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Moundridge School District #114

This history was written by the students in about 1940. Marty (Knabe) Myers passed it along to me to share with those who pass through The Okie Legacy website. Thanks to Marty for sharing the photos & histories of Moundridge School Dist. #114 Woods County, Oklahoma and the Lookout Sunday School Class of 1938-39. -- Click Moundridge & Lookout Photos to view the students from 1935 thru 1940.

Our history written by Phyllis Schultz, grade 3 --

Our district became district 114 in the year of 1907. At one time many years ago there was a small town called Schrock, Oklahoma in our district. It was located about one and one-half miles east of where the school house now stands. There were only a store, postoffice, and house there, all of these were run by E. E. Schrock. One night a cyclone came and blew them all away. Mr. Schrock and his family walked to the E. E. Parker home and stayed there the rest of the night.

One man in the district at that time, Mr. Friesen, was awfully afraid of indians, so he cut the tops and bottoms out of tin cans and put them on his fence, so they would rattle if anyone touched them.

In 1927, Kyle Mahoney was killed in a car wreck coming home from Ccoldwater (KS).

In 1929 the Phillips Pipeline going from Texas to Missouri crossed the southeast corner of our district. There has been several bad praire fires in our district. Mr. Gleyre's pasture and one post of the fence to the school yard was burned one time. In 1939 R. Brass' pasture burned for one day; it was thought that a pipeline walker threw a cigarette down and started it. Charlie Bliss' pasture burned until it had spread a mile, when it was finally stopped by many fire fighters. This fire was in the year of 1926.

Our Teachers by Betty Bliss, grade 8 --

The first term of school was taught while our district was number 228, range 19, township 28 in Woodward County. It began on February 26, 1906 and ended May 18, 1906. The first teacher was Miss Jennie Foster of Abbie, Oklahoma. She drew a salary of $25.00 a month. The County Superintendent passed our school by and didn't make us a visit the first year. The pupils ages this year ranged from 17 years of age down to 6 years of age. The pupils of the first year of school were: Florence Robinson, Guy Schrock, Delbert Wares, Eugene Wares, Clara Lenz, Emma Lenz, Marie Jansen, Eddie Jansen, John Mendenhall, Eli Mendenhall, Pauline Roaz, and Edna Jansen.

The second term started October 15, 1906 and ended January 11, 1907. The teacher was Florence Robinson of Coy, Oklahoma. She received a salary of $30.00 a month. As before, the superintendent didn't visit the school any. The pupils this year were: Eddie Stultz, Delbert Wares, Eugene Wares, Eunice Wares, Emma Lenz, Arthur Lenz, William Rich, Fred Rick, and Ida Rich.

The third term was taught in 1907 by Miss Ada Bliss and was four months long. Again the County Superintendent passed us by. At the end of this year, the district was changed to district 114, in Woods County. The pupils this year were: Horace Brown, Harvey Brown, Clara Lenz, Guy Schrock, Bernice Schrock, Eddie Stultz, Delbert Wares, Eugene Wares, Eunice Wares, Emma Lenz, Arthur Lenz, William Rich, Reed Rich, and Ida Rich.

The fourth term began Decmeber 14, 1908 and ended sometime in April. The teacher was Pearl B. Webb. She drew a salary of $45.00 a month. The fifth term of school lasted for five months. The teacher was Bertha Kluttz of Wilmore, Kansas. She drew a salary of $40.00 a month. The County Superintendent made one visit to the school that year.

The sixth term of school began October 2, 1911 and ended April 12, 1912. Our school was in Woods County, township 29, Range 19 and District 114 that year. The teacher was Gertrude H. Annis from Freedom Oklahoma. He drew a salary of $60.00 a month. The seventh term started October 7, 1912 and ended March 28, 1913. This term was taught by Clara Hickenlooper from Coy, Oklahoma. She received $60.00 a month. The Superintendent made no visits again that year.

The ninth year began September 7, 1914. The first three months was taught by George Baxter. He was then asked to resign and Elbert Marlatt of Ingersoll, Oklahoma finished the term which ended March 26, 1915. The salary for both teacher was $55.00 a month. The Superintendent made one visit to the school. The tenth term of school was from August 30, 1915 to March 16, 1916. The Teacher was Clara Hickenlooper. She drew a salary of $75.00 a month. The superintendent visited one time that year.

The eleventh term was taught by Clara Hickenlooper. She taught for seven months at a salary of $60.00 a month. In 1917 and 1918 Clara Hickenlooper was the teacher. Her salary was $75.00 a month. The thirteenth term was taught by Marjorie Gleyre. It was in the year 1918 and 1919. Her salary was $70.00 a month. In 1919 and 1920 Calra Hickenlooper taught the school. This was the fourteenth term. Her salary that year was $100.00 a month. The fifteenth term was 1920 and 1921. The teacher was E. J. Thompson. He drew $125.00 a month. In the year of 1921 and 1922 Hazel Jones taught. Her salary was $100.00 a month. Mrs. Louie Gleyre taught for $100.00 a month. This was the school term of 1922 and 1923.

