grace Bloomfield
Pupils: Horace Pickett, Claude Hinshaw, Harold Norman, Flossie Gilliam, George Myers, Orla Horcheon.1916 Teachers: Nola Boyer, Roger Dowing, Grace Kidd
Pupils: Capitola Wilson, Elsie Dunn, Flossie Almond, Hazel Roberts, Foster Poe.1917 Teachers: Nola Boyer, Floyd King, Grace Kidd, Charles Carter.
Pupils: Leafy Burton, Anne Wilson, Lena Teter, Clara Lambert, Marie Pickett, Earnest Moore, Clifford Glunt, Sadie Phillips, and Noble Teter1918 Teachers: Nola Boyer, J Floyd King, Hazel Hall, Edna Moore, Charles Carter
Pupils: Wayvern Jones, Helen Ramsey, Lawrence Carr, Virginia Fox, Odie Cline, Ruth Grinstead, Mabel Poe, Clarice Dunn, Goldie Dell, Bernice Wiles, Eber Teter, Claude Harvey, Nellie Neill and Elias Hinshaw.1919 Teachers: C. Paul Nay, Edna Moore, Helen Hoffman, H.L. Pickett, Charles Carter.
Pupils: Max Norman, Oretta Cline, Edith Snyder, Mary Helfer, Thelma Poe, Ruth Goff, Rollie Goff, Clark Burton, June Mundy, Ruth Mundy, Noble Elnes.1920 Teachers: C. Paul Nay, Helen Hoffman, Susie Allen, Charles Carter, George Pickett
Pupils: Esther Hiatt, Lucille Teter, Conard Grubb, Elizabeth Grinstead, D. Allen Henry, Halcie Gilliam, Roney H Brown, Elsie Teter, Pearl Thompson, Norris Spurgeon, Jewett Hodson, and Helen Haughey.1921 Teachers: Harry Wann, Nola Bardonner, Susie Allen, Helen Ramsey, Charles Carter
Pupils: Mildred Sturdevant, Clarence Boyer, Wilma Phillips, Wilbur Spear, Georgia Boyer, Anna Mae Timmons, Lovie Crawford, Bernice Biddle, Raymond Biddle, Esther Thompson, Leon Pickett, Earl Hodson.1922 Teachers: Harry A Wann, Ruth Goff, Claude Harvey, Laura Haskett, Charles Carter.
Pupils: Florence Burton, Kathryn Haskett, Luray Pickett, Darr Johns, Weltha Johnson, Trula Osborn, Elizabeth Pickett, Helen Vogg, Adah Miller, Bernice Phillips, Dollie Taylor.1923 Teachers: George W Bailor, Laura Haskett, Ruth Goff, Claude Harvey, Charles Carter, Kathryn Walker
Pupils: Elizabeth Bailor, Leslie Stephenson, Ray DeVaney, Marie Harvey, Leland Beard, Howard Pickett, Warren Inman, Eugene Endicott, Beulah Biddle, Loyd Kellam, Walter Greathouse, Nellie Goff, Gilbert Hershman, Doyle Pickard, Hazel Tudor, Helen Miller, Larue Wallace, Ralph Sturdevant, Edith Moore.1924 Teachers: George W Bailor, Myrl Stoops, Claude Harvey, Mildred Cox, Charles Carter, Kathryn Walker.
Pupils: Nora Lane, Harry Hershman, Erma Harrell, Mildred Thompson, Virgil Hammer, Howard Chamberlain, Venue Lorenz, Zelmer McCory, Ina Kellam.1925 Teachers: George W Bailor, Myrl Stoops, Claude Harvey, Mildred Cox, Charles Carter, Kathryn Walker.
Pupils: Madge Pickett, Chester Bowman, Lowell Harvey, Mable Tudor, Russell Hutchins, Lester Holman, Ruth Cline, Lafayette Taylor, Helena Dunn, Lewis D Phillips, Theodore Gunn.1926 Teachers: William Bennett, Joyce Hodson (Cline), Mable Myers, Claude Harvey, Charles Carter, Kathryn Walker.
Pupils: Eva Rhorer, Florence Rader, Lawrence Ross, Morris Foulke, Lois McCory, Joan McCarty, Myron McCullough, Flossie Hundley, Robert Hund, Mary Smith, Wesley Lane, Ruby Baker, Wilbur Baker, Laverne Kellam, Lowel Palmer, Edith Ogle, Roy Eller.1927 Teachers: Virgil I Bailey, Joyce Hodson (Cline), Juliet Swain (Hershman), Claude Harvey, Charles Carter, Kathryn Walker.
Pupils: Anna Mae Dunn, Lillian Lane, Violet Harbaugh, Hazel Simmonds, Mable Spear, Dessie Small, Mary Rader, Mable Hammer, George Thompson, Maurice Gilliam, Earl Grinstead, Warren Hershman, Paul Sturdevant, Paul Spurgeon, and Anna Goff.1928 Teachers: Earl Freeman, Joyce Hodson (Cline), Elsie Teter, John Stoops, Kathryn Walker, Charles Carter.
Pupils: Margaret Hodson, Hollis Pickett, Paul Grinstead, Norris Smith, Harry Clark, Thomas Small, Clavis Hishaw, LaDova Biddle, Clinton Dunn, Garrold Binford, Richard Harbaugh, Herbert Harvey, Devota McCarty. Class Picture, 19281929 Teachers: Earl Freeman, Joyce Hodson (Cline), Elsie Teter, John Stoops, Charles Carter (there may have been another teacher not listed here)
Pupils: Paul Eller, Marigrace Fox, Isabel Gunn, Sidney Harbaugh, Harry Holman, Lamar Honnold, Clifford Lambert, John McCory, Floyd Spurgeon, Evelyn Thompson, Mary Louise Baker, Helen Binford, Paul Bradshaw.1930 Teachers: not listed but Joyce Hodson Cline was said to be one of them.
Pupils: No graduates1931 Teachers: not listed but Joyce Hodson Cline was said to be one of them.
Pupils: Loren Hundley, Helen Kinder, Doyle Lambert, Mildred Law, Charlotte McElroy, Morris Moore, Clark Mundy, Clifford Mundy, Mildred Pickett, Dorothy Pitts, John Stafford, Phillip Thompson, Mary Fulton, Lillian Earl, Ester Fulton, Victor H Harbaugh, and Keith Hammer.NOTE: Mrs. Joyce Hodson Cline taught at the Boxley School the last six years that it was a high school, 1926 through 1931. The high school kids went to the new Sheridan school when it opened for the 1931-1932 school year. Mrs. Cline also went to Sheridan High School when it opened and retired when it closed as a high school at the end of the 1965 -1966 school year. Sheridan High School lasted for 35 years before the present school was built and the old Sheridan High School became Adams Elementary, and Mrs. Cline was there for all 35 years.
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