The eighteenth term was taught by Mrs. Louie Gleyre. She taught this year for a salary of $100 a month. Vera Daud taught this term of school in the year of 1924 and 1925. She also taught for $100 a month. Estella Brown taught the term of school in 1926 and 1927. She drew a salary of $100 a month.

Margery Mahoney taught in 1927 and 1928. She received $80 a month. This was the 22nd term of school. In 1928 and 1929 Ruby Hall was the teacher. She received $100 a month. This is the 23rd term of school. Inez Clothier taught the school in 1929 and 1930. Her salary was $125 a month.

There has been several years when the roads were impassible. One year some of the pupils rode a tractor to school. They shoveled the snow out of the road as they went. Our roof was ruined by a hail storm one year and they had to put a new roof on the school house.

A new school house was planned, part of the people were in favor of building one and part of them weren't. They held a meeting, but the plan fell through. A bond buyer was here ready to buy the bonds. For a long time there was no coal house at the school; the coal was stored under the school house. The present school house was built a good many years ago. The district had trouble deciding where to put it. Part of the people wanted to put in half a mile north of where it is now. The location was finally settled and Mr. Willis Doty was hired to build it.

At the time there wasn't enought funds in the district to buy desks, so they borrowed some desks up in Kansas, until they could purchase some.

The school board members have been as follows --

1907-1908	Joe Wares	E. E. Schrock	Mr. Robinson
1909-1910	B. H. Hamilton	J. M. Brown	Peter Penner
1910-1911	B. H. Hamilton	Ed Mahoney	Peter Penner
1911-1912	Eph Schrock	Ed Mahoney	Peter Penner
1912-1913	Eph Schrock	Ed Mahoney	Peter Penner
1913-1914	Eph Schrock	Ed Mahoney	Peter Penner
1914-1915	Ed Mahoney	I. E. Wares	Peter Penner
1915-1916	C. C. Dickerson	Ed Mahoney	Peter Penner
1916-1917	C. C. Dickerson	Ed Mahoney	E. E. Parker
1917-1918	H. H. Lewis	Ed Mahoney	E. E. Parker
1918-1919	H. H. Lewis	Ed Mahoney	Mrs. Ollie Wares
1919-1920	H. H. Lewis	Ed Mahoney	Mrs. Ollie Wares
1920-1921	W. G. Knabe	Ed Mahoney	Ollie Wares
1921-1922	W. G. Knabe	Ed Mahoney	Mrs. Bessie Parker
1922-1923	W. G. Knabe	Mrs. Bessie Parker	Mrs. Blanche Dickerson
1923-1924	W. G. Knabe	Mrs. Bessie Parker	Mrs. Blanche Dickerson
1924-1925	W. G. Knabe	Mrs. Bessie Parker	Louie Gleyre
1925-1926	W. G. Knabe	D. A. Wares	Louie Gleyre
1926-1927	W. G. Knabe	D. A. Wares	Louie Gleyre
1927-1928	W. G. Knabe	D. A. Wares	H. Schultz
1928-1929	H. Schultz	D. A. Wares	W. G. Knabe
1929-1930	D. A. Wares	L. Gleyre	H. Schultz
1930-1931	D. A. Wares	May Feasel	L. Gleyre
1931-1932	D. A. Wares	May Feasel	L. Gleyre
1932-1933	W. G. Knabe	May Feasel	Louie Gleyre
1933-1934	W. G. Knabe	May Feasel	E. E. Parker
1934-1935	W. G. Knabe	May Feasel	E. E. Parker
1935-1936	W. G. Knabe	D. Wares	E. E. Parker
1936-1937	W. G. Knabe	D. Wares	E. E. Parker
1937-1938	W. G. Knabe	Mrs. E. Schultz	E. E. Parker
1938-1939	W. G. Knabe	Mrs. E. Schultz	E. E. Parker

Desease & Deaths in our District by Ralph Schultz, grade 3 --

There has been several deaths and deseases in our district, although our death rate has been very low, as we have had only seven deaths as far back as anyone can remember. There has been two cases of infantile paralysis and several cases of other deseases such as measles, chicken pox, etc.

The People who have died in our District are --

Mr. Rich, Mrs. Mattie Knabe and Mrs. Frank Penner. Kyle Mahoney was killed in an automobile accident while on his way back from Coldwater in 1926. Dorothy Bliss, twelve years of age, died in 1934 in the Dodge City Hospital. Mrs. Ethel Gleyre died in the hospital at Dodge City, Kansas in August 1940. Mrs. Anna Knabe died in the doctor's office in Coldwater in January of 1939.

The People of Our District Now - by Phillip Schultz, grade 2 --

There are ten families living in our community now. They are:
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Inman, Georgia and Loretta.
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Annett, George, Eva, Gene, Frank, Pauline and Paul.
Mr. & Mrs. Knabe and Marthesis
Mr. & Mrs. Mahoney and Ralph
Mr. Louie Gleyre
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Schultz, Phyllis and Phillip
Mr. & Mrs. Delbert Wares, Warren and Esther Mae
Mr. & Mrs. Boss Parker and Ernest
Mr. & Mrs. Davidson, Charles, Jennie Marie and Marvin.